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22 granular
adj.1 granular, grained.2 grainy, granulated.v.1 to granulate, to reduce to small pieces like grains.Granulamos el alimento para perro We granulated the dog food.2 to granulate.3 to be covered with granules.* * *► adjetivo1 granular1 to granulate* * *IADJ granularII1.VT to granulate2.See:* * *verbo transitivo to granulate* * *= granular.Ex. The science of granular material has a long history and in the last few years there has been a resurgence of interest in this field.* * *verbo transitivo to granulate* * *= granular.Ex: The science of granular material has a long history and in the last few years there has been a resurgence of interest in this field.
* * *granularvtto granulate* * *
granular adjetivo granular
' granular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
granulosa
- granuloso
English:
granular
* * *♦ adj[granuloso] granular, grainy♦ vtto granulate* * *granular vt: to granulate -
23 tabla
f.1 plank.tabla de planchar ironing board2 pleat (pliegue).3 table.tabla de materias table of contentstabla de multiplicación multiplication tabletabla periódica (de los elementos) periodic table (of elements)4 board.tabla de surf surfboard5 panel (art).6 backboard.* * *1 (de madera) board, plank2 (de piedra) slab; (de metal) sheet3 (estante) shelf4 ARTE panel5 COSTURA pleat6 (tablón de anuncios) notice board, US bulletin-board7 (índice) index8 (lista) list; (catálogo) catalogue (US catalog)9 (parte plana de miembros) flat11 MATEMÁTICAS table3 (de plaza de toros) barrier sing\a raja tabla strictly, to the letterhacer tabla rasa de algo to make a clean sweep of somethingpisar las tablas to tread the boards, go on the stagequedar en tablas→ link=hacer hacer tablastener tablas / tener muchas tablas (gen) to be an old hand 2 (en teatro - hombre) to be an experienced actor 3 (- mujer) be an experienced actresstabla de cocina chopping boardtabla de lavar washboardla Tabla Redonda the Round Tablelas Tablas de la Ley RELIGIÓN the Tables of the Lawtabla de materias contents plural, table of contentstabla de multiplicar multiplication tabletabla de plancha / tabla de planchar ironing boardtabla de salvación figurado last hope, last resorttabla de surf surfboardtabla de windsurf sailboard* * *noun f.1) table2) board, plank•- tablas* * *1. SF1) (=pieza) [de madera] plank, board; [de piedra] slab; (Arte) panel; (=estante) shelf; Caribe (=mostrador) shop counterhacer tabla rasa de algo — to completely disregard sth, ride roughshod over sth
tabla a vela — surfboard, windsurfing board
tabla de cocina, tabla de cortar — chopping board
tabla de salvación — (fig) last resort, only hope
tabla deslizadora, tabla de surf — surfboard
2) pl tablasa) (Taur) barrier singb) (Teat) stage singsalir a las tablas — to go on the stage, become an actor/actress
- tener muchas tablashacer tablas, quedar en tablas — (lit) to draw; (fig) to reach stalemate, be deadlocked
el partido quedó en tablas — the game was a draw, the game was drawn
4) [de falda] box pleat, broad pleat5) (=lista) (Mat) table; [en libro] (=índice) table; (Dep) (tb: tabla clasificatoria) table, (league) table; (Inform) arraytabla de consulta — (Inform) lookup table
tabla de ejercicios, tabla de gimnasia — exercise routine, set of exercises
6) (Agr) plot, patch7) And2.SM ** queer **, fairy **, fag (EEUU) *** * *1) ( de madera) planksalvarse en or por una tablita — (Méx fam) to have a narrow escape (colloq)
2) tablas femenino plurala) (Teatr) stagetener tablas — actor, cantante (fam) to be an old hand o an expert, to have presence
b) (Taur) barrier3) ( de surfing) surfboard; ( de windsurf) sailboard, windsurfer; ( para natación) float4)a) (gráfico, listado) tablelas tablas (de clasificación) de la liga — the division o league tables
b) (Mat) tb5) ( de falda) pleat6) ( de terreno) plot, lot (AmE)7) tbtabla de gimnasia — ( serie de ejercicios) circuit training; ( en competición) routine
8) tablas femenino plural ( en ajedrez)acabar or quedar en tablas — to end in a draw
estar tablas — (Méx fam) to be even o quits (colloq)
* * *1) ( de madera) planksalvarse en or por una tablita — (Méx fam) to have a narrow escape (colloq)
2) tablas femenino plurala) (Teatr) stagetener tablas — actor, cantante (fam) to be an old hand o an expert, to have presence
b) (Taur) barrier3) ( de surfing) surfboard; ( de windsurf) sailboard, windsurfer; ( para natación) float4)a) (gráfico, listado) tablelas tablas (de clasificación) de la liga — the division o league tables
b) (Mat) tb5) ( de falda) pleat6) ( de terreno) plot, lot (AmE)7) tbtabla de gimnasia — ( serie de ejercicios) circuit training; ( en competición) routine
8) tablas femenino plural ( en ajedrez)acabar or quedar en tablas — to end in a draw
estar tablas — (Méx fam) to be even o quits (colloq)
* * *tabla11 = plank, board.Ex: Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.
Ex: Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.* cerrar con tablas = board up.* cubrir con tablas = board up.* hacer tabla rasa = level + the playing field.* miedo a las tablas = stage fright.* proteger con tablas = board up.* quedarse en tablas = split down the middle.* tabla comedero para pájaros = bird table.* tabla de chocolate = six-pack, six-pack abs.* tabla de colores = palette, palette of colours.* tabla de la plancha = ironing board.* tabla de lavar = washboard.* tabla del entarimado = floorboard.* tabla de planchar = ironing board.* tabla de planchar pantalones = trousers press.* tabla rasa = clean slate, new leaf, a fresh start.tabla22 = table.Nota: Documento que contiene datos ordenados generalmente en filas y columnas que pueden ir acompañados de texto.Ex: The document containing ordered data typically in rows and columns and possibly with an accompanying text is known as tables.
* basado en tablas = table-driven.* confeccionar una tabla = draft + table.* elaborar una tabla = draft + table.* presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.* tabla de calcular = ready reckoner, reckoner.* tabla de cálculo = reckoner, ready reckoner.* tabla de clasificación = classification schedule.* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.* tabla de contenido = table of contents [ToC].* tabla genealógica = genealogical table.* tabla hash = hash table.* tabla periódica = periodic table.tabla3= schedules, the.Nota: Lista de conceptos que forman un sistema en el que las relaciones se muestran de forma linear escalonada mediante el uso de tipografía especial o de un sistema de notaciones.Ex: The list of terms, representing concepts systematically arranged and showing their relationships, constitutes the schedules of a classification scheme.
* tabla auxiliar = auxiliary schedule.* tablas auxiliares = tables, auxiliary tables.* tablas principales = main tables, main schedules.* * *A1 (de madera) boardhe puesto una tabla debajo del colchón I've put a board under the mattresslas tablas que forman el casco del barco the planks that make up the ship's hulllas tablas del suelo the floorboardsiremos todos como tabla a apoyarlos we'll be there in force to cheer them onpasear la tabla to walk the plank2 (de conglomerado) piece, sheet; (de metal) sheet3 (de una mesa) topCompuestos:● tabla armónica or de armoníabelly, soundboardwashboardchopping boardironing boardsalvationfue mi tabla de salvación it was my salvation, it saved my life ( colloq)se aferra a sus recuerdos como a una tabla de salvación he clings to his memories like a drowning man to a piece of woodtabula rasahacer tabla rasa to wipe the slate cleanfpl tables of the law (pl)1 ( Teatr) stagevolvió a las tablas después de varios años de ausencia she returned to the stage o ( dated) to the boards after an absence of several yearsla primera vez que pisó las tablas the first time he appeared on stagetener tablas ( fam); to have presence, have a good stage presence2 ( Taur) barrierC1 (de surfing) surfboard (de windsurf) tbtabla a vela sailboard, windsurfer2 (para natación) float3 (para nieve) snowboard4 (del wáter) seatD1 (gráfico, listado) tablelas tablas (de clasificación) de la liga the division o conference o league tableslas tablas de los verbos the verb tables2 ( Mat) tbtabla de multiplicar multiplication tablela tabla del 6 the 6 times tableCompuestos:reckoner( Inf) color* palettelog tableperiodic tabletide tabletable of contentswavetabletranslation tableperiodic tableE (de una falda) pleatuna falda de tablas a pleated skirtF (de terreno) plot, lot ( AmE)G(en ajedrez): quedaron or hicieron tablas they drewla partida quedó or acabó en tablas the game ended in a draw, the game was drawn* * *
tabla sustantivo femenino
1 ( de madera) plank;
tabla de picar/planchar chopping/ironing board;
tener tablas [actor/cantante] (fam) to be an old hand o an expert
2 ( de surfing) surfboard;
( de windsurf) sailboard, windsurfer;
( para natación) float
3 (gráfico, listado) table;
(Mat) tb
4 ( de falda) pleat;
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estar tablas (Méx fam) to be even o quits (colloq)
tabla sustantivo femenino
1 board
(más gruesa) plank
tabla de planchar, ironing board
2 (para nadar) float
(de surf) surfboard
(de windsurf) sailboard
3 (de una falda) pleat
4 (lista, índice) table
tabla periódica, periodic table
5 Mat table
la tabla del 4, the 4 times table
6 (en ajedrez) tablas, draw sing, stalemate sing: hicieron tablas, they drew
7 Teat (escenario) tablas, stage sing: es la primera vez que pisa las tablas, it's the first time he's been on the stage
8 figurado tabla de salvación, last resort, salvation
♦ Locuciones: tener tablas, (un artista) to have presence o to be an old hand
fam (persona) to have a lot of experience
Rel tablas de la ley, the Ten Commandments
(tajantemente) a raja tabla, without exception
(prescindir, obviar algo) hacer tabla rasa, to erase the past o to deliberately forget about sthg
' tabla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquí
- madero
- multiplicar
- periódica
- periódico
- tablero
- clasificación
- clasificar
- crujir
- patín
- planilla
- suelto
- tentar
- windsurf
English:
board
- breadboard
- chart
- cheeseboard
- chopping board
- floorboard
- ironing board
- multiplication table
- pancake
- plank
- sailboard
- slab
- surfboard
- table
- windsurfer
- box
- bread
- cheese
- floor
- ironing
- pleat
- sprinkle
- surf
- wind
* * *♦ nf1. [de madera] plank, board;[de mármol, piedra] slab;un puente de tablas a plank bridge;la ventana estaba tapada con tablas the window was boarded up;lo escondió bajo una tabla del suelo he hid it under a floorboard;tabla de salvación salvation;tú fuiste mi tabla de salvación you were my salvation;nuestro partido no será la tabla de salvación del gobierno our party will not bale the government out;hacer tabla rasa to wipe the slate clean;hacer tabla rasa de algo: intentó hacer tabla rasa de su pasado she tried to wipe out o obliterate her past;el presidente hizo tabla rasa de las instituciones democráticas the president did away with o swept away the institutions of democracytabla de cocina chopping board;tabla de lavar washboard;Rel las tablas de la ley the tablets of the law;tabla de patés selection of pâtés;tabla de planchar ironing board;tabla de quesos cheeseboard2. [en deportes] boardtabla de saltos [trampolín] diving board;tabla de snowboard snowboard;tabla de surf surfboard;tabla de windsurf windsurfing board, sailboard3. [del inodoro] seat4. Arte panel5. [lista, gráfico] table;Informát table;el equipo sigue primero en la tabla de clasificación the team is still at the top of the league Br table o US standingstabla de conversión conversion table;tabla de materias table of contents;tabla periódica (de los elementos) periodic table (of the elements)6. Mat table;la tabla del 3 the 3 times tabletabla de multiplicar multiplication table7. [de gimnasia] exercise routine8. [pliegue] pleat;una falda de tablas a pleated skirt♦ tablas nfplquedamos en tablas [en ajedrez, juego] the game ended in stalemate;[en enfrentamiento] we reached a stalematesu regreso a las tablas his return to the stage;pisar las tablas to tread the boards;tener (muchas) tablas to be an experienced actor;Fig to be an old hand3. Taurom = fence surrounding a bullring* * *f1 de madera board, plank3 en ajedrez:acabar oquedar en tablas end in a tie4:tener tablas TEA be a natural actor* * *tabla nf1) : table, listtabla de multiplicar: multiplication table2) : board, plank, slabtabla de planchar: ironing board3) : plot, strip (of land)4) tablas nfpl: stage, boards pl* * *tabla n1. (madera pulida) board2. (madera basta) plank3. (lista) table -
24 ♦ fine
♦ fine (1) /faɪn/A a.1 bello ( anche iron.); ( del tempo, anche) buono: fine weather, bel tempo; tempo buono; That's a fine thing to say!, bella cosa da dire!3 eccellente; di qualità; fine; raffinato; pregiato; squisito: a fine wine, un vino pregiato; fine workmanship, lavorazione fine; fattura squisita5 fine; sottile: fine sand, sabbia fine; a fine dust, una polvere fine; fine thread, filo sottile; a fine distinction, una distinzione sottile6 acuto; aguzzo; tagliente7 che va bene; (che è) a posto; che sta bene ( di salute): These seats are fine, questi posti (a sedere) vanno bene; I'm fine, thank you, sto bene, grazie; DIALOGO → - Clothes 4- These are fine, I'll take them, questi vanno bene, li prendo; to do sb. fine, andare bene (o a genio) a q.8 troppo elegante; troppo raffinato; ricercato; leziosoB n.1 (arc.) bel tempo; tempo buono2 (pl.) materiale fine3 (pl.) (metall.) finiC avv.● the fine arts, le belle arti □ fine chemicals, prodotti chimici raffinati, puri □ fine-drawn, rammendato con grande precisione; (fig.) esile, assai sottile; ( sport) riportato entro i limiti del peso ( di pugile, ecc.) □ fine feathers, belle piume; (fig.) abiti sfarzosi □ a fine gentleman [lady], un signore [una signora] del bel mondo □ fine-grained, a grana fine □ fine paper, carta pregiata □ fine print, (tipogr.) caratteri minuti; (estens.) clausole minori □ fine-spoken, che parla bene □ fine-spun, (ind. tess.) fine, a trama sottile; (fig.) delicato ( di costituzione); esile; ( di una teoria, un argomento, ecc.) troppo sottile, ricercato, elaborato □ fine-tooth comb, pettine fitto; pettinina: (fig.) to go over st. with a fine-tooth comb, esaminare qc. a fondo; passare qc. al setaccio □ fine-tuning ► to fine-tune □ (fam.) to cut it (o things) fine, farcela appena (o per un pelo); arrivare appena in tempo □ (fig.) not to put too fine a point on it, per dirla schietta; papale papale □ One fine day he arrived…, un bel giorno arrivò… □ (iron.) You're a fine one to talk!, senti chi parla!fine (2) /faɪn/n.1 multa; contravvenzione; ammenda: (autom.) speeding fine, multa per eccesso di velocità; on-the-spot fine, multa conciliata ( pagata subito); to impose a fine on sb., affibbiare una multa a q.(to) fine (1) /faɪn/A v. t.B v. i.● to fine away (o down, off), assottigliare, levigare, smussare; assottigliarsi, levigarsi, smussarsi; raffinare ( metalli e sim.).(to) fine (2) /faɪn/v. t.multare; fare la contravvenzione a. -
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(DE) brummig; gekeife; keifende; keifisch; muckisch; quarrig; quesig; (EN) bad-tempered; cantankerous; churlish; crabby; criss-cross; cross-grained; cross-patch; crusty; currish; disgruntled; grouchy; grousing; gruff; grumbler; grumbling; grumpy; humoursome; like a bear with a sore head; nagging; peevish; rantankerous; shrewd; shrewish; snapping; snappish; snappy; surly; testy; vixenish; vixenly; wasp-tongued; waspish; waspy -
26 Pouligny-Saint-Pierre
village in the Loire valley that gives its name to a goat's-milk cheese shaped like a truncated pyramid with a mottled, grayish rind and a smooth-grained, ivory-white interior.Alimentation Glossaire français-anglais > Pouligny-Saint-Pierre
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27 contrary
1. n нечто противоположное, обратноеto the contrary — в обратном смысле, иначе
I will come tomorrow unless you write me to the contrary — я приеду завтра, если только вы не напишете, чтобы я не приезжал
2. n часто противоположность3. a противоположный; обратный4. a противоположного направления5. a неблагоприятный6. a разг. упрямый, капризный, своевольный, своенравныйСинонимический ряд:1. adverse (adj.) adverse; unfavorable2. antipathetic (adj.) antagonistic; antipathetic; clashing; conflicting; contrariant; discordant3. balky (adj.) balky; cross-grained; difficult; froward; impossible; ornery; perverse; restive; wayward; wrongheaded4. counter (adj.) antipodal; antipodean; antithetical; antonymous; contradictory; converse; counter; diametric; opposite; polar5. different (adj.) antithetic; different; incompatible; inimical; opposed; opposing; reverse6. hostile (adj.) averse; disagreeable; hostile; stubborn; unfriendly; willful7. obstinate (adj.) contumacious; headstrong; intractable; obstinate; pig-headed; refractory; self-willed8. opposite (noun) antagonism; antipode; antipole; antithesis; contra; contradictory; contrariety; converse; counter; counterpole; opposite; opposition; polarity; reverse9. again (other) again; contra; contrariwise; contrawise; conversely; oppositely; vice versaАнтонимический ряд:accommodating; alike; coincident; compatible; compliant; consistent; correspondent; harmonious; homogeneous; kindred; like; obliging; pleasant -
28 SALT
1. n переговоры по ограничению стратегических вооружений, переговоры ОСВSALT-1 — переговоры ОСВ-1 ; переговоры ОСВ первого этапа
2. n договорённости по ограничению стратегических вооружений3. n разг. договор по ограничению стратегических вооружений4. n то, что придаёт остроту, вызывает интересadventure is the salt of life to him — приключения — вот что составляет соль его жизни; без приключений жизнь кажется ему пресной
5. n остроумие6. n хим. сольsolar salt — соль, полученная естественным испарением воды
7. n фарм. лекарственная соль8. n фарм. нюхательная соль9. n фарм. солонка10. n фарм. морская вода, входящая в устье рекиsea salt — морская соль; поваренная соль из морской воды
11. n фарм. диал. солончак; низина, затопляемая солёной водойto go through like a dose of salts — пронестись, промчаться
12. a солёный13. a горький, жгучий14. a соляной15. a непристойный, неприличный, «солёный»16. a редк. острый, едкий17. a засоленный, просоленныйseasoned with salt — засолил; засоленный
18. a солончаковый19. a солевыносливыйsalt plants — растения, встречающиеся на солончаках
20. a сл. слишком высокий; непомерно дорогой21. v солить, посолить22. v солить, засаливать, консервировать23. v приправлять солью24. v придавать остроту, пикантность25. v редк. посыпать сольюRochelle salt — виннокислый калий-натрий; сегнетова соль
dill oil salt — соль, ароматизированная укропным маслом
kiln-dried salt — поваренная соль, подсушенная в печи
26. v спец. пропитывать или обрабатывать солямиto salt prices — чрезмерно завышать цены, назначать цены с запросом
Синонимический ряд:1. salted (adj.) corned; cured; dilled; marinated; pickled; preserved; salted; salt-pickled2. salty (adj.) saliferous; saline; salty3. living (noun) alimentation; alimony; bread; bread and butter; keep; livelihood; living; maintenance; subsistence; support; sustenance4. mariner (noun) jack; jack-tar; mariner; sailor; sailorman; seaman; tar; tarpaulin5. sodium chloride (noun) common salt; condiment; rock salt; sea salt; seasoning; sodium chloride; table salt6. various mineral chlorides (noun) baking soda; Epsom salts; mineral salt; potassium chloride; purgative; Rochelle salt; saltpeter; tartar salts; various mineral chlorides7. wit (noun) bite; dry humor; humor; humour; piquancy; punch; pungency; relish; spice; wit8. add salt (verb) add salt; cure; flavor; flavour; kipper; make tasty; preserve; season; strew salt; treat with salt -
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------------------------------------A woolly, of thick, fleecy wool,τάπητες Il.16.224
;χλαῖναι Od.4.50
, 299, etc.;χλανίδες Hermipp.47.1
(anap.);οὔλη λάχνη Il.10.134
;χιτὼν οὔλων ἐρίων Ar.Ra. 1067
;εἱμάτιον IG5(1).1390.21
(Andania, i B. C.); οὖλαι κόμαι crisp, close-curling hair, Od.6.231, 23.158, cf. Luc.Im.5;βόστρυχος οὖλος AP6.201
(Marc. Arg.); οὐλότατον τρίχωμα, of the crisp, woolly hair of the negro, Hdt.7.70; also of persons,οὖλος ἐθείραις Ἕσπερος Call.Del. 302
; σελίνων οὐλοτέρη, of a girl, AP5.120 (Phld.);τοῖς τριχώμασιν οὖλοι D.S.3.8
; of sheep, ;ὥσπερ σέλινον οὖλα τὰ σκέλη φορεῖν Com.Adesp. 208
.2 of plants, twisted, twined, curly, crinkled,ἴων κορωνίδες οὖλαι Stesich.29
; οὔλης.. σκολιὸν πλέγμα.,. ἕλικος, of the vine, Simon.183. 2;σέλινον Hp.Mul.2.181
;φύλλον Thphr.HP9.4.3
;θρίδακες AP9.412
(Phld.): neut. pl. as Adv., of smoke, curling,οὖλα κυλινδόμενον Call. Fr.1.41P.
3 of wood, compact, tough, close-grained, Thphr.HP3.11.1,4.2.7, 5.3.7, Ph.Bel.66.51;ξύλα οὔλας ἔχοντα συστροφάς Thphr. HP5.5.1
; δένδρον -ότερον τῇ ὄψει ib.3.9.6; οὖ. ὄστρακον tough, Babr. 115.10: hence metaph., like πυκνός, of speech, compact, concise, ; of dancing, rapid, in quick tempo,πόδεσσι οὖλα κατεκροτάλιζον Call.Dian. 247
, cf. Jou.52; of rowing, Id.Epigr.6.5; and so perh. οὖλον κεκλήγοντες uttering quick (frequent) cries, Il.17.756, 759, cf. Sch. T and Eust.ad loc.; v. οὖλος (C). (Perh. cogn. with εἴλλω 'pack tightly together'.)------------------------------------A = ὀλοός, destructive, baneful, cruel, epith. of Ares, Il.5.461, 717; of Achilles, 21.536; ; ;οὖλος Ὄνειρος Il.2.6
,8; cruel,Ἔρως A.R.3.297
, 1078.2 οὖλον κεκλήγοντες, of the death-cry of birds flying from the hawk, Il. 17.756, 759 (but v. οὖλος (B) 3 fin.); so laterοὖλον γεράνων νέφος AP 7.543
; οὖλον ἀείδειν ib.27 (Antip. Sid.);κνυζηθμὸν κυνὸς οὖλον Nic. Th. 671
.------------------------------------οὖλος (D), ὁ,A corn-sheaf, = ἴουλος 11 (q.v.), Hsch.: hence, a cry or song in honour of Demeter, who was herself from this word named [full] Οὐλώ, Semus 19, Did. ap. Sch.A.R.1.972. -
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ракетное топливо; реактивное топливоaniline red fuming nitric acid propellant — ракетное топливо, состоящее из анилина и красной дымящей азотной кислоты
condensation colloid propellant for electrostatic propulsion — конденсационное коллоидное ракетное топливо для ионных ракетных двигателей
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gran´ite|like´ — gran|ite «GRAN iht», noun. 1. a very hard, igneous rock, made up chiefly of the minerals quartz and feldspar, usually with mica and hornblende. Granite is usually gray and is much used for buildings and monuments. 2. Figurative. hardness, as of… … Useful english dictionary
ma´ple|like´ — ma|ple «MAY puhl», noun. 1. a tree grown for shade, ornament, its wood, or its sap. There are many kinds of maples, but all have dry fruits with two wings, and opposite leaves without stipules. 2. its hard, fine grained, light colored wood, used… … Useful english dictionary
peb´ble|like´ — peb|ble «PEHB uhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. a small stone, usually worn smooth and rounded, especially by being rolled about by water or by glacial action: »to wake a person by throwing pebbles at his window. So wears the paving pebble in … Useful english dictionary
sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… … Universalium
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary … Universalium
Reconfigurable computing — is a computer architecture combining some of the flexibility of software with the high performance of hardware by processing with very flexible high speed computing fabrics like field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The principal difference… … Wikipedia
Geology of the Capitol Reef area — [ Waterpocket Fold is the major geographic feature in the area of the park. This view is from above Capitol Reef Scenic Drive looking back at the west face of the broken and eroded fold.] The exposed geology of the Capitol Reef area presents a… … Wikipedia
Word-sense disambiguation — Disambiguation redirects here. For other uses, see Disambiguation (disambiguation). In computational linguistics, word sense disambiguation (WSD) is an open problem of natural language processing, which governs the process of identifying which… … Wikipedia
Granularity — is the extent to which a system is broken down into small parts, either the system itself or its description or observation. It is the extent to which a larger entity is subdivided. For example, a yard broken into inches has finer granularity… … Wikipedia
Chondrite — Not to be confused with Chondrodite. A specimen of the NWA 869 chondrite (type L4 6), showing chondrules and metal flakes Chondrites are stony meteorites that have not been modified due to melting or differentiation of the parent body. They… … Wikipedia