Stebinger drum

1. A rotating cylinder coated with a magnetic material on which digital information can be recorded in the form of tiny magnetized spots. These spots are read as the drum rotates ...

drum

Culinary arts; Cooking

Any of a large and diverse family of fish, so named for the odd drumming or deep croaking noise it makes, particularly during the mating season. Drum, also known as croaker, is a ...

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Fire safety; Prevention & protection

For the purposes of this standard, containers built to DOT specification 5P (1A1).

asteroid mining

Mining; General mining

The future industry of sending spacecraft to asteroids in order to harvest their natural resources and bring them back to civilization for use. On April 24th 2012, the first real ...

rock

Mining; General mining

A mineral that forms inside the earth as marble and granite are rocks; a huge amount of stone that forms a cliff or mountain is called as rock.

beryl

Mining; General mining

A greenish mineral that usually lets light shine through it and is found mostly in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

corundum

Mining; General mining

A very hard mineral made mainly of aluminum and oxygen. Rubies and sapphires are types of corundum.

feldspar

Mining; General mining

A mineral that makes up more than 60 percent of the Earth's crust. The pink and white flecks in granite consist of feldspar.

geode

Mining; General mining

A hollow, rounded rock that is lined on the inside with crystals is called geode.

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asperatus

A potential new type of cloud formation that manifests itself as a continuous set of waves in the sky. They are very rare, but they have appeared more ...