gravel

Определение gravel в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railroads, and as ballast; To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc; A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics; To puzzle or annoy; {n} a hard sand, very small pebblestones; {v} to cover with gravel, puzzle, pose; cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"; Beach material, coarser than sand but finer than pebbles (2-4 mm diameter); A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom; {f} cover with gravel; embarrass, perplex; aggregate resulting from the natural erosion of rock; coarse, granular aggregate, containing pieces approximately 5/8 inch to 1/2 inch in size and suitable for use in aggregate on built up roofs; rock fragments and pebbles cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway; be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"; rock fragments and pebbles; To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot; To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk; (1) Loose, rounded fragments of rock, larger than sand, but smaller than cobbles (2) Small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand; cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway"; Rounded rock fragments larger than sand; To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand; Small stones and pebbles often deposited and moved as a river changes its course, its level or its rate of flow; -The amount (visual abundance estimate) of gravel-sized (>2 mm) materials that occur on the surface and in the A1 horizon and include hard (when moist), coarse fragments and segregations of pedogenic origin; rock that is 0 2 to 3 inches in diameter; Artificial island, such as in the Arctic; a coarse mixture of sand with pebbles and cobbles, laid down by rivers, with pebbles and cobbles derived from the erosion of rocks upstream in the catchment area of the river Diamondiferous gravel contains diamonds derived from the erosion of other diamond-bearing rocks upstream; Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand; {i} small stones and pebbles (sometimes mixed with sand); Rounded or angular fragments of rock up to 3 inches (2 millimeters to 7 6 centimeters) in diameter An individual piece is a pebble; A mixture composed primarily of rock fragments 2 mm (0 08 inch) to 7 6 cm (3 inches) in diameter Usually contains much sand and may contain cobbles ADVANCE \x 540; Aggregate consisting of rock fragments or pebbles; A term used to describe unconsolidated sediments composed of rock fragments These rock fragments have a size that is greater than 2 millimeters; A naturally occurring mixture of coarse mineral particles larger than sand and smaller than 75 mm diameter; Gravel consists of very small stones. It is often used to make paths. a gravel path leading to the front door. small stones, used to make a surface for paths, roads etc (grave ). Aggregate of more or less rounded rock fragments coarser than sand (i.e., more than 0.08 in., or 2 mm, in diameter). Gravel beds in some places contain heavy metallic ore minerals, such as cassiterite (a major source of tin), or native metals, such as gold, in nuggets or flakes. Deposits accumulate in parts of stream channels or on beaches where the water moves too rapidly to permit sand to remain. Because of changing conditions, gravel formations generally are more limited and more variable in coarseness, thickness, and configuration than sand or clay deposits. In many regions gravel terraces (or raised beaches) extend great distances inland, indicating that the sea at one time stood higher than it does today. Gravels are widely used building materials; All sedimentary particles larger than two millimeters is called gravel Gravel is subdivided into pebbles, cobbles, and boulders; Soil particles (%w) larger than course sand (>2000 μm; 2mm) which do not hold soil water by matrix tension and do not conduct water movement; (see Substrate); To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex; unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"; course granular aggregate with pieces larger than sand grains; Granular material retained on a no 4 sieve
Gravel Gertie: A chamber, with a roof covered by a deep pile of gravel, within which nuclear warheads may be maintained; in the event of a (non-nuclear) explosion, the roof is weakened and the gravel falls and prevents the escape of nuclear material
gravel pack: The small diameter sand or gravel that is place din the annular space between the well screen and the well bore that prohibits the water sand granules from entering the well screen and being produced by the pump
gravel pack: Aritificial sand filter
gravel pack: Gravel placed around the outside of the well screen to increase the effective diameter of the well and therefore the well efficiency
gravel pit: a quarry for gravel
gravelled: Simple past tense and past participle of gravel
gravelled: Perplexed, puzzled; baffled; troubled
bank gravel: gravel as found in natural deposits
graveling: A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea
graveling: The act of covering with gravel
graveling: A layer or coating of gravel on a path, etc
gravelled: past of gravel
gravelled: grav·elled in AM, use graveled A gravelled path, road, or area has a surface made of gravel. a gravelled path or road has a surface made of gravel
gravelling: A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea
gravelling: The act of covering with gravel
gravelling: present participle of gravel
gravelling: A layer or coating of gravel on a path, etc
gravels: third-person singular of gravel