excessive heating

  • 31Geography of Arizona — Location of Arizona in the United States …

    Wikipedia

  • 32heat shield — heat′ shield n. ars an exterior coating or structure that protects a spacecraft from excessive heating during reentry • Etymology: 1955–60 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33ablator — /əbˈleɪtə/ (say uhb laytuh) noun 1. a disposable casing used to protect a spacecraft from excessive heating during re entry into the earth s atmosphere. 2. the material of such a casing …

  • 34re-entry corridor — noun A narrow corridor available to a spacecraft returning to Earth, bounded by excessive heating below and low atmospheric density above, preventing slowdown • • • Main Entry: ↑re enter …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 35Passive solar building design — Elements of passive solar design, shown in a direct gain application …

    Wikipedia

  • 36agricultural technology — Introduction       application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation       Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… …

    Universalium

  • 37lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) …

    Universalium

  • 38Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly …

    Universalium

  • 39Low-temperature thermal desorption — NOTE: This article is largely taken verbatim from the EPA s How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites . cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = date = url = http://www.epa.gov/OUST/cat/lttd.htm… …

    Wikipedia

  • 40wine — wineless, adj. winish, adj. /wuyn/, n., adj., v., wined, wining. n. 1. the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and… …

    Universalium