Radiocarbon time

Duration as measured by some clock. Atomic clocks give the most accurate measure of time. Less regular timekeepers are those based on the rotation of the earth and other bodies of ...

time

Telecommunications; General telecom

An epoch, i.e., the designation of an instant on a selected time scale, astronomical or atomic. It is used in the sense of time of day 2. On a time scale, the interval between two ...

time

Photography; Professional photography

A type of manual exposure which requires an optional remote control. The shutter can be kept open for up to 30 minutes without keeping the shutter-release button pressed.

time

Dance; Choreography

The rate of speed and rhythm used from the beginning to the end of a dance.

nodulose

Natural environment; Coral reefs

With small nodules, knobs or swellings.

fissure

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A deep and narrow depression cutting across the reef front with origins relating to jointing planes in the reef limestone or non-limestone bedrock.

damselfish

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A large family (Pomacentridae) of bony fishes which are abundant and common inhabitants of coral reefs. They possess robust, deep, and laterally compressed bodies. The majority of ...

complementary resources

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A pair of resources for which consumption by the consumer of one resource reduces its requirement for the other.

antennule

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A small antenna, especially the first pair of antennae in crustaceans.

odontophore

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A tooth-bearing structure found in most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage which support the radula and radula sac; the term is also applied ...