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   drift

   /drɪft/

   verb

   • 1. be carried slowly by a current of air or water: "the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream" Similar be carriedbe carried (away/along)be bornebe waftedfloatbobmove slowlygo with the currentcoastmeander
   • ▪ walk slowly, aimlessly, or casually: "people began to drift away"
   • ▪ move passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily into a certain situation or condition: "I've just drifted into things because they were offered to me and they seemed like fun"
   • ▪ (of a person or their attention) digress or stray to another subject: "I noticed my audience's attention drifting" Similar straydigressdepartdivergeveerswervedeviateget sidetrackedrare:divagate
   • 2. (especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind: "fallen leaves were starting to drift in the gutters" Similar pile upbank upheap upaccumulategatherform heaps/driftsamass

   noun

   • 1. a continuous slow movement from one place to another: "there was a drift to the towns" Similar movementshiftflowtransfertransferralrelocationgravitation
   • ▪ the deviation of a vessel, aircraft, or projectile from its intended or expected course as the result of currents or winds: "the pilot had not noticed any appreciable drift" Similar deviationdigressionveeringstraying
   • ▪ a steady movement or development from one thing towards another that is perceived as unwelcome: "the drift towards a more market-oriented system of higher education"
   • ▪ a state of inaction or indecision: "after so much drift, any expression of enthusiasm is welcome"
   • ▪ a controlled skid, used in taking bends at high speeds.
   • 2. the general intention or meaning of an argument or someone's remarks: "maybe I'm too close to the forest to see the trees, if you catch my drift" Similar gistessencecoremeaningsensethesissubstancesignificancesignificationthrustimportpurporttenorveinspiritimplicationintentiondirectioncoursetendencytrend
   • 3. a large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind: "four sheep were dug out of the drift" Similar pileheapbankmoundmassaccumulationduneridge
   • ▪ glacial and fluvioglacial deposits left by retreating ice sheets.
   • ▪ a large spread of flowering plants growing together: "a drift of daffodils"
   • 4. a horizontal or inclined passage following a mineral vein or coal seam: "the drift led to another smaller ore chamber"
   • 5. an act of driving cattle or sheep. historical British
   • ▪ an act of herding cattle within a forest to a particular place on an appointed day in order to determine ownership or to levy fines.
   • 6. a ford. South African

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘mass of snow, leaves, etc.’): originally from Old Norse drift ‘snowdrift, something driven’; in later use from Middle Dutch drift ‘course, current’, and (in drift (sense 6 of the noun)) South African Dutch drift ‘ford’; related to drive.

   Derivatives

   • 1. drifty adjective

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2. www.geeksforgeeks.org › drift-velocityDrift Velocity: Definition, Formula,Example, and FAQs

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   Jul 15, 2024 · Drift Velocity Definition. Drift velocity is called the same because of the slow drift-like movement of electrons in the direction opposite to the electric field, also under the influence of the electric field thermal velocities between two collisions are high.

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4. www.britannica.com › Horizontal-openings-driftsMining - Drifts, Tunnels, Shafts | Britannica

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   Jul 15, 2024 · All horizontal or subhorizontal development openings made in a mine have the generic name of drift. These are simply tunnels made in the rock, with a size and shape depending on their use—for example, haulage, ventilation, or exploration.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DériveDérive - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · The dérive (French:, "drift") is an unplanned journey through a landscape, usually urban, in which participants stop focusing on their everyday relations to their social environment. Developed by members of the Letterist International, it was first publicly theorized in Guy Debord's "Theory of the Dérive" (1956).

6. www.vedantu.com › physics › drift-velocityDrift Velocity - Introduction, Formula, Example and FAQ - Vedantu

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   Jul 8, 2024 · The Average-Velocity attained by the charged particles in a material due to the influence of the electric field is known as the Drift Velocity. Drift Velocity is directly proportional to current. It is also directly proportional to the magnitude of the external electric field in a resistive material.

   • Let’s take a conducting wire having length L and of uniform cross-section area A, which contains the electric field—assuming that the wire contains...
   • In a solid-state, mobility in physics is a measure of the ease with which a particular type of charged particle passes through a solid under the in...
   • Drift velocity does not depend on the cross-sectional area or the diameter of any conductor. For the same p.d. Here, with V across the conductor, a...

7. www.genome.gov › genetics-glossary › Genetic-DriftGenetic Drift - National Human Genome Research Institute

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   3 days ago · Genetic drift is the change in frequency of an existing gene variant in the population due to random chance. Genetic drift may cause gene variants to disappear completely and thereby reduce genetic variation.

8. www.britannica.com › Genetic-driftEvolution - Genetic Drift, Natural Selection, Adaptation

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   Jul 13, 2024 · Evolution - Genetic Drift, Natural Selection, Adaptation: Gene frequencies can change from one generation to another by a process of pure chance known as genetic drift.

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   What is a drift in mining?

   • Mining - Drifts, Tunnels, Shafts: All horizontal or subhorizontal development openings made in a mine have the generic name of drift. These are simply tunnels made in the rock, with a size and shape depending on their use—for example, haulage, ventilation, or exploration.

   Mining - Drifts, Tunnels, Shafts | Britannica

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   What is genetic drift?

   • Genetic drift is a mechanism of evolution characterized by random fluctuations in the frequency of a particular version of a gene (allele) in a population. Though it primarily affects small, isolated populations, the effects of genetic drift can be strong, sometimes causing traits to become overwhelmingly frequent or to disappear from a population.

   Genetic Drift - National Human Genome Research Institute

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   What is drift velocity?

   • Answer: Drift velocity is defined as “The Average velocity with which the free electrons get drifted towards the positive end of the conductor under the influence of an external electric field.” Q2: What is the Formula for Drift Velocity? Answer: Formula for drift velocity is given by, vd = -eEτ / m

   Drift Velocity: Definition, Formula,Example, and FAQs - GeeksforGeeks

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   Why is drift velocity called the same?

   • Drift velocity is called the same because of the slow drift-like movement of electrons in the direction opposite to the electric field, also under the influence of the electric field thermal velocities between two collisions are high.

   Drift Velocity: Definition, Formula,Example, and FAQs - GeeksforGeeks

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10. www.isobudgets.com › calculate-driftHow to Calculate Drift Uncertainty - isobudgets

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    4 days ago · The formula in the above specifications is 20 ppm + 1 µV. Now, I need to use the formula to calculate my drift uncertainty. Step 1: First, I set-up the formula as shown in the example below. Step 2: Next, I multiply the gain coefficient (i.e. slope), 20 ppm, and the measurement value, 329 mV.