Back to the Future Glossary

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Capacitor

A device that is used to store an electrical charge

Flux

Never-ending change

Gravitational

The movement towards the center of gravity (a force that brings all object towards the ground as not to float away)

Harness

To control/use something

Intention

A plan

Invent

To create something new

Precisely

(In the context of the film) absolutely

Time Machine

A fictional device -- in the case of the film, the DeLorean car -- used to travel backwards or forwards in time.

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