Dictionary - Axial: Oceanography Dictionary - Axial
  Definition and meaning of axial:   axial - refers to the head and trunk of an individual (Source: US National Oceani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Axial Tilt: Encyclopedia - Axial Tilt
Axial tilt is an astronomical term regarding the inclination angle of a planet's rotational axis in relation to its orbital plane. It is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intra-axial Hematoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Intra-axial Hematoma - Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage, or intracerebral hemorrhage, another type of intra-axial bleeding, can be caused by brain trauma, or it can ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Axial Skeleton: Oceanography Dictionary - Axial Skeleton
  Definition and meaning of axial skeleton:   axial skeleton - in a vertebrate skeleton, the skull, vertebral column, rib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-hookean Solid: Encyclopedia Ii - Neo-hookean Solid - Uni-axial Extension
Under uni-axial extension from the definition of Finger tensor: where where α - is the elongation (ratio of deformed and undeformed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intra-axial Hematoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Intra-axial Hematoma - Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Intraventricular hemorrhage (or "IVH") is a bleeding of the ventricles, where the cerebrospinal fluid is normally located. It is particul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buckling: Encyclopedia Ii - Buckling - Buckling In Columns
The ratio of the length of a column to the least radius of gyration of its cross section is called the slenderness ratio (usually express...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clavicle: Encyclopedia Ii - Clavicle - Functions
The clavicle serves several functions: It serves as a rigid support from which the scapula and free limb are suspended. This arrangement...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David R. Hawkins: Encyclopedia - David R. Hawkins
David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. is an American author, mystic, spiritual teacher, and psychiatrist in Sedona, Arizona. He is a proponent of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ankylosing Spondylitis: Encyclopedia - Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, progressive inflammatory arthritis primarily affecting spine and sacroiliac joints, causing eve...   » Read the article

Article - Oceanography Sitemap I - A
This is a sitemap for Oceanography - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Physical Characteristics
See also: Geology The Earth consists of several atmospheric, hydrologic, and mainly geologic layers. Its components are the atmosphere, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Terri Schiavo: Encyclopedia Ii - Terri Schiavo - Last Rites
On March 26, 2005, Bob and Mary Schindler announced that their legal options had been exhausted. The next day, Schiavo was given the Anoi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Neuroimaging: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Neuroimaging - Recent Breakthroughs
Recent breakthroughs in non-invasive brain imaging have been somewhat limited because most of them have not been completely novel; rather...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biological Neural Network: Encyclopedia - Biological Neural Network
In neuroscience, a neural network is a bit of conceptual juggernaut: the conceptual transition from neuroanatomy, a rigorously descriptiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buckling: Encyclopedia - Buckling
In engineering, buckling is a failure mode of a structural member characterised by a failure to react to the bending moment generated by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zinc Chloride: Encyclopedia - Zinc Chloride
Zinc chloride (ZnCl2) is a colorless or white compound of zinc and chlorine that is extremely hygroscopic. Four crystalline structures ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bearing Mechanical: Encyclopedia - Bearing Mechanical
A bearing is a component used to reduce friction in a machine. Bearings may be classified broadly according to the motions they allow and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babbitt Metal: Encyclopedia - Babbitt Metal
Babbitt metal, also called white metal, is an alloy used to provide the bearing surface in a plain bearing. It was invented in 1839 by Is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ball Bearing: Encyclopedia - Ball Bearing
A ball bearing is a common type of rolling-element bearing, a kind of bearing. The term ball bearing sometimes means a bearing assembly w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Makam: Encyclopedia Ii - Makam - Simple Makams
Makam - Çârgâh Makam. This makam is identical to the Western C-major scale, and consists of a Çârgâh pentachord and a Çârgâh t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maqam: Encyclopedia Ii - Maqam - Passages
Maqam performance features a series characteristic pauses which separate and distinguish melodic passages within which, "the tonal-spatia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Optical Tweezers: Encyclopedia Ii - Optical Tweezers - History And Development Of Optical Tweezers
In 1986, the use of single beam optical tweezers was first reported in the scientific literature by Arthur Ashkin et al Opt. Lett. 11, 28...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babbitt Metal: Encyclopedia Ii - Babbitt Metal - Traditional Babbitt Bearings
In the traditional style of white metal bearing, a cast iron pillow block is assembled as a loose fit around the shaft, with the shaft in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bearing Mechanical: Encyclopedia Ii - Bearing Mechanical - Major Types
Common motions include linear/axial and rotary/radial. A linear or thrust bearing allows motion along a straight line, for example a draw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reamer: Encyclopedia Ii - Reamer - Straight Reamer Precision
A straight reamer is used to make only a minor enlargement to a hole. The entry end of the reamer will have a slight taper, the length of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zinc Chloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Zinc Chloride - Uses
One use for zinc chloride is as a flux for soldering. This is because of its ability (when molten) to dissolve metal oxides. This propert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Headlight: Encyclopedia Ii - Headlight - History Of Automotive Headlights
The earliest headlights were fueled by acetylene or oil and were introduced by drivers in the late 1880s. Acetylene was popular because t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reamer: Encyclopedia Ii - Reamer - Tapered Reamer Precision
A precision tapered reamer is used to make a tapered hole to later receive a tapered pin. A taper pin is a self tightening device due to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zinc Chloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Zinc Chloride - Chemical Properties
Zinc chloride is an ionic salt, though some covalent character is indicated by its low melting point (275 °C) and its high solubility in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Headlight: Encyclopedia Ii - Headlight - Types Of Headlights
A light source (filament or arc) is placed at or near the focus of a reflector, which may be parabolic or of non-parabolic complex shape...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zinc Chloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Zinc Chloride - Preparation & Purification
Anhydrous zinc chloride can be prepared from zinc and hydrogen chloride. Zn + 2 HCl(g) → ZnCl2(s) + H2(g) Hydrated forms and aqueous so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Headlight: Encyclopedia Ii - Headlight - Automotive Headlights
Modern headlights are electrically operated, positioned in pairs, one or two on each side of the front of a vehicle. A headlamp system is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Headlight: Encyclopedia Ii - Headlight - Types Of Headlights
A light source (filament or arc) is placed at or near the focus of a reflector, which may be parabolic or of non-parabolic complex shap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buckling: Encyclopedia Ii - Buckling - Buckling Of Surface Materials
Buckling is also a failure mode in pavement materials, primarily with concrete since asphalt is more flexible. Radiant heat from the Sun ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babbitt Metal: Encyclopedia Ii - Babbitt Metal - Modern Babbitt Bearings
In more modern practice, the crankshaft and connecting rod big end bearings in a modern automobile engine have bearings made of a replace...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Headlight: Encyclopedia Ii - Headlight - Dual-beam Headlights
Night driving has long been dangerous due to the glare of headlights from oncoming traffic which temporarily blinds drivers approaching f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Headlight: Encyclopedia Ii - Headlight - Care
Headlamps require very little care. Sealed beam headamps are modular. When the filament burns out, the entire module is replaced. Most 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Optical Tweezers: Encyclopedia Ii - Optical Tweezers - Active Research Groups And People In The Optical Tweezers Community
Optical tweezers - Research groups. ATOM3D is a joint research project comprising 7 European optics group with optical tweezing expert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maqam: Encyclopedia Ii - Maqam - Emotional Content
Each maqam evokes a specific emotion or set of emotions determined by the tone row and the nucleus, with different maqams sharing the sam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Makam: Encyclopedia Ii - Makam - Basic Makam Theory
A makam, more than simply a selection of notes and intervals, is essentially a guide to compositional structure: any composition in a giv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Optical Tweezers: Encyclopedia Ii - Optical Tweezers - Other Resources
Optical tweezers - Extensive Link Pages to other academic groups in Optical Tweezing. Extensive links to the worldwide Optical trappi...   » Read the article