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1521 | dynamometer | An apparatus for measuring force or energy. |
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1522 | dyne | The unit of force in the CGS SYSTEM. |
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1523 | eagre (or eager) | See BORE. |
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1524 | earth | The PLANET which we inhabit. The solid matter of the GLOBE in distinction from water and air. The GROUND. |
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1525 | earth current | See CURRENT(S): TELLURIC. |
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1526 | earth inductor | An electric instrument used to measure the INCLINATION of the EARTH's MAGNETIC FIELD. |
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1527 | earth light | Feeble light of the dark part of the MOON's disc produced by the solar light reflected by the EARTH including the ATMOSPHERE. Also written a... more |
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1528 | earthquake | A shaking or trembling of the CRUST of the EARTH caused by underground volcanic forces or by breaking and shifting of ROCK beneath the surfa... more |
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1529 | earth's crust | See CRUST. |
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1530 | earth's magnetic field | See GEOMAGNETIC FIELD. |
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1531 | earth's mantle | The relatively plastic region between the CRUST and core of the EARTH. Also called Asthenosphere. |
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1532 | earthshine | See EARTH LIGHT. Also written as two words. |
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1533 | earth tide | See TIDE. |
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1534 | easting | The distance a craft makes good to the east. The opposite is WESTING. In a cartesian reference system the value of one coordinate, usually e... more |
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1535 | ebb | The EBB STREAM. Sometimes the term 'ebb' is also used with reference to vertical tidal movement. The opposite is FLOOD. |
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1536 | ebb current | See EBB STREAM. |
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1537 | ebb interval | Short for strength of ebb interval. The interval between the transit of the moon over the meridian of a place and the time of the following ... more |
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1538 | ebb stream | The horizontal movement of water associated with FALLING TIDE. Ebb streams generally set seaward, or in the opposite direction to the tide p... more |
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1539 | ebb strength | Phase of the ebb tidal current at the time of maximum velocity. Also, the velocity at this time. Also called strength of ebb. |
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1540 | ebb tide | See TIDE: FALLING. |