outer core

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outer core

[′au̇d·ər ′kȯr]

(geology)

The outer or upper zone of the earth's core, extending to a depth of 3160 miles (5100 kilometers), and including the transition zone.

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But at the lower pressures in the outer core, a layer 2,250 km thick, the iron and nickel remain in a molten state.

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Woven into the outer core of a ball, it allows a larger inner core, boosting speed t r d and cutting spin.

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html) Earth's magnetic field  comes from a liquid outer core circling around a solid inner core.

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Flexible Shaft complete (With inner core 19 mm, Outer Core 38 mm, Length-12 mtr.

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The dependency of outer core countries on the EU growth is positive, and very strong in the cases of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden.

Interdependence between core and peripheries of the European economy: secular stagnation and growth in the Western Balkans

Meteorites tend to be stony, iron or stony-iron - or, as Pugh explains it, originating from an early planet's mantle, core or outer core.

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This shield is produced by the geodynamo, the rapid motion of huge quantities of liquid iron alloy in the Earth's outer core.

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Earth's innards are divided into layers: a solid iron-rich inner core, a molten iron-rich outer core, a gooey mantle and a rigid crust.

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The resulting PCB permits direct die-attach of high-power RF die, such as GaA and GaN devices, through a cavity in the outer core layers directly to the thermal layer below, and then wire-bonding to the surface conductive layer.