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Roche limit (s) (noun), Roche limits (pl)
The minimum distance between the center of one body and another orbiting around it at which the second can withstand tidal forces generated by the first: A Roche limit can be exemplified by the center of a planet in which the tidal force is more powerful than than the common gravitational pull or magnetism between two neighboring revolving objects.
This entry is located in the following unit: Astronomy and related astronomical terms (page 22)
speed limit (s) (noun), speed limits (pl)
The fastest movement allowed for vehicles in a specified area or on certain streets or roads: Germans are all revved up over speed limits on German autobahns.

Half of the 12,000 kilometers of autobahns already have speed limits as do smaller roads; however, the "anything-goes" stretches of the autobahn are the fastest public roads in the world.

Germany has a significant economic incentive to resist a speed limit because it builds some of the world's fastest cars, and the autobahn is a valuable showcase and marketing tool for the industry.

—Compiled from excerpts in the
International Herald Tribune by Mark Landler, March 16, 2007; pages 1 & 8.
This entry is located in the following unit: English Words in Action, Group S (page 11)