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  • 41Tip (disambiguation) — Tip may refer to: *Tipping, the payment of a gratuity for services rendered. * A landfill. *The Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, around 50 volumes, 1953 to present. * One side of the electrical circuit used to connect a wired telephone.… …

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  • 42Tip speed ratio — The tip speed ratio λ (lambda) or TSR for wind turbines is the ratio between the rotational speed of the tip of a blade and the actual velocity of the wind. If the velocity of the tip is exactly the same as the wind speed the tip speed ratio is 1 …

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  • 43Tip — Tip, n. [Akin to D. & Dan. tip, LG. & Sw. tipp, G. zipfel, and probably to E. tap a plug, a pipe.] 1. The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear. [1913… …

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  • 44Tip jet — refers to the jet nozzles located at the tip of some helicopter rotor blades. The objective is to spin the rotor, much like a Catherine wheel firework. Some Tipjets rely solely on compressed air, provided by a separate engine, to create jet… …

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  • 45Tip Top, Arizona — Tip Top is a ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Primarily a silver mining town, it had a post office from August 12, 1880, until February 14, 1895. The town was founded after two men struck a significant lode of silver and gold …

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  • 46Tip (unix utility) — tip is a unix utility for establishing a terminal connection to a remote system via a modem.BasicsTip is one of the commands referenced in the expect reference book by Don Libes.The tip command line options are as follows tip [ v] [ speed entry]… …

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  • 47tip stall — The stalling of the tip of an airfoil in which the remaining portion of the airfoil remains unstalled. It is an undesirable characteristic and can lead to phenomena such as pitch up, etc. Wingtip stall patterns. When the aircraft stalls, the nose …

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  • 48The Greed of Man — (Traditional Chinese: 大時代, Great Era ) was a Drama Series that was broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong during 1993. It is extremely controversial for its depiction of violence and is well remembered for its effects of the stock market in general, known …

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  • 49tip of the iceberg —    The tip of the iceberg is the part of a problem that can be seen, with far more serious problems lying underneath.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    The tip of the iceberg is the part that is known of a problem or situation which is… …

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  • 50tip chord — The chord at the tip of an airfoil, measured parallel to the plane of symmetry, and at points where straight leading or trailing edges meet the curvature at the tip. In variable sweep wings, the tip chord is measured when the sweep is minimum …

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