A driving; a violent movement.

Anything driven at random.

A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong projectiles.

The distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.

The expected value of a random function, it may be constant or it may depend on the coordinates of the location. In order for a random function to be stationary, second-order stationary or to satisfy the Intrinsic Hypothesis; the drift must be a constant. The drift is a characteristic of a random function and not of data.

slow change of a metrological characteristic of a measuring instrument.

The variation over a period of time in device output when the input parameter is fixed. Temperature change is a common cause of drift.

A progressive (continuously upward or continuously downward) change in the number displayed on the digital readout. See "instability" to distinguish this characteristic from a non-progressive change in the displayed number.

Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.

That which is driven, forced, or urged along

A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., esp. by wind or water; as, a drift of snow, of ice, of sand, and the like.

The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.

A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the agency of ice.

A general term for all rock debris transported from one place and deposited in another, and distinguished from solid bedrock.

Generic term for any glacial deposit

( Geol.). Unconsolidated geological material that has been moved from the site of weathering ( BCFT).

A controlled, four-wheel slide through a turn, to get a car line up for a straightaway with a minimum of steering.

To cause a vehicle to exceed its tires' limits of adhesion, exhibiting a lateral slip, resulting in an oversteered condition.

Partial loss of traction resulting in the car sliding slightly wide of where you point it. This can be the fastest way through a corner, provided that you maintain mostly forward momentum and only deviate from the direction your tires are pointed by about 6-12%. Slicks can maintain speed at a higher slip angle than street tires. Rule of thumb: if you are going more sideways than forward, or losing speed, you are drifting too much. If you aren't drifting at all, you are going too slow.

a sideways slide, nothing more nothing less

The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.

The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.

Motion of carriers caused by an electric field

While driving, disturbing forces may modify the vehicle's trajectory whether it be on a straight line or on a bend. Drift angle is defined as the one between the trajectory that the wheel would describe without disturbing forces and the one really followed.

When the odds on a team or individual LENGTHEN, they are said to have DRIFTED or be "on the DRIFT."

(Also, Ease) Odds that 'Lengthen', are said to have drifted, or be 'On The Drift'.

A price drifts if the odds get longer, eg from 3-1 to 4-1. This will happen if bets are preferentially placed on other horses in the book.

When the odds of a horse increase. A drifter is a horse which, for example, is given an opening price of 2-1 but is unfavoured by investors, so its odds are increased to say 4-1 in an effort to attract investors. Drifting is also known as easing.

When the price of a selection moves out (gets bigger), often due to a lack of support. That selection is said to be “on the drift”.

a force that moves something along

move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"

The path of an artificial fly as it moves with the current. A good drift is normally drag free, while a bad drift means the fly is being influenced by the line.

The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.

The angle between the heading (bearing) and the track (course) made good.

wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher"

The distance through which a current flows in a given time.

To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.

The amount a jumper is blown away from the spot during a freefall by unusually strong upper air currents (one of the many factors that go into spotting).

the transport of organisms or objects by water currents.

the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

Gradual departure of instrument output from the correct value.

The change in accuracy of a pressure reading over time. A transducer/transmitter can gradually go out of calibration after continued use which is called "drift". The amount of drift experienced by a transducer / transmitter may or may not have an effect on the customers' application. If little or no drift is a major requirement for your customer, be sure to note this, so the correct unit can be supplied.

A magnetically trapped ion or electron moves as if it were attached to a magnetic field line. Drift is one of the feat