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  • 1education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 2Rocket engine — RS 68 being tested at NASA s Stennis Space Center. The nearly transparent exhaust is due to this engine s exhaust being mostly superheated steam (water vapor from its propellants, hydrogen and oxygen) …

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  • 3Jet engine performance — This article describes how jet engine performance is estimated during the design phase. Similar techniques are used once the engine has been built and is being tested, except the performance of individual components, rather than being assumed, is …

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  • 4Siphon — Not to be confused with Psiphon. This article is about the domestic device. For the animal organ, see siphon (disambiguation). Siphon principle …

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  • 5Ball valve — A ball valve (like the butterfly valve and plug valve are one of the family of valves called quarter turn valves ) is a valve that opens by turning a handle attached to a ball inside the valve. The ball has a hole, or port, through the middle so… …

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  • 6J-2 (rocket engine) — Rocketdyne s J 2 was America s largest production liquid hydrogen fueled rocket engine before the Space Shuttle main engines (SSME), and is being revived in support of NASA s return to the Moon.The J 2 was a major component of the Saturn V rocket …

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  • 7Cobra Organization — Infobox comics organization no imagesize= caption= publisher= Marvel Comics Devil s Due Publishing debut= creators= Larry Hama type=Terrorist military group business= organisation= organization=y base= See Bases owners=Commander: Cobra… …

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  • 8Glossary of North American railroad terminology — This page contains a list of terms, jargon, and slang used to varying degrees by railroad enthusiasts / railfans and railroad employees in the United States and Canada. Although not exhaustive, many of the entries in this list appear from time to …

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  • 9pneumatic device — Any of various tools and instruments that generate and use compressed air. Examples include rock drills, pavement breakers, riveters, forging presses, paint sprayers, blast cleaners, and atomizers. Compressed air power is flexible, economical,… …

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  • 10environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction       infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …

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