One of the most frightening and destructive phenomena of nature that man experiences is a severe earthquake and its terrible aftereffects. Since long before man existed, probably for more than 4 billion years, the forces within the Earth that produce earthquakes have played an active role in shaping the Earth's surface. These unpredictable catastrophic movements of the Earth have caused a great number of human casualties and extensive property damage.
In cinematography, a jib is a boom device with a camera on one end, and a counterweight and camera controls on the other. [1] It operates like a see-saw, but with the balance point located close to the counterweight, so that the camera end of the arm can move through an extended arc.
Definition of stub. 1  1a : stump 2b : a short piece remaining on a stem or trunk where a branch has been lost. 2  2 : something made or worn to a short or blunt shape; especially : a pen with a short blunt nib. 3  3 : a short blunt part left after a larger part has been broken off or used up a pencil stub. 4  4 : something cut short or stunted.