to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility
she's been sponging off of her friends while she tries to land an entry-level job on Wall Street
Spectroscopy analysis determines this composition by analyzing the light wavelengths that are absorbed and reflected off the surface of Europa.
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2024
The loss of sea ice results in less solar radiation being reflected back to space and more being absorbed by darker ocean water, creating a warming feedback loop.
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