Cyclone

Cyclone

An air pollution control device that removes larger particles -- generally greater than one micron -- from an air stream through centrifugal force.

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cyclone

Pollution control; Air pollution

An air pollution control device that removes larger particles -- generally greater than one micron -- from an air stream through centrifugal force.

cyclonic

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Refers to a region of low atmospheric sea level pressure; or, the wind system around such a low pressure center that has a clockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere and a ...

cyclone

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An area of low pressure. Circulation is counterclockwise around a low pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

cyclone

Weather; Rain & snow

A large system of winds that rotate around a region of low atmospheric pressure. Winds in a cyclone spiral in toward the center of the system.

cyclone

Earth science; Physical oceanography

An atmospheric pressure distribution in which there is a low central pressure relative to the surroundings. The circulation around the center is anticlockwise (clockwise) in the ...

cyclonic

Earth science; Physical oceanography

The direction of rotation around a center of low pressure. This is counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern. The term originates from the ...

fissure

Environment; Land preservation

A long narrow crack in a rock or cliff. If water has dissolved minerals in it passes through a fissure,it becomes filled with minerals.

surface water

Environment; Land preservation

Water on the surface of the ground (lakes, rivers, ponds, floodwater, oceans, etc.); precipitation which does not soak into the ground or return to the atmosphere by evaporation ...

wastewater

Environment; Land preservation

Water containing waste including greywater, blackwater or water contaminated by waste contact, including process-generated and contaminated rainfall runoff.

brackish water

Environment; Land preservation

Water that has more salinity than fresh water, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing of seawater with fresh water, as in estuaries, or it may occur in brackish ...

greywater

Environment; Land preservation

Wastewater generated from domestic activities such as laundry, dishwashing, and bathing, which can be recycled on-site for uses such as landscape irrigation and constructed ...

treated water

Environment; Land preservation

Water that had been treated chemically and/or physically to make it suitable for its intended use.

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