projecting surface
1Surface warfare — Modern naval warfare is divided into three operational areas: surface warfare, air warfare and submarine warfare. Each area is comprised of specialized platforms and strategies used to exploit tactical advantages unique and inherent to that area …
2projecting — adjective extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary the jutting limb of a tree massive projected buttresses his protruding ribs a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck • Syn: ↑jutting, ↑projected, ↑protruding, ↑ …
3Martian surface — The study of surface characteristics (or surface properties and processes[1]) is a broad category of Mars science that examines the nature of the materials making up the Martian surface. The study evolved from telescopic and remote sensing… …
4Developable surface — In mathematics, a developable surface is a surface with zero Gaussian curvature. That is, it is a surface that can be flattened onto a plane without distortion (i.e. stretching or compressing ). Conversely, it is a surface which can be made by… …
5Mediastinal surface of lung — 1. Anterior border 2. Mediastinal part 3. Medial surface 4. Inferior lobe 5. Base of lung Latin facies mediastinalis pulmonis …
6Bracket (architecture) — A bracket is an architectural member made of wood, stone, or metal that overhangs a wall to support or carry weight. It may also support a statue, the spring of an arch, a beam, or a shelf. Brackets are often in the form of scrolls, and can be… …
7doorstop — /dawr stop , dohr /, n. 1. a device for holding a door open, as a wedge or small weight. 2. Also called slamming stile, stop. (in a doorframe) a strip or projecting surface against which the door closes. 3. a device for preventing a door from… …
8fin — noun 1》 a flattened appendage on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal, used for propelling, steering, and balancing. ↘an underwater swimmer s flipper. 2》 a small flattened projecting surface or attachment on an aircraft, rocket, or car …
9pile — pile1 noun 1》 a heap of things laid or lying one on top of another. ↘informal a large amount: the growing pile of work. 2》 a large imposing building: a Gothic pile. 3》 a series of plates of dissimilar metals laid one on another alternately to …
10vane — noun 1》 a broad blade attached to a rotating axis or wheel which pushes or is pushed by wind or water, forming part of a device such as a windmill, propeller, or turbine. ↘a weathervane. 2》 a projecting surface designed to guide the motion of …
