mechanical instrument

  • 41Airspeed indicator — The airspeed indicator or airspeed gauge is an instrument used in an aircraft to display the craft s airspeed, typically in knots, to the pilot. Markings Light aircraft Airspeed indicator markings use a set of standardized colored bands and lines …

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  • 42geometry — /jee om i tree/, n. 1. the branch of mathematics that deals with the deduction of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, and figures in space from their defining conditions by means of certain assumed properties… …

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  • 43ADSR envelope — mdash; over time. The envelope may be a discrete circuit or module (in the case of analog devices), or implemented as part of the unit s software (in the case of digital devices).When a mechanical musical instrument produces sound, the Loudness… …

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  • 44integrator — /in ti gray teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that integrates. 2. Also called integraph. an instrument for performing numerical integrations. [1875 80; INTEGRATE + OR2] * * * ▪ instrument       instrument for performing the mathematical operation… …

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  • 45Rockwell scale — The Rockwell scale is a hardness scale based on the indentation hardness of a material. The Rockwell test determines the hardness by measuring the depth of penetration of an indenter under a large load compared to the penetration made by a… …

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  • 46Chelmsford Cathedral — Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd …

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  • 47lithotrite — A mechanical instrument used to crush a urinary calculus in lithotripsy. SYN: lithoclast. [litho + L. tero, pp. tritus, to rub] * * * lith·o·trite lith ə .trīt n LITHOTRIPTER * * * …

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  • 48Artificial pacemaker — Cardiac resynchronization therapy and CRT (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) redirect here. For the device termed a CRT D, see Implanted cardiac resynchronization device. For other uses, see Pacemaker (disambiguation). A pacemaker, scale in… …

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  • 49-ist — I. noun suffix Etymology: French iste, from Latin ista, istes, from Greek istēs, from verbs in izein ize 1. a. one that performs a (specified) action < cyclist > ; one that makes or produces a (specified) thing < novelist > b. one that plays a&#8230; …

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  • 50Hans Leo Hassler — Hans Leo Haßler (baptized October 26, 1564 – d. June 8, 1612) was a German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He was born in Nuremberg and died in Frankfurt am Main. Biography Hans Leo Hassler, born in Nuremberg …

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