Sentences with phrase «acts as a sun»

It also acts as a sun shield should it be a particularly sunny day, making it ideal for every season of the year.

The canopy not only acts as a sun roof for the children, but it also provides venting for them.

«These proteins require light to work, so the laser acts as the sun in this experiment,» Pushkar said.

Jupiter basically acts as the sun's «fixer,» making sure the system stays in balance.

Food can also act as a sun protector, enhancing your sunscreen.

You can leave off the weatherguard and air flows through while the top acts as a sun umbrella.

These suits also act as sun protection and are available for hire in the Dive & Adventure Centre.

A nimble metal framework stands upright, displaying a series of objects, both found and produced by the artist, such a leaf with the work's title printed delicately, or a yellow Plexiglas disc that acts as the sun hovering over a dangling key.

Researchers working with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation have developed a new technology, a super-thin film that is 50,000 times thinner than a human hair that sits on the surface of the water and acts as a sun shield.

Not exact matches

Eternity is uncorrupted light; the world proceeds by interrupting sight, exchanging day and night.Half the acts of earth avoid the sun; much that's donemay be begun by day but end at night: aborted, buried lightis customary here; it shocks no morethan does a warsuch as the one we wage against the....

This is certain, that it must proceed from a cause that penetrates to the very centres of the sun and planets, without suffering the least diminution of its force; that operates not according to the quantity of the surfaces of the particles upon which it acts (as mechanical causes use to do), but according to the quantity of the solid matter which they contain, and propagates its virtue on all sides to immense distances, decreasing always as the inverse square of the distances....

It's just as strong a conclusion as saying that the earth is round, gravity acts down, the earth revolves around the sun, and the earth is billions of years old.

What I have heard instead are choruses such as «Be like the sun and shine on ev» ry one,» sentiments more attuned to «Mister Rogers» Neighborhood» or «Sesame Street» than to an act of divine worship.

The beta - carotene in sweet potatoes can also act as a natural sunscreen, protecting skin cells from sun exposure, sunburn and subsequently reducing the appearance of wrinkles.

The salty combination of olives and sun - dried tomatoes is one I could eat on the regular, and for me, acts as the centerpiece of this meal.

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

The skin is an organ which acts as a protective barrier from harmful elements like sun, bacteria, viruses, etc..

The collar folds down to provide 2 additional layers of warmth around you both, and turns up to act as a scarf as well as protect you and babe from the harsh winter winds or sun.

There are also other uses for the sling, such as placing in the seat of your grocery cart to pad and provide comfort, it is a great privacy drape when nursing in public, it can protect your baby from sun and in the cold weather, it keeps baby warm, acts as a changing pad, and it also works as a great safety harness for a walking toddler; holding on to the tail will prevent baby from getting away from parents.

And get this: it acts as an accelerator so you can get a great tan without spending too much time in the sun.

The Webb telescope will be oriented so that the Sun, Earth and Moon are always on one side of it, allowing the sunshield to act as a parasol, NASA says.

Greenhouse gases add those watts by acting as a blanket, trapping the sun's heat; they have warmed Earth by roughly 0.75 degree Celsius over the last century.

If Ceres is acting like a comet, it must have ice patches that can survive for a long time before being heated by the sun as it moves into a warmer part of its orbit.

For decades scientists have theorized how that ice might act as an insulator, preserving vestiges of warmth and moisture deep within Pluto and other objects so far from the sun.

High - voltage lines act as antennae, attracting geomagnetic disturbances from the sun, and the larger and longer the lines, the greater the effect.

Michos notes that people with darker skin produce vitamin D less efficiently after sun exposure, possibly due to the greater amount of melanin pigment, which acts as a natural sunscreen.

But a satiated black hole effectively has zero temperature, barring a trickle of particles released by a process called Hawking radiation, meaning it could potentially act as a cold sun, says Opatrný.

The University of Portsmouth and NREL collaborated with scientists at the Diamond Light Source in the United Kingdom, a synchrotron that uses intense beams of X-rays 10 billion times brighter than the sun to act as a microscope powerful enough to see individual atoms.

Radioactive nuclei act as microcosms for learning about neutron stars, objects that squash more mass than is contained in the Sun into the size of a city, and which are key to understanding how the Universe's heavy elements form.

A recent study detected the emergence of small - scale magnetic fields in the lower part of the sun's corona that may act as precursors to a flare.

These gases, chief among them carbon dioxide (CO2), act as a blanket, trapping the sun's heat that would otherwise be radiated back into space.

In addition one Nobel Prize - winning scientist, Paul Crtuzen, suggests that tiny particles called sulfates can act as a cosmic sunscreen by blocking the sun's rays from reaching Earth.

Titan's atmosphere has long been of interest because it acts as a chemical factory, using energy from the Sun and Saturn's magnetic field to produce a wide range of organic molecules.

This bending effect can make gravity act as a lens, concentrating light from a distant object, just as a magnifying glass can focus the light from the sun.

Such direct - collapse black holes, weighing 100,000 to 1 million suns, could then act as «seeds» for supermassive black holes weighing 1 million to 1 billion suns.

Used in the morning, the understated ingredient acts as an antioxidant to prevent skin from oxidising (or «rusting») upon sun exposure.

Not only does the conditioner act as a layer of protection from UV rays, but the heat from the sun helps the conditioner to really soften your hair.

Yet, it turns out the 22 - square - foot (on average) external organ that is our skin not only gives us a presentable appearance, but keeps us from evaporating, guards the body from damaging sun rays, and acts as a semipermeable membrane that allows us to absorb vitamins, minerals, and — here's where the horrified piece comes into play — chemicals!

These heating herbs bring blood to the surface of the skin, acting as a radiator of sorts, and warming the body (this is definitely why you crave a cinnamon and ginger hot chocolate in the late afternoon as the sun begins to set).

For bonus sun - protecting points, sprinkle on some chia seeds — this adds a little crunch and a source of omega - 3s, which reduce inflammation and act as an additional protectant.

Lemon juice acts as a natural skin lightener, but should be applied at least 12 hours before sun exposure.

Lemon juice sprayed or poured over hair and dried in the sun can act as a lightener.

Scientists now know that lutein and zeaxanthin act as natural antioxidants and absorb damaging blue light (such as that emitted by computer screens) and ultraviolet light from the sun.

As Dr. Holick explained, your skin pigment acts as a natural sunscreen, so the more pigment you have, the more time you'll need to spend in the sun to make adequate amounts of vitamin As Dr. Holick explained, your skin pigment acts as a natural sunscreen, so the more pigment you have, the more time you'll need to spend in the sun to make adequate amounts of vitamin as a natural sunscreen, so the more pigment you have, the more time you'll need to spend in the sun to make adequate amounts of vitamin D.

As an extra bonus, coconut oil acts as a safe and natural sunscreen, offering mild protection against the sun's rays that are magnified when in wateAs an extra bonus, coconut oil acts as a safe and natural sunscreen, offering mild protection against the sun's rays that are magnified when in wateas a safe and natural sunscreen, offering mild protection against the sun's rays that are magnified when in water.

One of the concerns with this one is that like octinoxate, it acts as a photosensitizer, actually increasing the production of free radicals when skin is exposed to the sun.

She suggests choosing an SPF that also has antioxidants to prevent free radical damage or a formula like Colorescience Even Up Clinical Pigment Perfector that evens out skin tone over time, protects against the sun and other environmental stressors, and immediately acts as a color - corrector for any dark spots.

He also states that «in plants, lutein and zeaxanthin play a role in absorbing light outside the red and blue range and funneling it away, in essence acting as a chemical «sun block» that helps protect the plant from excessive radiation.»

You need something that will moisturize and act as a shield to protect your skin from pollutants and prevent sun damage.

Get Set SPF 30 Tinted Primer - This universal tinted primer acts as a base for makeup application or it can be worn alone and create a blurring effect as well as sun protection