compression (noun)
81reverse fault — noun a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression • Syn: ↑thrust fault, ↑overthrust fault • Hypernyms: ↑inclined fault * * * noun : a geological fault in which the hanging wall appears to have been… …
82scarf joint — noun a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end to end • Syn: ↑scarf • Derivationally related forms: ↑scarf (for: ↑scarf) • Hypernyms: ↑joint * * * …
83vulcanized fiber — noun a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth • Syn: ↑fiber, ↑fibre • Hypernyms: ↑fabric, ↑cloth, ↑material, ↑textile * * * noun Etymology …
84carbon microphone — noun : a microphone whose operation depends on the alteration of the electrical resistance of carbon contacts * * * carbon microphone noun A microphone in which variations in sound pressure produced in a diaphragm are detected in a current… …
85four-stroke cycle — noun : a cycle in which air or an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine on a suction stroke, is compressed and ignited on a compression stroke, burns and performs useful work on an expansion stroke, and… …
86photoelasticity — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phot + elasticity : the property exhibited by transparent isotropic solids of becoming doubly refracting when subjected to either tensile or compressive stress making possible a detailed… …
87straining sill — noun : a straining beam on the tie beam of a truss to resist at each end the foot of a diagonal strut * * * (in a roof with a queen post) a compression member lying along the tie beam and separating the feet of the struts. * * * straining sill… …
88wire nail — noun : a nail made of wire; specifically : any one of several nails made of wire and designed for special uses see box nail, finishing nail; compare cut nail * * * wire nail noun A common type of nail, round or elliptical in cross section, cut… …
89breaking stress — noun see breaking strength * * * breaking stress noun (engineering) The stress necessary to break a material, either in tension or compression • • • Main Entry: ↑break …
90carpal tunnel syndrome — noun Date: 1954 a condition caused by compression of a nerve where it passes through the wrist into the hand and characterized especially by weakness, pain, and disturbances of sensation in the hand and fingers …
