friable ground

  • 1Friable — Fri a*ble, a. [L. friabilis, fr. friare to rub, break, or crumble into small pieces, cf. fricare to rub, E. fray: cf. F. friable.] Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. Friable ground. Evelyn. Soft and friable texture. Paley. {Fri… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Mohave ground squirrel — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) …

    Wikipedia

  • 3Fri'ableness — Friable Fri a*ble, a. [L. friabilis, fr. friare to rub, break, or crumble into small pieces, cf. fricare to rub, E. fray: cf. F. friable.] Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. Friable ground. Evelyn. Soft and friable texture. Paley …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction        Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening …

    Universalium

  • 5locomotion — /loh keuh moh sheuhn/, n. the act or power of moving from place to place. [1640 50; see LOCOMOTIVE, MOTION] * * * Any of various animal movements that result in progression from one place to another. Locomotion is classified as either… …

    Universalium

  • 6Asbestos — For other uses, see Asbestos (disambiguation). Fibrous asbestos on muscovite …

    Wikipedia

  • 7Architectural reprography — covers a variety of technologies, media, and supports typically used to make multiple copies of original technical drawings and related records created by architects, landscape architects, engineers, surveyors, mapmakers and other professionals… …

    Wikipedia

  • 8Friability — means the ability to reduce a solid substance into smaller pieces with little effort.Often, substances designated as being hazardous, such as asbestos or crystalline silica are referred to as being friable if they are present in such a state that …

    Wikipedia

  • 9Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the …

    Wikipedia

  • 10agricultural technology — Introduction       application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation       Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… …

    Universalium