ground layer
11ground — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b a part of this specified in some way (low ground). 2 the substance of the earth s surface; soil, earth (stony ground; dug deep into the ground). 3 a a… …
12ground*/*/*/ — [graʊnd] noun I 1) [singular/U] the top part of the Earth s surface that people walk on People were sitting on the ground in small groups.[/ex] They were working 250 metres below ground.[/ex] 2) [singular] the layer of soil and rock that forms… …
13Ground-structure interaction — DesignThe interaction between ground and structure consists of an exchange of mutual stress between the structure itself and the foundations ground. This means that the movement of the whole ground structure system is influenced by the type of… …
14layer — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. one that lays (as a worker who lays brick or a hen that lays eggs) 2. a. one thickness, course, or fold laid or lying over or under another b. stratum c. horizon 2 3. a. a branch or shoot of a plant that roots while… …
15layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam …
16layer — /ˈleɪə / (say layuh) noun 1. a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface; a stratum. 2. something which is laid. 3. someone or something that lays. 4. Horticulture a. a shoot or twig placed partly under the ground while still… …
17ground frost — noun Brit. frost formed on the surface of the ground or in the top layer of soil …
18ground moraine — a) Commonly an extensive, low relief area of till, having an uneven or undulating surface, and commonly bounded on the distal end by a recessional or end moraine. b) A layer of poorly sorted rock and mineral debris (till) dragged along,… …
19layer — n. 1. Stratum, bed. See lay, 1. 2. Course (as of bricks). 3. Shoot or twig (laid in the ground for propagation) …
20surface boundary layer — Meteorol. the thin layer of air adjacent to the earth s surface, usually considered to be less than 300 ft. (91 m) high. Also called surface layer, atmospheric boundary layer, friction layer, ground layer. * * * …
