environment tolerance
1environment — 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… …
2tolerance room — n. A room that provides drug addicts with a safe and clean environment in which to inject their drugs. Example Citation: The chapel housed a Tolerance Room based on Swiss and Dutch models and in defiance of Prime Minister John Howard s zero… …
3Zero tolerance (schools) — In the United States and Canada, zero tolerance policies are applied in some schools and other education venues. These have proved controversial in that some of those penalized have claimed that their treatment is egregiously unfair. AboutA zero… …
4Shade tolerance — is an ecological concept that refers to plants abilities to tolerate low light levels. The term is also used in horticulture and landscaping, although in this context its use is sometimes sloppy, especially with respect to labeling of plants for… …
5Zero tolerance — policies are studied in criminology and are common in formal and informal policing systems around the world.Fact|date=December 2007 The policies also appear in informal situations where there may be sexual harassment or Internet misuse in… …
6Desiccation tolerance — refers to the ability of an organism to withstand or endure extreme dryness, or drought like conditions. Plants and animals living in arid or periodically arid environments such as temporary streams or ponds may face the challenge of desiccation …
7Zero Tolerance (video game) — Infobox VG| title = Zero Tolerance developer = Technopop publisher = Accolade released = vgrelease|North America|NA|1994 vgrelease|PAL region|PAL|1994 genre = First person shooter modes = Single player, multiplayer ratings = VRC: MA 13 ELSPA: 15+ …
8Hostile environment sexual harassment — In employment law, hostile environment sexual harassment refers to a situation where employees in a workplace are subject to a pattern of exposure to unwanted sexual behavior from persons other than an employee s direct supervisor where… …
9Gene-environment interaction — Gene environment interaction, also called genotype environment interaction or GxE, is a term used to describe any phenotypic effects that are due to interactions between the environment and genes. Naive nature versus nurture debates assume that… …
10Damage tolerance — is a property of a structure relating to its ability to sustain defects safely until repair can be effected. The approach to engineering design to account for damage tolerance is based on the assumption that flaws can exist in any structure and… …
