laguna

laguna

A shallow body of water, as a pond or lake, usually connected to the sea.

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Agriculture; General agriculture

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Software; Operating systems

A graphical tool that enables fast recognition of entire skill profiles and skill gaps.

análisis de lagunas de aptitudes

Software; Operating systems

A method of comparing the actual skill level of an employee with a target level defined for a current job, a career path, or any other job in a company. This analysis helps to ...

bahía

Water bodies; Oceans

A recess in the shore or an inlet of a sea between two capes or headlands, not as large as a gulf but larger than a cove.

playa

Water bodies; Oceans

A zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the low water line to the place where there is marked change in material or physiographic form, or to the line of ...

estuario

Water bodies; Oceans

The part of a river that is affected by tides. The region near a river mouth in which the freshwater of the river mixes with the saltwater of the sea.

erosión

Water bodies; Oceans

The wearing away of land by the action of natural forces. On a beach, the carrying away of beach material by wave action, tidal currents, littoral currents, or wind.

duna

Water bodies; Oceans

Any natural hill, mound or ridge of sediment landward of a coastal berm deposited by the wind or by storm overwash. Sediment deposited by artificial means and serving the purpose ...

huracán

Water bodies; Oceans

An intense tropical cyclone with winds that move counterclockwise around a low-pressure system. Maximum sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or greater.

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