drip line
On the table of nuclides, the limit beyond which an atomic nucleus will immediately…On the table of nuclides, the limit beyond which an atomic nucleus will immediately decay by emitting a proton or neutron.
» Mr. Hoffman also planted asparagus around a tree at its drip line, the area below the outer limit of the branches.
Meaning
3 sensesOn the table of nuclides, the limit beyond which an atomic nucleus will immediately decay by emitting a proton or neutron.
Hydrogen-7 has so many excess neutrons that it lies beyond the neutron drip line, and will spit out neutrons until it becomes a particle-bound isotope.
The area defined by the outermost circumference of a tree canopy from where water drips onto the ground.
2010, instructions on bottle of Ortho Weed B Gon Max Be particularly careful applying within the drip line of trees and other ornamental species.
A pipe that has small holes at intervals, used to irrigate crops.
Examples
1 sentencesMr. Hoffman also planted asparagus around a tree at its drip line, the area below the outer limit of the branches.
Forms
plural: drip lines| Singular | drip line |
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