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21Jig grinder — A jig grinder is a machine tool used for grinding complex shapes and holes where the highest degrees of accuracy and finish are required.The jig grinder is very similar to a jig borer, in that the table positioning and spindles are very accurate… …
22Glossary of environmental science — This is a glossary of environmental science.Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Environmental science provides an integrated, quantitative, and… …
23Hemerdon Mine — pits near Lee Moor. The mine, out of operation since 1944, hosts one of the largest tungsten and tin deposits in the world. [ [http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page674?oid=41265 sn=Detail Mineweb Article] ]… …
24abrasive — abrasively, adv. abrasiveness, n. /euh bray siv, ziv/, n. 1. any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper. adj. 2. tending to abrade; causing abrasion; abrading. 3. tending to annoy or cause ill… …
25Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …
26beriberi — beriberic, adj. /ber ee ber ee/, n. Pathol. a disease of the peripheral nerves caused by a deficiency of vitamin B1, characterized by pain in and paralysis of the extremities, and severe emaciation or swelling of the body. [1695 1705; < Sinhalese …
27Ireland — Irelander, n. /uyeur leuhnd/, n. 1. John, 1838 1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888 1918. 2. Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British …
28Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
29Manchester — /man ches teuhr, cheuh steuhr/, n. 1. a city in NW England: connected with the Mersey estuary by a ship canal (351/2 mi. [57 km] long). 506,300. 2. a city in S New Hampshire. 90,936. 3. a town in central Connecticut. 49,761. * * * I City (pop.,… …
30steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …
