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Long-leafed pine No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
longmont anticyclone A mesoscale zone of anticyclonically turning winds that develops downstream of the Cheyenne Ridge in northeast Colorado and southeast Wyoming, and is often centered just east of the foothills of the R ocky Mountains near the town of Longmont, Colorado. The cause of the feature is the interaction of the ambient low level northwest flow with the east?west terrain feature known as the Cheyenne Ridge. See also Denver convergence?vorticity zone. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Longobards No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Long period comets A comet with orbital period of more than 200 years. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Long period variable stars A type of variable star in which variations in brightness occur over long time-scales of months or years. The term generally refers to Mira variable types. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Long period variable stars A type of variable star in which variations in brightness occur over long time-scales of months or years. The term generally refers to Mira variable types. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
long range transport No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
longshore current (Also called littoral current.) The resultant current produced by waves being deflected at an angle by the shore. In this case the current runs roughly parallel to the shoreline. The longshore current is capable of carrying a certain amount of material as long as its velocity remains fairly constant; however, any obstruction, such as a submarine rock ridge or a land point cutting across the path of the current, will cause loss of velocity and consequent loss of carrying power. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
longshore drift No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Longshoremen No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
long shore wind 1. A damp unpleasant wind that blows from the south in Madras (India). 2. A wind from the northeast at night in Sri Lanka. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Long-term strength The failure strength of a material after a long period of creep deformation GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Long-term strength The failure strength of a material after a long period of creep deformation. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
long wave No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
LongWire A dipole antenna whose active (sensor) elements are two wires deployed in the equatorial plane on opposite sides of a spinning spacecraft, and whose length is several times greater than the spacecraft diameter. (spase) Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
LongWire A dipole antenna whose active (sensor) elements are two wires deployed in the equatorial plane on opposite sides of a spinning spacecraft, and whose length is several times greater than the spacecraft diameter. (spase) Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
LongWire A dipole antenna whose active (sensor)elements are two wires deployed in the equatorial plane on opposite sides ofa spinning spacecraft, and whose length is several times greater than thespacecraft di ameter. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Longwy, France--Siege, 18/1 No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Longwy, France--Siege, 1871 No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Lonsdaleite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
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