mantle
61Mantle wedge — A mantle wedge is a zone of mantle, triangular in cross–section, that lies between subducting and overriding tectonic plates. Flow inside the wedge is aligned with plate motions. Flux melting of material within wedge due to the release of… …
62mantle rock — Physical Geog. the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth s crust; regolith. [1890 95] * * * mantle rock noun Loose rock at the earth s surface • • • Main Entry: ↑mantle * * *… …
63Mantle of the expert — The mantle of the expert is a dramatic inquiry based approach to teaching and learning invented and developed by Professor Dorothy Heathcote at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1980s.[1] References ^ Davis, David (1997). Interactive… …
64mantle skirt — (MOLLUSCA) Roof of the mantle cavity formed by the projection of the mantle from the edge of the visceral mass …
65mantle-tree — noun A beam of wood over the opening of an open fireplace, from which items were hung. No more shall I from mantle trees hang down Syn: mantle, chambranle …
66mantle 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… …
67Mantle, Mickey — p. ext. Mickey Charles Mantle (20 oct. 1931, Spavinaw, Okla., EE.UU.–13 ago. 1995, Dallas, Texas). Beisbolista estadounidense. En 1951 fichó por los New York Yankees, donde jugó de jardinero y primera base y se destacó por su poderoso batazo… …
68mantle field irradiation — irradiation of a mantle field (q.v.) as a treatment for malignant lymphoma; called also mantle field radiotherapy …
69mantle canal — (BRACHIOPODA) One of several flattened, tube like extensions of the body cavity into each mantle lobe …
70mantle cavity — Specialized cavity found in certain mollusks, brachiopods and crustaceans lined with epidermis and usually exposed to sea or fresh water, or air, due to habitat; may or may not contain part of the viscera; pallial chamber or cavity; mantle… …
