Survey

A study, generally in the form of interviews or questionnaires, that provides sociologists and other researchers with information concerning how people think and act.

surveying

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

(1) in archaeology, the process of locating archaeological sites. (2) more generally, the process of mapping and measuring points on the ground surface (e.g."legal" or topographic ...

survey

Telecommunications; General telecom

The assembling of pertinent geographical and environmental data required to design a radio communication system.

surveys

Energy; Hydro dam; Dam safety

Measure external vertical and horizontal movement on the surface. These instrumentations include triangulation, trilateration, global positioning system (GPS), photogrammetric, ...

lymph hearts

Biology; General

Contractile enlargements of vessels that pump lymph back into the veins; found in fish, amphibians, and reptiles.

lungs

Biology; General

Sac-like structures of varying complexity where blood and air exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide; connected to the outside by a series of tubes and a small opening. In humans, the ...

lymphocytes

Biology; General

White blood cells that arise in the bone marrow and mediate the immune response; include T cells and B cells.

lysosomes

Biology; General

Membrane-enclosed organelles containing digestive enzymes. The lysosomes fuse with food vacuoles and enzymes contained within the lysosome chemically breakdown and/or digest the ...