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51Line (electrical engineering) — In electrical engineering, a line is, more generally, any circuit (or loop) of an electrical system. This electric circuit loop (or electrical network), consists of electrical elements (or components) connected directly by conductor terminals to… …
52Line hunting — Hunting, or a hunt group is a telephony concept that refers to the methodology of distributing phone calls from a single telephone number to a group of several phone lines. Specifically, it refers to the process or algorithm used to select which… …
53Line of flotation — Flotation Flo*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. flottation a floating, flottaison water line, fr. flotter to float. See {Flotilla}.] 1. The act, process, or state of floating. [1913 Webster] 2. The science of floating bodies. [1913 Webster] 3. (Com. & Finance) …
54load — Synonyms and related words: abundance, acres, adulterate, affliction, albatross, anxiety, bag, baggage, bags, bale, barrel, barrels, bear, bear hard upon, bellyful, bitter cup, bitter draft, bitter draught, bitter pill, blast, bottle, box, brim,… …
55line load control — Attendant s ability to temporarily restrict least important stations from initiating outbound calls during excessive traffic load or emergency conditions …
56line analyzer — Any device that monitors and displays information about a transmission on a communications channel. A line analyzer is used for troubleshooting and load monitoring …
57Load following — Regulation of the power output of electric generators within a prescribed area in response to changes in system frequency, tie line loading, or the relation of these to each other, so as to maintain the scheduled system frequency and/or… …
58load waterline — The line on the lines plan of a ship, representing the intersection of the ship s form with the plane of the water surface when the ship is floating at the summer freeboard draft or at the designed draft. Also called marks …
59Plimsoll line — /plim seuhl, sohl/, Naut. See load line (def. 1). [1890 95; see PLIMSOLL MARK] * * * ▪ international reference line also called Plimsoll mark , official name international load line internationally agreed upon reference line marking the… …
60water line — noun 1. a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑waterline, ↑water level • Hypernyms: ↑line • Hyponyms: ↑load line, ↑ …
