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ear lobe

hoi

pokopoko

eardrum

tōrino

Earth

Papa-tū-ā-nuku, (te) Whenua

Earth

Papa-tū-ā-nuku

earth

whenua

earth science

pūtaiao-ā-nuku

earth science, geological

pūtaiao-ā-nuku

earth’s crust

kirinuku

earthquake

rū whenua

echinoderm

kiritara

eclipse

āraitanga

eclipse

whenumi

eclipse of the Moon

āraitanga Marama [Hina]

eclipses

whenumi

eco-funeral

nehu rauropi

ecological diversity

rerenga rauropi

ecological niche

pae rauropi

ecology

mātauranga rauropi

economic

taha ohaoha

economic return

whakahoki ōhanga

ecosystem

pūnaha rauropi, pūnaharopi

ecosystem

rauwiringa kaiao

ectopic

mōwaho

ectopic pregnancy

hapū i te pūkano

Hapū pūkano

edge, rim

paenga

Ngutu

editor

takatā

effect

pānga

effect

otinga

effect, chemical

pānga matū, otinga matū

effective benefit

hua tōtika

efficency

painga

efficiency

māiatanga

egg beater

koheri (huamanu)

egg beater, mechanical

koheri aunoa

egg cell

pūtau kano

egg timer

pūoho kōhua hēki

egg timer, electronic

pūoho kōhua hēki

egg, ovum

hua

elastic

tāwariwari

elastic energy

ngao tāwariwari

elastic propelled vehicle

waka ngoi tāwari

waka ngao tāwari

elastic, springy

tāwariwari, roroha

elbow joint

pona tukemata

pona tuke

electric fan

kōkōhiko

tāwhirihiko

electric field

papahiko

electric field strength

kaha o te papahiko

electrical and electronic devices

pūrere hiko, iahiko

electrical appliances

pūrere hiko

electrical cell

pūhiko

electrical circuit

ara iahiko

electrical circuits

ara iahiko

electrical conductor

kakawe iahiko

Pūkawe iahiko

electrical current

iahiko

electrical current (sci.)

iahiko

electrical energy

ngao hiko

electrical engineering

pūkaha ā-hiko

electrical insulator

tākai-iahiko

electrical jug

ipurau hiko

electrical meter

pūrere ine hiko

electrical property

āhuatanga hiko

electricity

hiko

electrode

kawehiko

electrolysis

whakapaheko ā-iahiko

electrolyte

wai kawehiko

electromagnet

autō ā-hiko, autōhiko

electromagnetic spectrum

tūāwhiorangi autōhiko

2005

electromagnetic wave

ngaru autō ā-hiko/autōhiko

electromagnetism

aukume hikotanga

electron

irahiko

electron cloud

kapua irahiko

electron dot diagram

hoahoa tongi irahiko

electron microscope

karu whārahi irahiko

electron shell

āmionga irahiko

kahu irahiko

electronic balance

whārite hiko

electronic egg timer

pūoho kōhua heki

electronic network

whatunga iahiko

electronic system

pūnaha iāhiko

electronics

mahi tāhiko

electronics

ngā iahiko

electronics and control technology

iahiko me te hangarau whakatina

electroplating

whāanga-ā-hiko

electrostatics

patekotanga hiko, pateko ā-hiko

2005

element

pūmotu

element [sci.]

pūmotu

element, trace

pūmotu rehu

elements

pūmotu

ellipse

pororapa

Embankment

maioro

embryo

kune, kukune

embryo

kikiri, tītiki, kune

Emerald ryegrass

Imararo rai-karaihe

emerge

maea

puta

emission reaction

urupare hohe

urupare tauhohe

emulsifier

whakaehu

enamel (n.)

anga

enamel (noun)

anga

enamel (v.t.)

whāanga

enamel (verb)

whāanga

encrusting sponge

hautai e kiritara ana

endangered

kua tata te korehaha

mōrearea

endemic birds

manu māori

manu toiwhenua

endocrine system

pūnaha pipītaiaki

endoderm

kiriroto

endogenous

pūngaroto

endoplasmic reticulum

pūnaha kiriuwhi

endothermic

rewarau ā-roto

2005

endothermic reaction

tauhohe mauwera (NZTC)

-ene

waiwaro rua-waro

energetic

ihiihi

energy

pūngao

ngao

energy change

huri o te ngao

huringa ngao

energy concept

hiringa pūngao

energy concept

pono pūngao

ariā pūngao, mātāpono pūngao

energy concept

hiringa pūngao

energy efficiency

moumoukore ngao, painga o te ngao

energy input

ngao whakauru, tāuru ngao

whakaurunga ngao, tāuru ngao

energy output

pūtea pūngao

putanga ngao

energy output

ngao whakaputa, tāputa ngao

energy pollution

tūkinotanga pūngao

energy transfer

whakawhiti pūngao

whakawhitinga ngao

energy transfer

whakawhitiwhiti pūngao

energy transfer

whakawhiti ngao

energy transformation

huringa pūngao

energy transformation

huringa ngao

energy used

pūngao i whakamahia

energy, geothermal

pūngao puia

ngao ngāwhā

energy, kinetic

pūngao neke

ngao neke, ngao nekeneke

energy, nuclear

pūngao karihi

energy, potential

pūngao moe

engine

pūkaha

engineering

pūkaha

engulf

romia

Ro/romi

enquiry

urupounamu

enter data

whakauru raraunga

enthalpy change

panoni hāwera

environment

taiao

environment, local

papakāinga

haukāinga

environmental cue

tohu taiao

environmental factor

take taiao

Environmental Impact Report

Pūrongo Pānga Taiao

environmental issue

take-taiao

environmental pollution

tūkinotanga ā-taiao

Whaka/parataiao

environmental stimulus

whakaara taiao

enzyme

pūmua whākōkī

enzyme

whākōkī

enzyme inhibitor

kaitāmi whākōkī

enzyme structure

hanganga whākōkī

enzymes

pūmua whākōkī

epidemic

urutā

epidermis

kiriwaho

kiritai

epidermis cell

pūtau kiriwaho

Pūtau kiritai

epididymis

niko tātea, niko taitea, pōkai raho

2005

Epsom salt

tote Epsom

equation

whārite

equator

weherua

Pae weherua

equator

weheruatanga o te Ao

equator, equatorial

weherua

equatorial

weherua

equidistant

tawhiti rite

equilibria

taurite

equilibrium

taurite

equilibrium

tauritenga

equilibrium constant

taimau taurite, pūmau taurite

2005

equilibrium constant expression

kīanga taimau taurite

equilibrium system

pūnaha taurite

equinox

weheruatanga o te rā, o te pō, Pahore o Rehua

equipment

utauta

taputapu

erect

takotako

ergonomics

auaha tōtika

erosion

horo whenua

erosion [geology]

horo whenua

erratic

haerenga kē, horehore

erupt

hū

erupt

hūnga

erythrocyte

ngeniwhero

essence

iho

essential learning area

tino wāhanga ako

essential mineral

tino kohuke

ester

hākawa

estimate

whakatau tata

estimate

whakapae

estimate [verb]

whakatau tata

estuary

wahapū

ethanal

hāparo-tahi ewaro

ethane

ewaro (C2H6)

ethanoic acid

waikawa ewaro

ethanol

waihā ewaro

ethene

waiwaro rua ewaro

ethene

waiwaro-rua-ewaro (C2H4)

ethical

take tapatahi, whakaaro tapatahi

matatika

ethical

tapatahi

ethical implication

pānga tapatahi

pānga matatika

ethical issues

take tapatahi

take matatika

ethical requirement

here matatika

ethical take

tapatahi / whakaaro tapatahi

tirohanga matatika

ethical take

whakaaro tapatahi / tapatahi

ethics

matatika

ethyl ethanoate

mehākawa ewaro

ethyne

waiwaro toru ewaro

eukaryote

ukariote

2005

Euripides

Uripite

Eustachian tube

ngōrongo

eutrophication

whakamatūkainga inati

2005

evaluate

aro mātai

evaluate

arotake

evaluate

mātai

evaluate

aromātai

evaluation

arotake

evaluation of decision

arotake i te whakatau

evaporate

tōmiti

evaporate

whakaeto

evaporating dish

rīhi whakaeto

Pae whakaeto

evaporation

whakaetonga

evaporation

whakaeto

evaporation

tōmiti, whakaeto

even (number)

taurua

event, geological

tauwhāinga papawhenua

events

takahanga

evergreen

raumaota

raumāota

everyday material

matū-ā-rangi

rawa noa

everyday substance

matū ā-rangi

matū noa

evidence

taunaki

evidence

taunakitanga

evolution

kunenga mai, kukuwhatanga

evolve

kukuwha, kune

exact amount:

rahi pū

rahinga pū

examine

ārohi

tirotiro

excess oxygen

hāora inati

hāora tāwerewere

exchange gas

whakawhiti haurehu

tauwhitiwhiti haurehu

exchange organ

whēkau whakawhiti

whēkau tauwhitiwhiti

excited state

nohonga riaki

state=level

excrete

puha

excrete

whakaputa para

excretion

tukupara

excretory system

pūnaha tukupara

exercise

kori

exhale

whakahā

exhaled air

hau ka whakahā

exhibition

whakaaturanga

whakakitenga

exothermic

rewarau ā-waho

2005

exothermic reaction

tauhohe putawera (NZTC)

expand

whakamakoha

whakanui…

expand

whakaroha

expand (v.t.)

whakamakoha

expand a bracket [math]

whakawhānui taiapa

experiment

whakamātau

experiment, control

whakamātau whakatina

experimental results

otinga whakamātautau, kitenga whakamātautau

tukunga iho, putanga

explain your answer

whakamāramatia tō whakautu

explanation

whakamārama

explore

tūhura

hōpara, torotoro

explore

pōkai

explore, investigate

tūhura

explosives

pakūtanga

whakapahū

exposure

taiapu

expression, constant equilibrium

kīanga rōnaki taurite

kīanga taurite

extension

whakaroanga

extensor muscle

uaua whātoro

2005

external conditions

herenga owaho

external skeleton

anga waho

extinct

korehāhā

extract

kohikatanga / hīkaro

kohika

extreme natural event

mahi māori taumaha

[Paerewa Paetae 2003-04]

extreme natural event

pāpono ao tū hautupua

[NCEA exam title 2003-04]

extreme natural event

pāpono ā-taiao taikaha

[glossary hui, Aug. 2004]

eye dropper

ngopata

māturuturu

eye spot

tongi karu

eyepiece lens

taukamo