transition area — noun : graded area * * * Ling. (in dialect geography) an area whose dialect has been influenced by the dialect of one or more neighboring focal areas. Cf. focal area, relic area. Also called graded area … Useful english dictionary
transition area — Ling. (in dialect geography) an area whose dialect has been influenced by the dialect of one or more neighboring focal areas. Cf. focal area, relic area. Also called graded area. * * * … Universalium
transition area — an area where one water type or bottom composition changes to another … Dictionary of ichthyology
Transition altitude — is the maximum altitude at which an aircraft should use an altimeter pressure setting indicating height above mean sea level (QNH) … Wikipedia
Transition Gallery — is an art gallery in East London. It is run by artists Cathy Lomax and Alex Michon and also publishes Arty Magazine. Charles Saatchi s discovery of Stella Vine at the gallery launched her to international prominence. GeneralTransition Gallery was … Wikipedia
Transition Comets — UV Search for OH Emissions in Asteroids — was a study involving amateur astronomers and the use of the Hubble Space Telescope. This was one of only six studies involving amateur astronomers that was approved by NASA. [Hubble News Releases Archives… … Wikipedia
Transition School and Early Entrance Program — The Transition School and Early Entrance Program (TS/EEP) is an early college entrance program located on the University of Washington campus at the Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars. The program was begun in 1977 by the late… … Wikipedia
Transition metal carbene complex — A transition metal carbene complex is a organometallic compound featuring a divalent organic ligand. The divalent organic ligand coordinated to the metal center is called a carbene. Carbene complexes for almost all transition metals have been… … Wikipedia
Transition Towns — Totnes, Devon: a Transition Town Transition Towns (also known as Transition network or Transition Movement) is a grassroots network of communities that are working to build resilience in response to peak oil, climate destruction, and economic… … Wikipedia
area — 1. [TA] Any circumscribed surface or space. 2. All of the part supplied by a given artery or nerve. 3. A part of an organ having a special function, as the motor a. of the brain. SEE ALSO … Medical dictionary
