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  • 111intake — noun 1》 an amount, quantity, or group taken in.     ↘an act or the action of taking someone or something in. 2》 a place or structure through which something is taken in. 3》 N. English land reclaimed from a moor or common …

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  • 112intake — in•take [[t]ˈɪnˌteɪk[/t]] n. 1) the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc 2) an act or instance of taking in 3) a thing or a quantity taken in 4) a narrowing; contraction • Etymology: 1515–25 …

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  • 113Cold air intake — A cold air intake is an aftermarket assembly of parts used to bring relatively cool air into a car s internal combustion engine. Most vehicles manufactured since the mid 1970s have thermostatic air intake systems that regulate the temperature of… …

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  • 114Variable length intake manifold — (VLIM) is an automobile engine manifold technology. As the name implies, VLIM can vary the length of the intake tract in order to optimize power and torque, as well as provide better fuel efficiency.There are two main effects of variable intake… …

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  • 115Ram-air intake — A ram air intake is any intake design which uses the dynamic air pressure created by vehicle motion to increase the static air pressure inside of the intake manifold on an engine, thus allowing a greater massflow through the engine and hence… …

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  • 116Mercury regulation in the United States — is a set of laws and regulations limiting the maximum concentrations of mercury (Hg) that is permitted in air, water, soil, food and drugs. These laws and regulations are promulgated by U.S. Federal Agencies such as the Environmental Protection… …

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  • 117Obesity in the Middle East and North Africa — Obesity in North Africa and the Middle East is a notable health issue. In 2005, the World Health Organization measured that 1.6 billion people were overweight and 400 million were obese. It estimates that by the year 2015, 2.3 billion people will …

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  • 118variable intake — A variable geometry inlet whose shape can be varied to allow for changes in temperature, such as is experienced with a variation in altitude, engine airflow, and flight speed. In this type of intake, the oblique shock wave should be positioned to …

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  • 119Frankenstein Conquers the World — Infobox Film name = Frankenstein Conquers the World image size = caption = Theatrical poster for Frankenstein tai Chitei Kaijū (1965) director = Ishirō Honda producer = Tomoyuki Tanaka Henry G. Saperstein writer = Reuben Bercovitch Takeshi Kimura …

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  • 120History of the internal combustion engine — Various scientists and engineers contributed to the development of internal combustion engines: [ Otto engines running at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (WMSTR), in Rollag, Minnesota. (2min 16sec, 320x240, 340kbps video)] *1206: Al …

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