Surface energy — [ Contact angle measurements can be used to determine the surface energy of a material. Here, a drop of water on glass.] Surface energy quantifies the disruption of intermolecular bonds that occurs when a surface is created. In the physics of… … Wikipedia
Dry rot — This entry refers to the term dry rot rather than any given species of fungi or specific process of material degradation. As noted, the term is applied to different species of fungi in different regions. For the 1956 film, see Dry Rot (film)… … Wikipedia
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SSD — may refer to:In computing: * Solid state drive, a type of data storage device.In Other: * Saturated surface dry, Aggregate or porous solid condition. * Schulze method, (Schwartz sequential dropping), a method used in decision theory. * Scottish… … Wikipedia
Outflow boundary — For information on the book Gust Front by author John Ringo, see Legacy of the Aldenata. Outflow boundary on radar with radial velocity and frontal boundary drawn in. An outflow boundary, also known as a gust front, is a storm scale or mesoscale… … Wikipedia
Rain garden — A rain garden is a planted depression that is designed to absorb rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas like roofs, driveways, walkways, and compacted lawn areas. This reduces rain runoff by allowing stormwater to soak into the ground (as… … Wikipedia
seep — (noun) An area, generally small, where water outflows slowly at the land surface. Flow rates for seeps are too small to be considered as springs, but reflow and / or lateral subsurface flow keeps the surface or near soil saturated during… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Ogallala Aquifer — Saturated thickness of the Ogallala Aquifer in 1997 after several decades of intensive withdrawals: The breadth and depth of the aquifer generally decrease from north to south … Wikipedia
climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… … Universalium
Decompression (diving) — Divers decompressing in the water at the end of a dive Decompression in the context of diving derives from the reduction in ambient pressure experienced by the diver during the ascent at the end of a dive or hyperbaric exposure and refers to both … Wikipedia
