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111Buffer strip — Contour buffer strips used to retain soil and reduce erosion. See also: Riparian zone restoration A buffer strip is an area of land maintained in permanent vegetation that helps to control air, soil, and water quality, along with other… …
112Bulgaria — /bul gair ee euh, bool /, n. a republic in SE Europe. 8,652,745; 42,800 sq. mi. (110,850 sq. km). Cap.: Sofia. * * * Bulgaria Introduction Bulgaria Background: The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in …
113delay — Synonyms and related words: abide, adjourn, afterthought, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, await, backpedal, backwater, be a sideliner, be still, bide, bide the issue, bind, block, blockage, blocking, bog down, bottle up, brake, bureaucratic… …
114retardation — noun 1. a decrease in rate of change (Freq. 1) the deceleration of the arms race • Syn: ↑deceleration, ↑slowing • Ant: ↑acceleration (for: ↑deceleration) …
115time dilation — noun also time dilatation : a slowing of time in accordance with the theory of relativity that occurs in a system in motion relative to an outside observer and that becomes apparent especially as the speed of the system approaches that of light * …
116RZA — Infobox musical artist Name = RZA Img capt = RZA at The New Yorker in 2005. Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Robert Diggs Alias = Bobby Digital , Ruler Zig Zag Zig Allah , Bobby Steels , The Rzarector , The Abbot ,… …
117Traffic congestion — Traffic jam redirects here. For other uses, see Traffic jam (disambiguation). Traffic congestion on Marginal Pinheiros, near downtown São Paulo. According to Time magazine, São Paulo has the world s worst traffic jams.[1 …
118NASA Pathfinder — Helios Prototype Helios Prototype in flight Role Remote controlled UAV Manufacturer …
119James J. Corbett — For other people of the same name, see Jim Corbett (disambiguation). James J. Corbett Statistics Real name James John Corbett Nickname(s) Gentleman Jim …
120Pioneer anomaly — The Pioneer anomaly or Pioneer effect is the observed deviation from expectations of the trajectories of various unmanned spacecraft visiting the outer solar system, notably Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11. Both spacecraft are escaping from the solar… …
