Awestruck – The Hindu (Oct 05, 2017)

Awestruck – The Hindu (Oct 05, 2017)

The 2017 Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to the LIGO-VIRGO collaboration for their detection of gravitational waves arising from the merger of two black holes. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. awestruck  (adjective) –  filled with wonder,  amazed, astonished.
2. black hole (noun) – a region in space where the pulling force of gravity is so strong that light is not able to escape (Courtesy: NASA).
3. ripple (noun) – a wave on a fluid surface.
4. fabric (noun) – the basic structure of something.
5. space-time (noun) – Time and space, according to Einstein’s theories of relativity, are woven together, forming a four-dimensional fabric called “space-time” (Courtesy: NASA).
6. cataclysmic (adjective) – disastrous, catastrophic, devastating.
7. neutron star (noun) – when the core of a massive star undergoes gravitational collapse at the end of its life, protons and electrons are literally scrunched (crushed/compressed) together, leaving behind one of nature’s most wondrous (marvellous) creations: a neutron star (Courtesy: NASA).
8. far-off (adjective) – remote/distance in space and time.
9. unravel (verb) – solve/resolve, clarify, decipher/explain.
10. pertain (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
11. drown (verb) – overpower, overwhelm, engulf.
12. scale up (phrasal verb) – increase.
13. marvel (noun) – miracle, wonderful thing, spectacle.
14. coherence (noun) – consistency, orderliness, organization.
15. ensuing (adjective) – resulting, following; happening (after as a result).
16. feed (into) (verb) – put into a machine.
17. rope (in) (verb) – persuade, convince, engage someone in an activity.
18. owe (verb) – have something (due to).
19. in no small measure (phrase) – to a very great extent.

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