Muscovite: Properties and Occurrences
Geographic Minerals

Muscovite: Properties and Occurrences

Muscovite is the most common mineral of the mica family. It is also known as common mica, isinglass, or potash mica is a hydrated phyllosilicate…
Repurchase Agreement (Repo)
Finance

Repurchase Agreement (Repo)

When the buyers buy securities from the seller in return for cash and agree to reverse the deal on a given date, a repurchase agreement,…
Highly Elliptical Orbit – an elliptic orbit
Other

Highly Elliptical Orbit – an elliptic orbit

A highly elliptical orbit (HEO) is an elliptic orbit with high eccentricity, usually referring to one around Earth. HEOs about the Earth are often selected…
High Earth orbit – a geocentric orbit
Other

High Earth orbit – a geocentric orbit

The height of the orbit, or distance between the satellite and Earth’s surface, determines how quickly the satellite moves around the Earth. A high Earth…
Microwave Auditory Effect
Physics

Microwave Auditory Effect

Also known as the microwave hearing effect or the Frey effect, the microwave auditory effect consists of audible clicks caused by pulsed/modulated microwave frequencies that…
Secured Debentures
Accounting

Secured Debentures

A debenture is essentially a loan agreement – but they come in many forms and can mean different things in different markets. A secured debenture…
Absorption Rate
Finance

Absorption Rate

Absorption rate, a term widely used in real estate, is the rate at which, over a period of time, homes sell in an area. It…
Low Earth orbit – an Earth-centred orbit
Technology

Low Earth orbit – an Earth-centred orbit

A low Earth orbit (LEO) is, as the name suggests, an orbit that is relatively close to Earth’s surface. It is an Earth-centred orbit with…
Orbital Station-keeping in Astrodynamics
Technology

Orbital Station-keeping in Astrodynamics

The stationkeeping subsystem is necessary to maintain the desired orbit. In astrodynamics, orbital station-keeping is keeping a spacecraft at a fixed distance from another spacecraft.…
Boron (Properties, Occurrence, Uses)
Chemistry

Boron (Properties, Occurrence, Uses)

Boron (B) is a non-metallic element of group 13 (IIIa, or boron group) and is the only non-metallic element of the periodic table of elements.…
Internal Communication
Management

Internal Communication

Communication starts from the individual and moves forward to encompass with mass people. Internal communications are all about promoting effective communications among people within an…
Registered Debentures
Accounting

Registered Debentures

Debentures are a debt instrument used by companies and government to issue the loan. The loan is issued to corporates based on their reputation at…
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