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  • 41Dust collector — Two rooftop dust collectors in Pristina, Kosovo A dust collector is a system used to enhance the quality of air released from industrial and commercial processes by collecting dust and other impurities from air or gas. Designed to handle heavy… …

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  • 42skeif — noun also skaif ˈskīf, kāf ( s) Etymology: Dutch schijf skeif, disk; akin to Old High German scība disk more at sheave : a diamond cutter s polishing wheel * * * /skuyf, skayf/, n. a wheel on which diamonds …

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  • 43pulley — noun (plural pulleys) Etymology: Middle English poley, pully, from Anglo French pulie, probably ultimately from Greek polos axis, pole more at pole Date: 14th century 1. a sheave or small wheel with a grooved rim and with or without the block in… …

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  • 44Traction engine — A traction engine is a self propelled steam engine used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus , meaning drawn , since the prime function of any traction… …

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  • 45Groove (machining) — In manufacturing or mechanical engineering a groove may be: # A canal cut in a hard material, usually metal. This canal can be round, oval or an arc in order to receive another component such as a nipple, a tongue or a gasket. It can also be on… …

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  • 46companion — Synonyms and related words: Bayard, Don Quixote, Gawain, Lancelot, Ritter, Sidney, Sir Galahad, abigail, accompanier, accompanist, accompanyist, ace, adjunct, ally, alter ego, amah, amiable, amigo, analogon, analogue, associate, attend, attendant …

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  • 47ship — Synonyms and related words: Graf Zeppelin, address, aeroplane, aerostat, air express, aircraft, airfreight, airmail, airplane, airship, argosy, ark, avion, back, bag, balance rudder, ballonet, balloon, barge, barrel, bathyscaphe, batten, beak,… …

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  • 48Shiver — Shiv er, n. [OE. schivere, fr. shive; cf. G. schifer a splinter, slate, OHG. scivere a splinter, Dan. & Sw. skifer a slate. See {Shive}, and cf. {Skever}.] 1. One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden… …

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  • 49trochlea — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, block of pulleys, from Greek trochileia, from trochilos sheave, from trochos wheel Date: circa 1693 an anatomical structure that is held to resemble a pulley; especially the articular surface on the medial… …

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  • 50Funicular — For the mathematical and architectural curve known as funicular, see catenary. Funicular in Valparaíso, Chile A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram like… …

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