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  2. AI slop - Wikipedia

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    "AI slop", often simply "slop", is a term for low-quality media, including writing and images, made using generative artificial intelligence technology. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 1 ] Coined in the 2020s, the term has a derogatory connotation akin to " spam ".

  3. Glossary of skiing and snowboarding terms - Wikipedia

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    A type of ski lift used for uphill transportation to the top of a ski slope, consisting of a series of chairs, each accommodating one to four skiers, suspended from a continuously moving cable. Skiers board the lift at the bottom of the slope and are deposited at the top, after which the empty chairs are returned to the bottom again. [3] chatter

  4. Glossary of landforms - Wikipedia

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    Chink, regional term in Central Asia for steep chalk and limestone escarpments and cliffs of height up to 350m, often around flat-top elevations; Cryoplanation terrace – Formation of plains, terraces and pediments in periglacial environments; Cuesta – Hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on the other

  5. Mass wasting - Wikipedia

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    Talus cones produced by mass moving, north shore of Isfjord, Svalbard, Norway Mass wasting at Palo Duro Canyon, West Texas (2002) A rockfall in Grand Canyon National Park. Mass wasting, also known as mass movement, [1] is a general term for the movement of rock or soil down slopes under the force of gravity.

  6. Strategic lateral offset procedure - Wikipedia

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    SLOP allows aircraft to offset the centreline of an airway or flight route by a small amount, normally to the right, so that collision with opposite direction aircraft becomes unlikely. In the North Atlantic Region pilots are expected to fly along the oceanic track center-line or 1 or 2 nautical miles to its right, randomly choosing one of ...

  7. Roof pitch - Wikipedia

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    Definitions vary on when a roof is considered pitched. In degrees, 10° (2 in 12 or 1 in 6) is considered by at least one reference a minimum. [5] In trigonometric expression, exact roof slope in degrees is given by the arctangent. For example: arctan(3 ⁄ 12) = 14.0°. Framing carpenters cut rafters on an angle to "pitch" a roof.

  8. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    British English meanings Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings ladder a run (vertical split) in the fabric of tights: a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps. lavatory toilet: closet in passenger vehicles (e.g. trains) containing a toilet and washbasin/sink. washbasin, place for washing lay by (v.), lay ...

  9. Slop (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    The slop trade was flourishing by the 18th century, as slop-sellers realized that they could sell to the general public as well as to the army and navy, and also received a boost from the Napoleonic Wars. [6] [7] [8] Slop work became organized into a system of large clothing warehouses subcontracting out to small workshops or individuals.