vocab Flashcards
(31 cards)
not natural or real, but made by people
artificial (adj)
made to look like sth real
false (adj)
existing in nature, and not produced by people
natural (adj)
real and able to be seen, touched or felt
physical (adj)
based on facts or on things that really happened
true (adj)
correct in every detail and without any mistakes
accurate (adj)
a way of doing sth, especially a planned or established way
method (n)
a method for doing sth
way (n)
the part of a vehicle that makes it move
engine (n)
a piece of equipment with moving parts that does a particular job
machine (n)
the part of a machine or vehicle that makes it work
motor (n)
the thing that you hope to achieve by doing sth
aim (n)
an event, thing or person that makes sth happen
cause (n)
a fact, situation or intention that explains why sth happened, why someone did sth or why sth is true
reason (n)
to guess or calculate an amount or value by using available information
estimate (v)
to discover a number or amount by using mathematics
calculate (v)
using or relating to electricity
electric (adj)
using electricity and extremely small electrical parts, such as microchips
electronic (adj)
to design or create sth that did not exist before
invent (v)
to find sth that was hidden or that no one knew about before
discover (v)
the detailed study of sth in order to discover new facts
research (n)
a scientific test to find out what happens to someone or sth in particular conditions
experiment (n)
the process of developing or improving
progress (n)
change, growth or improvement over a period of time
development (n)