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The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.
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mangrove
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A tropical tree with interlacing prop roots, confined to low-lying brackish areas.
physical modeling
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Refers to the investigation of coastal or riverine processes using a scaled model.
upcoast
Engineering; Coastal engineering
In United States usage, the coastal direction generally trending toward the north.
breaker depth
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The still-water depth at the point where a wave breaks. Also called breaking depth.
colloid
Engineering; Coastal engineering
As a size term refers to particles smaller than 0.00024 mm, smaller than clay size.
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