| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun calyx.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (calyx) | 1. (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green.[Wordnet]. 2. The covering of a flower.[Websters]. 3. A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillae.[Websters]. | |
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Date "CALYXES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: calyx
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Agriculture | (Greek for cup) the outermost part of the flower that persists after the fruit has developed. The calyx contains the sepals, which often remain green and fleshy. (references) | ||
| Geology | The sepals of one flower collectively. (references) | ||
| Mining | A. A steel tube attached to the upper end of a core barrel and having the same outside diameter as the core barrel. The upper end is open except for two web members running from the inside of the tube to a ring encircling the drill rod. The calyx serves as a guide rod and also as a bucket to catch cuttings that are too heavy to be flushed out of the borehole by the circulation fluid. Syn: bucket; sludge barrel; sludge bucket b. Syn: shot drill c. A pipe or tube equipped with a sawtooth cutting edge, sometimes used to obtain a core sample of a formation being drilled. Cf: basked d. In well drilling, a long cylindrical vessel that guides an annular toothed bit. Its action is like that of a diamond drill. A toothed cutter takes the place of a diamond crown and is rotated by hollow flushing rods with a strong constant flow of water. A core is cut, preserved in a core barrel, and brought to the surface. The drills are made large enough so that the holes are used as shafts. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: calyx
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Calyx (artist) | Calyx is a UK based drum and bass act, specialising in the techstep style. Previously the duo Larry Cons and Chris Rush (both of Oxford), it is now a solo project of Larry Cons. (references) | ||
| Calyx (kidney) | A calyx is a part in the kidney. (references) | ||
| Calyx tube | The cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| False calyx | A group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: calyx
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Calyx boring | Mining | A. The process of drilling with a shot drill. (references) | |
| Calyx drill | Mining | A rotary core drill that uses hardened steel shot for cutting rock, which will drill holes from diamond-drill size up to 6 ft (1.8 m) or more in diameter. Drilling is slow and expensive, and holes cannot be drilled more than 35 degrees off the vertical, as the shot tends to collect on the lower side of the hole. Also called shot drill. See also: core drill. (references) | |
| Davis calyx drill | Mining | A rotary drill similar to the diamond core drill except that the annular groove is cut either by a steel chisel or by a plain hollow rod using chilled shot. When the core is of sufficient length to be withdrawn, some grit is added to the mud flush, which becomes wedged tightly between the core and base of the barrel. When the rods are raised the core is brokenoff and brought to the surface. (references) | |
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