knife-edge
11knife edge — /ˈnaɪf ɛdʒ/ (say nuyf ej) noun 1. the edge of a knife. 2. anything very sharp. 3. a wedge, on the fine edge of which a scale beam, pendulum, or the like, oscillates. –phrase 4. on a knife edge, in a position of dubious safety, security or… …
12knife-edge — UK / US noun [singular] 1) a) a situation in which success and failure are equally likely The team s future was on a knife edge last night. b) a situation in which a slight change could have a very dangerous effect a man on the knife edge of self …
13knife-edge — noun Knife edge is used before these nouns: ↑vote …
14knife edge — see knife edge …
15knife-edge — noun a narrow boundary he lived on a knife edge between genius and insanity • Hypernyms: ↑limit, ↑bound, ↑boundary …
16Knife-edge file — Knife edge Knife edge , n. (Mech.) A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible… …
17Knife Edge: Nose Gunner — Éditeur Kemco Développeur Kemco Date de sortie 10 novembre 1998 (AN) 27 novembre 1998 (JAP) janvier 1999 (EUR) Genre …
18Knife-edge effect — In electromagnetic wave propagation, the knife edge effect or edge diffraction is a redirection by diffraction of a portion of the incident radiation that strikes a well defined obstacle such as a mountain range or the edge of a building. The… …
19knife-edge diffraction — difrakcija pro aštrią briauną statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. edge diffraction; knife edge diffraction vok. Kantenbeugung, f; Randbeugung, f rus. дифракция на остром крае, f pranc. diffraction par arête, f ryšiai: sinonimas –… …
20knife-edge balance — svirtinės svarstyklės statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Svarstyklės, kurių veikimas pagrįstas sverto pusiausvyros taisykle. atitikmenys: angl. knife edge balance; lever balance vok. Balkenwaage, f rus. рычажные весы… …
