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Terms for subject Environment (6786 entries)
vanādijs vanadium (A silvery-white, ductile metal resistant to corrosion; used in alloy steels and as an x-ray target)
vandālisms vandalism (The deliberate or wanton destruction of personal or public property caused by a vandal)
vandālisms vidē environmental vandalism
varde frog (Any insectivorous anuran amphibian of the family Ranidae, such as Rana temporaria of Europe, having a short squat tailless body with a moist smooth skin and very long hind legs specialized for hopping)
vārdnīca dictionary (A reference book containing an explanatory alphabetical list of words, as a book listing a comprehensive or restricted selection of the words of a language; identifying usually, the phonetic, grammatical, and semantic value of each word, often with etymology, citations, and usage guidance and other information)
vārdu krājums vocabulary (A list of words or phrases of a language, technical field or some specialized area, usually arranged in alphabetical order and often provided with brief definitions and with foreign translations)
vārīšanās punkts boiling point (The temperature at which the transition from the liquid to the gaseous phase occurs in a pure substance at fixed pressure)
varš copper (A chemical element; one of the most important nonferrous metals; a ductile and malleable metal found in various ores and used in industry, engineering, and the arts in both pure and alloyed form)
vecā atkritumu pildizgāztuve old landfill site (Landfill that has been filled and covered with topsoil and seeded. The most common end use for landfills is open spaces with no active recreation taking place over the completed landfill. The obvious reason for this use is that the completed surface is steeply sloped to provide rapid runoff. Also, no irrigation of the cover grasses should be allowed. It is very unlikely to think that commercial or industrial buildings will be constructed on a completed landfill. If the end use is such that the public will be walking on the site, it is important that all manholes be properly secured, leachate lagoons fenced, and other potential hazards eliminated)
vecāka gadagājuma cilvēks elderly person (Someone who has reached the later stage of life or who has attained a specified age within that stage)
veco augu modificēšana retrofitting of old plants (Making changes to old industrial plants installing new equipment's and facilities for the disposal of gas emissions in the atmosphere, of waste water and waste material in soil and water)
vecums age (The period of time that a person, animal or plant has lived or is expected to live)
vēdināšana aeration (Exposition to the action of air)
veģetācija vegetation (1. The plants of an area considered in general or as communities, but not taxonomically; the total plant cover in a particular area or on the Earth as a whole. 2. The total mass of plant life that occupies a given area)
veģetācijas atjaunošana revegetation
veģetācijas atjaunošana revegetation (Planting of new trees and, particularly, of native plants in disturbed sites where the vegetation cover has been destroyed, to stabilize the land surface from wind and water erosion and to reclame the land for other uses. Revegetation practices are employed in mined lands, roadsides, parks, wetlands, utility corridors, riparian areas, etc.)
veģetācijas līmenis vegetation level (A subdivision of vegetation characteristic of a certain altitude above sea level at a given latitude)
veģetācijas tips vegetation type (A community of plants or plant life that share distinguishable characteristics)
veicinoša uzturvide nutrient medium (A medium providing or contributing to nourishment)
veikals shop (A place, especially a small building, for the retail sale of goods and services)