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Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD)

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Degrees of freedom
The degrees of freedom of a set of observations (ex- hypothesis are subject to sampling variation) is the number of independent values in the sample that could be assigned at will within the specification of the system......
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1653
Degree of dispersion
Extent to which soil aggregates are broken down to primary particles by any given treatment.
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1665
Degree of aggregation
Measure of the proportion in which aggregates are present.
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1720
Degree of aeration, or Air space ratio
Ratio between the volume of air and the volume occupied by the voids.
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1774
Degree of saturation (V)
Percentage ratio of exchangeable cations exclusive of H+ (= S ) to total exchangeable cations inclusive of H+ (= T ), i.e.  .....
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1802
Degree of saturation
1 - Ratio between the volume of water and the volume of voids. 2 - See 1774.
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2154
Degree of salinity
Percentage of soluble salts in the root zones.
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3842
Straight (line, surface) sharp cut-water, Equilateral cut-water, or Sixty degree straight sharp cut-water
A sharp cut-water formed by two straight surfaces meeting at a line. Since the two straight sides of the cut-water and the width of the pier form a triangle, it is, sometimes, classified according to triangle properties (viz. equilateral cut-water) and also according to the value of the nose angle (as 60o straight sharp cut-water)......
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4906
Day-degree, or Degree day
Variation of one degree per day in mean daily temperature, above an adopted standard reference temperature (usually 10oC). The number of degree days for a single day is the actual variation of mean temperature from the standard. The number of degree days is a month, or other interval, is the sum of daily values. When the mean temperature on a given.....
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5031
Degree of durability of irrigation
The annual rate of variation in the depth of the groundwater level.
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5032
Change in salinity
This change is indicated by the average rate of change in the electric conductivity (EC) of the saturated soil water extract defined by the following ratio : .....
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5044
Degree of drainage
A qualitative measure of the efficacy of a drainage system in an area.
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6569
Water salinity
The presence of dissolved ions in water. May refer to ground water, soil water or to water supplies for domestic, industrial or agricultural uses. Generally water can be used without restriction for any such purpose if salinity is below some threshold value, but as salinity increases above the threshold, its use is restricted as it begins to cause .....
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8777
Salinity wedge
A wedge-like formation when saline water intrudes into fresh water at the bottom and when the buoyancy effects predominate over turbulent mixing. Salinity wedge results in distinct stratification in velocity fields over the vertical......
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8815
Salinity control
Abatement or prevention of salt water contamination of agricultural, industrial and municipal water supplies, or reducing alkaline salts and preventing deterioration of cultivable lands......
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8981
Degree estimate
A guess estimate based on studies from index maps, and not on thumb rules, but on experience of cost of previous work of the same type built elsewhere......
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9170
Salinity control benefits
Benefits based on value of damage prevented, reduction in costs, and increased use, similar to flood control.
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