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STD 2005/06/07 |
PAGODA |
A <HINDU_TEMPLE>, <BUDDHIST_TEMPLE>, and/or sacred <BUILDING>, usually in the form of a many-tiered <TOWER> with <FLOOR_LEVEL>s of diminishing size, each with an ornamented projecting <ROOF>; pagoda [SOED, "pagoda", 1]. |
843 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PALACE |
A <BUILDING> serving, or that has previously served, as the official residence of a royal personage or high dignitary in a religious establishment or government; palace. |
844 |
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[SOED, "palace", 1] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
PAPER_MILL |
A <FACILITY> for processing natural fibres (for example: wood) into flexible sheets or rolls of paper by deposit from an aqueous suspension; paper-mill. |
846 |
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[SOED, "paper-mill"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
PARAPET |
An <EMBANKMENT>, especially one on top of a <WALL> or <RAMPART> or in front of a <MILITARY_TRENCH>, that is built to provide protection from an enemy's observation and fire, to protect <EQUIPMENT>, to stabilize an adjacent <STRUCTURE>, or to serve as a <TERRAIN_OBSTACLE>; parapet [SOED, "parapet", 1]. |
847 |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
PARKING_LANE |
A <ROUTE_LANE_LAND> at the <BOUNDARY> of a <ROAD> that is intended to serve as a parking <LOCATION> for <MOTOR_VEHICLE>s; parking lane. |
1459 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PARTICLE |
A minute portion of <MATERIAL>; particle [SOED, "particle", 2]. |
851 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PATROL_CRAFT |
A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> under 100 tonnes in displacement and equipped for patrol duties on relatively sheltered <WATERBODY_SURFACE_REGION>s (for example: <HARBOUR>s and/or <RIVER>s); patrol craft. |
853 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PERSONNEL |
The <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <HUMAN>s employed by an organization or engaged in a service; personnel [SOED, "personnel", 1.a]. |
857 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PETROLEUM |
A dark viscous liquid consisting chiefly of hydrocarbons that is sometimes present in <ROCK> and is refined for use (for example: as a fuel and/or as a source material for manufacturing); petroleum [SOED, "petroleum", 1.a]. |
858 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PETROLEUM_TANK_FARM |
A <FACILITY> devoted to the storage of <PETROLEUM> through the use of a collection of, generally above ground, <STORAGE_TANK>s; petroleum tank farm [SOED, "tank farm"]. |
863 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PIPELINE_TERMINUS |
The apparent end of a <PIPELINE> located above the <TERRAIN> where it enters the <TERRAIN>; pipeline terminus. This apparent end often occurs at a pumping or industrial <FACILITY> or where the <PIPELINE> crosses under a <LAND_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>. |
870 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PIPING_COMPLEX |
A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <PIPE>s and associated <PUMP>s used to transfer slurries, liquids, or gases from one <LOCATION> to another; piping complex. |
871 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLANETARY_SURFACE |
The <SURFACE> of a <PLANET>, specifically the <SURFACE> of the <LAND> and/or <WATERBODY>s. |
875 |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
PLANETARY_SURFACE_REGION |
A <REGION> of a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>. |
1486 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLANKTON |
Zooplankton or phytoplankton that is passively floating or drifting in a <WATERBODY>; plankton [MWCD, "plankton"]. |
876 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLANT |
A <LIVING_ORGANISM> of the kingdom Plantae, the members of which typically are fixed to a substrate, able to subsist wholly on inorganic substances, and move chiefly by growth; plant [SOED, "plant", 2]. |
878 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLANTATION |
An estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale, especially in tropical <REGION>s; plantation [SOED, "plantation", 5]. |
880 |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
PLANTER |
A <CONTAINER> for growing or displaying <PLANT>s; planter [SOED, "planter", 6b]. |
1435 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POLAR_CAP |
A <REGION> of <ICE> or other frozen <MATERIAL> surrounding a <PLANETARY_POLE>; polar cap [SOED, "polar cap"]. |
886 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POLE |
A long, slender, more or less cylindrical piece of <MATERIAL> (for example: wood or metal) used as a support (for example: to hold up a <TENT>, for <VEGETATION> to climb on, for supporting an <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE>, and/or for holding up scaffolding); pole [SOED, "pole", 1.a]. |
888 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POLICE_STATION |
A <PUBLIC_SERVICE_STATION> that serves as the headquarters of a unit of a police force and that is where those under arrest are first charged; police station. |
889 |
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[SOED, "police station"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
POLYGONAL_FACE |
A polygon used to model some aspect of an <OBJECT>; polygonal face. |
890 |
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[SOED, "face", II.10] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
POLYNYA |
A large <REGION> of <OPEN_WATER> that is surrounded by floating <ICE>; polynya [SOED, "polynya"]. |
891 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POST_OFFICE |
A <PUBLIC_SERVICE_STATION> where postal business (for example: where mail is handled and/or where stamps and other postal materials are sold) may be carried on; post office. |
894 |
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[SOED, "post office", 1 and 2] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE- _TERMINUS |
The terminus of a <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE> at a <POWER_PLANT>, <POWER_SUBSTATION>, transformer, or receiving <FACILITY>. |
901 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PRECIPITATION_REGION |
A <REGION> where <PRECIPITATION> is occurring. |
903 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PREPARED_DEFENSIVE_POSITION- _SITE |
A <SITE> containing one or more prepared <DEFENSIVE_POSITION>s. |
905 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PREPARED_DEFENSIVE_TRACT |
A <TRACT> containing military <STRUCTURE>s resistant to <MUNITION>s (for example: a bastion, a <RAMPART>, a <FORTIFICATION>, a <DEFENSIVE_POSITION>, an <INFANTRY_TRENCH>, and/or a <BUNKER>); prepared defensive tract. |
906 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PRISON |
A <DETENTION_FACILITY> where long (usually more than one year) sentences for criminal misconduct can be served; prison. |
910 |
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[SOED, "prison", A.1] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
PROHIBITED_REGION |
A <REGION>, usually on a <MILITARY_INSTALLATION>, where entrance or presence of unauthorized <PERSONNEL> is prohibited, typically due to the presence of unexploded <MUNITION>s, <EXPLOSIVE_MINE>s, or sensitive environmental habitats; prohibited region. |
913 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PROPERTY_SET |
A <SET> of EDCS Attributes and/or functional relationships between EDCS Attributes that are applicable to an <OBJECT>, <LOCATION>, and/or <REGION>; property set. |
915 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PROTIST |
A <LIVING_ORGANISM> of the kingdom Protista, the members of which are simple organisms that are between, or distinct from, <ANIMAL>s and <PLANT>s, especially a unicellular eukaryote; protist [SOED, "protist"]. EXAMPLES Protozoan, single-celled <ALGA>. |
917 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PTERIDOPHYTE |
A <PLANT> of the group Pteridophyta; pteridophyte [SOED, "pteridophyte"]. EXAMPLES <FERN>, horsetail, clubmoss. |
918 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PUBLIC_INN |
A <RESTAURANT> where lodging may be available; public inn. |
919 |
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[SOED, "inn", 3] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
PUBLIC_SERVICE_STATION |
A station that houses public services and from which operations are directed or services provided. |
920 |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
PUBLIC_TELEPHONE |
A <TELEPHONE> that accesses the public land line <NETWORK> and is at a fixed <LOCATION> for use by the general public. |
1463 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PUFF |
A small, identifiable quantity of <AIR> with a composition different from that of its environment emitted in one light, abrupt blast; puff. EXAMPLE The initial <NON_AQUEOUS_CLOUD> of <SMOKE> from an explosion. |
922 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PULPIT |
A raised <STRUCTURE> consisting of an enclosed platform from which the preacher in a <CHURCH> or <CHAPEL> delivers the sermon; pulpit [SOED, "pulpit", 2.a]. |
923 |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
PUMP |
A mechanical <DEVICE> used to move fluid by lifting, suction, or pressure; pump. |
1464 |
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[SOED, "pump", noun, 1] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
PYLON |
A tall <STRUCTURE> erected as a support; pylon [SOED, "pylon", 4.a]. |
927 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PETROLEUM_FIELD |
A <TRACT> where <PETROLEUM> is pumped or otherwise removed from the ground; petroleum field. |
861 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AA052] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PROCESSING_FACILITY |
A <FACILITY> including one or more <PROCESSING_BUILDING>s; processing facility. |
912 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AC000] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PETROLEUM_FACILITY |
A <FACILITY> involved in the production or distribution of <PETROLEUM>, oil, and/or natural gas products [DFDD, Feature Dictionary: AC040]. |
860 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AC040] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PETROLEUM_REFINERY |
An <INDUSTRIAL_WORKS> for refining and purifying <PETROLEUM>; petroleum refinery. |
862 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AC040] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POWER_GENERATION_BUILDING |
A <BUILDING> and associated <EQUIPMENT> used for the generation of electric power; power generation building. |
896 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AD010] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POWER_PLANT |
A <FACILITY> including one or more <POWER_GENERATION_BUILDING>s; power plant. |
897 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AD010] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POWER_SUBSTATION |
A <FACILITY>, along a <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE>, in which electric current is transformed and/or distributed; power substation. A power substation is also known as a transformer yard. |
898 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AD030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PICNIC_TRACT |
A <TRACT> that has picnic tables for public use. |
865 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AK061] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PARK |
A <PLANETARY_SURFACE_REGION> used for recreational or ornamental purposes; park. |
849 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AK120] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PARTICLE_ACCELERATOR |
A <DEVICE> for imparting high velocities to charged <PARTICLE>s; particle accelerator. |
852 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AL140] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PUBLIC_SQUARE |
An open <TRACT> used for public meetings in a <CITY> or <TOWN>; public square. |
921 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AL170] |
[SOED, "square", n.5.b] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
PROTECTION_SHED |
A <SHELTER> built to protect a section of <ROAD> or <RAILWAY> from slides of <SNOW_GROUND_COVER> and/or <ROCK>; protection shed. |
916 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AL210] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PREPARED_WATERCOURSE- _CROSSING |
A <LOCATION> on a <WATERCOURSE> that has <RAMP>s, <STRUCTURAL_PILE>s, and/or <PIER>s constructed on one or both <SHORE>s to allow for suitable future crossing operations using floating <BRIDGE>s or rafting <EQUIPMENT>; prepared watercourse crossing. |
907 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AQ111] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PIPE |
A hollow cylinder or tube of metal, plastic, or other <MATERIAL> that is used for the conveyance of slurries, liquids, or gases; pipe [SOED, "pipe", n1.3.a]. |
868 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AQ113] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PIPELINE |
A <NON_EMPTY_SET> or connected <SET> of <PIPE>s for conveying liquids, slurries, or gases, often underground; pipeline. |
869 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AQ113] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PUMP_ROOM |
A <BUILDING> or <ROOM> housing <PUMP>s for raising, compressing, or transferring fluids; pump room. In the US, a pump room is also known as a pump house. |
925 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AQ116] |
[SOED, "pump room"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
PUMPING_STATION |
A <FACILITY> to move slurries, liquids, or gases by means of pressure or suction; pumping station. |
926 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AQ116] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE |
A <SYSTEM> of <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE>s and associated <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE_PYLON>s that transmit electrical power; power transmission line. |
899 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AT030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE- _PYLON |
A <PYLON> or <POLE> used to support a <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE>. |
900 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AT040] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PUMP_OUT_FACILITY |
A <FACILITY> with <EQUIPMENT> to pump out waste liquids from <VEHICLE>s; pump out facility. |
924 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BB200] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PINGO |
A conical or dome-shaped <HILL>, oval in plan, having a large central core of <ICE> and developed in a <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> of <PERMAFROST>; pingo [S32, "pingo"] and [DESCI, "pingo"]. Pingos are formed from the encroachment of <PERMAFROST> and the resulting hydrostatic pressure. Some pingos have breached crests in which <ICE> may be exposed. |
867 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BD121] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PENSTOCK |
A <PIPELINE> or channel generally used by hydroelectric <POWER_PLANT>s or water mills to transport <WATER> by gravity or under pressure; penstock. |
854 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BH110] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POLAR_ICE |
<ICE> that is a permanent feature of <PLANETARY_POLE>s; polar ice. |
887 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BJ080] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POTENTIAL_LANDSLIDE- _REGION |
A <TRACT> with a high potential of slipping down from an elevated <LOCATION> (for example: a <CLIFF> and/or the side of a <MOUNTAIN>); potential landslide region. |
895 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: DB210] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLANT_NURSERY |
A <FACILITY> where <PLANT>s are grown for transplanting, seed, or grafting; plant nursery. |
879 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: EA030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POINT_ABEAM |
The <LOCATION> on a <LINE> that is nearest to and abeam of another <LOCATION> that is not on the <LINE>; point abeam. EXAMPLE A <LOCATION> on the centre-line of a <RUNWAY> is abeam a glide slope <AERIAL> when the distance from the centre-line of the <RUNWAY> to the glide slope <AERIAL> is at a minimum. |
885 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: GB058] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PARCEL |
An administrative subdivision of a <TRACT>; parcel. |
848 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: IA040] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLANETARY_MAGNETIC_POLE |
Either of the two <LOCATION>s on a <PLANETARY_SURFACE> where, given the presence of a planetary <MAGNETIC_FIELD>, the magnetic dip is 90 arc degrees (locally vertical); planetary magnetic pole. |
873 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: ZC051] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PETROLEUM_BUILDING |
A <BUILDING> involved in the production or distribution of <PETROLEUM>. |
859 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:102] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PALACE_COMPLEX |
A <PALACE> and one or more associated <BUILDING>s; palace complex. |
845 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:11] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PRECOLLEGIATE_CAMPUS |
A <FACILITY> used for precollegiate instruction (generally of children); precollegiate campus. |
904 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:15] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PARKING_GARAGE |
A <BUILDING> or indoor space used to park or keep <MOTOR_VEHICLE>s; parking garage. |
850 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:21] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PROCESSING_BUILDING |
A <BUILDING> that is used for the changing or refining of a particular <MATERIAL>; processing building. A processing building is also known as a treatment building. |
911 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:89] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PRECIPITATION |
Aqueous <PARTICLE>s in liquid phase or solid phase that originate in the <ATMOSPHERE> and fall to the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> of the <EARTH>; precipitation. |
902 |
IR |
[GMET, "precipitation"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PERMANENT_SNOWFIELD |
A permanent <SNOWFIELD>. |
856 |
IR |
[GMET, "snowfield", 2] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLANET |
A <CELESTIAL_BODY> that (a) is in orbit around a <STAR>, (b) has sufficient <<MASS>> for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit; planet. |
872 |
IR |
[IAUB5] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLUTO |
The <DWARF_PLANET> of the <SUN> whose orbit is primarily outside that of <NEPTUNE>; Pluto. |
883 |
IR |
[IAUB6] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
POTENTIAL_TEMPERATURE- _INVERSION_LAYER |
A layer in an <ATMOSPHERE> where the <<POTENTIAL_AIR_TEMPERATURE>> increases with <<HEIGHT_AGL>>; potential temperature inversion layer. |
1439 |
IR |
[PLKEMMM] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PACK_ICE |
A <REGION> of <ICE> on a <WATERBODY> formed by the drifting and crushing together of ice floes, where the term is used in a wide sense to include any <REGION> of sea ice other than fast ice; pack ice. The movement of individual floes is restricted as the pack moves as a single unit. |
842 |
IR |
[S32, "pack ice"] |
[FACC, Annex A: BJ070] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
PIER |
A long, narrow <STRUCTURE> extending into a <WATERBODY> to afford a berthing place for <VESSEL>s or to serve as a promenade; pier. |
866 |
PR |
[S32, "pier"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLANETARY_POLE |
Either of the two <LOCATION>s where the axis of rotation of a <PLANET> intersects the <PLANETARY_SURFACE>; planetary pole. |
874 |
PR |
[S32, "pole"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PONTOON |
A broad, flat-bottomed <STRUCTURE> that is rectangular in shape, resembles a barge, and is designed to float on a <WATERBODY_SURFACE>; pontoon. |
892 |
IR |
[S57A, Object: PONTON] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
PARKING_METER |
A <METER>, usually coin-operated, receiving fees and registering the <<TIME_QUANTITY>> for which a <GROUND_VEHICLE> is allowed to park; parking meter. |
1460 |
IR |
[SOED, "parking meter"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PERMAFROST |
A layer of <SOIL> or <BEDROCK> at a variable <<DEPTH_BELOW_SURFACE_LEVEL>> beneath the <SURFACE> of the <LAND> in which the <<TEMPERATURE>> has been below freezing continuously from a few to thousands of years; permafrost. |
855 |
IR |
[SP35, "permafrost"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PHOSPHORESCENT_REGION |
A phosphorescent <WATERBODY_REGION>. |
864 |
IR |
[SP35, "phosphoresence"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLANKTON_BLOOM |
An enormous concentration of <PLANKTON> in a <WATERBODY>, caused either by an explosive or a gradual multiplication and usually producing an obvious change in the physical appearance of the <WATERBODY_SURFACE_REGION>, such as discolouration; plankton bloom. |
877 |
IR |
[SP35, "plankton bloom"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLATEAU |
A relatively flat <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> that falls off gradually on at least one side; plateau. |
881 |
IR |
[SP35, "plateau"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POD |
A <SET> of two or more seals or <WHALE>s closely clustered together; pod. |
884 |
IR |
[SP35, "pod"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PORPOISE |
A small to moderate sized member of the order Cetacea, suborder Odontoceti, family Phocaenidae; porpoise. |
893 |
IR |
[SP35, "porpoise"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PRESSURE_ICE |
<ICE> located in a <SEA>, <RIVER>, or <LAKE> that has been deformed or altered by the lateral stresses of any combination of <WIND>, <TIDE>s, <WATER_WAVE>s, and <SURF>; pressure ice. |
908 |
IR |
[SP35, "pressure ice"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PREVAILING_CURRENT |
A <WATERBODY_CURRENT> most frequently observed during a given observation period, usually a month, season, or year; prevailing current. |
909 |
IR |
[SP35, "prevailing current"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PROMONTORY |
A high point of <LAND> extending into a <WATERBODY>; promontory. |
914 |
IR |
[SP35, "promontory"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLUME |
An identifiable stream of <AIR> with an <<AIR_TEMPERATURE>> or composition different from that of its environment; plume. EXAMPLE <SMOKE> from a <CHIMNEY>. |
882 |
PR |
[WMO182, P0820, "plume"] |
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