- open-pit floor
- дно карьера
English-Russian mining dictionary. 2015.
English-Russian mining dictionary. 2015.
Pit — may refer to:Technology* Programmable Interval Timer, a computing device * Pulsed inductive thruster, a device used in spacecraft propulsion * The core of a nuclear weaponPlaces* Pit River, a watershed in California * Pittsburgh International… … Wikipedia
Open outcry — Until 2009[1], trades on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange always involved a face to face interaction. There is one podium/desk on the trading floor for each of the exchange s three thousand or so stocks … Wikipedia
open outcry pit — UK US noun [C] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE ► the area of floor in a financial market where people shout out their bids and offers, rather than trading over the telephone or online: »The majority of trade is done through open outcry pits with dealers… … Financial and business terms
pit — The area on the trading floor where futures and options on futures contracts are bought and sold. Pits are usually raised octagonal platforms with steps descending on the inside that permit buyers and sellers of contracts to see each other.… … Financial and business terms
Pit — A specific area of the trading floor that is designed for the trading of commodities, individual futures, or option contracts. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * pit pit [pɪt] noun [countable] 1. FINANCE an area of the floor of a… … Financial and business terms
pit — pit1 /pit/, n., v., pitted, pitting. n. 1. a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground: pits caused by erosion; clay pits. 2. a covered or concealed excavation in the ground, serving as a trap. 3. Mining. a. an excavation made in … Universalium
open outcry — Method of public auction for making verbal bids and offers in the trading pits or rings of futures exchanges. Chicago Board of Trade glossary Oral bids and offers made in the trading rings, or pits. Open outcry is required for trading futures and … Financial and business terms
pit — Synonyms and related words: American Stock Exchange, Amex, L, R, Wall Street, abysm, abyss, acorn, acting area, agora, alveolation, alveolus, amphitheater, antrum, apron, apron stage, arena, armpit, athletic field, audience, auditorium, auditory … Moby Thesaurus
pit — I [[t]pɪt[/t]] n. v. pit•ted, pit•ting 1) a hole or cavity in the ground 2) a covered or concealed excavation in the ground, serving as a trap 3) min a) an excavation made in exploring for or removing a mineral deposit, as by open cut methods b)… … From formal English to slang
Pit of despair — For the pit of despair plot device, see The Princess Bride. Harlow s vertical chamber apparatus The pit of despair was a name used by American comparative psychologist Harry Harlow for a device he designed, technically called a vertical chamber… … Wikipedia
floor — Synonyms and related words: addle, agora, amaze, amphitheater, answer, answer conclusively, arena, argue down, asphalt, astonish, astound, athletic field, auditorium, background, baffle, balcony, bamboozle, band, base, basement, basin, basis,… … Moby Thesaurus