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• Energy returned on energy invested — Contents 1 Non manmade energy inputs 2 Relationship to net energy gain 3 The economic influence of EROEI …   Wikipedia

• sink — ► VERB (past sank; past part. sunk) 1) become submerged in liquid. 2) (with reference to a ship) go or cause to go to the bottom of the sea. 3) disappear and not be seen or heard of again. 4) drop downwards. 5) lower oneself or drop down gently …   English terms dictionary

• sink — [siŋk] vi. sank or sunk, sunk, sinking [ME sinken < OE sincan, akin to Ger sinken < IE base * sengw , to fall, sink > Gr heaphthē, (he) sank] 1. to go beneath the surface of water, deep snow, soft ground, etc. so as to be partly or… …   English World dictionary

• sink (your) teeth into (something) — to start to do something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. She d only had small parts in films and was hoping for a bigger, more interesting part, something she could sink her teeth into. It s a really exciting project – I can t wait to sink… …   New idioms dictionary

• Energy forestry — is a form of forestry in which a fast growing species of tree or woody shrub is grown specifically to provide biofuel for heating or power generation. The two forms of energy forestry are short rotation coppice and short rotation forestry. Short… …   Wikipedia

• sink — [[t]sɪŋk[/t]] v. sank, often, sunk; sunksunk•en; sink•ing; 1) to fall, drop, or descend gradually to a lower level or position: The ship sank to the bottom of the sea[/ex] 2) to settle or fall gradually: The building is sinking[/ex] 3) to fall or …   From formal English to slang

• sink — sink1 verb (past sank; past participle sunk) 1》 go down below the surface of liquid; become submerged.     ↘(with reference to a ship) go or cause to go to the bottom of the sea. 2》 fail and not be seen or heard of again.     ↘cause to fail.… …   English new terms dictionary

• sink — I. verb (sank or sunk; sunk; sinking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sincan; akin to Old High German sinkan to sink Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to go to the bottom ; submerge …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sink — sinkable, adj. sinklike, adj. /singk/, v., sank or, often, sunk; sunk or sunken; sinking; n. v.i. 1. to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into… …   Universalium

• sink — [c]/sɪŋk / (say singk) verb (sank or sunk, sunk or sunken, sinking) –verb (i) 1. to descend gradually to a lower level, as water, flames, etc. 2. to go down towards or below the horizon. 3. to slope d …  

• Energy density — For energy density in the sense of energy per unit mass, see specific energy. For energy density of foods, see specific energy. Energy density is a term used for the amount of energy stored in a given system or region of space per unit volume.… …   Wikipedia