mechanism
mechanics | the technical aspects of doing something, a mechanism of social control, mechanisms of communication, the mechanics of prose style |
| airplane mechanics | the craft of building and repairing airplanes |
| auto mechanics | the craft of building and repairing automobiles |
| soil conservation | protection of soil against erosion or deterioration |
airfoil
aerofoil
control surface
surface | a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air, can lift or control a plane in flight |
air-to-ground missile
air-to-surface missile | a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground |
horizontal surface
level | a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line, park the car on the level |
| paved surface | a level horizontal surface covered with paving material |
| road surface | the paved surface of a paved roadway |
| sampler | a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches |
sampling station
sampler | an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something |
| soil pipe | drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc. |
| surface | the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary, there is a special cleaner for these surfaces, the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface |
surface gauge
surface gage
scribing block | gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand, used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces |
| surface lift | a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground |
| surface search radar | a naval radar to search for surface targets |
| surface ship | a warship that operates on the surface of the water |
surface-to-air missile
SAM | a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target |
| surface-to-air missile system | the shipboard system that fires missiles at aircraft |
| upper surface | the side that is uppermost |
| vertical surface | a surface that is vertical |
| work surface | a horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games |
area
expanse
surface area | the extent of a -dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary, the area of a rectangle, it was about square feet in area |
open
surface | information that has become public, all the reports were out in the open, the facts had been brought to the surface |
| surface | a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something, it was not what it appeared to be on the surface |
| surface chemistry | the branch of chemistry that studies processes occurring at interfaces between phases (especially those between liquid and gas) |
| celestial mechanics | the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies |
| mechanics | the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference |
| wave mechanics | the modern form of quantum theory, an extension of quantum mechanics based on Schrodinger's equation, atomic events are explained as interactions between particle waves |
classical mechanics
Newtonian mechanics | the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion |
| statistical mechanics | the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles |
| quantum mechanics | the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level, an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle) |
fluid mechanics
hydraulics | study of the mechanics of fluids |
| surface mail | mail that is sent by land or sea |
| surface fire | a forest fire that burns only the surface litter and undergrowth |
| surface noise | noise produced by the friction of the stylus of a record player moving over the rotating record |
Naval Surface Warfare Center
NSWC | the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare |
| Free Soil Party | a former political party in the United States, formed in to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories, merged with the Liberty Party in |
| sampler | an assortment of various samples, a candy sampler, a sampler of French poets |
| territory soil | the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state, American troops were stationed on Japanese soil |
| soil profile | a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock |
green
putting green
putting surface | an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course, the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker |
| soil horizon | a layer in a soil profile |
| surface | the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object, they skimmed over the surface of the water, a brush small enough to clean every dental surface, the sun has no distinct surface |
| land ground soil | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use), the land had never been plowed, good agricultural soil |
surface
Earth's surface | the outermost level of the land or sea, earthquakes originate far below the surface, three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water |
taster
taste tester
taste-tester
sampler | someone who samples food or drink for its quality |
| surface tension | a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces |
interfacial tension
interfacial surface tension | surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids |
| soil bank | land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops, government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land |