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Concept definition ▾
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Reference
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Supplemental references
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SALT_EVAPORATOR |
A shallow <RESERVOIR>, which is normally man-made, that is used for the natural evaporation of <WATER> for the collection of salt; salt evaporator. |
1055 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BH155] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SODA_EVAPORATOR |
A shallow <RESERVOIR>, normally man-made, used for the natural evaporation of <WATER> for the collection of soda; soda evaporator. |
1133 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STAIR |
A series of fixed steps leading from one level to another, especially such a series leading from one <FLOOR_LEVEL> to another inside a <STRUCTURE>; stair [SOED, "stair", A.I.1]. |
1156 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AQ150] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SWAMP |
A seasonally flooded, low-lying <WETLAND> with more woody <PLANT>s than a <MARSH> and better drainage than a <BOG>; swamp [AHD, "swamp", 1a]. |
1202 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: ED020] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SEA |
A salty <WATERBODY> more or less confined by continuous <LAND> or chains of <ISLAND>s and forming a distinct <REGION>; sea. |
1073 |
IR |
[BOWD, "GLOSSARY OF MARINE NAVIGATION", "sea", 1] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STUPA |
A round, usually dome-shaped, Buddhist <SHRINE> topped with a cupola; stupa [SOED, "stupa"]. |
1186 |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
STRUCTURAL_COLUMN |
A rigid, relatively slender <STRUCTURAL_MEMBER> designed primarily to support axial, compressive loads applied at the member ends; structural column. |
1450 |
IR |
[VDARCH, "column"] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
STRUCTURAL_BEAM |
A rigid <STRUCTURAL_MEMBER> designed to carry and transfer transverse loads across space to supporting <COMPONENT>s; structural beam. |
1445 |
IR |
[VDARCH, "beam"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SENIOR_CITIZENS_HOME |
A residential <BUILDING> housing a group of elderly <HUMAN>s; senior citizens home. |
1084 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:109] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHED |
A relatively small <BUILDING>, which usually has one or more open sides, that is typically used for storage; shed. |
1093 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AL019] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SUNSPOT |
A relatively cool and dark appearing <REGION> on the photosphere of the <SUN>; sunspot. |
1191 |
IR |
[TASC] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
SPEED_HUMP |
A raised strip that is set crosswise into the <SURFACE> of a <ROAD> or <VEHICLE_LOT> and is designed to slow down <GROUND_VEHICLE>s; speed hump. |
1468 |
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[SOED, "speed hump"], [AHD, "speed bump"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
SET |
A possibly empty collection of distinct <OBJECT>s; set. |
1085 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STONE |
A piece of <ROCK> of a small or moderate size; stone [SOED, "stone", A.1.a]. In the US, a stone is also known as a rock. |
1168 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SIDEWALK |
A paved pedestrian walkway, usually made of concrete, typically located adjacent and parallel to a <ROAD>; sidewalk. |
1111 |
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[SOED, "sidewalk", 2] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
SPILLWAY |
A passage for surplus <WATER> to run over or around a <DAM>; spillway. |
1150 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BH165] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHRIMP_BED |
A naturally occurring, significant grouping of shrimp that persists over a significant period; shrimp bed. |
1108 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPRING |
A natural outflow of <WATER> from below the <LAND>; spring. |
1153 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: SPRING] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SABKHA |
A natural <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION> in an arid or semi-arid <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> the bed of which is covered with salt encrusted clayey <SOIL>; sabkha. |
1051 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BH160] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SURFACE_FISSURE |
A narrow fissure, crack, and/or rift in the <TERRAIN> or the overlying <SNOW_GROUND_COVER> or <ICE>; surface fissure. |
1199 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: DB060] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SAND_DUNE |
A mound or <RIDGE> of loose <SAND> formed by the <WIND>; sand dune [SOED, "dune"]. |
1060 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: DB170] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOUNDING |
A measured <<WATER_DEPTH>> or spot <<WATER_DEPTH>>; sounding. |
1141 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: SOUNDG] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHRUB |
A low growing, multi-stemmed woody <PLANT>; shrub [AHD, "shrub"]. |
1110 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SURFACE_BASED_EM_DUCT |
A layer of the <ATMOSPHERE> that is adjacent to the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> of the <EARTH> and in which electromagnetic waves are trapped due to changes in the index of refraction; surface-based electromagnetic duct. |
1197 |
IR |
[BATT] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STAR |
A large, coherent, roughly spherical, gaseous <CELESTIAL_BODY> that is luminous by virtue of internal nuclear reactions; star [SOED, "star", A.I.1]. |
1159 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOUND_CHANNEL |
A horizontal layer in a <WATERBODY> that is bounded by levels at which the <<WATERBODY_SOUND_SPEED>> is greater than at any level within the layer; sound channel. |
1139 |
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[PUWS] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
STELLAR_WIND |
A high-speed stream of <STELLAR_ENERGETIC_PARTICLE>s in <SPACE>; stellar wind. |
1167 |
IR |
[SEC, "solar wind"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHOPPING_CENTRE |
A group of <RETAIL_FACILITY>s, often including <RESTAURANT>s and other businesses, having a common <VEHICLE_LOT>; shopping centre [AHD, "shopping center"]. |
1099 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STRUCTURE |
A framework or fabric of assembled material <COMPONENT>s; structure [SOED, "structure", n3]. |
1180 |
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[APDS, "structure", def. 2] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
SALT_PAN |
A flat <TRACT> covered by natural salt deposits on its <SURFACE>; salt-pan. |
1056 |
IR |
[S57A, Object: SLTPAN] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHORELINE_CONSTRUCTION |
A fixed (not afloat) artificial <STRUCTURE> attached to a <SHORE> and normally used for berthing and protection of <VESSEL>s; shoreline construction. |
1104 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: SLCONS] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
STORM_DRAIN |
A drain, usually located on, below, or near transportation <SURFACE>s, designed to provide drainage of <PRECIPITATION>; storm drain. |
1469 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SEAPLANE_RUN |
A designated <WATERBODY_SURFACE_REGION> outlined by visual markings used by <SEAPLANE>s to land and take off; seaplane run. |
1078 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: GB070] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPOT_ELEVATION |
A designated <LOCATION> with an <<ELEVATION>>; spot elevation. |
1152 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: CA030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHARP_CURVE |
A curve along a <LAND_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE> that may cause restrictions in traffic of <GROUND_VEHICLE>s; sharp curve. |
1091 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AQ118] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STELLAR_FLUX_RADIO_FREQUENCY- _EMISSION |
A continuous (flux) emission from a <STAR> at radio <<WAVELENGTH>>s; stellar flux radio frequency emission. |
1166 |
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[SEC] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
SWIMMING_POOL |
A constructed pool used for swimming; swimming pool [SOED, "swimming pool"]. |
1205 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AK170] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SETTLEMENT |
A concentration of <DWELLING>s that is smaller in size than a <TOWN>; settlement. A settlement is also known as a village. |
1086 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AL105] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
SECCHI_DISK |
A circular material <OBJECT>, usually painted flat white, that is used to measure (subjectively) the <<DEPTH_BELOW_WATERBODY_SURFACE>> to which a <HUMAN> can see into a <WATERBODY>, in order to measure the transparency of the <WATER>; Secchi disk. |
1437 |
IR |
[SECCHI] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STELLAR_BURST_RADIO- _FREQUENCY_EMISSION |
A burst emission from a <STAR> at radio <<WAVELENGTH>>s that often sweep through a range of <<FREQUENCY>>s and last from minutes to days; stellar burst radio frequency emission. |
1164 |
IR |
[SEC, "burst"] |
[IPS] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
SHRINE |
A <WORSHIP_PLACE> or place for devotion; shrine [SOED, "shrine", 6]. |
1109 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SYNAGOGUE |
A <WORSHIP_PLACE> for Jewish worship and religious instruction; synagogue. |
1206 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SAILING_VESSEL |
A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> that is primarily moved by the force created by the effect of the <WIND> on attached sails; sailing vessel. A sailing vessel is also known as a sailing ship. |
1054 |
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[SOED, "sailing vessel"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
SAFETY_FAIRWAY |
A <WATERBODY_ROUTE> established for the safe passage of <VESSEL>s through either offshore <PETROLEUM_FIELD>s or <MINEFIELD>s; safety fairway. |
1053 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: FC170] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SWEPT_REGION |
A <WATERBODY_REGION> that has been determined to be clear of navigational dangers to a specified depth; swept region. |
1204 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: SWPARE] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SEAMOUNT |
A <WATERBODY_FLOOR_PINNACLE> rising 1 000 metres or more from the <WATERBODY_FLOOR> of a <SEA> or <OCEAN> and of limited extent across its summit; seamount. |
1075 |
IR |
[SP35, "seamount"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SEAWALL |
A <WALL> built to protect a <SHORE> from erosion; seawall. |
1079 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BB230] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SUBMERSIBLE_VESSEL |
A <VESSEL> capable of operation either on a <WATERBODY_SURFACE> or beneath it; submersible vessel. |
1188 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPACECRAFT |
A <VEHICLE> operating mainly in <SPACE>; spacecraft [SOED, "spacecraft"]. |
1144 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SCRAPYARD |
A <TRACT> used to collect scrap metal for reprocessing; scrapyard. |
1071 |
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[SOED, "scrapyard"] |