disturbing moment

  • 1disturbing moment — The moment that tends to rotate an aircraft around any of its axes …

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  • 2Virtual moment — Virtual Vir tu*al (?; 135), a. [Cf. F. virtuel. See {Virtue}.] 1. Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or sensible part; potential; energizing. [1913 Webster] Heat and cold have a virtual… …

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  • 3Gyro monorail — The gyro monorail, gyroscopic monorail, gyro stabilized monorail, or gyrocar all denote a single rail land vehicle, road or rail, which uses the gyroscopic action of a spinning wheel, which is forced to precess, to overcome the inherent inverted… …

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  • 4Aircraft dynamic modes — Source: Flight dynamicsThe dynamic stability of a vehicle denotes the complete study of the motion occurring after the vehicle has been disturbed. If the aircraft returns to equilibrium without overshoot, the motion is a simple subsidence. If the …

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  • 5pull oneself together — {v. phr.} To become calm after being excited or disturbed; recover self command; control yourself. * /It had been a disturbing moment, but he was able to pull himself together./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 6pull oneself together — {v. phr.} To become calm after being excited or disturbed; recover self command; control yourself. * /It had been a disturbing moment, but he was able to pull himself together./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 7Boris Berezovsky — Infobox Person name = Boris Berezovsky birth date = birth date and age|1946|1|23 birth place = Moscow, RussiaBoris Abramovich Berezovsky ( ru. Борис Абрамович Березовский) (also known as Platon Elenin) (born January 23, 1946), is a Russian… …

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  • 8Russia–United Kingdom relations — Anglo Russian relations covers the relationship between the countries of Russia and the United Kingdom and their predecessor states. Spanning nearly five centuries, it has often switched from a state of alliance to rivalry. Presently there is a… …

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  • 9pull\ oneself\ together — v. phr. To become calm after being excited or disturbed; recover self command; control yourself. It had been a disturbing moment, but he was able to pull himself together …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 10performing 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 …

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