INTERNAL EROSION (OF A DAM)

Meaning of INTERNAL EROSION (OF A DAM) in English

The progressive development of erosion by seepage, appearing downstream of the dam as a hole or seam discharging water that contains soil particles. Also referred to as Piping.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

EROSION — n erosion
Interlingua English vocab
INTERNAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) internal medicine internal combustion engine {{link=total internal reflection">total internal reflection
Английский словарь Британика
EROSION — Removal of surface material from the Earth's crust and transportation of the eroded materials by natural agencies from the point …
Английский словарь Британика
DAM — I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such uses as human consumption, irrigation, flood …
Английский словарь Британика
INTERNAL — I. (ˈ)in.|tərn ə l, ən.ˈt-, -tə̄n-, -təin- adjective Etymology: Latin intern us internal (from inter between) + English -al — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAM — I. ˈdam, ˈdaa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, lady, dam, variant of dame — more at dame : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EROSION — ə̇ˈrōzhən, ēˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin erosion-, erosio, from erosus (past participle of erodere to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTERNAL — (a.) Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; as, internal …
Английский словарь Webster
INTERNAL — (a.) Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the …
Английский словарь Webster
INTERNAL — (a.) Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; -- opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a …
Английский словарь Webster
EROSION — (n.) The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; …
Английский словарь Webster
DAM — (v. t.) To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a …
Английский словарь Webster
INTERNAL — ( a. ) Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INTERNAL — ( a. ) Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; -- opposed to external; as, the internal parts …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INTERNAL — ( a. ) Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INTERNAL — — internality, internalness , n. — internally , adv. /in terr"nl/ , adj. 1. situated or existing in the interior …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EROSION — — erosional , adj. /i roh"zheuhn/ , n. 1. the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAM — dam 1 /dam/ , n. , v. , dammed, damming . n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAM — I. ˈdam noun Etymology: Middle English dam, dame lady, dam — more at dame Date: 13th century : the female …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INTERNAL — adjective Etymology: Middle English internalle, from Latin internus; akin to Latin inter between Date: 15th century 1. : existing or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INTERNAL — adj intrinsic; inherent; real. 2. internal ·adj lying toward the mesial plane; mesial. 3. internal ·adj pertaining to the inner …
Webster English vocab
EROSION — noun the act or operation of eroding or eating away. 2. erosion ·noun the state of being eaten away; corrosion; …
Webster English vocab
DAM — noun a kind or crowned piece in the game of draughts. 2. dam ·noun a firebrick wall, or a stone, …
Webster English vocab
EROSION — removal of surface material from the Earth's crust, primarily soil and rock debris, and the transportation of the eroded materials …
Britannica English vocabulary
DAM — barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to confine and check the flow of water for such uses as …
Britannica English vocabulary
INTERNAL — internal BrE AmE ɪn ˈtɜːn ə l ˌɪn- AmE \ -ˈtɝːn- ▷ internal|ly i ▷ internal|s z ▶ in ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EROSION — erosion BrE AmE ɪ ˈrəʊʒ ə n ə- AmE \ ɪ ˈroʊʒ ə n ▷ erosion|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
INTERNAL — / ɪnˈtɜːnl; NAmE ɪnˈtɜːrnl/ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] connected with the inside of sth : the internal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAM — / dæm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a barrier that is built across a river in order …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTERNAL — in ‧ ter ‧ nal W2 AC /ɪnˈtɜːnl $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Word Family: adverb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EROSION — e ‧ ro ‧ sion AC /ɪˈrəʊʒ ə n $ ɪˈroʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: verb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DAM — I. dam 1 /dæm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Dutch ] 1 . a special …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INTERNAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or situated in the inside or invisible part. 2 relating or applied to the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INTERNAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or situated in the inside or invisible part. 2 relating or applied to the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EROSION — n. 1 Geol. the wearing away of the earth's surface by the action of water, wind, etc. 2 the act …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INTERNAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or situated in the inside or invisible part. 2 relating or applied to the …
Oxford English vocab
INTERNAL — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Internal is used to describe things …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EROSION — 1. Erosion is the gradual destruction and removal of rock or soil in a particular area by rivers, the sea, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAM — ( dams, damming, dammed) 1. A dam is a wall that is built across a river in order to stop …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTERNAL — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Internal is used to describe things …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
EROSION — 1. Erosion is the gradual destruction and removal of rock or soil in a particular area by rivers, the sea, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
INTERNAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a domestic/internal flight (= a flight within a country ) ▪ Is there a domestic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EROSION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE accelerated ▪ It is this which has resulted in accelerated erosion . ▪ We …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DAM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE big ▪ A previous California resources secretary proposed building bigger dams on California's …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INTERNAL — [adjective] [not gradable] - existing or happening inside a person, object, organization, place or countryThe bullet passed through his back …
Cambridge English vocab
DAM — [verb] [T] -mm-To dam a river is to build a dam across it in order to store the water.They're going …
Cambridge English vocab
INTERNAL — n. internal medicine Internal Revenue Service internal combustion engine total internal reflection
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EROSION — n. Removal of surface material from the Earth's crust and transportation of the eroded materials by natural agencies from the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DAM — n. Aswan High Dam Hoover Dam Boulder Dam Three Gorges Dam Project
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DAM — n. Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such uses as human consumption, irrigation, flood …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DAM
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EROSION — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ serious , severe , significant ▪ Acid rain has caused severe ~ on the hillside. ▪ further …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DAM — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hydroelectric VERB + DAM ▪ build , construct ▪ breach ▪ The ~ has been breached …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
INTERNAL — n. 25B6; adjective an internal courtyard : INNER, interior, inside, intramural; central. the state's internal affairs : DOMESTIC, home, interior, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DAM — A structure of earth, rock, or concrete designed to form a basin and hold water back to make a pond, …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
EROSION — Types of erosion comprise the wearing away of the land by running water, rainfall, wind, ice or other geological agents, …
Fishery English Glossary
EROSION — сущ. эрозия, разъедание; разрушение; размывание; выветривание, поражение glacial erosion ≈ ледниковое размывание soil erosion ≈ выветривание почвы Syn : destruction, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAM
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INTERNAL — internal.ogg 1. ınʹtɜ:nl n 1. pl анат. внутренние органы 2. pl свойства, качества 2. ınʹtɜ:nl a 1. 1> внутренний internal …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EROSION — erosion.ogg ıʹrəʋʒ(ə)n n эрозия, разъедание; разрушение; размывание, размыв, вымывание; выветривание soil erosion - эрозия почвы wind erosion - ветровая эрозия …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DAM — dam.ogg _I 1. dæm n 1. дамба, плотина, запруда; перемычка, мол earth dam - земляная плотина 2. запруженная /запружённая/ вода, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EROSION — 1) эрозия; эрозионное изнашивание 2) размыв 3) износ лакокрасочного покрытия 4) метал. разгар 5) продукт эрозии • - ash erosion …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DAM
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
EROSION — 1) эрозия; эрозионное изнашивание 2) размыв 3) износ лакокрасочного покрытия 4) метал. разгар 5) продукт эрозии • - ash erosion - brittle erosion - cavitation erosion - channel erosion - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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