It is one of the oldest and broadest of the engineering disciplines. The mechanical engineering field requires an understanding of core areas including mechanics, kinematics, thermodynamics, materials science, structural analysis, and electricity.
Dura mater. Dura mater (UK /ËdjÊÉrÉ ËmeÉªtÉr/ or US /ËdÊÉrÉ ËmÃ¦tr/), or dura, is a thick membrane that is the outermost of the three layers of the meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord. It is derived from mesoderm. The other two meningeal layers are the arachnoid mater and the pia mater.
Hypernyms (dura is a kind of...): meninges; meninx (a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord). Holonyms (dura is a substance of...): tentorium ((anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum).