: the situation in which something happens : the group of conditions that exist where and when something happens. 1  We need to look at the event within the larger/broader context of world history. 2  The book puts these events in their proper historical and social contexts. 3  We need to consider these events in context.
Goofer dust. Goofer dust is a traditional hexing material and practice of the African American tradition of hoodoo from the South Eastern region of the United States of America.
Definition. A collapsible soil is also known as loess. It is basically a clayey silt with a metastable structure. Collapsible soil shows high strength and stiffness at normal water content conditions. On the other hand upon wetting it suffers a sudden plastic deformation, i.e. collapse, which could be severe in some cases. This leads to serious engineering problems if not taken into consideration during the design phase.