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31block book — ▪ publishing book printed from wooden blocks on which the text and illustration for each page had to be painstakingly cut by hand. Such books were distinct from printed books after the invention of movable type, in which words were made up… …
32block coefficient — noun : the ratio of the volume of the displacement of a ship to that of a rectangular block having the same length, breadth, and draft * * * Naval Archit. the ratio of the immersed volume of a vessel to the product of its immersed draft, length,… …
33block — 1. an informal unit of distance popular in the U.S. A block is the distance between street intersections in the rectangularstreet grids common in many American cities. The length of a block variesfrom about 1/20 mile (80 meters) to about to …
34block coefficient — /blɒk koʊəˈfɪʃənt/ (say blok kohuh fishuhnt) noun the ratio of the volume of the displacement of a ship to the volume of a rectangular block having the same length, breadth, and draught …
35block section — /ˈblɒk sɛkʃən/ (say blok sekshuhn) noun Railways a length of track between two signals on which only one train at a time is allowed to be. Also, block …
36block coefficient — Naval Archit. the ratio of the immersed volume of a vessel to the product of its immersed draft, length, and beam. Also called coefficient of fineness. [1900 05] * * * …
37Space–time block code — This article deals with coherent space–time block codes (STBCs). For differential space–time block codes, see differential space–time codes.Space–time block coding is a technique used in wireless communications to transmit multiple copies of a… …
38A block of shares — Block Block (bl[o^]k), n. [OE. blok; cf. F. bloc (fr. OHG.), D. & Dan. blok, Sw. & G. block, OHG. bloch. There is also an OHG. bloch, biloh; bi by + the same root as that of E. lock. Cf. {Block}, v. t., {Blockade}, and see {Lock}.] [1913 Webster] …
39Chevrolet Big-Block engine — The Chevrolet big block is a series of large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s. As American automobiles grew in size and weight following the Second World War the engines powering them had to keep… …
40Greatest Hits (New Kids on the Block album) — New Kids on the Block Greatest Hits Greatest hits album by New Kids on the Block Released February 16, 1999 (Origina …
