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11rubber spring — An element of a rubber suspension system such as hydrolastic suspension …
12temperature control element — A temperature controlled valve spring bias regulator in an oil filter bypass valve which controls the bypass valve as a function of oil temperature …
13Radial Force Variation — Tires provide for steering, traction, braking, and load support by transmitting forces between the vehicle and the road. Radial Force Variation (RFV) is a property of a tire that characterizes its dynamic behavior of these forces. High values of… …
14Drill string compensator — active heave compensator redirects here. For other uses, see active heave compensator (disambiguation). A drill string compensator decreases the influence of the heave of a drilling vessel on the drill bit. Drill string compensators are also… …
15Torsional vibration — is angular vibration of an object commonly a shaft along its axis of rotation. Torsional vibration is often a concern in power transmission systems using rotating shafts or couplings where it can cause failures if not controlled. In ideal power… …
16damper strut — A suspension strut whose hub carrier is attached to the spring element rather than to the damper tube. Compare Macpherson strut …
17France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
18United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
19United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
20literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
