Sentences with phrase «more slick surface»

Not only does rain create a more slick surface, but it also decreases visibility.

Not exact matches

The PUL (waterproofing) is exposed on the inside for a more slick, wipe - clean surface.

Dispersants are mixtures of solvents, surfactants and other additives that break up the surface tension of an oil slick and make oil more soluble in water, according to a paper published by the National Academy of Sciences.

Once they are dispersed, the tiny droplets of oil are more likely to sink or remain suspended in deep water rather than floating to the surface and collecting in a continuous slick.

And even though dry surfaces are more easily gripped than slick ones, there are still dangers at hand: Multiton slabs of rock can pop off the face of a cliff with little or no warning, careening downslope dozens of meters to shatter in a cloud of geological shrapnel.

Amid the white walls and slick surfaces of this film, the characters seem more like lab rats than human beings.

Also, ever mindful that the surface of the copper or zinc plate is plate is slick and the ink or paint is viscous, Degas would soak the paper (as he often did for pastels) so the fibers would absorb the color more fully.

The slick surface of the substrate is more than appropriate for Taylor's consistent blurring of edge, a technique that one can not mention without also mentioning Gerhard Richter; however, the overt tenderness of Taylor's handling, as well as her considerable ability to conjure empathy from the sparest of means, mark a distinction between her conceptual goals and those of the venerated (but decidedly chilly) German painter.

Fishman's work has its innovative place in the history of geometrical abstraction — her use of auto paint, making for a slick surface, and giving the painting a sort of dramatic, confrontational presence, all the more dramatic and confrontational because of the abrupt contrast (dare one say clash?)

A slicker surface provides less «grip» for paint and allows a more natural flow.»

The AGM comes less than two weeks after Shell spilled more than 88,000 gallons of oil from a group of four underwater oil wells located some 97 miles south of Port Fourchon in Louisiana and creating a 13 mile - wide slick on the water's surface.

Yesterday, according to satellite photos, almost 16,000 square miles of the Gulf were covered in oil slick or sheen; more than 46,000 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico, an area the size of Pennsylvania, are now closed to all fishing; and surface oil is headed for the coast of Florida and the Florida Keys on the powerful Loop Current.

Roads can be made more slippery after rains by leaves, antifreeze or oil, and crosswalk lines or other painted surfaces can become slick as well.

In this scenario, you would only need to prove that a reasonable person would have more likely than not been able to identify the slick surface in the store and clean it up in time to prevent your accident.

Slippery back: The slick, glossy back, which feels as slippery as its glass front touchscreen, makes the phone not only easier to accidentally drop from your hand, but more likely to slip off of uneven surfaces when you set it down as well.