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11floating island — /floʊtɪŋ ˈaɪlənd/ (say flohting uyluhnd) noun 1. a floating island like mass of earth and partly decayed vegetation held together by interlacing roots, sometimes built artificially on wooden platforms as in Asia, or resulting naturally from the… …
12Russian floating nuclear power station — Floating nuclear power station redirects here. For the earlier station operated in the Panama Canal Zone, see MH 1A. An artist s rendition of the Akademik Lomonosov Class overview Build …
13Center of mass — In physics, the center of mass of a system of particles is a specific point at which, for many purposes, the system s mass behaves as if it were concentrated. The center of mass is a function only of the positions and masses of the particles that …
14Free floating screed — The free floating screed is a device pioneered by Barber Greene Company in the 1930s that revolutionized the asphalt paving process.The device is designed to flatten the material (e.g. concrete or asphalt) below it, which is also known as screed …
15Races of the Mass Effect universe — This article is about the fictional races found within the Mass Effect universe. These races are explored in the novels Mass Effect: Revelation and Mass Effect: Ascension, and the video games Mass Effect, Mass Effect Galaxy, and Mass Effect 2.… …
162010–2011 midwinter animal mass death events — Causes of mass animal death include changes in temperature, poisoned food or water supplies, and the spread of infections. The 2010–2011 midwinter animal mass death events (humorously referred to as Aflockalypse) have gained considerable… …
17Hyderabad Mass Rapid Transit System — The Hyderabad Mass Rapid Transit System(MRTS) also known as the Hyderabad Metro (Telugu: హైదరాబాద్ మెట్రో) is one of the several planned Mass Rapid Transit System projects in India. This project will serve the city of Hyderabad. The Project was… …
18iceberg — /uys berrg/, n. 1. a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea. 2. Informal. an emotionally cold person. 3. Australian Informal. a person who swims or surfs regularly in winter. 4. tip of the iceberg, the first… …
19Anchor ice — is described by the World Meteorological Organization as submerged ice attached or anchored to the bottom, irrespective of the nature of its formation. Anchor ice is most commonly observed in fast flowing rivers during periods of extreme cold, at …
20sargassum — /sahr gas euhm/, n. any seaweed of the genus Sargassum, widely distributed in the warmer waters of the globe, as S. bacciferum, the common gulfweed. [1900 05; < NL; see SARGASSO] * * * Any of the brown algae that make up the genus Sargassum. They …
