The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
emplaced — em·place || ɪm pleɪs v. put into a place … English contemporary dictionary
ground-emplaced mine — noun an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over • Syn: ↑land mine, ↑booby trap • Hypernyms: ↑mine • Hyponyms: ↑bouncing betty, ↑claymore mine, ↑cl … Useful english dictionary
Rhinoplasty — For the album by Primus, see Rhinoplasty (album). Rhinoplasty Intervention Rhinoplasty: The lower lateral cartilage (greater alar cartilage) exposed for plastic modification via the left nostril … Wikipedia
Otoplasty — Otoplasty: the pre operative front aspect (left), and the post operative front aspect (right) of an infantile otopexy (ear pinback) correction to a girl. Otoplasty (Greek ōtoûs, ear + plassein, to shape) denotes the surgical and non surgical… … Wikipedia
Kaapvaal craton — The Kaapvaal craton (Limpopo province of South Africa), along with the Pilbara craton of Western Australia, are the only remaining areas of pristine 3.6 2.5 Ga crust on Earth. Similarities of rock records from both these cratons, especially of… … Wikipedia
Anorthosite — (pronEng|æˈnɔrθəsaɪt/, /ə ) is a phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar (90–100%), and a minimal mafic component (0–10%). Pyroxene, ilmenite, magnetite, and olivine are the mafic minerals most… … Wikipedia
Shakespeare quadrangle — The Shakespeare quadrangle is a region of Mercury running from 90 to 180° longitude and 20 to 70° latitude. It is also called Caduceata.Mariner 10 imagingThe only spacecraft images of Mercury are those taken by the Mariner 10 spacecraft, which… … Wikipedia
Ophiolite — Ordovician ophiolite in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland. An ophiolite ( / … Wikipedia
Large igneous province — Only a few of the largest Large Igneous Provinces are indicated (by the dark purple areas) on this geological map, which depicts crustal geologic provinces as seen in seismic refraction data. A Large Igneous Province (LIP) is an extremely large… … Wikipedia
Peridotite — A peridotite is a dense, coarse grained igneous rock, consisting mostly of the minerals olivine and pyroxene. Peridotite is ultramafic and ultrabasic, as the rock contains less than 45% silica. It is high in magnesium, reflecting the high… … Wikipedia
