height — O.E. hiehþu, Anglian hehþo highest part or point, summit; the heavens, heaven, from root of heah high (see HIGH (Cf. high)) + itha, Germanic abstract noun suffix. Cf. O.N. hæð, M.Du. hoochte, O.H.G. hohida, Goth. hauhiþa height. Meaning d … Etymology dictionary
Root Road Covered Bridge — Infobox U.S. Covered Bridge bridge=Root Road Bridge image size=260px bridge bridge map size=250px state=Ohio county=Ashtabula County length=112 truss=single span, Town truss built=1868 renovated=1982 83 builder=Root Road Bridge is a covered… … Wikipedia
Root, John Wellborn — ▪ American architect born Jan. 10, 1850, Lumpkin, Ga., U.S. died Jan. 15, 1891, Chicago architect, one of the greatest practitioners in the Chicago School of commercial American architecture. His works are among the most distinguished early … Universalium
Root River (Minnesota) — The Root River flows through the Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota and is a tributary of the Upper Mississippi River. It is an excellent river for canoeing. The gentle to moderate flowing river drops an average of 3.4 ft/mile from… … Wikipedia
Crown-to-root ratio — This X ray film reveals a poor crown to root ratio for tooth #21 (right), the lower left first premolar. The tooth exhibits 50% bone loss, adding roughly 5 7 mm to the clinical crown of what is actually anatomical root. The fulcrum, existing… … Wikipedia
Gloria Root — Infobox Playboy Playmate name = Gloria Root issue = December 1969 birthname = birthplace = Chicago Illinois, United States birthdate = birth date|1948|5|28|mf=y deathdate = death date and age|2006|1|8|1948|5|28|mf=y deathplace = San Francisco,… … Wikipedia
Square root — Measured fall time of a small steel sphere falling from various heights. The data is in good agreement with the predicted fall time of , where h is the height and g is the acceleration of gravity. In mathematics, a square root of a number x is a… … Wikipedia
Wave height — In fluid dynamics, the wave height of a surface wave denotes the difference between the elevations of a crest and a neighbouring trough.Kinsman (1984) p. 38.] Wave height is a term used by mariners, as well as in coastal, ocean engineering and… … Wikipedia
Significant wave height — In physical oceanography, significant wave height, also known as SWH, or H s , is the average wave height (trough to crest) of the one third largest waves. A well developed significant wave is approximately equal to H m0 , defined as four times… … Wikipedia
Edward Root — Infobox rugby league biography playername = Eddie Root fullname = Edward Root nickname = imagesize = caption = dateofbirth = placeofbirth = countryofbirth = dateofdeath = placeofdeath = countryofdeath = height = weight = position = Forwards club1 … Wikipedia
Square root of a number — Square Square (skw[^a]r), a. 1. (Geom.) Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure. [1913 Webster] 2. Forming a right angle; as, a square corner. [1913 Webster] 3. Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English