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Definition of Drifts

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Adit Ad"it, n. [L. aditus, fr. adire, ?aitum, to go to; ad + ire to go.] 1. An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried away; -- called also drift and tunnel. 2. Admission; approach; access. [R.] Yourself and yours shall have Free adit. --Tennyson.
Drift
Drift Drift, n. 1. (Phys. Geog.) One of the slower movements of oceanic circulation; a general tendency of the water, subject to occasional or frequent diversion or reversal by the wind; as, the easterly drift of the North Pacific. 2. (A["e]ronautics) The horizontal component of the pressure of the air on the sustaining surfaces of a flying machine. The lift is the corresponding vertical component, which sustains the machine in the air.
Drift
Drift Drift, v. t. 1. To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body. --J. H. Newman. 2. To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or sand. 3. (Mach.) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
Drift
Drift Drift, a. That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. --Kane. Drift anchor. See Sea anchor, and also Drag sail, under Drag, n. Drift epoch (Geol.), the glacial epoch. Drift net, a kind of fishing net. Drift sail. Same as Drag sail. See under Drag, n.

Meaning of Drifts from wikipedia

- Look up drift in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Drift or Drifts may refer to: Drift or ford (crossing) of a river Drift (navigation), difference between...
- Look up drifting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Drifting may refer to: Drifting (motorsport) Pipe drift or drifting, measuring a pipe's inner roundness...
- The Drift is the thirteenth studio album by American solo artist Scott Walker, released on 8 May 2006 on 4AD. Apart from composing the soundtrack to the...
- probability theory, stochastic drift is the change of the average value of a stochastic (random) process. A related concept is the drift rate, which is the rate...
- Drift seeds (also sea beans) and drift fruits are seeds and fruits adapted for long-distance dispersal by water. Most are produced by tropical trees, and...
- tip of drift pin. Drifts are constructed from wood, light alloys, copper, or steel which are usually rods cut to size as for the job. Drifts can be used...
- {F}}\times {\boldsymbol {B}}}{B^{2}}}.} These drifts, in contrast to the mirror effect and the non-uniform B drifts, do not depend on finite Larmor radius,...
- electrical engineering, and particularly in telecommunications, frequency drift is an unintended and generally arbitrary offset of an oscillator from its...
- The term “set and drift” is used to describe external forces that affect a boat and keep it from following an intended course. To understand and calculate...
- The Drifting Cowboys were the backing group for American country legend and singer-songwriter Hank Williams. The band went through several lineups during...