pad pressure
11Pad abort test — A pad abort test is a test of a launch escape system to determine how well the system could get the crew of a spacecraft to safety in an emergency on the launch pad. Project Mercury Section sources. [… …
12pad — 1. Soft material forming a cushion, used in applying or relieving pressure on a part, or in filling a depression so that dressings can fit snugly. 2. A more or less encapsulated body of fat or some other tissue serving to fill a space or act as a …
13pressure-sensitive pad — A digitizing tablet that can measure the amount of pressure placed on the stylus, as well as its location. Used in paint packages to great effect …
14pressure plate — [1] The plate that carries the brake pad in a disc brake. Also called backplate. [2] The part of the clutch assembly which is pressed against the clutch plate by the clutch springs to transmit the drive. Also see clutch pressure plate …
15pressure dressing — noun : a thick pad of gauze or other material placed over a wound and affixed firmly so that it will exert pressure called also compression dressing …
16PAD — Peripheral Arterial Disease (Medical » Physiology) Portable Application Description (Computing » General) ** Packet Assembler / Disassembler (Computing » Telecom) ** Packet Assembler Disassembler (Computing » Networking) * Picture A Day… …
17on the pad — Pad Pad, n. [Perh. akin to pod.] 1. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting… …
18Dance pad — Dance platform for PlayStation version of DDR, with a hand controller in the lower left square for scale A dance pad, also known as a dance mat, dance platform, or jiffer deck is a flat electronic game controller used for input in dance games.… …
19D-pad — A Famicom controller. The D pad (cross shape on left) first came to prominence on the controller for the Famicom. A D pad (short for directional pad; also known as a joypad) is a flat, usually thumb operated directional control with one button on …
20Power Pad — The Power Pad, Side A The Power Pad (known in Japan as Family Trainer, and in Europe and briefly in the United States as Family Fun Fitness) is a floor mat game controller for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a gray mat with twelve… …
