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51galvanometer — /gal veuh nom i teuhr/, n. an instrument for detecting the existence of small electric currents and determining their strength. [1795 1805; GALVANO + METER] * * * Instrument for measuring small electric currents by deflection of a moving coil. A… …
52Chinese alligator — Conservation status Critically Endangered ( …
53Eötvös , Baron Roland von — (1848–1919) Hungarian physicist Born in Budapest, Eötvös studied at the University of Königsberg and at Heidelberg where he obtained his PhD in 1870 for a thesis concerning a method of detecting motion through the ether by measuring light… …
54torsional — tor·sion·al || tÉ”rʃənl / tÉ”Ë adj. of or related to twisting force …
55Torque (Motor) — The turning or twisting force generated by an electrical motor in order for it to operate …
56shear — verb past tense sheared past participle sheared or shorn /SO:n/ 1 (T) to cut the wool off a sheep 2 be shorn of to have something valuable or important taken away from you: Shorn of all real power by the new laws, the deputy soon resigned. 3 also …
57torque wrench — noun a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied • Hypernyms: ↑wrench, ↑spanner * * * noun : a wrench that measures and indicates the amount of turning and twisting force applied in tightening a nut or bolt * * * a …
58Kimarite — (決まり手 kimari te) are winning techniques in a sumo bout. For each bout in a Grand Sumo tournament (or honbasho), a sumo referee, or gyoji, will decide and announce the type of kimarite used by the winner. It is possible, or kanou (although rare,… …
59Safety wire — Safety wiring of two pairs of drilled head bolts Safety wire or lockwire is common in the aircraft and racing industries as an extra precaution to keep vital fasteners from unintentionally loosening and parts from falling off due to vibration or… …
60Molecular vibration — A molecular vibration occurs when atoms in a molecule are in periodic motion while the molecule as a whole has constant translational and rotational motion. The frequency of the periodic motion is known as a vibration frequency, and the typical… …
