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Coning — Die Schichtungsstabilität der Erdatmosphäre und dabei insbesondere der unteren Troposphäre beschreibt deren thermodynamische Stabilität bzw. Labilität bezüglich des vertikalen Temperaturgradienten anhand verschiedener Gleichgewichtszustände. Es… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Coning — This most interesting and unusual surname is of Anglo French origin, and was either a nickname given to someone who resembled a rabbit in some way, or a metonymic occupational name for a dealer in rabbits, from the Anglo French coning , Middle… … Surnames reference
coning — When a mass of clay is worked on a potter s wheel, it is coned by repeatedly drawing it up into a conical shape and then flattening it down to center it on the wheel and shape the mass. In addition, the first part of this process is known as… … Glossary of Art Terms
Coning and quartering — is a method used by analytical chemists to reduce the sample size of a powder without creating a systematic bias. The technique involves pouring the sample so that it takes on a conical shape, and then flattening it out into a cake. The cake is… … Wikipedia
Coning — smoking of marijuana … Dictionary of Australian slang
coning — Australian Slang smoking of marijuana … English dialects glossary
coning — kəʊn n. object with a flat circular bottom whose sides taper into a point at the top; seed bearing part of an evergreen tree; ice cream cone v. shape like a cone … English contemporary dictionary
coning — The upward flexing of the rotor blades resulting from centrifugal force and lift … Aviation dictionary
coning — Act of producing a cone; of a plant that is producing a cone. See also phenology. Cf. flushing … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
coning — n. prolapse of the brainstem through the foramen magnum as a result of raised intracranial pressure: it is usually immediately fatal. A similar emergency can occur through the hiatus of the tentorium … The new mediacal dictionary
