"SOI" značenje u engleski leksikon

Acronym for silicon on insulator. A method used in the construction of microprocessors in which the chip’s transistors—the tiny circuits that conduct electrical charges—are built on a layer of silicon placed on top of a layer of insulating material, such as glass. SOI construction improves speed at the same time it reduces the amount of power required by the microprocessor.

(French) “calling himself”; self-styled; would be.

Polished and well-groomed; showing sophisticated elegance; SYN. soignee.

Well-groomed; sleek.
(French) (fem. -ée) “carefully done”; well-groomed.

Množina: Soignies

Belgian town in the province of Hainault, a junction on the Brussels–Mons railroad line 35 km/22 mi SW of Brussels. It was the site of the first clash between British and German troops of World War I, a skirmish between scouting cavalry units in the woods south of the town Aug 1914.

soil je nebrojiva imenica

The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock; SYN. dirt.
Loose covering of broken rocky material and decaying organic matter overlying the bedrock of the Earth’s surface. Various types of soil develop under different conditions: deep soils form in warm wet climates and in valleys; shallow soils form in cool dry areas and on slopes. Pedology, the study of soil, is significant because of the relative importance of different soil types to agriculture.
The organic content of soil is widely variable, ranging from zero in some desert soils to almost 100% in peats.

ETYM Old Eng. soilen, Old Fren. soillier, French souiller, (assumed) Late Lat. suculare, from Latin sucula a little pig, dim. of sus a swine. Related to Sow.
1. To make dirty or unclean on the surface; to foul; to dirty.
2. To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish.

Množina: soil banks

Land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops; government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land.

Množina: soil compactors

Množina: soil conservations

Protection of soil against erosion or deterioration.

Množina: soil creeps

Gradual movement of soil down a slope in response to gravity. This eventually results in a mass downward movement of soil on the slope.
Evidence of soil creep includes the formation of terracettes (steplike ridges along the hillside), leaning walls and telegraph poles, and trees that grow in a curve to counteract progressive leaning.

Množina: soil depletions

Decrease in soil quality over time. Causes include loss of nutrients caused by overfarming, erosion by wind, and chemical imbalances caused by acid rain.

Množina: soil drifts

Singular of soil drifts is soil drift.