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backflow - movement of water back to source e.g. contaminated water in a plumbing system.; baffle - (landscape design) an obstruction to trap debris in drainage water.; bagasse - the fibrous residue of sugar cane milling used as a fuel to produce steam in sugar mills.
Also actiniform. Describing a collection of low-lying, radially structured clouds with distinct shapes (resembling leaves or wheels in satellite imagery), and typically organized in extensive mesoscale fields over marine environments. They are closely related to and sometimes considered a variant of stratocumulus clouds. actinometer A scientific instrument used to measure the heating power of ...
Advanced Placement (AP) examinations are exams offered in United States by the College Board and are taken each May by students. The tests are the culmination of year-long Advanced Placement (AP) courses, which are typically offered at the high school level. AP exams (with few exceptions [1]) have a multiple-choice section and a free-response ...
AP. Fires in Los Angeles County persisted Sunday, with at least 39,000 acres of land burned as the death toll has risen to at least 16 people, with nearly 200,000 displaced.
The Buckeyes won their sixth AP national championship. They also won in 1942, 1954, 1968, 2002 and 2014. Poll points. Ohio State's five-spot promotion to No. 1 matched the biggest in the final ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zee Spearman scored 18 points, including a basket with 12 seconds left, to lead No. 19 Tennessee to an 80-76 win over No. 5 UConn on Thursday night. The Lady Volunteers ...
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature.
A hibernaculum (plural form: hibernacula) (Latin, "tent for winter quarters") is a place in which an animal seeks refuge, such as a bear using a cave to overwinter.The word can be used to describe a variety of shelters used by many kinds of animals, including insects, toads, lizards, snakes, bats, rodents, and primates of various species.