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512-8-4 — In the Whyte notation, a 2 8 4 is a railroad steam locomotive that has one unpowered leading axle followed by four powered driving axles and two unpowered trailing axles. This locomotive type is most often referred to as a Berkshire, though the… …
52Accurizing — is the process of improving the accuracy of a firearm or airgun.cite web |url=http://saami.org/Glossary/index.cfm |title=SAAMI glossary |accessdate=2007 08 30] For firearms, accuracy is defined as the ability to hit exactly what you re aiming at …
53Märklin Digital — locomotive Märklin Digital was among the earlier digital model railway control systems. It consisted of a full system including locomotive decoders (based on a Motorola chip), central control (Märklin 6021), a computer interface (Märklin 6050),… …
54Brassiere measurement — Main article: Brassiere S.H. Camp Company s 1933 advertisement. the first relating breast size and pendulousness to cup size Brassiere measurement (also called brassiere sizes, colloquially bra sizes or bust sizes) refers to determining what size …
55Cable car (railway) — A cable car or cable railway is a mass transit system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required. Cable cars are… …
56Aodai — The ao dai ( áo dài ) is a Vietnamese national costume primarily for women. In its current form, it is a tight fitting silk dress worn over pantaloons. Áo dài is pron en|ˈáʊ ˈjàɪ (ow yai) in the South, and IPA| (ow zai) in the North. Áo is… …
57SR V "Schools" class — Infobox Locomotive powertype=Steam name = SR V Schools classSwift, pp. 94 95] caption = 30926 Repton masquerading as 30925 Cheltenham at Cheltenham Racecourse Station on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway designer = Richard Maunsell builder …
58Stairlift — A stairlift is a mechanical device for lifting people and wheelchairs up and down stairs. For sufficiently wide stairs, a rail is mounted to the treads of the stairs. A chair or lifting platform is attached to the rail. A person on the chair or… …
59History of brassieres — The history of the bra is inextricably intertwined with the social history of the status of women, including the evolution of fashion and changing views of the body.At various times since recorded history women have used a variety of garments and …
60History of algebra — Elementary algebra is the branch of mathematics that deals with solving for the operands of arithmetic equations. Modern or abstract algebra has its origins as an abstraction of elementary algebra. Historians know that the earliest mathematical… …
