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51Overdeepening — Sognefjord in Norway, the second longest fjord in the world, shows characteristic overdeepening. Overdeepening is a characteristic of basins and valleys eroded by glaciers. An overdeepened valley profile is often eroded to depths which are… …
52Bryozoa — Temporal range: Upper Cambrian–Recent[1] …
53Magnesium — Not to be confused with Manganese. sodium ← magnesium → aluminium Be ↑ Mg ↓ Ca …
54Rheology — is the study of the flow of matter: mainly liquids but also soft solids or solids under conditions in which they flow rather than deform elasticallyW. R. Schowalter (1978) Mechanics of Non Newtonian Fluids Pergamon ISBN 0 08021778 8] . It applies …
55Snake — Ophidian redirects here. For the professional wrestler, see The Osirian Portal. This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). Snakes Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent, 112–0 Ma …
56Cutoff (steam engine) — In a steam engine, cutoff is the point in the piston stroke at which the inlet valve is closed. On a steam locomotive, the cutoff is controlled by the reverser. The point at which the inlet valve closes and stops the entry of steam into the… …
57Slow earthquake — A slow earthquake is a discontinuous, earthquake like event that releases energy over a period of hours to months, rather than the seconds to minutes characteristic of an earthquake sensu stricto. First detected using long term strain… …
58creepy — creepily, adv. creepiness, n. /kree pee/, adj., creepier, creepiest. 1. having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear: a creepy ghost story. 2. that creeps: a creepy insect. 3. Slang. of, pertaining to, or… …
59Rock — /rok/, n. a male given name. * * * I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of minerals. The three major classes of rock igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic are based on the processes that formed them. These three classes are… …
60Herpes — A family of viruses. Herpes also refers to infection with one of the human herpesviruses, especially herpes simplex types 1 and 2. Herpes simplex type 1, also known as human herpesvirus 1 (HHV 1), causes cold sores and fever blisters in the mouth …
