Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Carrington rotation — The Carrington rotation of the Sun is a system for comparing locations on the Sun over a period of time, allowing the following of sunspot groups or reappearance of eruptions at a later time.Because the Solar rotation is variable with latitude,… … Wikipedia
Tire rotation — or rotating tires is the practice of moving automobile wheels and tires from one position on the car, to another, to ensure even tire wear. Tire wear is uneven for any number of reasons. [ [http://www.partsamerica.com/Maintenance/MaintenanceTirePr… … Wikipedia
crisscrossing — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun also crisscross breeding : a system of breeding domestic animals involving the use of purebred sires of two breeds alternately or crossbred females of the same breeds in such an order that the females are always bred to the… … Useful english dictionary
Pronation — Rotation of the arm or leg inward. In the case of the arm, the palm of the hand will face posteriorly. * * * The condition of being prone; the act of assuming or of being placed in a prone position; a specific rotational motion of the forearm… … Medical dictionary
asteroid — asteroidal, adj. /as teuh royd /, n. 1. Also called minor planet. Astron. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those… … Universalium
Olympic-Wallowa Lineament — Location of the Olympic Wallowa Lineament. Is the OWL an optical illusion? The Olympic Wallowa lineament (OWL) – first reported by cartographer Erwin Raisz in 1945 [1] on a relief map of the continental United States – is a physiographic feature… … Wikipedia
cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… … Universalium
List of notable asteroids — Vesta is the brightest and second most massive asteroid. It suffered a crust penetrating impact approximately one billion years ago.[1] The following is a collection of lists of notable asteroids in the Solar System. For the purpo … Wikipedia
spectroscopy — spectroscopist /spek tros keuh pist/, n. /spek tros keuh pee, spek treuh skoh pee/, n. the science that deals with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis. [1865 70; SPECTRO + SCOPY] * * * Branch of analysis devoted to identifying… … Universalium
bridge — bridge1 bridgeable, adj. bridgeless, adj. bridgelike, adj. /brij/, n., v., bridged, bridging, adj. n. 1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or… … Universalium
