A stream consisting of successive meanders. Meandering streams develop in relatively flat areas, such as a floodplain, and where sediment consists primarily of fine sands, silts, and muds.
noun, Statistics. 1. a measure of dispersion, computed by taking the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of the deviations of the functional values from some central value, usually the mean or median. noun (statistics) 1. the difference between an observed value of a variable and its mean 2. Also mean deviation from the mean, […]
noun, Astronomy. 1. the arithmetic mean of the greatest and least distances of a planet from the sun, used in stating the size of an orbit; the semimajor axis. noun 1. the average of the greatest and least distances of a celestial body from its primary
[mee-an-druh s] /miˈæn drəs/ adjective 1. ; winding; rambling.
[meen] /min/ adjective, meaner, meanest. 1. offensive, selfish, or unaccommodating; nasty; malicious: a mean remark; He gets mean when he doesn’t get his way. 2. small-minded or ignoble: mean motives. Synonyms: contemptible, despicable. 3. penurious, stingy, or miserly: a person who is mean about money. Synonyms: niggardly, close, tight, parsimonious, illiberal, ungenerous, selfish. 4. inferior […]