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1Slip coach — A slip coach or slip carriage is a British and Irish railway term for passenger rolling stock that is uncoupled from an express train while the train is in motion, then slowed under its own braking effort to a stand in a station. The coach was… …
2Slip coach — Un slip coach (littéralement une voiture largable) était, pour les compagnies de chemin de fer britanniques et irlandaises, une voiture conçue pour être découplée en marche à partir d un train express ; puis être ralentie par un opérateur,… …
3Episodic tremor and slip (ETS) — is a phenonemon recently observed in seismology describing a particular type of tremor pattern observed in regions of convergent plate boundaries. These are characterised by non earthquake like tremors, accompanied by aseismic slip in the same… …
4Cover slip — A box of 66 by 24 mm coverslips. A cover slip (bottom) and a microscope slide (top) …
5Ferry slip — wheeled vehicles.Often a ferry intended for motor vehicle transport will carry its own adjustable ramp when elevated it acts as a wave guard and is lowered to a horizontal position at the terminus to meet a permanent road segment that extends… …
6Shoulder slip — Shoulder Shoul der, n. [OE. shulder, shuldre, schutder, AS. sculdor; akin to D. schoulder, G. schulter, OHG. scultarra, Dan. skulder, Sw. skuldra.] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the… …
7List of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom, 1993 — This is a complete list of all 1844 Statutory Instruments published in the United Kingdom in the year 1993. NOTOC 1 100* Environmental Protection (Controls on Injurious Substances) Regulations 1993 S.I. 1993/1 * Rail Crossing Extinguishment and… …
8pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …
9Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
10earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake …
