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Surface specified with parameters
A parametric surface is a surface in the Euclidean space R 3 {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{3}} which is defined by a parametric equation with two parameters
Parametric_surface
Representation of a curve by a function of a parameter
describes a curve, called a parametric curve. In the case of two parameters, the point describes a surface, called a parametric surface. In all cases, the equations
Parametric_equation
Measure of a two-dimensional surface
Smooth surfaces, such as a sphere, are assigned surface area using their representation as parametric surfaces. This definition of surface area is based
Surface_area
Mathematical idealization of the surface of a body
the image is not a curve). In this case, one says that one has a parametric surface, which is parametrized by these two variables, called parameters.
Surface_(mathematics)
Physical phenomenon of electron resonance
required and less heat is desired at the surface. Hydrogen sensor Localized surface plasmon Multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance Nano-optics Plasmon
Surface_plasmon_resonance
CAD software
views, finite element analysis, parametric modelling, sub-divisional and non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) surface modeling, technical drawing (drafting)
Creo_Parametric
Species of mathematical spline
space, then the surface will be within a four-dimensional space. A two-dimensional Bézier surface can be defined as a parametric surface where the position
Bézier_surface
Topics referred to by the same term
whose parameters oscillate in time Parametric surface, a particular type of surface in the Euclidean space R3 Parametric family, a family of objects whose
Parametric
Curve on an illuminated surface through points of equal brightness
used for checking optically the smoothness of surface connections. For a surface (implicit or parametric), which is differentiable enough, the normal vector
Isophote
Hexagonal lattice made of carbon atoms
existing techniques for determining the fine-structure constant. Multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance has been utilized to characterize both the thickness
Graphene
Quadratic form related to curvatures of surfaces
second fundamental form of a parametric surface S in R3 was introduced and studied by Gauss. First suppose that the surface is the graph of a twice continuously
Second_fundamental_form
Two-dimensional manifold
image. A parametric surface need not be a topological surface. A surface of revolution can be viewed as a special kind of parametric surface. If f is
Surface_(topology)
Open-source parametric aircraft geometry tool
OpenVSP (also Open Vehicle Sketch Pad) is an open-source parametric aircraft geometry tool originally developed by NASA. It can be used to create 3D models
OpenVSP
Coherent delocalized electron oscillations
transmission Free electron model Gap surface plasmon Heat-assisted magnetic recording Multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance Plasma oscillation Plasmonic
Surface_plasmon
Study of physical and chemical phenomena that occur at the interface of two phases
solid–liquid, and liquid–gas surfaces. Multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance works in solid–gas, solid–liquid, liquid–gas surfaces and can detect even sub-nanometer
Surface_science
Outermost layer of a physical object
computationally efficient. Parametric surfaces are defined using equations that depend on parameters. They include Bézier surfaces and NURBS. They are smooth
Surface
Mathematical surface of constant unit negative Gaussian curvature
a pseudospherical surface. It can be described as a parametric surface in terms of the parametric equations x = 2 cosh v ( cos u + u sin u ) / w
Kuen_surface
Surface generated by translations
and a ruled surface. It is an example of a minimal surface and can be represented as a translation surface. The helicoid with the parametric representation
Translation surface (differential geometry)
Translation_surface_(differential_geometry)
Substance that forms a complex with a biomolecule
are often label-free, such as surface plasmon resonance, dual-polarization interferometry and multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance (MP-SPR) can
Ligand_(biochemistry)
Structure defining distance on a manifold
an interval [a, b], then r→(u(t), v(t)) will trace out a parametric curve in parametric surface M. The arc length of that curve is given by the integral
Metric_tensor
Multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance (MP-SPR) is based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR), an established real-time label-free method for biomolecular
Multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance
Multi-parametric_surface_plasmon_resonance
Techniques for creating complex surfaces in 3D graphics software
SolidThinking Tebis Bézier surface Computer representation of surfaces Freeform surface machining NURBS Parametric surface Solid modelling Steven Anson
Freeform_surface_modelling
Geometric inversion of a torus, cylinder or double cone
represented in two ways as the envelope of a one parametric pencil of spheres, i.e. it is a canal surface with two directrices. The pair of directrices are
Dupin_cyclide
Engineering design method
Parametric design is a design method in which features, such as building elements and engineering components, are shaped based on algorithmic processes
Parametric_design
Polymers whose repeating units bear an electrolyte group
can be seen in the Figure. The formation is measured using multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance to determine adsorption kinetics, layer thickness
Polyelectrolyte
Quasiparticle of charge oscillations in condensed matter
binding to receptors (i.e. a substrate binding to an enzyme). Multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance can be used not only to measure molecular interactions
Plasmon
geometry software List of mathematical artists Mathematical software Parametric surface Procedural modeling suites Ray tracing "Fractal Art: An Introduction
List of mathematical art software
List_of_mathematical_art_software
Mathematical idealization of the trace left by a moving point
the curve List of curves topics List of curves Osculating circle Parametric surface Path (topology) Polygonal curve Position vector Vector-valued function
Curve
Shape formed from points common to other shapes
3-dimensional Newton iteration. parametric curve C : ( x ( t ) , y ( t ) , z ( t ) ) {\displaystyle C:(x(t),y(t),z(t))} and parametric surface S : ( x ( u , v ) ,
Intersection_(geometry)
Mathematical measure of how much a curve or surface deviates from flatness
measure for a notion of curvature in measure theory Curvature of parametric surfaces Curvature of Riemannian manifolds for generalizations of Gauss curvature
Curvature
Function valued in a vector space; typically a real or complex one
numbers. A surface is a 2-dimensional set of points embedded in (most commonly) 3-dimensional space. One way to represent a surface is with parametric equations
Vector-valued_function
Size of a two-dimensional surface
dy.} An even more general formula for the area of the graph of a parametric surface in the vector form r = r ( u , v ) , {\displaystyle \mathbf {r} =\mathbf
Area
Modern architectural style
Parametric architecture or Parametricism is a contemporary architectural style and theoretical framework associated with algorithmic and parametric design
Parametric_architecture
Non-orientable surface with one edge
angular velocity of the plane's rotation. This can be described as a parametric surface defined by equations for the Cartesian coordinates of its points,
Möbius_strip
Branch of computational geometry
instruments here are parametric curves and parametric surfaces, such as Bézier curves, spline curves and surfaces. An important non-parametric approach is the
Geometric_design
Methodological basis for 3D CAD/CAM solid modeling and image rendering
problem is finding line-surface intersection points. So, surfaces as planes, quadrics, tori, and probably even parametric surface patches may bound the
Ray_casting
Surface in 3D space defined by an implicit function of three variables
explicit representation. The third essential description of a surface is the parametric one: ( x ( s , t ) , y ( s , t ) , z ( s , t ) ) {\displaystyle
Implicit_surface
Vector representing the position of a point with respect to a fixed origin
Affine space Coordinate system Horizontal position Line element Parametric surface Position fixing Position four-vector Six degrees of freedom Vertical
Position_(geometry)
Association of one output to each input
operation. The graph of a bivariate surface over a two-dimensional real domain may be interpreted as defining a parametric surface, as used in, e.g., bivariate
Function_(mathematics)
Construction for minimal surfaces
parameterization of minimal surfaces is a classical piece of differential geometry. Alfred Enneper and Karl Weierstrass studied minimal surfaces as far back as 1863
Weierstrass–Enneper parameterization
Weierstrass–Enneper_parameterization
Mathematics of smooth surfaces
as graphs of functions of a pair of variables, and sometimes appear in parametric form or as loci associated to space curves. An important role in their
Differential geometry of surfaces
Differential_geometry_of_surfaces
Concept in quantum optics
Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (also known as SPDC, parametric fluorescence or parametric scattering) is a nonlinear instant optical process that
Spontaneous parametric down-conversion
Spontaneous_parametric_down-conversion
Equation in polar coordinates
means of the spherical product of superformulas. For example, the 3D parametric surface is obtained by multiplying two superformulas r1 and r2. The coordinates
Superformula
Geographic coordinate specifying north-south position
\beta \,;} Cayley suggested the term parametric latitude because of the form of these equations. The parametric latitude is not used in the theory of
Latitude
Set of values for a mathematical model
Data analysis Dimensionality reduction Model selection Parametric equation Parametric surface Phase space Hayashi, Fumio (2000). Econometrics. Princeton
Parameter_space
Partition of a surface into a net of triangles
Surface triangulations are important for visualizing surfaces and the application of finite element methods. The triangulation of a parametrically defined
Surface_triangulation
Method of representing objects in 3D computer graphics
Animation Boundary representation Digital surface Digital surface model Mesh generation Parametric surface Piegl, Les; Tiller, Wayne (1997). The NURBS
Computer representation of surfaces
Computer_representation_of_surfaces
Cubic plane curve
{\displaystyle xy} -plane. For the Enneper surface, with its standard representation as a parametric surface, fixing either the u {\displaystyle u} or
Tschirnhausen_cubic
mathematical visualization. Geometry Center Mathematical diagram Parametric surface List of mathematical art software "What is Geometry? - Definition
Mathematical_visualization
Inner product of a surface in 3D, induced by the dot product
{\displaystyle \mathrm {I} (x,y)=\langle x,y\rangle .} Let X(u, v) be a parametric surface. Then the inner product of two tangent vectors is I ( a X u + b X
First_fundamental_form
Geometric modeling kernel List of interactive geometry software Parametric equation Parametric surface Solid modeling Space partitioning Handbook of Computer Aided
Geometric_modeling
Object modeling method
collided Fitting - Construct a parametric surface (NURBS, bicubic spline) by fitting it to a given mesh Point-Surface Distance - Compute distance from
Polygonal_modeling
Overview of and topical guide to geometry
Minkowski space Thurston's conjecture Parametric curve Bézier curve Spline Hermite spline B-spline NURBS Parametric surface Convex hull construction Euclidean
Outline_of_geometry
Computer graphics images defined by points, lines and curves
three-dimensional surfaces and solids, are usually defined as a connected set of polygons (e.g., a polygon mesh) or as parametric surfaces (e.g., NURBS).
Vector_graphics
Geometric figure
( x / r ) {\displaystyle u=\arccos(x/r)} into the parametric equation for z(u) given in § Parametric characterization yields the following equation for
Mylar_balloon_(geometry)
Measurement of the change in frequency of a quartz crystal resonator
properties of thin films include ellipsometry, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy, Multi-Parametric Surface Plasmon Resonance and dual polarisation
Quartz_crystal_microbalance
derivatives Monkey saddle Multiple integral Newtonian potential Parametric equation Parametric surface Partial derivative Partial differential equation Potential
List of multivariable calculus topics
List_of_multivariable_calculus_topics
Texture mapping technique
contain the triangles that each intersect that point. Similarly, for parametric surfaces with tangent spaces, the parametrizations will yield partial derivatives
Normal_mapping
Area of computer graphics
expression Facial motion capture Interactive online characters Morphing Parametric surface Texture mapping Hjortsjö, CH (1969). Man's face and mimic language
Computer_facial_animation
Parametric curve Bézier curve Spline Hermite spline Beta spline B-spline Higher-order spline NURBS Contour line Bézier surface Isosurface Parametric surface
List of numerical computational geometry topics
List_of_numerical_computational_geometry_topics
Surface containing a line through every point
of lines. Formally, a ruled surface is a surface in R 3 {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{3}} that is described by a parametric representation of the form x
Ruled_surface
Harmonic oscillator whose parameters oscillate in time
A parametric oscillator is a driven harmonic oscillator in which the oscillations are driven by varying some parameters of the system at some frequencies
Parametric_oscillator
Curve that is common to two geometric objects
Tracing surface intersections, Comp. Aided Geom. Design 5 (1988), p. 285-307. R.E. Barnhill, S.N. Kersey: A Marching method for parametric surface/surface intersection
Intersection_curve
Branch of computer science
are curve and surface modelling and representation. The most important instruments here are parametric curves and parametric surfaces, such as Bézier
Computational_geometry
Type of lens to improve visual perception
its profile. PALs are a continuously variable parametric surface that begins using one spherical surface base curve and ends at another, with the radius
Corrective_lens
Mathematical space with a notion of closeness
Riemann's work in the early 1850s, surfaces were always dealt with from a local point of view (as parametric surfaces) and topological issues were never
Topological_space
Educational programs combining academic and technical skills for workforce preparation
libraries. Mathematical art - mathematical visualizations, fractal art, parametric surfaces, algorithmic art, platonic solids, simulations, procedural generation
Career and technical education
Career_and_technical_education
Describing something mathematical with variables
parameterisation, parametrisation) is the process of finding parametric equations of a curve, a surface, or, more generally, a manifold or a variety, defined
Parametrization_(geometry)
How a biomolecule's structure influences biological activity
can be compared statically or using dynamic methods such as multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance, dual-polarisation interferometry or circular dichroism
Conformation–activity relationship
Conformation–activity_relationship
Fundamental formulas linking the metric and curvature tensor of a manifold
g) are the components of the first fundamental form. Consider a parametric surface in Euclidean 3-space, r ( u , v ) = ( x ( u , v ) , y ( u , v ) ,
Gauss–Codazzi_equations
Material composed of nanosized cellulose fibrils
Positively charged ions were found to accumulate in the membrane. Multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance is one of the methods to study barrier properties
Nanocellulose
American mathematician (1928–2023)
Wisconsin–Madison with the thesis Boundary and Related Notions for Generalized Parametric Surfaces. Fleming was a professor at Brown University, where he retired in
Wendell_Fleming
Approach to teaching mathematics that emphasizes the use of computers
libraries. Mathematical art - mathematical visualizations, fractal art, parametric surfaces, algorithmic art, platonic solids, simulations, procedural generation
Computer-based mathematics education
Computer-based_mathematics_education
Probe which tests for biological molecules
Impedance microbiology Lanthanide probes Magnotech Microphysiometry Multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance Nanobiotechnology Optogenetic methods to record
Biosensor
include ray tracing, plotting curves, intersecting implicit and parametric surfaces, error analysis (mathematics), process control, worst-case analysis
Affine_arithmetic
Variable used for specification
particular parametric family of probability distributions. In that case, one speaks of non-parametric statistics as opposed to the parametric statistics
Parameter
Set of principles for modeling solid geometry
have both surfacing and sketcher based features. Engineering drawings can be created semi-automatically and reference the solid models. Parametric modeling
Solid_modeling
Set of points equidistant from a center
as a sphere of infinite radius whose center is a point at infinity. A parametric equation for the sphere with radius r > 0 {\displaystyle r>0} and center
Sphere
Coordinate system whose directions vary in space
coordinate surface in this space is a coordinate plane; for example z = 0 defines the x-y plane. In the same space, the coordinate surface r = 1 in spherical
Curvilinear_coordinates
Basic shapes represented in vector graphics
(TIN) commonly used in GIS. A parametric mesh represents a three-dimensional surface by a connected set of parametric functions, similar to a spline
Geometric_primitive
Interdisciplinary field of biology
surfaces, the varifold framework is often more adequate. Identifying the parametric surface m {\displaystyle m} with a varifold V m {\displaystyle {\mathcal {V}}_{m}}
Computational_anatomy
Book about the geometry and philosophy of architectural surfaces
Legendre (2003) IJP The Book of Surfaces, AA Publications London, out of print Mauro Chiarella Parametric Surfaces And Architecture: Concepts, Design
IJP_The_Book_of_Surfaces
Generalization of the concept of parallel lines
bits can be modelled mathematically by general offset surfaces. If there is a regular parametric representation x → = ( x ( t ) , y ( t ) ) {\displaystyle
Parallel_curve
Geometric surface
pseudosphere. It is named after Ulisse Dini and described by the following parametric equations: x = a cos u sin v y = a sin u sin v z = a ( cos v
Dini's_surface
Techniques used to study nucleic acids
amplification (LAMP), transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) Multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance Dual-polarization interferometry Quartz crystal
Nucleic_acid_methods
Line or vector perpendicular to a curve or a surface
\mathbf {n} =(a,b,c)} is a normal. For a plane whose equation is given in parametric form r ( s , t ) = r 0 + s p + t q , {\displaystyle \mathbf {r} (s,t)=\mathbf
Normal_(geometry)
Method of representing curves and surfaces in computer graphics
discuss the derivatives of the surface with respect to the parameters. This is known as parametric continuity. Parametric continuity of a given degree implies
Non-uniform_rational_B-spline
Basic workflow in computer-aided geometric design
Berkeley, California Surface-to-surface intersections (N.M. Patrikalakis) Ernst Huber, Intersecting General Parametric Surfaces Using Bounding Volumes
Surface-to-surface intersection problem
Surface-to-surface_intersection_problem
Surface that locally minimizes its area
work on using the old parametric methods, but also demonstrated the importance of computer graphics to visualise the studied surfaces and numerical methods
Minimal_surface
Geometric shape
{\displaystyle z} coordinate axis and whose apex is the origin, is described parametrically as F ( s , t , u ) = ( u tan s cos t , u tan s sin t , u ) {\displaystyle
Cone
4-dimensional figure
} It is a quadric surface, and is one of the possible 3-manifolds which are 4-dimensional equivalents of the conical surface in 3 dimensions. It is
Hypercone
Process of constructing a curve that has the best fit to a series of data points
extends to 3D surfaces, each patch of which is defined by a net of curves in two parametric directions, typically called u and v. A surface may be composed
Curve_fitting
3D modeling software component
by Autodesk and was forked from ACIS in 2001. Granite is developed by Parametric Technology Corporation. C3D Modeler is developed by C3D Labs, part of
Geometric_modeling_kernel
Study of curves from a differential point of view
numbers. The image of the parametric curve is γ [ I ] ⊆ R n {\displaystyle \gamma [I]\subseteq \mathbb {R} ^{n}} . The parametric curve γ and its image γ[I]
Differentiable_curve
Curved curface derived from a coarse polygon mesh
quad refined meshes) of a subdivision surface is a spline with a parametrically singular point. Subdivision surface refinement schemes can be broadly classified
Subdivision_surface
Mathematical shape
minimal surfaces. The helicoid is shaped like Archimedes screw, but extends infinitely in all directions. It can be described by the following parametric equations
Helicoid
Surface formed from spheres centered along a curve
a parametric representation of the canal surface. For r ˙ = 0 {\displaystyle {\dot {r}}=0} one gets the parametric representation of a pipe surface: x
Channel_surface
Minimal surface
and algebraic geometry, the Enneper surface is a self-intersecting surface that can be described parametrically by: x = 1 3 u ( 1 − 1 3 u 2 + v 2 )
Enneper_surface
Topics referred to by the same term
to: Parametrization (geometry), the process of finding parametric equations of a curve, surface, etc. Parametrization by arc length, a natural parametrization
Parametrization
Creating a complex 3D surface or object by combining primitive objects
performed on polygonal meshes, and may or may not be procedural and/or parametric. CSG can be contrasted with polygon mesh modeling, boundary representation
Constructive_solid_geometry
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Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Swiss
Italian Form of Paul; Small; Slanting Surface; Clear
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese name derived from the name of a Dutch town, from Middle Dutch helldinge, HÉLDER means "slanting surface."
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Yiddish tesler ‘carpenter’. Compare Tesler.German : variant of Teschner.English : from an agent derivative of Old English tǣsel ‘teasel’, hence an occupational name for someone whose job was to brush the surface of newly-woven cloth or to card wood preparatory to spinning, using the dry seed-heads of teasels (a kind of thistle).
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese
Silver Voice; Hell's Door; Slanting Surface
Girl/Female
American, Assamese, British, Celebrity, English, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Sindhi, Telugu
A Small; Natural Hollow on the Surface of the Body; Happy; Dimples
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Greenery; The Lush Greenery on the Surface of the Earth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a stone- or bricklayer, from Middle English setter ‘one who lays stones or bricks in building’ (agent derivative of setten ‘to set’).English : occupational name from Old French saietier ‘silk weaver’ (an agent derivative of sayete, a kind of silk).English : from an agent derivative of Middle English setten ‘to place (decoration, on a garment or metal surface)’, probably an occupational name for an embroiderer.German : unexplained.Norwegian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a sheepshearer or someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excess nap, from Middle English shereman ‘shearer’.Americanized spelling of German Schuermann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.Roger Sherman (1722–93), the only man to sign all three documents at the foundation of the American republic (the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution), was born in Newton, MA, a descendant of Capt. John Sherman, who had emigrated in about 1636 to MA from Dedham, Essex, England, where his father was a farmer, following his brother Edmund, who had emigrated two years earlier. A descendant of Edmund Sherman was the U.S. general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–91), who led the Union march through GA. He was born in Lancaster, OH, the son of a judge; his middle name was bestowed in honor of a Shawnee chieftain.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Surface of the Earth
Male
Portuguese
Variant spelling of Portuguese Hélder, ÉLDER means "slanting surface."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Means greenery. the lush greenery on the surface of the earth
Boy/Male
Tamil
Means greenery. the lush greenery on the surface of the earth
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and German
Dutch and German : from a Germanic personal name, Halidher, composed of the elements halið ‘hero’ + hari, heri ‘army’, or from another personal name, Hildher, composed of the elements hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + the same second element.Dutch and North German : topographic name for someone living on a slope, from Middle Dutch helldinge ‘slanting surface’. Compare Halder.English : from an agent derivative of Old English healdan ‘to hold’, hence a name denoting an occupier or tenant. Compare Holder.English : variant of Hilder.English : possibly a variant of Elder, with the addition of an inorganic initial H-.
Female
English
 English name derived from the flower name which originally meant "a line of verse engraved on the inner surface of a ring," but later acquired the POSY means "bouquet, flower." Pet form of English Josephine, meaning "(God) shall add (another son)."Â
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Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Modern, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Long Life; Blessing; Forever
Boy/Male
Greek
Earth-lover. Of Demeter. Demeter is the mythological Greek goddess of corn and harvest. She...
Girl/Female
Arabic
Sublime
Girl/Female
Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Indian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Grace; Favour; Without Guile; Leader
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Lord Shiva
Male
Hebrew
(דְּלָיָהוּ) Variant form of Hebrew Delayah, DELAYAHU means "God has drawn."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Able; Wise
Boy/Male
Arabic
Praised
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Young
Girl/Female
British, English
Sweet
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a.
Alt. of Paracentrical
a.
Alt. of Pyrometrical
n.
A magnitude that has length and breadth without thickness; superficies; as, a plane surface; a spherical surface.
v. t.
Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient.
a.
Alt. of Perimetrical
n.
A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.
n.
A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone.
n.
An instrument for measuring heights by observation of barometric pressure; esp., one for determining heights by ascertaining the boiling point of water. It consists of a vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed thermometer for showing the temperature of ebullition.
n.
A ridge or streak rising above the surface, as of cloth; hence, the texture of cloth.
adv.
By means of a barometer, or according to barometric observations.
n.
The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the earth; the surface of a diamond; the surface of the body.
a.
Alt. of Barometrical
v. t.
To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold.
n.
One of the minute papillary processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi cover the lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve to increase the absorbing surface.
v. t.
To give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain.
n.
A form of machine for dressing the surface of wood, metal, stone, etc.
a.
Of or pertaining to the perimeter, or to perimetry; as, a perimetric chart of the eye.
a.
Indicating equal barometric pressure.
a.
Pertaining to the barometer; made or indicated by a barometer; as, barometric changes; barometrical observations.
imp. & p. p.
of Surface