Military. 1  a body of officers without command authority, appointed to assist a commanding officer. 2  the parts of any army concerned with administrative matters, planning, etc., rather than with actual participation in combat.
Piles or hemorrhoids is a painful condition of inflammation and swelling that affects the veins around the anus or rectum. Although the pain can often be unbearable, in most cases the condition itself is not threatening.
Material with a low angle of repose forms flatter piles than material with a high angle of repose. The term has a related usage in mechanics, where it refers to the maximum angle at which an object can rest on an inclined plane without sliding down.