open-grain
1open grain — adjective see open grained …
2open-grained — adjective or open grain | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ : having a coarse texture; especially : having large pores open grained woods …
3Grain growth — refers to the increase in size of grains (crystallites) in a material at high temperature. This occurs when recovery and recrystallisation are complete and further reduction in the internal energy can only be achieved by reducing the total area… …
4grain elevator — elevator (def. 4). [1850 55] * * * Storage building for grain, usually a tall frame, metal, or concrete structure with a compartmented interior; also, the device for loading grain into a building. One common mechanism consists of a hopper, a long …
5Grain elevator — Saskatchewan Wheat Pool No. 7, Thunder Bay, Ontario. A grain elevator is a tower containing a bucket elevator, which scoops up, elevates, and then uses gravity to deposit grain in a silo or other storage facility. In most …
6Open outcry — Until 2009[1], trades on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange always involved a face to face interaction. There is one podium/desk on the trading floor for each of the exchange s three thousand or so stocks …
7Grain boundary — A grain boundary is the interface between two grains in a polycrystalline material. Grain boundaries disrupt the motion of dislocations through a material, so reducing crystallite size is a common way to improve strength, as described by the Hall …
8Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration — The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (or GIPSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that facilitates the marketing of livestock, poultry, meat, cereals, oilseeds, and related agricultural products,… …
9Open field system — Generic map of a medieval manor, showing strip farming, from William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1923 The open field system was the prevalent agricultural system in much of Europe from the Middle Ages to as recently as the 20th century in some …
10Open sandwich — Smørbrød, smørrebrød or smörgås, Scandinavian open sandwich at a cafeteria in Norway An open sandwich, also known as an open face/faced sandwich, Ulrich Sandwich, bread baser, or tartine, consists of a single slice of bread with one or more food… …
