Look up: mantle

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   mantle
   That portion of the interior of the Earth that lies between the crust and the core.
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   Mantle
   The mantle is the layer of the earth's crust between the crust and the core.
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   Mantle
   A rock layer, about 2,894 kilometers thick, between the Earth's crust and core. Like the crust, the upper part of the mantle is relatively brittle. Together, the upper brittle part of the mantle and the crust form tectonic plates.
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   Mantle
   Layer of the Earths interior between the core and crust, ranging from depths of approximately 2900 km-40 km.
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   mantle
   [Noun] A layer that covers the surface.
   Example: The storms had left a mantle of snow on the ground.
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   Mantle
   The layer beneath the crust, but above the core in the interior of the Earth. It's composition is broadly that of ultrabasic rocks.
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   mantle
   [n] - United States baseball player (1931-1997) 2. [n] - the layer of the earth between the crust and the core 3. [n] - the cloak as a symbol of authority 4. [n] - (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell 5. [v] - spread over a surface, like a mantle 6. [v] - cover like a mantle
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   Mantle
   1. Impermeable layer over a reservoir, the mantle prevents the hydrocarbons contained in it from migrating to other rocks.
   2. The Earth`s Mantle is the part of the Earth between the crust and the core.
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   Mantle
   The part of a mollusc`s soft tissue that secretes nacre. This tissue is also used to nucleate and stimulate pearl formation in freshwater pearls.
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    Mantle
    the internal layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. It is usually solid, but can also be molten or partially molten. The mantle is composed of iron- and magnesium-rich silica minerals
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    mantle
    all the loose or weathered material,residual or transported,overlying the parent rock Category: The cosmos • share or bond certificate without coupon sheet and talon Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • The shell of the earth between the Mohorovicic discontinuity(cf.No 5102)and the core.The upper boundary is defined by a rapid increase in seismic velocities do...
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    Mantle
    Man'tle noun [ Middle English mantel , Old French mantel , French manteau , from Latin mantellum , mantelum , a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. mantele , mantile , towel, napkin); probably from manus hand + the root of tela cloth. See Manual , Textile , and confer Mandil , Mantel , Mantilla .] ...
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    Mantle
    Man'tle transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Mantled ; present participle & verbal noun Mantling .] To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise. Shak.
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    Mantle
    Man'tle intransitive verb 1. To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively. « Ne is there hawk which mantleth on her perch.» Spenser. « Or tend his sparhawk mantling in her mew.» Bp. Hall. « My frail fancy fed with full delight. Doth bathe in bliss, and mantleth most at ease.& ...
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    mantle
    1. To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; said of hawks. Also used figuratively. 'Ne is there hawk which mantleth on her perch.' (Spenser) 'Or tend his sparhawk mantling in her mew.' (Bp. Hall) 'My frail fancy fed with full delight. Doth bathe in bliss, and mantleth most at ease.' (Spenser) ... 2. To spread out; said of wings. 'The swan, ...
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    mantle
    pallium noun (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
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    mantle
    noun the cloak as a symbol of authority; `place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders`
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    Mantle
    Mickey Mantle noun United States baseball player (1931-1997)
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    mantle
    noun the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
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    Mantle
    The term `mantle` could refer to: * A `mantle` is a piece of clothing, similar to a robe but sleeveless and often open in the front, worn as an outer covering. All other meanings of the word derive from this one. *Mantle (vesture) (`Mandyas`) is an Eastern Orthodox vesture worn by monastics and higher clergy. *Mantle (geology) is a region in the interior of Earth or another planet. *A mantle (mollusc) is an organ possessed by mollusks which i...
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    mantle
    (man´tәl) an enveloping structure or layer, especially the brain mantle, or pallium.
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    Mantle
    • (n.) Same as Mantling. • (n.) The back of a bird together with the folded wings. • (v. i.) To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively. • (n.) The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth. • (n.) A mantel. See Mantel. • (n.) A loose garment to be worn ...
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    mantle
    in biology, soft covering, formed from the body wall, of brachiopods and mollusks; also, the fleshy outer covering, sometimes strengthened by ... [7 related articles]
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    mantle
    cloak fashioned from a rectangular piece of cloth, usually sleeveless, of varying width and length, wrapped loosely around the body. Usually worn as ...
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    mantle
    that part of the Earth (q.v.) that lies beneath the crust and above the central core.
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