GC: n CT: Thesauri are arranged in tree-like structures called hierarchies. A hierarchical structure allows terms to be logically organized so users can easily browse the more general concepts, and can “drill down” from concepts of interest to find more specific concepts. Thesauri also store additional information about each term

GC: n CT: There are currently no tidal barrages in the UK. The most promising site in the UK would be across the Severn estuary. A barrage across the Severn estuary could supply up to 5% of the UK’s electricity requirements. However, this would also be very expensive to construct.

GC: n CT: What is Tidal Energy? Tidal energy is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of the tides into electricity or other useful forms of power. The tide is created by the gravitational effect of the sun and the moon on the earth causing cyclical movement of

See tidal energy

GC: n CT: The tidal power plant at the Rance River estuary in Brittany, France, uses a barrage. It was built in 1966 and is still functioning. The plant uses two sources of energy: tidal energy from the English Channel and river current energy from the Rance River. The barrage

GC: n CT: The range of the tides is the difference in sea level between high and low tides. Spring tide, having the maximum range, occurs during the full moon when the earth is between the moon and the sun, and new moon when the moon is between the earth

GC: n CT: Work is to begin on the largest tidal turbine energy project in Europe after the Scottish government approved it. MeyGen is to install the tidal array in stages in the Pentland Firth, between Orkney and the Scottish mainland. It will begin with a 9MW demonstration project of

See toroidal magnetic chamber

GC: n CT: For 30 years or so, scientists have been trying to find the right shape for the magnetic container and how to make it. The front-runner among confinement systems at the moment is the so-called tokamak -derived from the Russian acronym for toroidal magnetic chamber. Tokamak is the

GC: n CT: Wind turbines operate on a simple principle. This animation shows how energy in the wind turns two or three propeller-like blades around a rotor. The rotor is connected to the main shaft, which spins a generator to create electricity. Wind turbines are mounted on a tower to

GC: n CT: According to ISO, the term traceability describes the possibility of tracing production, use or location of a certain element. For final products this can cover the origin of material and parts, as well as the production history. Traceability does not only cover the basic requirement that products

GC: n CT: The production of biodiesel, or alkyl esters, is well known. There are three basic routes to ester production from oils and fats: Base catalyzed transesterification of the oil with alcohol. Direct acid catalyzed esterification of the oil with methanol. Conversion of the oil to fatty acids, and

See Humanterm: translation.

GC: n CT: A translation memory is a linguistic database that continually captures your translations as you work for future use. All previous translations are accumulated within the translation memory (in source and target language pairs called translation units) and reused so that you never have to translate the same

GC: n CT: Introduction to translation technology How and why to use translation technology to create multilingual content Key takeaway Agencies should work with competent human translators for all translations, including translations supported by translation technology. Why create multilingual content? All people in this country, regardless of the language they

GC: n CT: Welcome to E-ZPass MA, Massachusetts Department of Transportation Electronic Toll Collection Program. E-ZPass is operational on the entire Massachusetts Turnpike including the Sumner and Ted Williams Tunnels, and on the Tobin Memorial Bridge. Where can I use E-ZPass? E-ZPass provides customers with electronic toll collection through the

GC: n CT: This white paper provides a general introduction to telecommunications transport networks, which are the backbone of the modern telephone and Internet infrastructure. The paper examines them in the context of geographical classification, and functional layer classification. The paper includes a brief look at broadband access technologies, since

GC: n CT: Landscape and horticultural services. (1) Introduction. This section provides tax reporting instructions for persons who provide landscape and horticultural services. This section does not apply to silvicultural activities or to horticultural services provided to farmers. Silviculture means the commercial production of timber and includes activities such as

See Trojan horse

GC: n CT: Trojan horse programs are named after one of the most famous deceptions in history. In ancient Troy, the Greek army appeared to leave the war ravaged shores of Troy, but left a large wooden horse in what appeared to be a peace gift. Within the Trojan horse

CG: n CT: Tropical rainforests – Characteristics of tropical rainforests Tropical rainforests are an important ecosystem with distinct characteristics and adaptations. Tropical rainforests face threats which need to be managed to ensure their survival. Characteristics of tropical rainforests Tropical rainforests have distinct characteristics that support a wide variety of different

GC: n CT: Tropospheric ozone is also recognised to be a threat to human health (WHO, 2003; Lim et al., 2012) and have a deleterious impact on vegetation (Fowler et al., 2009), and through plant damage it impedes the uptake of carbon into the biosphere (Sitch et al., 2007) as

See Humanterm: https://humantermuem.es/content/tumbleweed/?lang=en

CG: n CT: The tundra is the coldest of the biomes. It also receives low amounts of precipitation, making the tundra similar to a desert. Tundra is found in the regions just below the ice caps of the Arctic, extending across North America, to Europe, and Siberia in Asia. Much