boring block
1boring block — noun 1. : a slotted block for holding work to be bored 2. : the cutter holder on a boring rod …
2Block Truncation Coding — Block Truncation Coding, or BTC, is a type of lossy image compression technique for greyscale images. It divides the original images into blocks and then uses a quantiser to reduce the number of grey levels in each block whilst maintaining the… …
3Portsmouth Block Mills — The Portsmouth Block Mills form part of the Portsmouth Dockyard at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, and were built during the Napoleonic Wars to supply the British Royal Navy with pulley blocks. They started the age of mass production using all… …
4Chevrolet small-block engine — Chevrolet Small Block V8 engine Manufacturer: General Motors Production: 1955–2003 Successors: GM LT engine, GM LS engine Type: small block V8 265 Produ …
5small-block engine — During the 60s and 70s, GM, Ford, and Chrysler made two types of V8 engines of the same displacement: e.g., 350 cu. in. small block and 350 cu. in. big block. The small block engine was an enlarged smaller displacement engine (e.g., GM enlarged… …
6Jack block — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …
7Second Avenue Subway — Planned route of the NYC Subway Second Avenue Line ( T , in teal). Overview Type Rapid transit System …
8Bear Behaving Badly — Nev And Barney Format Children s programme Starring Barney Harwood Bella Emberg Ross Mullan …
9Gog and Magog — A Persian miniature, Dhul Qarnayn with the help of jinn, building the Iron Wall to keep the barbarian Gog and Magog from civilised peoples. (16th century Persian miniature) …
10Drill bit — For the fictional character, see Drill Bit (Transformers). For the cancelled skyscraper nicknamed Drill bit, see Chicago Spire. For the types used in drilling wells, see Well drilling. From top to bottom: Spade, lip and spur (brad point), masonry …
