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61Batter — Bat ter, n. A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope. [1913 Webster] {Batter rule}, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall is regulated in building. [1913… …
62Batter rule — Batter Bat ter, n. A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope. [1913 Webster] {Batter rule}, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall is regulated in building.… …
63Opportunity rover — (MER B) Opportunity in April 2003 Operator NASA Mission type Rover …
64Comparative statics — In this graph, comparative statics shows an increase in demand causing a rise in price and quantity. Comparing two equilibrium states, comparative statics doesn t describe how the increases actually occur. In economics, comparative statics is the …
65Alex Lowe — Stuart Alexander Alex Lowe (1962 1999), was widely considered one of his generation s finest all around mountaineers prior to his October 5, 1999 death in a massive slab avalanche on Shishapangma (Xixabangma) in Tibet. The event also claimed the… …
66Flux limiter — Flux limiters are used in high resolution schemes mdash; numerical schemes used to solve problems in science and engineering, particularly fluid dynamics, described by partial differential equations (PDE s). They are used in high resolution… …
67Clivus (anatomy) — Bone: Clivus (anatomy) Superior view of the clivus …
68skiing — /skee ing/, n. the act or sport of gliding on skis. [1890 95; SKI + ING1] * * * I Sport and mode of transportation involving moving over snow on a pair of long flat runners (skis) attached to shoes or boots. Skiing was born in northern Europe;… …
69theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …
70tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening …
