soft mantle

soft mantle
мягкая мантия (участки верхней мантии, расположенные под границами плит, характеризующиеся более низкими, чем обычно, скоростями)

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  • mantle — [man′təl] n. [ME mantel < OE mentel & OFr mantel, both < L mantellum, mantelum, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle < ? Celt] 1. a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape: sometimes used figuratively, in allusion to royal robes of state, as a symbol… …   English World dictionary

  • mantle — man tle, n. [OE. mantel, OF. mantel, F. manteau, fr. L. mantellum, mantelum, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. mantele, mantile, towel, napkin); prob. from manus hand + the root of tela cloth. See {Manual}, {Textile}, and cf. {Mandil}, {Mantel} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mantle — /man tl/, n., v., mantled, mantling. n. 1. a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape. 2. something that covers, envelops, or conceals: the mantle of darkness. 3. Geol. the portion of the earth, about 1800 mi. (2900 km) thick, between the crust and the… …   Universalium

  • Mantle — /man tl/, n. 1. Mickey (Charles), 1931 95, U.S. baseball player. 2. (Robert) Burns, 1873 1948, U.S. journalist. * * * That part of the Earth that lies beneath the crust and above the central core. On average, the mantle begins about 22 mi (35 km) …   Universalium

  • mantle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mantel, from Anglo French, from Latin mantellum Date: 13th century 1. a. a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes ; cloak b. a figurative cloak symbolizing preeminence or authority < accepted the mantle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mantle cavity — Space in cirripeds occupied by body, opening by posteroventral aperture [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Subclass Cirripedia): ( ) [Anderson, 1980]. Lepas anatifera: left valve removed. [Anderson, 1980] (Subclass Cirripedia): In barnacle, space… …   Crustacea glossary

  • mantle — Fleshy structure of cirripeds strengthened by five calcified plates (carina, terga, scuta) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Cladocera): Large, gelatinous envelope enclosing body in certain water fleas [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Subclass… …   Crustacea glossary

  • mollusk — molluskan, molluscan /meuh lus keuhn/, adj., n. mollusklike, adj. /mol euhsk/, n. any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body,… …   Universalium

  • António Nobre — António Pereira Nobre (Porto August 16 1867 March 18 1900) was a Portuguese poet. He died of tuberculosis in Foz do Douro, Porto, in 1900, after trying to recover in a number of places. His masterpiece Só (Paris, 1892), was the only book he… …   Wikipedia

  • ascothoracica — |askōthəˈrasə̇kə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from asc + Thoracica : a minor order or suborder of small hermaphrodite barnacles that live enveloped in a soft mantle and partly buried in other animals (as black corals) …   Useful english dictionary

  • bivalve — bivalvular /buy val vyeuh leuhr/, adj. /buy valv /, n. 1. Also called lamellibranch. Zool. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills. adj. 2.… …   Universalium


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