creep process

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• Creep — Creep, n. 1. The act or process of creeping. [1913 Webster] 2. A distressing sensation, or sound, like that occasioned by the creeping of insects. [1913 Webster] A creep of undefinable horror. Blackwood s Mag. [1913 Webster] Out of the stillness …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• creep — creepingly, adv. /kreep/, v., crept, creeping, n. v.i. 1. to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees. 2. to approach slowly, imperceptibly, or stealthily (often fol. by up): We… …   Universalium

• creep —    The mass movement process, surficial sediments (creep deposit), or landform that results from very slow downslope mass wasting of unconsolidated earthy material driven primarily by gravity, but facilitated by water saturation and by and freeze …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• bracket creep — process of rising into higher tax brackets as one s income rises in response to inflation (Economics) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Dislocation creep — is a deformation mechanism in crystalline materials. Dislocation creep involves the movement of dislocations through the crystal lattice of the material. It causes plastic deformation of the individual crystals and in the end the material itself …   Wikipedia

• mission creep — n. The process by which a mission s methods and goals change gradually over time. Example Citations: As it is, the whole process has been subjected to mission creep , with attempts to write in clauses that have more to do with consumer protection …   New words

• Porn creep — is the process by which it is claimed sexually explicit content enters Western pop culture. Porn creep also refers to the normalization of porn as part of the wider culture.The term is analogous to Paul Fussell s sociological term, prole drift,… …   Wikipedia

• Diffusion creep — refers to the deformation of crystalline solids by the diffusion of vacancies through their crystal lattice.[1] Diffusion creep results in plastic deformation rather than brittle failure of the material. Diffusion creep is more sensitive to… …   Wikipedia

• surface creep — noun : a stage in the wind erosion process in which sand grains are moved along the ground surface by impact of other grains in saltation …   Useful english dictionary

• glacial landform — ▪ geology Introduction  any product of flowing ice and meltwater. Such landforms are being produced today in glaciated areas, such as Greenland, Antarctica, and many of the world s higher mountain ranges. In addition, large expansions of present… …   Universalium

• Larson-Miller relation — The Larson Miller relation, also widely known as the Larson Miller Parameter and often abbreviated LMP, is a parametric relation used to extrapolate experimental data on creep and rupture life of engineering materials.Background and usageF.R.… …   Wikipedia