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Two types of vertical displacement are uplift, an increase in elevation, and
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displacement — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vertical fault — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Displacement chromatography — is a chromatography technique in which a sample is placed onto the head of the column[n 1] and is then displaced by a solute that is more strongly sorbed than the components of the original mixture. The result is that the components are resolved… … Wikipedia
Displacement ventilation — See also: Underfloor air distribution Displacement ventilation is an room air distribution strategy where conditioned outdoor air is supplied at floor level and extracted above the occupied zone, usually at ceiling height.[1] Contents 1 System… … Wikipedia
vertical gyro — A two degree of freedom gyroscope with provision for maintaining its spin axis vertical. Output signals are produced by a gimbal angular displacement that corresponds to the angular displacement of the base about the two orthogonal axis. It is… … Aviation dictionary
radial displacement — On vertical photographs, the apparent “leaning out,” or the apparent displacement of the top of any object having height in relation to its base. The direction of displacement is radial from the principal point on a true vertical, or from the… … Military dictionary
Grimm's hydride displacement law — is an early hypothesis to describe bioisosterism, the ability of certain chemical groups to function as or mimic other chemical groups.Ref|Grimm1925Ref|Grimm1929:“Atoms anywhere up to four places in the periodic system before an inert gas change… … Wikipedia
mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots … Universalium
Kinematics — Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law History of classical mechanics … Wikipedia
analysis — /euh nal euh sis/, n., pl. analyses / seez /. 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its… … Universalium
