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31Inline speed skating — is the sport of racing on inline skates. It is often called inline racing by participants. Although it primarily evolved from racing on quad roller skates, the sport is similar enough to ice speed skating that many competitors are now known to… …
32List of Tesla patents — Below is a list of Tesla patents. Dr. Nikola Tesla was an inventor who obtained around 300 patents [Snezana Sarbo, [http://www.tesla symp06.org/papers/Tesla Symp06 Sarboh.pdfNikola Tesla s Patents] , Sixth International Symposium Nikola Tesla,… …
33Limited slip differential — A limited slip differential (LSD) is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational velocity of the output shafts, but does not allow the difference in speed to increase beyond a preset… …
34Traction (engineering) — Traction refers to the friction between a drive member and the surface it moves upon, where the friction is used to provide motion.For the purposes of driving a wheeled vehicle, high friction is generally desired, as it provides a more positive… …
35Syndite — is a composite material which combines the hardness, abrasion resistance and thermal conductivity of diamond with the toughness of tungsten carbide. Applications* cutting tools for machining * a wide variety of abrasive materials * wear part… …
36Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
37Threading (manufacturing) — Threading is the process of creating a screw thread. More screw threads are produced each year than any other machine element.[1] There are many methods of generating threads, including subtractive methods (many kinds of thread cutting and… …
38Mechanically Stimulated Gas Emission — Contents 1 Phenomenology 2 Terminology 3 Experimental observations 4 References 5 …
39chafe — [[t]tʃeɪf[/t]] v. chafed, chaf•ing, n. 1) to wear away by rubbing; abrade 2) to make sore by rubbing 3) to irritate; annoy 4) to warm by rubbing: to chafe cold hands[/ex] 5) to rub with frictional force: The horse chafed against his stall[/ex] 6) …
40Meteorology — For other uses of the root word meteor , see Meteor (disambiguation). For the work by Aristotle, see Meteorology (Aristotle). Not to be confused with Metrology. Part of the Nature series on Weather   …
