Glossary W
In the industrial and industry context, "weatherproof" refers to the ability of a product or material to protect against the effects of the weather. Weatherproof materials and products are designed to withstand exposure to various weather conditions, such as rain, snow, wind, and sunlight, without deteriorating, breaking down, or becoming damaged.
Deutsch: Wind / Español: Viento / Português: Vento / Français: Vent / Italiano: Vento
Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On the surface of the Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the sun through space, while planetary wind is the outgassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space.
Deutsch: Wetter / Español: Tiempo atmosfêrico / Português: Tempo / Français: Temps / Italiano: Tempo
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.[1] Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, just below the stratosphere. Weather generally refers to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate is the term for the average atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time.
Deutsch: Armbanduhr / Español: Reloj de pulsera / Português: Relógio de pulso / Français: Montre (horlogerie) / Italiano: Orologio da polso
A watch is a timepiece, typically worn either around the wrist or attached on a chain and carried in a pocket. Wristwatches are the most common type of watch used today. Watches evolved in the 17th century from spring powered clocks, which appeared in the 15th century.
Deutsch: Gewichtskraft
In science and engineering, the weight of an object is usually taken to be the force on the object due to gravity. Its magnitude (a scalar quantity), often denoted by an italic letter W, is the product of the mass m of the object and the magnitude of the local gravitational acceleration g; thus: W = mg.
Deutsch: Abfall / Español: Basura / Português: Resíduo sólido / Français: Dêchet / Italiano: Rifiuti
Waste(s) is a pejorative term for unwanted materials. The term can be described as subjective and inaccurate because waste to one person is not waste to another.
Deutsch: Arbeit / Português: Work / Français: Work / Italiano: Work
In an industrial or industry context, "work" refers to the tasks, activities, and processes that are performed in order to produce goods or provide services. It encompasses a wide range of tasks, including manual labor, use of machinery, and technical operations.
Deutsch: Rollstuhl / Español: Silla de ruedas / Português: Cadeira de rodas / Français: Fauteuil roulant / Italiano: Sedia a rotelle
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing. Wheelchairs are used by people for whom walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, or disability.