Cologne earth
() An earth of a deep brown color, containing more vegetable than mineral matter |
Earth
(n.) The globe or planet which we inhabit |
Earth
(n.) The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water |
Earth
(n.) The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock |
Earth
(n.) A part of this globe |
Earth
(n.) Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things |
Earth
(n.) The people on the globe. |
Earth
(n.) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria. |
Earth
(n.) A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta. |
Earth
(n.) A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself |
Earth
(v. t.) To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth |
Earth
(v. t.) To cover with earth or mold |
Earth
(v. i.) To burrow. |
Earth
(n.) A plowing. |
Earth flax
() A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus. |
Earth shine
() See Earth light, under Earth. |
Earth-tongue
(n.) A fungus of the genus Geoglossum. |
Engineering
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Engineer |
Engineering
(n.) Originally, the art of managing engines |
Link
(n.) A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like. |
Link
(n.) A single ring or division of a chain. |
Link
(n.) Hence: Anything, whether material or not, which binds together, or connects, separate things |
Link
(n.) Anything doubled and closed like a link |
Link
(n.) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained. |
Link
(n.) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end |
Link
(n.) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length. Cf. Chain, n., 4. |
Link
(n.) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms |
Link
(n.) Sausages |
Link
(v. t.) To connect or unite with a link or as with a link |
Link
(v. i.) To be connected. |
Link motion
() A valve gear, consisting of two eccentrics with their rods, giving motion to a slide valve by an adjustable connecting bar, called the link, in such a way that the motion of the engine can be reversed, or the cut-off varied, at will |
Middle-earth
(n.) The world, considered as lying between heaven and hell. |
Satellite
(n.) An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person |
Satellite
(n.) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet |
Satellite
(a.) Situated near |
| scorched-earth policy | the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels |
technology
engineering | the practical application of science to commerce or industry |
| aeronautical engineering | the activity of designing and constructing aircraft |
automotive technology
automotive engineering | the activity of designing and constructing automobiles |
| chemical engineering | the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems |
| astronomy satellite | a satellite equipped with a telescope to observe infrared radiation |
booster booster amplifier
booster station
relay link
relay station
relay transmitter | an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal |
| communications satellite | an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth, moves in a geostationary orbit |
engineering
engine room | a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located |
| ground earth | a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) |
link
linkup
tie tie-in | a fastener that serves to join or connect, the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction |
| link data link | an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data |
| Link trainer | an early form of flight simulator |
radio link
link | a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave), part of a more extensive telecommunication network |
remote terminal
link-attached terminal
remote station
link-attached station | a terminal connected to a computer by a data link |
satellite
artificial satellite
orbiter | man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon |
| satellite receiver | a receiver on a communications satellite |
satellite television
satellite TV | a television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth |
| satellite transmitter | a transmitter on a communications satellite |
| spy satellite | a satellite with sensors to detect nuclear explosions |
weather satellite
meteorological satellite | a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below |
worldly concern
earthly concern
world earth | the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife, they consider the church to be independent of the world |
| earth science | any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts |
engineering
engineering science
applied science
technology | the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems, he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study |
| aeronautical engineering | the branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft |
genetic engineering
gene-splicing
recombinant DNA technology | the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism |
| chemical engineering | the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes |
| civil engineering | the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges |
| hydraulic engineering | the branch of civil engineering dealing with the use and control of water in motion |
electrical engineering
EE | the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication |
| architectural engineering | the branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art) |
industrial engineering
industrial management | the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways |
| mechanical engineering | the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery |
| nuclear engineering | the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors |
| naval engineering | the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of ships |
liaison
link
contact
inter-group communication | a channel for communication between groups, he provided a liaison with the guerrillas |
| link | (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list |
| Bachelor of Science in Engineering | a bachelor's degree in engineering |
| Master of Science in Engineering | a master's degree in engineering |
tremor
earth tremor
microseism | a small earthquake |
a Hizballah
Hezbollah
Hizbollah
Hizbullah
Lebanese Hizballah
Party of God
Islamic Jihad Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine
Revolutionary Justice Organization
Organization of the Oppressed on Earth | a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran, seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon, car bombs are the signature weapon |
polytechnic institute
polytechnic
engineering school | a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences |
Earth
earth | the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell), it was hell on earth |
hell hell on earth
hellhole
snake pit
the pits
inferno | any place of pain and turmoil, the hell of battle, the inferno of the engine room, when you're alone Christmas is the pits, |
crust
Earth's crust | the outer layer of the Earth |
Earth
earth world
globe | the rd planet from the sun, the planet we live on, the Earth moves around the sun, he sailed around the world |
Galilean satellite
Galilean | one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo |
land
dry land
earth ground
solid ground
terra firma | the solid part of the earth's surface, the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land, the earth shook for several minutes, he dropped the logs on the ground |
| satellite | any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star |
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 |