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Lag: While playing online, 'lag' is the effect seen and felt when an action occurs later than expected because of the game’s interaction with the network. Often this is seen in very brief, but di . . . View Full Definition

Strip Tillage: Planting and tillage operations that are limited to a strip not to exceed one-third of the distance between rows: the area between is left untilled with a protective cover of crop residue on . . . View Full Definition

Septicimic Plague: A generally fatal form of bubonic plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream.

Pneumonic Plague: A generally fatal form of bubonic plague in which the infecting organisms infect the lungs. In contrast to other forms of Bubonic Plague pneumonic plague is transmissible from person to person.

Plague Of Justinian: (541-542) The Plague of Justinian was a pandemic that afflicted the Byzantine Empire, including its capital Constantinople, in the years 541–542 AD. It has been speculated that this pandemic . . . View Full Definition

Hypallage: Combining two examples of hyperbaton or anastrophe when the reversed elements are not grammatically or syntactically parallel. It is easier to give examples than to explain hypallage. Virgil . . . View Full Definition

Conservation Tillage: Any tillage and planting system that leaves at least 30% of the soil surface covered by residue after planting. Conservation tillage maintains a ground cover with less soil disturbance than . . . View Full Definition

Mesopelagic Zone: Also called the 'twilight zone' of the ocean, this area from 200m to 1000m in depth, is bordered by the photic zone above and darkness below. It's in this zone where you start to see biolumi . . . View Full Definition

Pelagic: Refers to the plants and animals that live in the water column or in the open waters of the ocean rather than the ocean floor (see benthic). Life is found throughout the pelagic zone, howeve . . . View Full Definition

Conventional Tillage: Tillage operations considered standard for a specific location and crop and that tend to bury the crop residues: usually considered as a base for determining the cost effectiveness of erosio . . . View Full Definition