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5741 | tuff-cone | See TUFF. |
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5742 | tunny net | A net built at sea for catching tunnies. |
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5743 | turbidite | Turbidity current deposits, characterized by both vertically and horizontally graded bedding. |
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5744 | turbidity | Reduced water clarity resulting from the presence of suspended matter. Water is considered turbid when its load of suspended matter is visib... more |
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5745 | turbidity current | See CURRENT. |
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5746 | turbulence | A state of fluid flow in which the instantaneous VELOCITIES exhibit irregular and apparently random fluctuations, so that in practice only... more |
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5747 | turbulent flow | A FLOW characterized by TURBULENCE. |
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5748 | turning basin | An enlargement of a channel for turning vessels. Also called manoeuvering basin. |
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5749 | turning buoy | A BUOY marking a turn, as in a CHANNEL. |
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5750 | turning point | In LEVELLING, a point on which both a minus sight (FORESIGHT) and a plus sight (BACKSIGHT) are taken on a line of DIRECT LEVELLING. In TOP... more |
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5751 | turn of the tide | See CHANGE OF TIDE. |
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5752 | twilight | The periods of incomplete darkness following SUNSET (evening twilight) or preceding SUNRISE (morning twilight). Twilight is designated as ci... more |
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5753 | twilight stars | STARS suitably placed for ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION during morning or evening TWILIGHT. |
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5754 | two-way route | A route within defined limits inside which two-way traffic is established, aimed at providing safe passage of ships through waters where n... more |
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5755 | tyfon | See TYPHON. |
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5756 | type | In printing (TYPOGRAPHY) a metal block having a raised letter or figure which, when inked, is used to make an impression on paper or other... more |
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5757 | type face | A type of print, such as Roman, Egyptian, Caslon, etc. |
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5758 | type of tide | The characteristic feature of the TIDE (TIDAL CURRENT) determined from the combination of its diurnal and semidiurnal components. TIDES ar... more |
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5759 | typhon | A diaphragm HORN which operates under the influence of compressed air or steam. Called SIREN in Canadian terminology. Also called tyfon. |
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5760 | typhoon | Name given to TROPICAL CYCLONES of the China Sea and, more generally, of the north-west Pacific. |