Penetration Anchor: In hydraulically burrowing organisms, any device used to penetrate and gain an initial purchase on the sediment so that the body can be thrust in farther

 

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Penetration Anchor: In hydraulically burrowing organisms, any device used to penetrate and gain an initial purchase on the sediment so that the body can be thrust in farther

Market Penetration: The ratio of installed base versus population. (People who buy a product vs. People who do not.)

Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS): An appraisal that requires raters to list important dimensions of a particular job and collect information regarding the critical behaviors that distinguish between successful and unsuccessf . . . View Full Definition

Market Penetration-Share: Used in the context of general equities. Percent of trading volume in a stock that a particular market maker trades.

Penetration: A proportion of households owning televisions or subscribing to cable.

Terminal Anchor: In hydraulically burrowing organisms: any device used to anchor the leading portion of the burrower, permitting muscular contraction to drag the rest of the body into the sediment

Anchorite: An eremite or hermit in the medieval period who requests permission from the local pastor to be sealed up in a small cell attached to the side of the church, where the anchorite would live o . . . View Full Definition

Anchoring: Mechanical bonding of a coating to a rough surface as contrasted with adhesion, which is chemical bonding.

Anchor Man: The last bowler to roll for a team; usually the team's best bowler. Sometimes used in a derogatory fashion to mean a player that holds you down and prevents you from moving ahead. It origina . . . View Full Definition

Anchor Bolts: Bolts to secure a wooden sill plate to concrete , or masonry floor or wall.