Definition of COMMODITY RATE. : a common carrier rate distinguished from a class rate and applicable only to a specific commodity or group of related commodities carried between specific points or territories. ADVERTISEMENT. a common carrier rate distinguished from a class rate and applicable only to a specific commodity or group of related commodities carried between specific points or territories.
Cubic Zirconia. Cubic zirconia (CZ), a diamond simulant, is not only the oldest diamond substitute, but also the most popular. Composed of zirconium oxide (ZrO 2) the mineral is extremely rare in natural form. Discovered by German mineralogists in 1937, zirconium wasnât considered economically feasible.ubic zirconia possesses less brilliance (less sparkle), but has more fire (flashes of rainbow color.) CZ is also very hard, not quite as hard as a diamond, but like a diamond can scratch glass.
Contour lines normally connect areas with equal data values, so may generally be called isolines or isopleths-lines of the same value. Normally, the primary set of contour lines is displayed as a solid line, while the secondary contour is displayed as a &shed line. For example, a standard 850-hPa, 24-hour prognosis chart has height contours in solid lines, temperature contours in dashed lines, and wind speed and direction as plotted data.