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  • 1block — [bläk] n. [ME blokke < OFr bloc & MDu block < IE * bhlugo < base * bhel , a thick plank, beam > BALK, Gr phalanx, L fulcrum] 1. any large, solid piece of wood, stone, or metal, often with flat surfaces 2. a blocklike stand or platform …

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  • 2Heading (metalworking) — Heading is a metalworking process which incorporates the forging, extruding and upsetting process.[1][dubious – discuss] It is often performed in the cold state, resulting in cold working. This process produces a near net shape workpiece, which… …

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  • 3Block (basketball) — In basketball, a block (short for blocked shot) occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a shot from an offensive player. The defender must not touch the offensive player s hands or otherwise a foul is called. In order to be legal, the… …

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  • 4swage block — noun an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal • Hypernyms: ↑block * * * noun : a perforated cast iron or steel block with grooved sides that is used in heading bolts and swaging bars of various sizes by hand * * *… …

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  • 5Signalling block system — Signalling block systems enable the safe and efficient operation of railways, so as to avoid collisions between trains. Block systems are used to control trains between stations and yards, and not normally within them. Any block system is defined …

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  • 6Unicode-Block Symbole für Steuerzeichen — Der Unicode Block Control Pictures (Symbole für Steuerzeichen) (2400–243F) enthält grafische Symbole für Steuerzeichen und Sonderzeichen. Die Darstellung der Symbole U+2400 bis U+2421 und U+2424 ist nicht vorgeschrieben. In der… …

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  • 7Swage block — Swage Swage, n. A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their work, whether sheet metal or forging, by holding the swage upon the work, or the work upon the swage, and… …

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  • 8Unicode-Block Basis-Lateinisch — Der Unicode Block Basic Latin (Basis Lateinisch) (0000–007F) entspricht dem ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange), d. h. die Zeichen umfassen das lateinische Alphabet in Groß und Kleinschreibung, die arabischen Ziffern… …

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  • 9swage block — noun Date: 1843 a perforated cast iron or steel block with grooved sides that is used in heading bolts and swaging bars by hand …

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  • 10swage block — an iron block containing holes and grooves of various sizes, used for heading bolts and shaping objects not easily worked on an anvil. [1835 45] * * * …

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