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  • 41Grinding machine — A grinding machine is a machine tool used for producing very fine finishes or making very light cuts, using an abrasive wheel as the cutting device. This wheel can be made up of various sizes and types of stones, diamonds or of inorganic… …

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  • 42materials science — the study of the characteristics and uses of various materials, as glass, plastics, and metals. [1960 65] * * * Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material s composition and structure, both… …

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  • 43pallet — pallet1 /pal it/, n. 1. a bed or mattress of straw. 2. a small or makeshift bed. [1325 75; ME pailet < AF paillete, equiv. to OF paille straw ( < L palea chaff) + ete ETTE] pallet2 /pal it/, n., v., palleted, palleting. n …

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  • 44Absolute OpenBSD — Infobox Book name = Absolute OpenBSD UNIX for the Practical Paranoid author = Michael W. Lucas cover artist = [http://www.octopodstudios.com Octopod Studios] publisher = No Starch Press release date = July, 2003 media type = Print (Paperback)&#8230; …

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  • 45pritchel — noun A metal punch or shaping tool with a round shank, designed to fit in a pritchel hole in an anvil …

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  • 46pallet — I pal•let [[t]ˈpæl ɪt[/t]] n. 1) a bed or mattress of straw 2) a small or makeshift bed • Etymology: 1325–75; ME pailet &LT; AF paillete= OF paille straw (&LT; L palea chaff) + ete ette II pal•let [[t]ˈpæl ɪt[/t]] n. 1) a low, portable platform&#8230; …

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  • 47chisel — [n] shaping tool adze, blade, edge, gouge, knife; concepts 495,499 chisel [v] cut, wear away carve, hew, incise, roughcast, roughhew, sculpt, sculpture, shape; concepts 137,176,184 …

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  • 48swage —   n. groove; metal worker s grooved shaping tool; v.t. shape with this …

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  • 49Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.&#8230; …

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  • 50abrasive — 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&#8230; …

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