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1Center tap — In electronics, a center tap is a connection made to a point half way along a winding of a transformer or inductor, or along the element of a resistor or a potentiometer.Taps are sometimes used on inductors for the coupling of signals, and may… …
2List of vacuum tubes — This is a list of vacuum tubes or thermionic valves. Before the advent of semiconductor devices, hundreds of tube types were used in consumer and industrial electronics; today only a few types are still used in specialized applications. Contents… …
3Split-phase electric power — A split phase electricity distribution system is a 3 wire single phase distribution system, commonly used in North America for single family residential and light commercial (up to about 100 kVA) applications. It is the AC equivalent of the… …
4Williamson amplifier — A Williamson amplifier refers to a type of vacuum tube (valve) amplifier whose circuit design is similar to that originally published by D.T.N. Williamson. Contents 1 Explanation 2 Description 3 See also 4 References …
5Mercury arc valve — A mercury arc valve (mercury vapor rectifier) is a type of electrical rectifier which converts alternating current into direct current. Rectifiers of this type were used in electric motor power supplies for industry, in electric… …
6Mercury-arc valve — Mercury rectifier on display in Beromünster, Switzerland before being decommissioned A mercury arc valve (mercury vapor rectifier) is a type of electrical rectifier used for converting high voltage or high current alternating current (AC) into… …
7steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …
8performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
9Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
10china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
