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Auger
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auger
Look up
Auger
or
auger
in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Auger
may refer to:
Engineering
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Auger bit
, a drill bit
Auger conveyor
, a device for moving material by means of a rotating helical flighting
Auger (platform)
, the world's first tension leg oil rig; see
Big, Bigger, Biggest
Earth auger
, a drilling tool or machine used for making holes in the ground
Wood auger
, a drill for making holes in wood (or in the ground)
Science and technology
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Auger effect
, an electron effect in physics, named for the physicist Pierre Auger. Derived terms include:
Auger electron spectroscopy
, an analytical technique using the Auger effect
Auger therapy
, an experimental radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer
Auger shell
or auger snail, a common name for shellfish of the family Terebridae
Auger shower
, or air shower, an effect of cosmic rays hitting the atmosphere. Also named for Pierre Auger.
Other uses
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Auger (surname)
Auger Hill
, a hill in Antarctica
See also
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Pierre Auger Observatory
, an international cosmic ray observatory
Augur (disambiguation)
Agar (disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
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Auger
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