| kaabel |
cable (Strands of insulated electrical conductors laid together, usually around a central core, and wrapped in a heavy insulation) |
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| kaadmium |
cadmium (One of the toxic heavy metal which has caused deaths and permanent illnesses in a series of major pollution incidents around the world. Cadmium has no useful biological purpose. However, it has wide industrial applications. It has been used for decades in metal plating to prevent corrosion, in rechargeable batteries and as a pigment in certain plastics and paints. Special care is taken in the industrial smelting of ores and subsequent handling of cadmium, because occupational exposure is known to have caused heart, chest and kidney disorders. Environmental health problems have come from exposure to various sources of pollution, Cd) |
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| kaadmiumsaastus |
cadmium contamination (The release and presence in the air, water and soil of cadmium, a toxic, metallic element, from sources such as the burning of coal and tobacco and improper disposal of cadmium-containing waste) |
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| kaal |
weight (The gravitational force with which the earth attracts a body. By extension, the gravitational force with which a star, planet, or satellite attracts a nearby body) |
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| kaaliumkarbonaat |
potash (Any of several compounds containing potassium, especially soluble compounds such as potassium oxide, potassium chloride, and various potassium sulfates, used chiefly in fertilizers) |
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| kaaliumväetis |
potassium fertiliser (A chemical fertilizer containing potassium. Potassium (K) is required by all plant and animal life. Plants require potassium for photosynthesis, osmotic regulation and the activation of enzyme systems) |
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| kaardiprojektsioon |
geographical projection (A representation of the globe constructed on a plane with lines representative of and corresponding to the meridians and parallels of the curved surface of the earth) |
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| kaardistamine |
mapping (The process of making a map of an area; especially the field work necessary for the production of a map) |
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| kaart |
map chart (A map, generally designed for navigation or other particular purposes, in which essential map information is combined with various other data critical to the intended use) |
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| kaart |
map (A representation, normally on a flat medium, that displays the physical and political features of a surface area of the earth, showing them in their respective forms, sizes and relationships according to some convention of representation) |
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| kaasnev hüve |
co-benefit |
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| kaaspüük |
by-catch (Incidental taking of non-commercial species in drift nets, trawling operations and long line fishing; it is responsible for the death of large marine animals and one factor in the threatened extinction of some species) |
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| kabinetiuuring |
desk study (No definition needed) |
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| kabjaline |
ungulate (Hoofed mammals, including the Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla) |
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| kadu |
loss (The result of a business operation where overhead costs are greater than the receipts or income) |
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| kaev |
well (A hole dug into the earth to reach a supply of water, oil, brine or gas) |
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| kaevand |
excavated hole (A pit, cavity, or other uncovered cutting produced by excavation) |
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| kaevandamine |
mining (The act, process or industry of extracting coal, ores, etc. from the earth) |
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| kaevandamine |
excavation (process, The removal of earth from its natural position) |
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| kaevandamiseeskiri |
mining regulation (A rule or order prescribed by government or management to promote the safety, legality or ecological responsibility of any aspect of the process or industry of ore extraction) |
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