Clay definition

Clay means soil material that contains 40 percent or more clay, less than 45 percent sand, and less than 40 percent silt.

Clay means a soil particle; the term also refers to a type of soil texture. As a soil particle, clay consists of individual rock or mineral particles in soils having diameters <0.002 mm. As a soil texture, clay is the soil material that is comprised of 40 percent or more clay particles, not more than 45 percent sand and not more than 40 percent silt particles using the USDA soil classification system.

Clay means dredged materials with a diameter of less than 31.25 micrometres;

Examples of Clay in a sentence

• A Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC) will be established and maintained by the Clay Local School District Board of Education to oversee, review, and approve professional development plans.

• The Association recognizes that the Clay Local Board of Education is the body of authority solely vested with the right to manage the Clay Local School District.

• This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) is entered into by and between the Delaware Department of Education (“State”) and the Red Clay Consolidated School District (“District”).

• The Clay Local Board of Education, hereinafter referred to as the "Board," recognizes the Clay Education Association, an OEA/NEA affiliate, hereinafter referred to as the "Association," as the sole and exclusive representative for the purposes of Collective Bargaining as defined in Chapter 4117 of the Ohio Revised and all other employment related matters.

• Bargaining unit members with at least three (3) years of full-time experience in the Clay Local School District shall be reimbursed for actual tuition costs at the rate of up to $90 per semester or up to $60 per quarter hour for course work taken from an accredited institution in a field related to teaching approved in advance by the Superintendent.

More Definitions of Clay

Clay means a particle size category consisting of mineral particles which are smaller than 0.002 millimeters in equivalent spherical diameter. Also, a soil textural class having more than 40 percent clay, less than 45 percent sand, and less than 40 percent silt, as shown in Section XI.C.1 (USDA Soil Textural Triangle).

Clay means a soil particle; the term also refers to a type of soil texture. As a soil particle, clay consists of individual rock or mineral particles in soils having diameters

Clay means a substance comprised of natural, inorganic, fine-grained crystalline mineral fragments that, when mixed with water, forms a pasty, moldable mass that preserves its shape when air dried.

Clay means a fine-grained, inorganic material having plastic properties and with a predominant grain size of less than 0.002 mm.

Clay means fine-grained inorganic material (grains less than 0.0005 mm in diameter) which has very low permeability and is plastic.

Clay means a substance comprised of natural, inorganic, finely ground crystalline mineral fragments which, when mixed with water, forms a pasty, moldable mass that preserves its shape when air dried.

Clay or “clay soil” means a soil which is a fine grain soil classified as CL or CH under the unified soil classification system specified in ASTM standard D−2487−69 (1975).