| districhiasis | Growth of two hairs in a single follicle. Origin: G. Dis, double, + thrix (trich-), hair (05 Mar 2000) |
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| district | 1. The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. 2. A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc, made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc. "To exercise exclusive legislation . . . Over such district not exceeding ten miles square." (The Constitution of the United States) 3. Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract. "These districts which between the tropics lie." (Blackstone) Congressional district. See Congressional. District attorney, the prosecuting officer of a district or district court. District court, a subordinate municipal, state, or United States tribunal, having jurisdiction in certain cases within a judicial district. District judge, one who presides over a district court. District school, a public school for the children within a school district. Synonym: Division, circuit, quarter, province, tract, region, country. Origin: LL. Districtus district, fr. L. Districtus, p. P. Of distringere: cf. F. District. See Distrain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| district heating or cooling | A system that involves the central production of hot water, steam, or chilled water and the distribution of these transfer media to heat or cool buildings. (05 Dec 1998) |
| district of columbia | A federal area located between maryland and virginia on the potomac river; it is coextensive with washington, d.c., which is the capital of the united states. (12 Dec 1998) |
| distrix | Splitting of the hairs at their ends. Origin: G. Dis, twice, + thrix, hair (05 Mar 2000) |
| disturbance | Deviation from, interruption of, or interference with a normal state. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disturbed area | <ecology> An area where vegetation, soil and/or hydrology have been significantly altered, thereby making a wetland determination difficult. (11 Jan 1998) |
| disturbed condition | <ecology> Refers to areas in which indicators of one or more characteristics (vegetation, soil and/or hydrology) have been sufficiently altered by man's activities or natural events so as to make it more difficult to recognise whether or not the wetland identification criteria are met. (11 Jan 1998) |
| disturbance |
In general, any agitation or disruption of a steady state. In meteorology, this has several rather loose applications: 1) used for any low or cyclone, but usually one that is relatively small in size and effect; 2) applied to an area where weather, wind, pressure, etc. ...
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| distribution coefficient |
The quantity of a solute sorbed by a solid, per unit weight of solid, divided by the quantity of the solute dissolved in the water per unit volume of water.
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| distribution function |
(Also called probability distribution function.) A function F(x) yielding the probability that a stated random variable will assume some value less than or equal to any arbitrary number x. By definition, the distribution function is identically zero for all values of x below the least admissible value of the random variable, and identically unity for all values of x equal to or greater than the greatest admissible value of the random variable. Moreover, F(x 2 ) F(x 1 ) whenever x 2 > x 1 . ...
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| distance |
the distance between points A and B is written as AB
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| disturbance |
Latin "faultage, displacement, shifting" Tectonic (structural) or atectonic (not structural) process, which changes the primary spatial position, namely the deposition established at the formation of rocks.
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| dist | to a distinct degree |
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| dist | in a distinct and distinguishable manner |
| dist | the quality of being sharp and clear |
| dist | the quality of being not alike |
| dist | the state of being several and distinct |
| dist | mark as different |
| dist | be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait |
| dist | identify as in botany or biology, for example |
| dist | make conspicuous or noteworthy |
| dist | detect with the senses |
| dist | capable of being perceived as different or distinct |
| dist | (often followed by `from') not alike |