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Degree-day A derived unit of measurement used to express the departure of the mean temperature for a day from a given reference (or base) temperature. (C or F) GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
degree f No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
degree of ionization No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Degree of saturation 1. The total degree of saturation of frozen soil is the ratio of the volume of ice and unfrozen water in the soil pores to the volume of the pores; 2. The degree of saturation of frozen soil by ice is the ratio of the volume of ice in the soil pores to the volume of the pores. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
degrees No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Degrees, Academic No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Degrees of frost In England, the number of Fahrenheit degrees that the temperature falls below the freezing point. Thus a day with a minimum temperature of 27F may be designated as a day of five degrees of frost. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Degrees of latitude and longitude No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Dehorning No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Dehrnite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
dehydrate No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
dehydration No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
deiced No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
De-icing The removal of ice accumulation on aircraft, ships and other objects by mechanical, thermal or chemical devices (cf. Anti-icing). GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
De-icing The removal of ice deposited on any object, especially applied to aircraft icing. Principal methods of de-icing in use today are heating, chemical treatment, and mechanical rupture of the ice deposit. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
De-icing The removal of ice accumulation on aircraft, ships and other objects by mechanical, thermal or chemical devices. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Deimos The smaller and outermost of the two naturalsatellites of Mars. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
deionization No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Deism No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Dekabrists. Wc Russia--Hist--Conspiracy of December, 1825 No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
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