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STD
2005/06/07 |
SEDIMENT |
Unconsolidated <MATERIAL> composed of <PARTICLE>s deposited from either a suspension in <AIR>, <ICE>, or <WATER> or from solution in <WATER>; sediment [SOED, "sediment", 3]. |
1081 |
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2005/06/07 |
SHEAR_LEGS |
Two or three spars standing on end and lashed together aloft that serve as a derrick or tripod to lift heavy weights, to step or lower <MAST>s or stacks, or for similar marine purposes; shear legs. |
1094 |
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[FACC, Annex A: AF041] |
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STD
2005/06/07 |
SOUNDING_DATUM |
The vertical, typically tidal, <SURFACE_DATUM> to which <SOUNDING>s and <<HYDROGRAPHIC_DRYING_HEIGHT>>s are referenced; sounding datum. A sounding datum is usually taken to correspond to a low water stage of the <TIDE>. |
1142 |
IR |
[S57A, Attribute: VERDAT] |
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STD
2005/06/07 |
STRATOPAUSE
F |
The top of the <TEMPERATURE_INVERSION_LAYER>, if it exists, that form the upper limit of the <STRATOSPHERE>; stratopause. |
1175 |
PR |
[WMO182, S3020, "stratopause"] |
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STD
2005/06/07 |
SATURN |
The primary <PLANET> of the <SUN> that is sixth in distance from the <SUN>, with an orbital mean <<RADIUS>> of approximately 1 429,4 million kilometres; Saturn. |
1065 |
IR |
[PSMOP] |
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STD
2005/06/07 |
STRUCTURE_PERIMETER |
The perimeter of a <STRUCTURE>. |
1185 |
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2005/06/07 |
SHORE |
The narrow <TERRAIN_STRIP> in immediate contact with a <WATERBODY>, including the <TRACT> between high and low water <LINE>s; shore. |
1100 |
PR |
[S32, "shore"] |
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2005/06/07 |
SNOW_GROUND_COVER |
The layer formed by <SNOW_PRECIPITATION> as it accumulates on the <LAND>; snow ground cover. |
1128 |
IR |
[GMET, "snow"] |
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STD
2005/06/07 |
SUN |
The central <STAR> of the <STAR_SYSTEM> containing the <EARTH>; Sun. |
1190 |
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[SOED, "sun", 1] |
STD
2005/06/07 |
SURF |
The belt of nearly continuous, breaking <WATER_WAVE>s along a <SHORE> or over a submerged bank or <SAND_BAR>; surf. |
1194 |
IR |
[BOWD, "GLOSSARY OF MARINE NAVIGATION", "surf"] |
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STD
2005/06/07 |
SOUND_CHANNEL_AXIS |
The alignment axis in a <SOUND_CHANNEL> determined by the <<DEPTH_BELOW_WATERBODY_SURFACE>> at which the minimum <<WATERBODY_SOUND_SPEED>> occurs. |
1140 |
IR |
[SP35, "sound channel axis"] |
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STD
2005/06/07 |
SHEAR_WALL |
The <WALL> of the <EXCAVATION> within a <QUARRY> or <EXTRACTION_MINE>; shear wall. |
1092 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AA011] |
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2005/06/07 |
SOLAR_SYSTEM |
The <STAR_SYSTEM> containing the <SUN>; solar system. |
1136 |
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2005/06/07 |
SPACE |
The <REGION> extending in all <DIRECTION>s in which all matter lying outside celestial body <ATMOSPHERE>s is located; the near vacuum occupying the <REGION>s between <CELESTIAL_BODY>s; space [SOED, "space", II.12.a]. |
1143 |
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2005/06/07 |
SURF_ZONE |
The <REGION> between the outermost limit of <SURF> and the resulting limit of <WATER_WAVE> uprush on a <SHORE>; surf zone. |
1195 |
PR |
[S32, "surf zone"] |
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2005/06/07 |
STRUCTURE_EXTERIOR |
The <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <EXTERIOR_WALL>s and <ROOF> (if present) of a <STRUCTURE>. |
1184 |
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2005/06/07 |
SITE |
The <LOCATION> of an actual or planned <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <STRUCTURE>s; site [AHD, "site", 1]. |
1113 |
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2005/06/07 |
SHORELINE |
The <LAND_WATER_BOUNDARY> between the <SHORE> or <BEACH> and a defined mean water level; shoreline. EXAMPLE The high water shoreline would be the <LAND_WATER_BOUNDARY> with mean high water. |
1103 |
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2005/06/07 |
STRATOSPHERE
F |
The <ATMOSPHERE_REGION> of the <EARTH> extending from the <TROPOPAUSE> to the <STRATOPAUSE> in which the <<AIR_TEMPERATURE>> generally increases with <<HEIGHT_AGL>>; stratosphere. |
1176 |
PR |
[WMO182, S3030, "stratosphere"] |
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STD
2005/06/07 |
SELF_PROPELLED_ARTILLERY |
Self-propelled <FIELD_ARTILLERY>. |
1082 |
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STD
2014/02/14 |
STRUCTURAL_MEMBER |
One of the constituent <COMPONENT>s into which a <STRUCTURE> may be resolved by analysis, having a unitary character and exhibiting a unique behaviour under an applied load; structural member. |
1471 |
IR |
[VDARCH, "structural member"] |
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STD
2014/02/14 |
STAR_SYSTEM_ASTEROID |
Any of the collection of numerous <SMALL_STAR_SYSTEM_BODY>s that orbit a <STAR> concentrated at a particular distance; star system asteroid [SOED, "asteroid", A.1]. |
1485 |
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2005/06/07 |
SURFACE |
An outermost, limiting <COMPONENT> of an <OBJECT> that is immediately adjacent to another <OBJECT> (for example: an <ATMOSPHERE> and/or <SPACE>); surface [SOED, "surface", 1.a]. |
1196 |
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2005/06/07 |
SLUICE |
An open, inclined conduit for <WATER> that is fitted with a <SLUICE_GATE> and may be employed in mine ore washing operations; sluice. |
1120 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BI039] |
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2005/06/07 |
SUBMERGED_ROCK_FORMATION |
An isolated formation of <ROCK> or a single large mass of <ROCK> that is located in a <WATERBODY> and is typically submerged but possibly projects above the <WATERBODY_SURFACE>. |
1187 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BD130] |
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