pore plate
1pore-plate — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: pore (II) : an olfactory sense organ of an insect …
2water pore — noun a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants • Syn: ↑hydathode, ↑water stoma • Hypernyms: ↑stoma, ↑stomate, ↑pore * * * noun 1. : a pore by which the …
3occlusion plate — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Heteroptera larvae, a semicircularly shaped plate located below the lateral pore in the ostiole; functioning in scent ejection in any horizontal direction …
4sieve plate — (Class Ostracoda): Minute, perforated plate covering pore in valve; may be associated with seta [Stachowitsch, 1992] …
5rock — rock1 rockless, adj. rocklike, adj. /rok/, n. 1. a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like. 2. Geol. a. mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable… …
6Rock — /rok/, n. a male given name. * * * I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of minerals. The three major classes of rock igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic are based on the processes that formed them. These three classes are… …
7Sedimentary rock — Middle Triassic marginal marine sequence of siltstones (below) and limestones (above), Virgin Formation, southwestern Utah, USA Sedimentary rock are types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth s surface and within… …
8Oceanic trench — Oceanic crust is formed at an oceanic ridge, while the lithosphere is subducted back into the asthenosphere at trenches. The oceanic trenches are hemispheric scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. They are also the… …
9Nankai 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… …
10metamorphic rock — Any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing geological conditions, including variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress. The preexisting rocks may be igneous, sedimentary,… …
