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• Slab — Slab, n. [OE. slabbe, of uncertain origin; perhaps originally meaning, a smooth piece, and akin to slape, Icel. sleipr slippery, and E. slip, v. i.] 1. A thin piece of anything, especially of marble or other stone, having plane surfaces. Gwilt.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Slab line — Slab Slab, n. [OE. slabbe, of uncertain origin; perhaps originally meaning, a smooth piece, and akin to slape, Icel. sleipr slippery, and E. slip, v. i.] 1. A thin piece of anything, especially of marble or other stone, having plane surfaces.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• slab — (n.) late 13c., large, flat mass, of unknown origin, possibly related to O.Fr. escalpe thin fragment of wood, which seems to be a Gaulish loan word (Cf. Bret. scolp, Welsh ysgolp splinter, chip ). But OED rejects this on formal grounds. Meaning… …   Etymology dictionary

• Slab gap hypothesis — In geology, the slab gap hypothesis is one of the explanations put forward to explain several instances of crustal extension that occur inland near former subduction zones.Standard plate tectonic theory holds that once a trench is closed by an… …   Wikipedia

• The Slab Boys — is a play by the Scottish artist and playwright John Byrne. The play is the first part of a trilogy, originally known as Paisley Patterns but now called The Slab Boys Trilogy , which tells the story of a group of young, urban, working class Scots …   Wikipedia

• Hollow-core slab — A hollow core slab , also known as a voided slab ( de. Hohlkörperplatte, nl. Kanaalplaat or Welfsel, sv. hålplatta, fi. ontelolaatta) is a prefabricated slab of prestressed concrete typically used in the construction of floors in multi story… …   Wikipedia

• ceiling slab —    , roof slab    A thin but extensive piece of rock that has fallen from the ceiling of a cave in roughly horizontal limestone [10].    See also cave breakdown; ceiling block …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• wall slab —    A thin but large block of rock, which has fallen outward from the wall of a cave in limestone in which the dip is nearly vertical [10].    See also cave breakdown …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …   Universalium

• Superlens — A superlens, super lens or perfect lens is a lens which uses metamaterials to go beyond the diffraction limit. The diffraction limit is an inherent limitation in conventional optical devices or lenses.[1] In 2000, a type of lens was proposed,… …   Wikipedia

• On-Grade Mat Foundation for Expansive Soils — An on grade mat foundation is an above ground type of foundation used to provide load bearing capacity in expansive, rocky or hydro collapsible soils. The foundation, or “Wafflemat,” is created by connecting a series of 8½” or 12” high, 19” x 19” …   Wikipedia