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Look up: Gravel

  1. gravel
    Type: Term Pronunciation: grav′ĕl Definitions: 1. Small concretions, usually of uric acid, calcium oxalate, or phosphates, formed in the kidney and passed through the ureter, bladder, and urethra. Synonyms: urocheras1, uropsammus1
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  2. Gravel
    (1) Loose, rounded fragments of rock, larger than sand, but smaller than cobbles. (2) Small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
    Found on http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/swces

  3. gravel
    [n] - rock fragments and pebbles 2. [v] - cover with gravel, as of a road
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Gravel
    Passage of small stones formed in the kidney with the urine
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  5. Gravel
    a disease characterised by small stones which are formed in the kidneys, passed along the ureters to the bladder, and expelled with the urine. See also stranguary. Synonym: kidney stone. Sandy matter concreted in the kidneys
    Found on http://www.thornber.net/medicine/html/me

  6. Gravel
    Loose fragments of rock used for surfacing built-up roofs, in sizes varying from 1/8' to 1¾.'
    Found on http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/

  7. Gravel
    Coarse aggregate.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  8. Gravel
    Grav'el noun [ Old French gravele , akin to French gr?ve a sandy shore, strand; of Celtic origin; confer Armor. grouan gravel, W. gro coarse gravel, pebbles, and Sanskrit grāvan stone.] 1. Small stones,...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/53

  9. Gravel
    Grav'el transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Graveled or Gravelled ; present participle & verbal noun Graveling or Gravelling .] 1. To cover with gravel; as...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/53

  10. gravel
    1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk. ... 2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand. 'When we were fallen into a place between two seas, they graveled the ship.' (Acts xxvii. 41 (Rhemish version)) 'Willam the Conqueror . . . Cha...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  11. gravel
    verb cover with gravel; `We gravelled the driveway`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. gravel
    (grav´әl) calculus occurring in small particles.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  13. Gravel
    • (v. t.) To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. • (v. t.) To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot. • (n.) A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom. • (...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. gravel
    aggregate of more or less rounded rock fragments coarser than sand (i.e., more than 2 mm [0.08 inch] in diameter). Gravel beds in some places contain ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/61

  15. Gravel
    A term used to describe unconsolidated sediments composed of rock fragments. These rock fragments have a size that is greater than 2 millimeters.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo

  16. GRAVEL
    Loose fragments of rock used for surfacing built-up roofs, in sizes varying from 1/8' to 1 3/4'.
    Found on http://www.proofrock.com/glossary.html

  17. Gravel
    Granular material predominantly retained on the 4.75 mm (No. 4) sieve and resulting from natural disintegration and abrasion of rock or processing of weakly bound conglomerate.
    Found on http://www.pavement.com/glossary/A.html

  18. gravel
    gravel, particles of rock, i.e., stones and pebbles, usually round in form and intermediate in size between sand grains and boulders. Gravel is composed of various kinds of rock, the most common constituent being the mineral quartz. Deposits of gravel are formed as a result of the weathering of rock...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08216

  19. Gravel
    Gravel is a mixture of coarse sand and small water-worn stones. The term may also be applied to small water- worn stones on their own.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  20. gravel
    Coarse sediment consisting of pebbles or small fragments of rock, originating in the beds of lakes and streams or on beaches. Gravel is quarried for use in road building, railway ballast, and for an aggregate in concrete. It is obtained from quarries known as gravel pits, where it is often found mix...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  21. GRAVEL
    Common term describing drainage at the coronary band of the foot; caused by infection that migrates up the hoof wall and breaks out as an abscess at the coronary band.
    Found on http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L

  22. Gravel
    A disease characterized by small stones which are formed in the kidneys, passed along the ureters to the bladder, and expelled with the urine. Synonym
    Found on http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/d

  23. Gravel
    An abscess of the hoof wall extending from the white line to the coronet
    Found on http://www.gaitedhorses.net/Articles/Hor

  24. Gravel
    A disease characterized by small stones which are formed in the kidneys, passed along the ureters to the bladder, and expelled with the urine. Also called a kidney stone.
    Found on http://mckechnies.net/family/_references

  25. Gravel
    `Gravel` () is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size range and include size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. Gravel can be sub-categorized into disp=/-->) and boulder (>). One cubic yard of gravel typically weighs about 3000 pounds (or a cubic m...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravel



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