Conservation

One of the major movements of Judaism, accepting the binding nature of Jewish law but believing that the law can change. See Movements of Judaism in the United States Today.

conservator

Legal services; Family law

A person appointed by a judge in a special court proceeding who is legally responsible for the management of another person's financial matters because that person is unable to ...

conservator

Legal services; Real estate & residential

An individual appointed by the court to oversee another person and his estate because that person has been declared incompetent.

Toni voda

Travel; Travel sites; Geology

Toni voda is a subterranean river, located in a karst field, just a couple of kilometers from Galichnik.

drumlin

Earth science; Geology

Streamlined hill, largely of till, with blunt end pointing into direction from which ice moved. Occur in clusters called drumlin fields.

drylands

Earth science; Geology

A general term for semiarid and desert lands.

ductile

Earth science; Geology

Structural behavior in which a material deforms permanently without fracturing.

dust bowl

Earth science; Geology

An area subject to dust storms, especially south central United States.

dust storm

Earth science; Geology

Large volume of dust-sized particles lifted high into the atmosphere.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L

0
Terms
0
Blossaries
1
Followers

Industry/Domain: Literature Category: Fiction

Faust

The protagonist of a German folk tale who makes a deal with the demon Mephistopheles for knowledge and power beyond the earthly realm. In exchange, he ...