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1lapse rate — Meteorol. the rate of decrease of atmospheric temperature with increase of elevation vertically above a given location. [1915 20] * * * ▪ meteorology rate of change in temperature observed while moving upward through the Earth s atmosphere …
2Flaman Speed Indicator and Recorder — The Flaman Speed Indicator and Recorder was a device patented in 1901 by Nicolas Charles Eugène Flaman of France for indicating the current speed of a vehicle (ie a railway locomotive) and recording it on a paper tape that could be unrolled and… …
3gradient — rate of vertical fall of a stream or river, expressed as metres per kilometre …
4river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …
5environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
6fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …
7Fuel economy in automobiles — Fuel consumption monitor from a 2006 Honda Airwave …
8Demographics of Russia — Population (in millions) 1950 – January 2010.[1] Population: 142,905,200 (2010 Russian Census) Growth rate …
9Demographics of Croatia — Population of Croatia (in thousands) from 1857–2011 Population: 4 290 612 (31 March 2011) …
10Demographics of Finland — Population densities in Finland, inhabitants per square kilometre. This article is about the demographic features of the population of Finland, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status,… …
