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41Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… …
42Wax thermostatic element — The wax thermostatic element was invented by Sergius Vernet (USA) in 1936 [Refer to patent US2115501 US patent office] . The principal application of the wax element technology is for the production of automotive thermostats. The first… …
43flat-rated engine — A term applicable to turboprop and turboshaft engines. A flat rated engine’s thrust remains practically constant during an increase in altitude up to a certain limit. A method of referring to the engine rated thrust or engine rated shaft horse… …
44Liquefied petroleum gas — (also called LPG, GPL, LP Gas, or liquid propane gas) is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles. It is increasingly used as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant, replacing chlorofluorocarbons …
45Thermoregulation — is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when temperature surrounding is very different. This process is one aspect of homeostasis: a dynamic state of stability between an animal s internal… …
46Thermistor — A thermistor is a type of resistor with resistance varying according to its temperature. The word is a portmanteau of thermal and resistor . Samuel Ruben invented the thermistor in 1930, and was awarded… …
47The Great Global Warming Swindle — infobox television caption = DVD cover show name = The Great Global Warming Swindle format = Documentary runtime = 75 mins creator = Martin Durkin country = United Kingdom network = Channel 4, 8 March, 2007 Original run = March 8 2007 website =… …
48Crystal oven — An OCXO inside an HP digital counter A crystal oven is a temperature controlled chamber used to maintain the quartz crystal in electronic crystal oscillators at a constant temperature, in order to prevent changes in the frequency due to… …
49Solid fat index — (SFI) is a measure of the percentage of fat in crystalline (solid) phase to total fat (the remainder being in liquid phase) across a temperature gradient. The SFI of a fat is measured using a dilatometer that measures the expansion of a fat as it …
50Stades isotopiques de l'oxygène — Les stades isotopiques de l oxygène ou OIS (pour Oxygen isotope stage) sont des épisodes climatiques définis à partir du rapport entre les isotopes de l oxygène de masses atomiques 16 et 18 au sein de prélèvements dans les sédiments marins ou… …
