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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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dolomitic lime
Earth science; Soil science
A naturally occurring liming material composed chiefly of carbonates of Mg and Ca in approximately equimolar proportions.
heavy soil
Earth science; Soil science
A soil with a high content of the fine separates, particularly clay, or one with a high drawbar pull and hence difficult to cultivate, especially when wet.
basalt
Earth science; Soil science
A fine-grained, basic igneous rock composed largely of pyroxene and calcium-rich plagioclase in about equal amounts.
outlet
Earth science; Soil science
A location which maintains a hydraulic head lower than that of the drainage devices in a soil.
finite element
Earth science; Soil science
A numerical method that creates an integral form of the differential equation by discretizing the flow domain into a variety of element shapes.
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