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• Lamb waves — propagate in solid plates. They are elastic waves whose particle motion lies in the plane defined by the plate normal and the direction of wave propagation. In 1917, the English mathematician Horace Lamb published his classic analysis and… …   Wikipedia

• lamb'squarters — lamb s quarters pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A common weed (Chenopodium album) having lance shaped leaves with a mealy surface and small green flowers. * * * …   Universalium

• Lamb, Charles — born Feb. 10, 1775, London, Eng. died Dec. 27, 1834, Edmonton, Middlesex English essayist and critic. Lamb was employed as a clerk at East India House (headquarters for the East India Company) from 1792 to 1825. From 1796 he was guardian of his… …   Universalium

• LAMB, Sir Horace (1849-1934) — mathematician son of John Lamb, was born at Stockport, Cheshire, England, on 27 November 1849. Educated at Stockport Grammar School, Owens College, Manchester, and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was 2nd wrangler and 2nd Smith s prizeman in 1872.… …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

• Lamb (crater) — lunar crater data latitude=42.9 N or S=S longitude=100.1 E or W=E diameter=106 km depth= Unknown colong=262 eponym=Horace LambLamb is a lunar crater that lies beyond the southeastern limb on the Moon s far side. It is located in an irregular… …   Wikipedia

• Lamb , Sir Horace — (1849–1934) British mathematician and geophysicist Born at Stockport, Lamb studied at Cambridge University. His earliest interest had been in classics, but soon after arriving in Cambridge he discovered his true vocation lay in mathematics. Among …   Scientists

• Surface wave — Diving grebe creates surface waves In physics, a surface wave is a mechanical wave that propagates along the interface between differing media, usually two fluids with different densities. A surface wave can also be an electromagnetic wave guided …   Wikipedia

• lamb's lettuce — Corn Corn, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[ u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. [1913 Webster] 2. The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ocean surface wave — Ocean surface waves are surface waves that occur on the free surface of the ocean. They usually result from wind, and are also referred to as wind waves. Some waves can travel thousands of miles before reaching land. They range in size from small …   Wikipedia

• Matt Lamb — (born 7 April 1932) is an American painter. Life Matt Lamb at his studio in Chicago Matt Lamb was born in Chicago, 1932. He was the son of a funeral director Matt Lamb Sr. who bought the Blake Lamb funeral home in 1928. At the age of 18 Matt Lamb …   Wikipedia

• Joseph Lamb — vers 1915 Nom Joseph Francis Lamb Naissance …   Wikipédia en Français