peaking

  • 1Peaking — Peak ing, a. 1. Mean; sneaking. [Vulgar] [1913 Webster] 2. Pining; sickly; peakish. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Peaking — Peak Peak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peaking}.] 1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak. [1913 Webster] There peaketh up a mighty high mount. Holand. [1913 Webster] 2. To acquire sharpness of… …

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  • 3Peaking power plant — Peaking power plants, also known as peaker plants, are power plants that generally run only when there is a high demand, known as peak demand, for electricity. In the United States, this often occurs in the afternoon, especially during the summer …

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  • 4Peaking Capacity —   Power generation equipment or system capacity to meet peak power demands.   Generating equipment normally operated only during the hours of highest daily, weekly, or seasonal loads; this equipment is usually designed to meet the portion of load …

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  • 5peaking transformer — impulsinis transformatorius statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. peak transformer; peaking transformer; pulse transformer vok. Impulsübertrager, m; Impulstransformator, m; Stromstoßtransformator, m rus. импульсный трансформатор, m pranc.… …

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  • 6Peaking — Усиление контуров изображения …

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  • 7peaking — pɪːk adj. highest, prime, top n. top, summit; pinnacle, apex v. arrive to a climax, reach the highest point; become thin; raise vertically …

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  • 8peaking — F/A/V an adjustment method that allows compensation for high frequency loss in cables …

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  • 9peaking — A condition, usually in the cushion rubber, resulting from local material starvation and excessive flow from adjacent areas …

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  • 10peaking — adjective Etymology: from gerund of peak (I) 1. dialect England : mean, sneaking 2. dialect England : peaked II …

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