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111Landslide — This article is about the geological phenomenon. For other uses, see Landslide (disambiguation). Rockslide redirects here. For the comic book character, see Rockslide (comics). Computer simulation of a slump landslide in San Mateo County,… …
112Tire — This article is about tires used on road vehicles, including pneumatic tires and solid tires. For railroad tires, see railway tires. For other uses, see tire (disambiguation) or tyre.Tires, or tyres (in American and British English, respectively) …
113Scale (map) — The scale of a map is defined as the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. If the region of the map is small enough for the curvature of the Earth to be neglected, then the scale may be taken as a constant… …
114Nankai Trough — The Nankai Trough 南海トラフ (Nankai Torafu?) is a submarine trough located south of Japan s island of Honshū, extending approximately 900 km offshore. In plate tectonics, the Nankai Trough marks a subduction zone that is caused by subduction of… …
115earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake …
116Europe — /yoor euhp, yerr / for 1; /yoo roh pee, yeuh / for 2, n. 1. a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and… …
117mechanics — /meuh kan iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on bodies and with motion, comprised of kinetics, statics, and kinematics. 2. (used with a sing. v.) the theoretical and practical application …
118Effet piézo-électrique — Piézoélectricité Illustration du comportement d’une pastille piézoélectrique : la contrainte appliquée crée un signal électrique. La piézoélectricité (du grec piézein presser, appuyer) est la propriété que possèdent certains corps de se… …
119Piezoelectricite — Piézoélectricité Illustration du comportement d’une pastille piézoélectrique : la contrainte appliquée crée un signal électrique. La piézoélectricité (du grec piézein presser, appuyer) est la propriété que possèdent certains corps de se… …
120Piezoélectricité — Piézoélectricité Illustration du comportement d’une pastille piézoélectrique : la contrainte appliquée crée un signal électrique. La piézoélectricité (du grec piézein presser, appuyer) est la propriété que possèdent certains corps de se… …
