reversible ratchet

  • 1ratchet adapter — A device which converts a torque wrench or drive handle without a ratchet mechanism into a reversible ratchet tool …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 2ratchet — /rach it/, n. 1. a toothed bar with which a pawl engages. 2. (not in technical use) a pawl or the like used with a ratchet or ratchet wheel. 3. a mechanism consisting of such a bar or wheel with the pawl. 4. See ratchet wheel. 5. a steady… …

    Universalium

  • 3Entropy — This article is about entropy in thermodynamics. For entropy in information theory, see Entropy (information theory). For a comparison of entropy in information theory with entropy in thermodynamics, see Entropy in thermodynamics and information… …

    Wikipedia

  • 4Gibbs free energy — Thermodynamics …

    Wikipedia

  • 5Plough — Plow redirects here. For the Canadian soldier, see Edward Chester Plow. Plowman redirects here. For the surname, see Plowman (surname). Furrow redirects here. For other uses, see Furrow (disambiguation). For other uses, see Plough… …

    Wikipedia

  • 6Maxwell's demon — In the philosophy of thermal and statistical physics, Maxwell s demon is a thought experiment created by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell to show that the Second Law of Thermodynamics has only a statistical certainty. [1] It… …

    Wikipedia

  • 7Enthalpy — Thermodynamics …

    Wikipedia

  • 8Heat engine — Thermodynamics …

    Wikipedia

  • 9Thermodynamic system — A thermodynamic system is a precisely defined macroscopic region of the universe, often called a physical system, that is studied using the principles of thermodynamics. All space in the universe outside the thermodynamic system is known as the… …

    Wikipedia

  • 10Fundamental thermodynamic relation — Thermodynamics …

    Wikipedia