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  • the embryo's moisture level. There exists a moisture tension between inner and outer palisade cells. For the hilum to close, this moisture needs to exceed...
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    the matric water potential ( Ψ m {\displaystyle \Psi _{m}} ) (soil moisture tension) in the vadose zone. This device typically consists of a glass or plastic...
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  • Soil moisture is the water content of the soil. It can be expressed in terms of volume or weight. Soil moisture measurement can be based on in situ probes...
    45 KB (5,061 words) - 12:49, 9 October 2024
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    Water content or moisture content is the quantity of water contained in a material, such as soil (called soil moisture), rock, ceramics, crops, or wood...
    22 KB (2,928 words) - 16:59, 21 October 2024
  • moisture tension drives water upward toward the freezing front near the top of the ground. In Beskow’s studies, he defined this soil moisture tension...
    27 KB (4,041 words) - 13:49, 4 October 2024
  • Because water seeps through the walls of an unglazed olla by using soil-moisture tension, one can use ollas to irrigate plants. The olla is buried in the ground...
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    form in the mesophyll cell wall. The resulting surface tension causes a negative pressure or tension in the xylem that pulls the water from the roots and...
    54 KB (6,755 words) - 22:29, 29 October 2024
  • Richards, L.A.; Weaver, L.R. (1944). "Moisture retention by some irrigated soils as related to soil moisture tension" (PDF). Journal of Agricultural Research...
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    Drywicking is the newest variation of moisture wicking. It is a smart two-tier fabric that breaks the surface tension of sweat[clarification needed] and...
    22 KB (2,503 words) - 19:29, 13 October 2024
  • the matric water potential ( Ψ m {\displaystyle \Psi _{m}} ) (soil moisture tension) in the vadose zone. An ISO standard, "Soil quality — Determination...
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  • Water vapor (redirect from Air moisture)
    buoyancy can have a significant atmospheric impact, giving rise to powerful, moisture rich, upward air currents when the air temperature and sea temperature...
    59 KB (6,461 words) - 19:59, 22 September 2024
  • Reaction wood (redirect from Tension wood)
    angiosperms reaction wood is called tension wood. Tension wood forms on the side of the part of the plant that is under tension, pulling it towards the affecting...
    5 KB (659 words) - 18:28, 26 September 2024
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    Spark plug wires (also called high tension leads) are electrical cables used by older internal combustion engines to transmit high-voltage electricity...
    4 KB (524 words) - 03:11, 7 April 2023
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    Hygrometer (redirect from Moisture sensor)
    under some tension. (Whalebone and other materials may be used in place of hair.) The hair is hygroscopic (tending toward retaining moisture); its length...
    24 KB (3,017 words) - 21:00, 13 September 2024
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    Wood drying (also seasoning lumber or wood seasoning) reduces the moisture content of wood before its use. When the drying is done in a kiln, the product...
    60 KB (9,331 words) - 15:24, 8 August 2024
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    novelization, George Lucas wrote: "Star Wars is also very much concerned with the tension between humanity and technology, an issue which, for me, dates back even...
    68 KB (8,098 words) - 04:31, 13 August 2024
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    dominated by surface tension Capillary bridges – Minimised surface of liquid commecting two wetted objects Damp proofing – Type of moisture control in building...
    36 KB (4,225 words) - 16:48, 16 October 2024
  • loss throughout the life of the cable. The cable is jacketed to prevent moisture from degrading the fibers. The jacket also protects the polymer strength...
    8 KB (1,142 words) - 21:48, 31 January 2020
  • Pendular water is the moisture clinging to particles, such as soil particles or sand, because of surface tension. At the moisture content of a specific...
    1 KB (101 words) - 11:21, 23 March 2023
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    sulphur, wax, glass could produce static electricity when rubbed, and that moisture prevented electrification. Others such as Sir Thomas Browne made important...
    87 KB (9,333 words) - 14:27, 9 October 2024
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