| magasin |
storage dam (A barrier of concrete, earth, etc., built across a river to create a body of water) |
|
| magasinfylling |
silting up (The filling or partial filling with silt of a reservoir that receives fine-grained sediment brought in by streams and surface runoff) |
|
| magnetbånd |
magnetic tape (A plastic, paper, or metal tape that is coated or impregnated with magnetizable iron oxide particles, used in magnetic recording) |
|
| magnetisme |
magnetism (A class of physical phenomena associated with moving electricity, including the mutual mechanical forces among magnets and electric currents) |
|
| makrofytt |
macrophyte (A large macroscopic plant, used especially of aquatic forms such as kelp (variety of large brown seaweed which is a source of iodine and potash)) |
|
| makroøkonomi |
macroeconomics (Modern economic analysis that is concerned with data inaggregate as opposed to individual form such as national income, consumption and investment) |
|
| makroøkonomisk mål |
macroeconomic goal (An aim or objective pertaining to the production, distribution and use of income, wealth and commodities in a country, region or other large area, typically concerned with governmental fiscal and monetary policy as it affects employment, consumption, investment and growth levels) |
|
| maksimal immisjonskonsentrasjon |
maximum immission concentration (The maximum concentration of air polluting substances in the free environment whose impact when of specified duration and frequency is not objectionable to man, fauna and flora) |
|
| maksimalt tillatt konsentrasjon |
maximum admissible concentration (The maximum exposure to a physical or chemical agent allowed in an 8-hour work day to prevent disease or injury) |
|
| makuleringsavfall |
refuse shredder (A machine used to break up refuse material into smaller pieces by tearing and/or impact) |
|
| makuleringsmaskin |
shredder (A size-reduction machine which tears or grinds materials to a smaller and more uniform particle size. Shredding process is also called size reduction, grinding, milling, comminution, pulverisation, hogging, granulating, breaking, chipping, crushing, cutting, rasping) |
|
| malaria |
malaria (A group of human febrile diseases with a chronic relapsing course caused by hemosporidian blood parasites of the genus Plasmodium, transmitted by the bite of Anopheles mosquito) |
|
| malerarbeid |
painting business (A commercial service through which paint, a decorative or protective coating product, or similar products are applied to the interiors and exteriors of buildings and other surfaces) |
|
| malerverksted |
paint room (A portion of space within a commercial establishment that is used for applying coloring substances to certain products or materials, providing a decorative or protective coating) |
|
| maling |
paint (A mixture of pigment and a vehicle, such as oil or water, that together form a liquid or paste that can be applied to a surface to provide an adherent coating that imparts colour to and often protects the surface) |
|
| malm |
ore (A mineral or mineral aggregate, more or less mixed with gangue, that can be worked and treated at a profit) |
|
| mangrove |
mangrove (Plant communities and trees that inhabit tidal swamps, muddy silt, and sand banks at the mouths of rivers and other low-lying areas which are regularly inundated by the sea, but which are protected from strong waves and currents. Mangroves are the only woody species that will grow where the land is periodically flooded with sea water; individual species have adapted themselves to different tidal levels, to various degrees of salinity, and to the nature of the mud or soil. Mangrove swamps and thickets support hundreds of terrestrial, marine, and amphibian species; have a special role in supporting estuarine fisheries; provide shelter, refuge and food for many forms of wildlife) |
|
| mangrovesump |
mangrove swamp (A wet, spongy area of land in tropical climates and along coastal regions that is dominated by mangrove trees and shrubs, particularly red mangroves (Rhizophora), black mangroves (Avicennia) and white mangroves (Laguncularia)) |
|
| maquis |
maquis (A low evergreen shrub formation, usually found on siliceous soils in the Mediterranean lands where winter rainfall and summer drought are the characteristic climate features. It consists of a profusion of aromatic species, such as lavender, myrtle, oleander and rosemary and often includes abundant spiny shrubs. It has been suggested that the maquis is a secondary vegetation, occupying the lands cleared of their natural evergreen oak forests by human activity) |
|
| marin erosjon |
coastal erosion (The gradual wearing away of material from a coast by the action of sea water) |
|