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1Thin plate spline — This is a brief derivation for the closed form solutions for smoothing Thin Plate Spline . Details about these splines can be found in (Wahba, 1990).Thin plate splines (TPS) were introduced to geometric design by Duchon (Duchon, 1976). The name… …
2Thin — Thin, a. [Compar. {Thiner}; superl. {Thinest}.] [OE. thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. [thorn]ynne; akin to D. dun, G. d[ u]nn, OHG. dunni, Icel. [thorn]unnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. ? (in comp.) stretched out, ? …
3Thin section — Thin Thin, a. [Compar. {Thiner}; superl. {Thinest}.] [OE. thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. [thorn]ynne; akin to D. dun, G. d[ u]nn, OHG. dunni, Icel. [thorn]unnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. ? (in comp.) stretched… …
4thin — 1. adjective /ˈθɪn/ a) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. thin plate of metal b) Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions …
5Thin layer chromatography — Separation of black ink on a TLC plate Acronym TLC Classification Chromatography Other techniques Related …
6plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… …
7plate — [plāt] n. [OFr, flat object < fem. of plat, flat < VL * plattus < Gr platys, broad, flat: see PLATY ] 1. a smooth, flat, relatively thin piece of metal or other material 2. a sheet of metal made by beating, rolling, or casting 3. a) any… …
8thin-layer chromatography — /thin lay euhr/, Chem. chromatography in which glass plates coated with thin layers of alumina, silica gel, or cellulose are used as an adsorbent. [1955 60; trans. of G dünnschicht chromatographie] * * * ▪ chemistry in analytical chemistry …
9thin-layer chromatography — thin .lā ər n chromatography in which the solution containing the substances to be separated migrates by capillarity through a thin layer of the adsorbent medium (as silica gel, alumina, or cellulose) arranged on a rigid support abbr. TLC compare …
10plate — ► NOUN 1) a flat dish from which food is eaten or served. 2) bowls, cups, and other utensils made of gold or silver. 3) a thin, flat piece of metal used to join or strengthen or forming part of a machine. 4) a small, flat piece of metal bearing a …
