물질의 양을 나타내는 SI 단위로, 탄소-12 0.012킬로그램에 들어 있는 원자의 수와 같은 수의 기본 입자(원자, 분자, 이온, 전자 등)를 포함하는 물질의 양.
The SI unit of amount of substance, equal to the amount of substance that contains as many elementary entities (atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, etc.) as there are atoms in 0.012 kilogram of carbon-12.
예문:
"The concentration was measured in moles per liter."
"One mol of water contains Avogadro's number of molecules."
"We need to calculate the number of moles present in the sample."
유인 궤도 실험실(Manned Orbital Laboratory)의 약자로, 군사 정찰을 위해 개조된 제미니 캡슐과 우주 정거장을 사용하려 했던 취소된 미국 공군 프로그램.
An abbreviation for Manned Orbital Laboratory, a cancelled United States Air Force program intended to use a modified Gemini capsule and a space station for military reconnaissance.
예문:
"The MOL project was initiated in the 1960s but was ultimately cancelled before launch."
"Although never operational, the concept behind MOL influenced later space station designs."
"Astronauts selected for the MOL program later transferred to NASA."