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  • 21side — Synonyms and related words: Anschauung, Olympian detachment, Olympian loftiness, actor, adjoin, affectation, affiliation, aggressive self confidence, air line, airs, ancillary, angle, angle of vision, antagonist, antihero, apparentation,… …

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  • 22pressure — 1. A stress or force acting in any direction against resistance. 2. (P, frequently followed by a subscript indicating location)In physics and physiology, the force per unit area exerted by a gas or liquid against the walls of its container or… …

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  • 23pressure regulator — A device that reduces the pressure of the fluid from a high value to a lower value and, thereafter, maintains a constant output. The out pressure of the regulator can be adjusted. This is achieved by bypassing a portion of the fluid back to the… …

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  • 24head pressure control — Pressure operated control which opens electrical circuit if high side pressure becomes too high …

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  • 25side slip — Skid Skid (sk[i^]d), n. [Icel. sk[=i][eth] a billet of wood. See {Shide}.] [Written also {skeed}.] 1. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a… …

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  • 26pressure face — The side of a propeller or a helicopter rotor blade formed by the lower surfaces of airfoil elements, over which pressure is usually greater than the atmosphere …

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  • 27pressure filter — noun : a filter in which the pressure on the feed side of the filter medium is greater than that of the atmosphere …

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  • 28pressure group — Synonyms and related words: Black Power, Italian vote, Jewish vote, Polish Power, Rasputin, Svengali, VIP, White Power, access, bad influence, big wheel, black vote, breakaway group, camp, caucus, court, division, eminence grise, ethnic group,… …

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  • 29high side — [1] In air conditioning systems, the high side (i.e., high pressure side or discharge side) is located between the compressor and expansion valve or orifice tube and includes the condenser. The opposite is low side [2] Parts of a refrigerating… …

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  • 30back pressure — [1] The resistance to the flow of exhaust gases through the exhaust system. By rerouting the exhaust gases for noise suppression, a muffler causes back pressure, but a straight pipe alone causes only minimal back pressure. Some engines require… …

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