Term No. | Term Name | Term Description |
1627 | C horizon | Is a mineral horizon (or layer) of unconsolidated material from which the solum is presumed to be formed, and which does not show properties diagnosti..... |
8430 | C-Language | High-level programming language developed mainly for writing structured system programs...... |
9287 | C3 Plants | 1 - Plants that produce a three-carbon compound during photosynthesis, including most trees and agricultural crops such as rice, wheat, soybeans, pota..... |
9288 | C4 Plants | 1 - Plants that produce a four-carbon compound during photosynthesis (mainly of tropical origin), including grasses and the agriculturally important c..... |
6128 | Cab | A covered shelter fitted on an excavator for the operator...... |
6159 | Cable drag scraper, or Power drag scraper | An excavating machine consisting mainly of a crescent bottomless scraper bucket-attached by front and rear bridle chain to two long wire cables, one k..... |
8345 | Cable modem/Modem | A type of modem that allows people to access the Internet via their cable television service...... |
4670 | Cablegation | A method of controlling the water supply to irrigated furrows or corrugations whereby a single, gated, pipeline is used for conveying as well as deliv..... |
6119 | Cableway drag scraper | A digging bucket operated on a cable between a mast and an anchor that is not lifted off the ground during a normal cycle. In short also called `drag ..... |
6158 | Cableway excavators | An excavating machine consisting of (i) two towers or masts, fixed or moveable; (ii) Track cable; (iii) Tension cable and guide blocks; (iv) A load ca..... |
6074 | Cableways | An apparatus for transporting freshly mixed concrete from the batch plant to the point of placement, consisting of containers carried along moving, ov..... |
8347 | Cache | A special high-speed storage mechanism, either as a reserved section of main memory or an independent high-speed storage device. This high-speed buffe..... |
8346 | Cache memory | Section of high-speed memory tht stores data that the computer can access quickly...... |
8429 | CAD/CAM | Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacture. Interaction between computers used for designing and those for manufacturing a product...... |
8938 | Cadastral surveys, Land survey, Property survey | Surveys relating to the establishment of land boundaries and subdivisions made to create or define limitations of titles. They also include surveys to..... |
7141 | Cadmium | Chemical element, atomic number 48. A heavy metal that accumulates in the environment. Can be leached from the galvanizing on water pipes...... |
3888 | Cail type fishway | A type of pool and orifice fishway with staggered orifices...... |
5837 | Caisson pile or Cow caisson, Boston caisson | A device for sinking small shafts through soft clay or silt to prevent excessive loss of ground. A short cylinder of steel plate is driven into the cl..... |
5880 | Caisson, or Pneumatic caisson | A watertight, cylindrical or rectangular chamber dug out or sunk into the ground surface for access to the bed of a stream or body of water. It is use..... |
7666 | Calcareous | Having sufficient accumulation of calcium carbonate to produce a pH over 7.0...... |
1641 | Calcareous crust | Indurated horizon cemented with calcium carbonate...... |
2146 | Calcareous soil | Soil that is alkaline because of the presence of free calcium or magnesium carbonate or both. It effervesces visibly when treated with cold 0.1 N hydr..... |
7039 | Calcifuge | Growing best on acid soil...... |
7241 | Calcination, or Calcining | The exposure of an inorganic chemical compound or mineral to a uniform high temperature to alter its chemical form and drive off a substance that was ..... |
1901 | Calciphile, or Calcicole | Plants which take in large quantities of calcium...... |