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economical — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ Solid fuel would be more economical. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
economical — ec‧o‧nom‧i‧cal [ˌekəˈnɒmɪkl, ˌiː ǁ ˈnɑː ] adjective using time, money, goods etc carefully and without wasting any: • Adults generally watch a movie on video once or twice, making it more economical to rent than buy. • Environmentalists insist… … Financial and business terms
Space manufacturing — is the production of manufactured goods in an environment outside a planetary atmosphere. Typically this includes conditions of microgravity and hard vacuum.Manufacturing in space has several potential advantages over Earth based industry.# The… … Wikipedia
Space burial — is a burial procedure in which a small sample of the cremated ashes of the deceased are placed in a capsule the size of a tube of lipstick and are launched into space using a rocket. As of 2004, samples of about 150 people have been buried in… … Wikipedia
Space mining — refers to the future practice of mining asteroids, meteoroids, the Moon and planets any astronomical object beyond the orbit of the Earth.The first objects likely to be mined are the near Earth asteroids. Likely initial products include precious… … Wikipedia
economical — /ek euh nom i keuhl, ee keuh /, adj. 1. avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space. 2. economic. [1570 80; ECONOMIC + AL1] Syn. 1. saving, provident, sparing, parsimonious. ECONOMICAL, THRIFTY … Universalium
economical — ec•o•nom•i•cal [[t]ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪ kəl, ˌi kə [/t]] adj. 1) avoiding waste or extravagance; involving the efficient use of wealth or resources; an economical use of space[/ex] 2) economic; pertaining to economics • Etymology: 1570–80 ec… … From formal English to slang
Space habitat — A pair of O Neill cylinders … Wikipedia
Space-based solar power — Left: Part of the solar energy is lost on its way through the atmosphere by the effects of reflection and absorption. Right: Space based solar power systems convert sunlight to microwaves outside the atmosphere, avoiding these losses, and the… … Wikipedia
Space fountain — The Hyde design for a space fountain A space fountain is a proposed form of space elevator that does not require the structure to be in geostationary orbit, and does not rely on tensile strength for support. In contrast to the original space… … Wikipedia
