Term No. | Term Name | Term Description |
5975 | Face | The approximately vertical surface extending upward from the floor of a pit to the level where from the is being done...... |
5901 | Face formwork | A type of formwork that initially fulfills the same function as temporary formwork, but after concreting serves as a permanent external facing of the ..... |
2217 | Face wall | A wall (retaining wall) built of masonry or concrete having different material on the front and back. When applied to irrigation, it is provided immed..... |
2598 | Factor of safety | An index of stability of a structure with respect to its sudden failure...... |
7091 | Facultative bacteria | Those bacteria that are able to live and grow under more than one set of conditions, with or without oxygen. ..... |
7370 | Faecal streptococcus | A bacteria of the intestinal tract characterized by ability to grow at relatively high pH and temperature. Useful as an indicator of recent faecal pol..... |
6999 | Faeces | The indigestible residue of food together with residue of secretions, bacteria, etc., expelled from the alimentary canal...... |
6130 | Fair lead | A device of sheaves or rollers to line up cable so that it will wind smoothly on to a drum...... |
4617 | Fall irrigation (USA) | Watering carried out just after harvesting the summer crop to restore the soil to the desired moisture status...... |
3525 | Fall, Drop, Drop structure, Fall structure, Canal weir | 1 - A structure designed to secure the lowering of the water surface in a channel in a short distance, and the safe destruction of the liberated surpl..... |
2268 | Falling crest weir, or Falling shutter weir | A weir having falling shutters fitted along its crest that may be put down to pass floods. Falling crest arrangement is installed in both permeable an..... |
7236 | Fallout | Material, especially radioactive, deposited from the atmosphere...... |
5002 | Fallow cultivation / period | An agricultural system with an alternation between a cropping period of several years and a fallow (without cultivation) period with natural fallow ve..... |
6305 | False colour picture, or Color picture | Picture with colours artificially changed to enable better recognition of certain objects or materials...... |
5533 | False set, Grab set, or Premature stiffening (cement) | Setting of cement that rapidly develops a crust, sufficient to indicate an initial set, but that is not hardened in the interior and on reworking may ..... |
5858 | Falsework | 1 - Temporary bracing for the construction of a more permanent work. 2 - Any temporary support for concrete formwork or for a masonry arch...... |
6833 | Family | In taxonomy, a primary division of the plant and animal kingdom comprising a group of similar genera...... |
9187 | Family living allowance | In making inventories of farm income and expenses, the amount allowed for the family expenses judged consistent with social goals. It may be more or l..... |
8457 | Fan-In | The maximum number of output terminals from other logic gates that can be connected to an input terminal of a specified logic gate...... |
8458 | Fan-Out | The maximum number of input terminals that can be connected to the output terminal of a specified logic gate...... |
9177 | Farm | All the land that is directly farmed by one person, either by his own labour or with the assistance of his household or hired employees...... |
9175 | Farm budget analysis | Analysis of the farm`s income and expenditure...... |
9179 | Farm capital | The value of all owned farm land, farm buildings, excluding those meant for residential purposes, livestock, implements and tools owned by the operato..... |
9178 | Farm inventory | An itemized list of the land, buildings, equipment, livestock and supplies with their values on the date when the inventory is made...... |
4065 | Farm irrigation structures | Small structures and equipment that enable an irrigator to divert water from the watercourse and to convey it to various points in his field including..... |