water table — 1. The top surface of a body of slowly moving ground water that fills the pore spaces within a rock mass. Above it lies the freely draining vadose zone, and below it lies the permanently saturated phreas. In uniform aquifers, such as sandstone … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
fissure — An open joint or crack in rocks [16]. Any discontinuity within the rock mass that is either initially open or capable of being opened by dissolution to provide a route for water movement. Fissures in this sense, applied generally in karst,… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Anal fissure — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 673 ICD10 = ICD10|K|60|0|k|55 ICD10|K|60|2|k|55 ICD9 = ICD9|565.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001130 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3532 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|2938… … Wikipedia
Nonpoint source water pollution regulations in the United States — Nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution regulations are environmental regulations that restrict or limit water pollution from diffuse or nonpoint effluent sources such as polluted runoff from agricultural areas in a river catchments or wind borne… … Wikipedia
Counter fissure — Counter Coun ter, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle. I. Taylor.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Underground mining (hard rock) — A three dimensional model of an underground mine with shaft access Underground hard rock mining refers to various underground mining techniques used to excavate hard minerals, mainly those containing metals[1] such as ore containing gold … Wikipedia
Трещинные воды — (a. fissure water, fracture water; н. Kluftwasser; ф. eaux de fissures, eaux de diaclases, eaux de joints; и. aguas de fisuras) подземные воды, залегающие и циркулирующие в плотных осадочных, магматич. и метаморфич. г. п., нарушенных… … Геологическая энциклопедия
трещинная вода — — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN fissure waterfracture water … Справочник технического переводчика
volcano — /vol kay noh/, n., pl. volcanoes, volcanos. 1. a vent in the earth s crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals. 2. a mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the summit,… … Universalium
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
Eldfell — is a cinder cone volcano just over 200 metres (650 ft) high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey. It formed in a volcanic eruption which began without warning just outside the town of Heimaey on 23 January 1973. Its name means Mountain of Fire in… … Wikipedia