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51Hull (watercraft) — Half hull of the 46 gun ship of the line Tigre, build from 1724 in Toulon after plans by Blaise Coulomb A hull is the watertight body of a ship or boat. Above the hull is the superstructure and/or deckhouse, where present. The line where the hull …
52Glass transition — The liquid glass transition (or glass transition for short) is the reversible transition in amorphous materials (or in amorphous regions within semicrystalline materials) from a hard and relatively brittle state into a molten or rubber like state …
53Propeller — A propeller is essentially a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust for propulsion of a vehicle such as an aircraft, ship, or submarine through a mass such as water or air, by rotating two or more twisted… …
54Straight razor — A straight razor with square point and a double transverse stabiliser Main article: Razor A straight razor is a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle.[1] …
55Hydromechanics — (Gr. ubpops avuca ) is the science of the mechanics of water and fluids in general, including hydrostatics or the mathematical theory of fluids in equilibrium, and hydrodynamics, the theory of fluids in motion. The practical application of… …
56HYPERFRÉQUENCES — D’après la définition la plus couramment admise, les hyperfréquences représentent des ondes électromagnétiques dont la longueur d’onde est de l’ordre du centimètre, et que l’on utilise notamment en technique radar et en transmission hertzienne.… …
57DIGESTIF (APPAREIL) — L’appareil digestif est l’un des premiers à se différencier dans l’échelle animale puisqu’il existe déjà, sous forme d’un sac s’ouvrant à l’orifice buccal, chez les Cœlentérés. C’est aussi l’un des appareils dont la différenciation est le plus… …
58cement — cementable, adj. cementer, n. cementless, adj. /si ment /, n. 1. any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material. 2. any of various… …
59Watford DC Line — 378210 at Watford Junction with a service from London Euston. Overview Type Commuter rail, Rapid transit …
60Quartz crystal microbalance — A quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) measures a mass per unit area by measuring the change in frequency of a quartz crystal resonator. The resonance is disturbed by the addition or removal of a small mass due to oxide growth/decay or film… …
