imaginary hinge
1hinge line — noun also hinge 1. a. : an imaginary line on the earth s surface which can be regarded as a boundary between a stable region and one undergoing upward or downward movement b. : a line around which one wall of a fault may appear to have rotated… …
2hinge axis — the imaginary line connecting the mandibular condyles around which the mandible can rotate without translatory movement; called also mandibular a …
3Müller-Breslau principle — The Müller Breslau principle is a method to determine influence lines. The principle states that the influence lines of an action (force or moment) assumes the scaled formed of the deflection that the structure displays after removing the… …
4Axis — The axis is the second cervical vertebra (symbol: C2). It is called the axis because the uppermost cervical vertebra (called the atlas) rotates about the odontoid process of C2. The joint between the axis and atlas is a pivot type of joint. It… …
5literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
6helicopter — /hel i kop teuhr, hee li /, n. 1. any of a class of heavier than air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine. v.i. 2. to fly in a… …
7solids, mechanics of — ▪ physics Introduction science concerned with the stressing (stress), deformation (deformation and flow), and failure of solid materials and structures. What, then, is a solid? Any material, fluid or solid, can support normal forces.… …
8Mulholland Drive (film) — Mulholland Drive Theatrical release poster …
9Number theory — A Lehmer sieve an analog computer once used for finding primes and solving simple diophantine equations. Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers. Number theorists study prime numbers (the… …
10Science fiction — (abbreviated SF or sci fi with varying punctuation and capitalization) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games …
