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61global warming — an increase in the earth s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. [1975 80] * * * Potential increase in global average surface temperatures resulting from… …
62Diesel engine — Diesel engines in a museum Diesel generator on an oil tanker …
63Induction hardening — is a form of heat treatment in which a metal part is heated by induction heating and then quenched. The quenched metal undergoes a martensitic transformation, increasing the hardness and brittleness of the part. Induction hardening is used to… …
64Low-temperature thermal desorption — NOTE: This article is largely taken verbatim from the EPA s How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites . cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = date = url = http://www.epa.gov/OUST/cat/lttd.htm… …
65fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Cf. reactor (def. 4). * * * Introduction also called fusion power plant or thermonuclear reactor a device to produce electrical power from the energy released in a nuclear… …
66agricultural technology — Introduction application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… …
67Microwave burn — This article is about injury from direct microwave exposure. For other microwave oven related injuries, see Hazard section of Microwave oven. Microwave burns are burn injuries caused by thermal effects of microwave radiation absorbed in a living… …
68environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
69Transformer — This article is about the electrical device. For the toy line franchise, see Transformers. For other uses, see Transformer (disambiguation). Pole mounted distribution transformer with center tapped secondary winding. This type of transformer is… …
70Thermistor — A thermistor is a type of resistor with resistance varying according to its temperature. The word is a portmanteau of thermal and resistor . Samuel Ruben invented the thermistor in 1930, and was awarded… …
