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Swelling clay minerals with a three-layer 2:1 (TOT) structure whose interlayers are mainly occupied by Na + or Ca 2+ hydrated cations and water molecules (from Ancient Greek σμηκτός (smēktós) 'lubricated'; from σμηκτρίς (smēktrís) 'walker's earth, fuller's earth'; lit. ' rubbing earth; earth that has the property of cleaning ').
-tension, -tensive: pressure: Latin tēnsiō, stretching, extension, tension hypertension: terato-Monster Greek τέρᾰς (téras) teratoma, teratogen tetan-rigid, tense Greek τέτανος (tétanos) tetanus: thec-case, sheath: Greek θήκη (thḗkē) intrathecal: thel-of or pertaining to a nipple (uncommon as a prefix)
Meaning: a prefix used to make words with a sense opposite to that of the root word; in this case, meaning "without" or "-less". This is usually used to describe organisms without a certain characteristic, as well as organisms in which that characteristic may not be immediately obvious.
Also amphidrome and tidal node. A geographical location where there is little or no tide, i.e. where the tidal amplitude is zero or nearly zero because the height of sea level does not change appreciably over time (meaning there is no high tide or low tide), and around which a tidal crest circulates once per tidal period (approximately every 12 hours). Tidal amplitude increases, though not ...
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from P to Z. See also the lists from A to G and from H to O.
Geo-is a prefix derived from the Greek word γη or γαια, meaning "earth", usually in the sense of "ground or land”. GEO or Geo may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media
One way in particular that joints can be formed is due to fluid pressure, as well as at the crest of folds in rocks. This occurs at the peak of the fold or due to the fluid pressure because a localized tensile stress forms, eventually leading to jointing. [2] Another way in which joints form is due to the change in the weight of the overburden ...
In geology, the term compression refers to a set of stresses directed toward the center of a rock mass. Compressive strength refers to the maximum amount of compressive stress that can be applied to a material before failure occurs.