| tray | Origin: OE. Treye, AS. Treg. Cf. Trough. 1. A small trough or wooden vessel, sometimes scooped out of a block of wood, for various domestic uses, as in making bread, chopping meat, etc. 2. A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc, are carried; a waiter; a salver. 3. A shallow box, generally without a top, often used within a chest, trunk, box, etc, as a removable receptacle for small or light articles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bubbler irrigation | <botany> An irrigation system which injects a slow trickle of water into the ground next to plant roots. (09 Oct 1997) |
| drip-suck irrigation | A type of drainage in which antibiotics are continuously infused into a cavity at the same time fluid is being drained (aspirated) from the cavity. Synonym: drip-suck irrigation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| irrigation | Washing by a stream of water or other fluid. Origin: L. Irrigatio, rigare = to carry water (18 Nov 1997) |
| resting tidal volume | The tidal volume under normal conditions, i.e., in the absence of exercise or other conditions that stimulate breathing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muted tidal regime | A fluctuation in a wetland's water level that is lower in amplitude than the fluctuation in a neighboring tidal body of water, due to levees or other artificial devices which inhibit the exchange of water between the wetland and the tidal body. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tidal | Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters. "The tidal wave of deeper souls Into our inmost being rolls, And lifts us unawares Out of all meaner cares. <physiology> " (Longfellow) Tidal air, the air which passes in and out of the lungs in ordinary breathing. It varies from twenty to thirty cubic inches. Tidal basin, a dock that is filled at the rising of the tide. Tidal wave. See Tide wave, under Tide. Cf. 4th Bore. A vast, swift wave caused by an earthquake or some extraordinary combination of natural causes. It rises far above high-water mark and is often very destructive upon low-lying coasts. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tidal air | The volume of air inspired or expired during each normal, quiet respiratory cycle. Common abbreviations are tv or v with subscript t. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tidal amplitude | The magnitude of the difference in elevation between low and high tides at a particular point in a body of water. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tidal creek | Wetlands situated in channels where water flows both directions due to the tides. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tidal drainage | Drainage of the urinary bladder by means of an intermittent filling and emptying apparatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tidal influence | Exposure of intertidal land to periodic inundation of seawater twice daily due to the rising and falling of the tides. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tidal prism | The change in the volume of water covering an area, such as a wetland, between a low tide and the subsequent high tide. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tidal regime | The range of elevations in a wetland experiencing a specific pattern of tidal inundation. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tidal volume | The volume of air inspired or expired during each normal, quiet respiratory cycle. Common abbreviations are tv or v with subscript t. (12 Dec 1998) |