- In meteorology,
prevailing wind in a
region of the Earth's
surface is a
surface wind that
blows predominantly from a
particular direction. The dominant...
- Look up
prevailing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Prevailing may
refer to:
Prevailing winds Prevailing visibility Prevailing wage This disambiguation...
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Prevailing visibility in
aviation is a
measurement of the
greatest distance visible throughout at
least half of the horizon, not
necessarily continuously...
- In
United States government contracting, a
prevailing wage is
defined as the
hourly wage,
usual benefits and overtime, paid to the
majority of workers...
- The westerlies, anti-trades, or
prevailing westerlies, are
prevailing winds from the west
toward the east in the
middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees...
- self-locking nut,
prevailing torque nut,
stiff nut or
elastic stop nut, is a nut that
resists loosening under vibrations and torque.
Prevailing torque nuts...
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mainly in the
temperate climate zone of the
northern hemisphere,
where the
prevailing wind
direction is from the west. The
climate is
milder in
comparison to...
-
Arabic given name
dating to pre-Islamic times,
meaning blood or red.
Prevailingly, the
Islamic given name is most
commonly ****ociated to the
Arabic word...
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create a
central index of
biomedical research was a
radical departure from
prevailing publishing norms.
Prior to the internet,
publication indexes operated...
- can vary from hot and dry to cool and rainy. The
northern regions have
prevailing westerly winds that
bring in
moist air from the
North Sea, moderating...
