mining excavation | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth |
placer mining | mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging |
strip mining opencast mining | the mining of ore or coal from an open mine |
mining minelaying | laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment |
andrena andrenid mining bee | a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena |
circular plane compass plane | a plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or convex surfaces |
clock face clock dial | the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day |
compass | navigational instrument for finding directions |
compass | drafting instrument used for drawing circles |
compass card mariner's compass | compass in the form of a card that rotates so that degrees or North points to magnetic north |
compass saw | a handsaw with a narrow triangular blade for cutting curves |
dial | the face of a timepiece, graduated to show the hours |
dial telephone dial | a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called |
dial | the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments |
dial | the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning |
dial telephone dial phone | a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called |
magnetic compass | compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north |
radio compass | a direction finder that gives a bearing by determining the direction of incoming radio signals |
scope range reach orbit compass ambit | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: the range of a supersonic jet, a piano has a greater range than the human voice, the ambit of municipal legislation, within the compass of this article, within the scope of an investigation, outside the reach of the law, in the political orbit of a world power |
compass range reach grasp | the limit of capability, within the compass of education |
mining geology | the branch of economic geology that deals with the applications of geology to mining |
mining company | a company that owns and manages mines |
mining engineer | an engineer concerned with the construction and operation of mines |
compass plant compass flower | any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass |
prairie bird's-foot trefoil compass plant prairie lotus prairie trefoil Lotus americanus | North American annual with red or roseolored flowers |
data mining | data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases, a way to discover new meaning in data |
compass point point | any of horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass, he checked the point on his compass |
cardinal compass point | one of the four main compass points |
north magnetic north compass north | the direction in which a compass needle points |
grok get the picture comprehend savvy dig grasp compass apprehend | get the meaning of something, Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter? |
dial | choose by means of a dial, dial a telephone number |
dial | operate a dial to select a telephone number, You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial |
circumnavigate compass | travel around, either by plane or ship, We compassed the earth |
compass ,u | bring about, accomplish, This writer attempts more than his talents can compass |