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Strain The ratio of change in dimension to the original dimension. A material is said to be strained when a stress acting on it distorts it. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
strain gauge A sensor that measures strain. #{g: xqDesignSafeCentrifuge | h1268} Maria Esteva 2023.03.27
Strains and stresses No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
strait No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Strakhovite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Stralsund--Siege, 1628 No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Strand crack A fissure at the junction between an inland ice sheet, ice piedmont or ice rise and an ice shelf, the latter being subject to the rise and fall of the tide. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Strand crack Fissure at the junction between an inland ice sheet, ice piedmont or ice rise and an ice shelf, the latter being subject to the rise and fall of the tide, but the term does not arise in place-names. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Strand crack A fissure at the junction between an inland ice sheet, ice piedmont or ice rise and an ice shelf, the latter being subject to the rise and fall of the tide. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Stranded ice Sea ice terminology describing ice which had been floating and is then deposited on the shore by retreating high water. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Stranded ice Ice that has been floating and has been deposited on the shore by retreating high water. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Stranskiite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Strashimirite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Strassburg--Siege, 1870 No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
strata No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Strategi, Athenian No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Strategy No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
stratification No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Stratification The vertical structure or layering of the snowpack, usually observed in snow pits. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
stratified No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
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