- fracture of chain
- • prelom lanca
English-Serbian dictionary. 2013.
English-Serbian dictionary. 2013.
Clarion Fracture Zone — ▪ geological formation, United States submarine fracture zone, 3,200 miles (5,200 km) in length, defined by one of numerous transform faults traversing the northern part of the East Pacific Rise in the floor of the Pacific Ocean. It was… … Universalium
causal chain — The sequence of events leading up to some final effect, where each member of the sequence causes its succeeding member to come about. While the notion applies to identifiable cases (the stumble causes the fall that causes the fracture that causes … Philosophy dictionary
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Stress corrosion cracking — (SCC) is the unexpected sudden failure of normally ductile metals or tough thermoplastics subjected to a tensile stress in a corrosive environment, especially at elevated temperature (in the case of metals). SCC is highly chemically specific in… … Wikipedia