Look up: bedding

1. Bedding
   Layering in the rock that can be picked out by varying textures, colours and mineralogy's. It reflects episodes of rapid deposition followed by relatively little. Beds vary in thickness, those ranging in thickness from several metres down to centimetre size are called strata. Those less than a centi...
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2. Bedding
   is the way in which distinct layers or sedimentary rock are laid on one another. The surface between successive beds is called a bedding plane.
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3. bedding
   a method of surface drainage of narrow-width plough land in which the dead furrows(depth varyinng from 0.5 to 1.5 ft or 15.24 to 45.72 cm)run parallel to the prevailing land slope.Suitable on flat slopes of less than 1.5 per cent Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing indust...
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4. Bedding
   This word describes the placing of blocks of building materials on a layer of softer material (mortar or sand). Stones such as sandstones, slates, and flagstones were formed by depositing silt, or drifted sand, in layers. When building in sandstone these layers should be horizontal, or nearly so. If...
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5. Bedding
   Aggregate onto which slabs, blocks or pipes are laid. Usually single size for pipes and coarse sand or coarse dust for blocks and slabs.
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6. Bedding
   Bed'ding noun [ Anglo-Saxon bedding , beding . See Bed .] 1. A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter. 2. (Geol.) The state or position of beds and layers.
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7. bedding
   1. A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter. ... 2. <geology> The state or position of beds and layers. ... Origin: AS. Bedding, beding. See Bed. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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8. Bedding
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bed • (n.) A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter. • (n.) The state or position of beds and layers.
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9. Bedding
   Material used to absorb moisture and provide cushion. It is easily cleaned to provide a clean, dry surface and reduce the incidence of mastitis. Possible bedding materials include: straw, sawdust, wood chips, sand, ground limestone, separated manure solids, shredded newspaper, corn stalks, bark, peanut hulls, sunflower hulls and rice hulls.
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10. Bedding
    Bedding, also known as bedclothes, refers to the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for hygiene, warmth, to protect the mattress, and for decorative effect. Bedding is the removable and washable portion of a human sleeping environment. It is more easily and economically replaced than the be...
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11. Bedding
    (F scellement, R baza, pat) A layer, usually of concrete or mortar, for providing continuous support to such items as bricks, slabs, pipes (BS 892, 5385). VAR. to embed (F sceller)
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12. bedding
    
    • covering that are used on a bed
    • material used to provide a bed for animals
    • furnish with a bed
    • put to bed
    • have sexual intercourse with
    
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13. bedding
    a cushioning layer or layers applied to a cable immediately beneath a metallic layer such as the armour or the reinforcement
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14. Bedding
    Bedding refers to the arrangement of sedimentary rocks in about parallel layers or strata which correspond to the original sediments.
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15. Bedding
    Wood shavings, shredded newspaper, straw, sand or other materials used to line the floor of a stall.
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16. Bedding
    The material used on the floor of a stall to absorb moisture and provide
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17. Bedding
    material used in nesting box for sleeping on
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18. Bedding
    [horticulture] Bedding, in horticulture, refers to the temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter. Plants used for bedding are generally annuals, biennials or tender perennials; succulents are ...
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19. Bedding
    [animals] Bedding, in ethology and animal husbandry, is material, usually organic, used by animals to support their bodies when resting or otherwise stationary. It reduces pressure on skin, heat loss, and contamination by waste produced by an animal or those it shares living space with. ...
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