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Terms for subject Environment (7204 entries)
ġenetika tal-annimali animal genetics (The scientific study of the hereditary material of animals for theoretical and practical applications such as increased population, conservation and disease research)
ġenetika tal-pjanti plant genetics (The scientific study of the hereditary material of plants for purposes such as hybridization, improved food resources and increased production)
ġenotossiċità genotoxicity
ġeodeżija geodesy (A subdivision of geophysics which includes determination of the size and shape of the earth, the earth's gravitational field, and the location of points fixed to the earth's crust in an earth-referred coordinate system)
ġeofiżika geophysics (The physics of the earth and its environment, that is, earth, air and space)
ġeografija geography (The study of the natural features of the earth's surface, comprising topography, climate, soil, vegetation, etc. and man's response to them)
ġeografija ekonomika economic geography (The geography of people making a living, dealing with the spatial patterns of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services. The development of economic geography over the past three decades has witnessed the substitution of analysis for description, leading to an identification of the factors and an understanding of the processes affecting the spatial differentiation of economic activities over the earth's surface)
ġeografija fiżika physical geography (The study of the spatial and temporal characteristics and relationships of all phenomena within the Earth's physical environment)
ġeografija politika political geography (The study of the effects of political actions on human geography, involving the spatial analysis of political phenomena)
ġeoloġija geology (The study or science of the earth, its history, and its life as recorded in the rocks; includes the study of geologic features of an area, such as the geometry of rock formations, weathering and erosion, and sedimentation)
ġeoloġija tal-baħar marine geology (That aspect of the study of the ocean that deals specifically with the ocean floor and the ocean-continent border, including submarine relief features, the geochemistry and petrology of the sediments and rocks of the ocean bottom and the influence of seawater and waves on the ocean bottom and its materials)
ġeoloġija tal-pitrolju petroleum geology (The branch of economic geology that relates to the origin, migration and accumulation of oil and gas, and to the discovery of commercial deposits. Its practice involves the application of geochemistry, geophysics, paleontology, structural geology and stratigraphy to the problems of finding hydrocarbons)
ġeoloġija tat-tħaffir mining geology (The study of geologic aspects of mineral deposits, with particular regard to problems associated with mining)
ġeomorfoloġija geomorphology (The study of the classification, description, nature, origin, and development of present landforms and their relationships to underlying structures, and of the history of geologic changes as recorded by these surface features)
ġeoteknika geotechnics (The application of scientific methods and engineering principles to civil engineering problems through acquiring, interpreting, and using knowledge of materials of the crust of the earth)
ġeoteknoloġija geotechnology (The application of scientific methods and engineering techniques to the exploitation and use of natural resources)
ġermi germ (1. A pathogenic micro-organism. 2. Living substance capable of developing into an organ, part, or organism as a whole; a primordium)
ġerminazzjoni germination (The beginning or the process of development of a spore or seed)
ġermoplażma germ plasm (The hereditary material transmitted to the offspring via the gametes)
gerriema rodent (Any of the relatively small placental mammals that constitute the order Rodentia, having constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)