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antiparallel [¦an·tē′par·ə‚lel] (genetics) The opposite orientation of the two complementary strands or deoxyribonucleic acid, 5′ to 3′ and 3′ to 5′. (mathematics) Property of two nonzero vectors in a vector space over the real numbers such that one vector equals the product of the other vector and a negative number. (physics) Property of two displacements or other vectors which lie along parallel lines but point in opposite directions. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This effect produces a horizontal updraft-shear propagation (USP) component that is perpendicular to the shear vector and anti-parallel (parallel) to the horizontal vorticity vector for the right-moving (left-moving) supercell (Fig. The electric field in the region where the neutrons decay sweeps both populations of protons, those with initial axial momenta anti-parallel to the electron axis (group I) and those parallel (group II), toward the proton detector. In longitudinal recording, the magnetization in the bits on a disc is flipped between lying parallel and anti-parallel to the direction in which the head is moving relative to the disc. |
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