glass -- A non-crystaline rock that results from very rapid cooling of magma.
glass An inorganic solid in which there is no crystalline structure .
glassy A texture of extrusive igneous rocks that develops as the result of rapid cooling, so that crystallization is inhibited.
Glasses containing liquid crystal that will let light through in synchronization with the images on the computer display, using the concept of alternate-frame sequencing. See also Time-division multiplexing.
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Glassy, J.M., and Running, S.W. (1994) Validating diurnal climatology logic of the MT-CLIM model across a climatic gradient in Oregon. Ecological Applications 4:248-257.
Paint-on-glass animation
A technique for making animated films by manipulating slow-drying oil paints on sheets of glass.
Obsidian Glassy dark colored volcanic rock. Usually composed of rhyolite.
A glassy igneous rock with a composition similar to granite. The glassy texture is a result of cooling so fast that mineral lattices were not developed.
Oil Field:
The geographic area above an underground accumulation of oil and natural gas.
Published by Glassford Publishing Order from Amazon.com ($15.95) -- this book is highly recommended from several sources Hotchkiss, Noel J. 1994 Comprehensive Guide to Land Navigation With Gps Rev Edition. Paperback.
lens-One or more pieces of glass or other transparent material shaped to form an image by refraction of light. LFC-Large-format camera.
Presentations, advice and test-drives of the current Mercedes-Benz cars will take place in this fascinating glass building. The Company is setting a striking example with the construction.
Leveling rods are manufactured of metal, wood, or fiberglass. They are graduated in feet or meters and can be read directly to the nearest tenth of a foot or centimeter (Figure 7-1).
You can think of this as putting on different pairs of glasses, each one of which is a different projection. When you "view" unprojected or State Plane data with the UTM "glasses," your data will appear to be projected to UTM.
Click on the Zoom In button (looks like a magnifying glass with a '+' symbol), located on the View Tool bar.
The rules are as follows:
1) Every point on a contour line represents the exact same elevation (remember the glass inserted into the mountain).
Optical Fiber: Bundles of transparent glass or plastic strands able to transmit billions of bits of information per second in the form of light pulses generated by lasers.
For a practical presentation, a cartographer could conceivably paint coastlines and other geographical features onto a glass globe or bowl and, using reflected sunlight or a strong flashlight at a convenient distance, ...
The new building was enclosed in fibreglass panels manufactured at the Federal Building in the north end of town.
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67. Jumping Through the GIS Looking Glass: Reflection, Introspection and Direction of GIS Technology, 7th Annual Ohio GIS, Columbus, Ohio, October 8, 1997. Keynote address.
However, he left a mysterious pair of glasses behind. Later a talking rat named B. F. Skinny(after B. F. Skinner) shows up with a crossword. The user helps Jo Hammet crack the secret code in this puzzle.
This is the same case as looking at a low resolution hardcopy map through using a large magnify glass, rough edges, dots and even paper texture are visible.
Step 4: Use the magnifying glass to zoom into the appropriate area. Drag a box around Greece and Italy.
the Egyptians began to construct huge obelisks which served as primitive sundials, and then an hourglass was invented. During the 1300's, mechanical clocks was developed using weights, springs or coiled springs.
[cartography] A network of longitude and latitude lines on a map or chart that relates points on a map to their true locations on the earth.
[astronomy] A glass plate or cell with a grid or cross wires on it that rests in the focal plane of the ...
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To our Euclidean eyes it appears to us that and are twice as far apart as and . When we put on our hyperbolic glasses, we realize that the distance between and is exactly the same as the distance between and .
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Ultraviolet ray filter sheets for window glass are another inexpensive alternative. If fluorescent light fixtures are near archival material, purchase ultraviolet filter shields and slip these over the tubes.
A display circuit characterized by a liquid crystal element sandwiched between two glass panels. Characters are produced by applying an electric field to liquid crystal molecules and arranging them to act as light filters.
It appears that the GPS satellite constellation has a glass ceiling, so to speak.
This problem, known as multipath, can be caused by a variety of materials including water, glass and metal. The water contained in the leaves of vegatation can produce multipath error.
Digital Photometric (softcopy) workstations view conjugate digital stereo models on a single computer monitor as a polarized image. The operator is required to wear special polarized glasses to view the 3 dimensional image.
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Storper, Michael. The Regional World: Territorial Development in a Global Economy. Guilford Press, 1997.
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The viewer looks empty, but if you click the Zoom Extents Tool, a magnifying glass with red spots around it at the bottopm left of your screen, you will see the model.
Use the rotate tool to roll it into a perspective 3d view.
 See also: Information, Image, Map, Area, Feature
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