Surface mining — is a type of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit are removed. It is the opposite of underground mining, in which the overlying rock is left in place, and the mineral removed through shafts or tunnels. Surface mining is… … Wikipedia
Surface micromachining — is a process used to produce micromachinery or MEMS.Unlike Bulk micromachining, where a silicon substrate (wafer) is selectively etched to produce structures, surface micromachining is based on the deposition and etching of different structural… … Wikipedia
surface — sur|face1 [ sɜrfəs ] noun *** 1. ) count the top layer or outside part of something: a smooth/rough/hard surface Road surfaces are slick from the icy rain. Wipe the surface with a damp cloth. a ) the top layer of water or land: We saw fish… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
surface — I UK [ˈsɜː(r)fɪs] / US [ˈsɜrfəs] noun Word forms surface : singular surface plural surfaces *** 1) a) [countable] the top layer or outside part of something Wipe the surface with a damp cloth. a smooth/rough/hard surface Road surfaces are… … English dictionary
surface*/*/*/ — [ˈsɜːfɪs] noun I 1) [C] the top layer or outside part of something a smooth/rough/hard surface[/ex] Road surfaces are slippery from the rain.[/ex] We saw fish swimming just under the surface of the water.[/ex] 2) [C] a flat area All surfaces in… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
damaged — Injured; the equivalent of taken under most eminent domain statutes. 26 Am J2d Em D § 158. As applied to property, the word damaged imports some disturbance to its intrinsic value; some damage to the property considered as property, and it does… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Surface Tension (short story) — Infobox short story | name = Surface Tension author = James Blish country = flag|USA language = English series = genre = Science fiction short story published in = publication type = publisher = media type = Print (Magazine) pub date = 1952… … Wikipedia
Office of Surface Mining — Reclamation and Enforcement Seal Agency overview Headquarters 1951 Constitution Avenue … Wikipedia
Apollo 15, Lunar surface — Apollo 15 Commander David Scott and Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin spent three days on the Moon and a total of 18½ hours outside the spacecraft on lunar extra vehicular activity. The mission was the first not to land in a lunar mare, instead… … Wikipedia
Coralline algae — Temporal range: Early Cretaceous–recent[1][2][3] … Wikipedia
Twin-scaling — is a method of propagating plant bulbs that have a basal plate, such as: * Hippeastrum , Narcissus , Galanthus and other members of the Amaryllidaceae ; * some members of the lily family Liliaceae ; * Lachenalia , Veltheimia and other members of… … Wikipedia