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Officials No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Offline Not directly accessible electronically. Thisincludes resources which may to be moved to an on-line status in response toa given request. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Offretite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
offset No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
offshore No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
offshore wind Wind blowing from land to sea. During synoptic conditions of light winds, offshore winds near the surface often occur at night as a component of the land breeze. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Ofogoula language No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Of stars An O star whose spectrum displays strong N III 4634-4640-4642 emission and strong He II 4686 emission. The N III lines are always much stronger than C III 4647-4650-4651 when the latter are present. H istorically, Of stars were considered to belong to the peculiar category, hence the f notation (see below). In his thesis work, Walborn removed them from that category and established them as the normal O-type supergiants. He also used the notation ((f)), (f), and f to describe the progression from strong He II 4686 absorption, through weakened/absent, to emission, respectively, correlated with increasing N III emission strength, subsequently showing that it is a luminosity sequence -- the first such for stars earlier than O9. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Of stars An O star whose spectrum displays strong N III 4634-4640-4642 emission and strong He II 4686 emission. The N III lines are always much stronger than C III 4647-4650-4651 when the latter are present. H istorically, Of stars were considered to belong to the peculiar category, hence the f notation (see below). In his thesis work, Walborn removed them from that category and established them as the normal O-type supergiants. He also used the notation ((f)), (f), and f to describe the progression from strong He II 4686 absorption, through weakened/absent, to emission, respectively, correlated with increasing N III emission strength, subsequently showing that it is a luminosity sequence -- the first such for stars earlier than O9. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Of stars An O star whose spectrum displays strong N III 4634-4640-4642 emission and strong He II 4686 emission. The N III lines are always much stronger than C III 4647-4650-4651 when the latter are present. H istorically, Of stars were considered to belong to the peculiar category, hence the f notation (see below). In his thesis work, Walborn removed them from that category and established them as the normal O-type supergiants. He also used the notation ((f)), (f), and f to describe the progression from strong He II 4686 absorption, through weakened/absent, to emission, respectively, correlated with increasing N III emission strength, subsequently showing that it is a luminosity sequence -- the first such for stars earlier than O9. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Of stars An O star whose spectrum displays strong N III 4634-4640-4642 emission and strong He II 4686 emission. The N III lines are always much stronger than C III 4647-4650-4651 when the latter are present. H istorically, Of stars were considered to belong to the peculiar category, hence the f notation (see below). In his thesis work, Walborn removed them from that category and established them as the normal O-type supergiants. He also used the notation ((f)), (f), and f to describe the progression from strong He II 4686 absorption, through weakened/absent, to emission, respectively, correlated with increasing N III emission strength, subsequently showing that it is a luminosity sequence -- the first such for stars earlier than O9. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Oftedalite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Ogallalla Indians No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Ogdensburgite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
O giant stars No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
O giant stars No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
O giant stars No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Ogive Band or wave on the surface of a valley glacier, stretching from side to side and arched in the direction of flow. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ogive Alternate bands of light and dark ice seen on a glacier surface. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Ogive 1. A band or wave on the surface of a valley glacier, stretching from side to side and arched in the direction of flow. 2. The graph of a cumulative frequency distribution. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
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