prefire

(priːˈfaɪə)

vb (tr)

(Ceramics) to fire before glazing

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The results suggest that fire spread increased as prefire tree mortality increased, but only up to prefire mortality levels of 30% of plot trees.

Results showed that fire spread increased as prefire tree mortality increased, but only up to prefire mortality levels of about 30% of plot trees.

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Furthermore, mercury concentrations in several fish species in the lake rose to several times their prefire concentrations, the researchers report in an upcoming Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Woods to waters: wildfires amplify mercury contamination in fish

The building will be completed by September and the restaurant will open in time for Christmas ``The outside of the building will be virtually the same as people remember it prefire,'' said Gwyn Sobey of Urban First.

FORMER BANK'S URBAN FACELIFT; Listed building to house apartments

Prefire and postfire investigation of the study site allowed direct comparison of species cover and frequency values, as well as the Shannon-Wiener diversity index, before and after the fire.

In the context of this study, "revegetation" includes the reestablishment of prefire communities on the anthropogenic disturbances and in the previously undisturbed forest.

Using data collected over the previous 10 years, it was possible to compare prefire and postfire vegetation on the same sites in order to assess the responses to the fire of both natural and anthropogenically disturbed areas.

Plant diversity and cover after wildfire on anthropogenically disturbed and undisturbed sites in subarctic upland Picea mariana forest

Mirror lockup lets you manually raise the mirror prior to exposure, using a special lever or button; mirror prefire means that when you use the camera's self-timer, the mirror goes up several seconds before the shutter opens.

For a long time I've considered mirror lockup or prefire to be essential, but now I'm beginning to reconsider.

They have mirror prefire, but it requires lots of battery power.

Choosing a camera for film astrophotography

More significantly, the residence was to be restored to its prefire specifications.

Value of decedent's unfinished residence, not completed value, was includible in gross estate

The video, which then delves into the elements of prefire planning, would be useful for staff meetings and training sessions at almost any public venue.