... branch of engineering dealing with the design of
a complex interconnection of many elements (a system) to maximize an agreed-
upon measure of system performance.
thermodynamics—The branch of physics ... receiver carried
air change
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A measure of the movement
by an aircraft to warn of the danger of possible
of a given volume of air in or out of a building
collisio...
... process of transport of an atmospheric property solely by
the mass motion of the atmosphere. [
OCEANOGR] The process of transport of water,
or of an acqueous property, solely by the mass motion of ... petroleum and mining engineering Branches of engineering
concerned with the search for and extraction from the earth of oil, gas, and
liquifiable hydrocarbons (petroleum en...
... determination of the direction
of a source of electromagnetic energy, on account
of the motion of the source and/or the detecting
apparatus. 3. A small displacement in the appar-
ent positions of the ... measurement of current Measurement
of a current directly in terms of defining quan-
tities. 1. TANGENT GALVANOMETER method:
Current is proportional to the tangent of the a...
...
Someone who's full of piss and vinegar is full of youthful energy.
Full of the joys of spring
If you are full of the joys of spring, you are very happy and full of energy.
Full swing
If ... reduced in any way.
Full of beans
If someone's full of beans, they are very energetic.
Full of hot air
Someone who is full of hot air talks a lot of rubbish.
Ful...
... tracings, and widths of
tracing cloth and paper
2 Position of drawing number, date and name
3 Indication of scale
4 Method of projection
5 Types of line and writing
6 Colour of lines
7 Dimension ... sources of work flowing
into a typical industrial drawing office. The drawing
office provides a service to each of these sources of
supply, and the work involved can be classifie...
... The collection of elements satis-
fying some relation r is called the set of argu-
ments of r.
argument of complex number See ampli-
tude of a complex number.
arithmetic The study of the positive ... of reaction of a particu-
lar reaction in terms of concentrations of chem-
ical species and constant parameters (normally
rate coefficients and partial orders of reaction)
on...
... includes the latest version of Microsoft’s popular browser, Internet Explorer 8,
shown in Figure 11. This browser builds on the important usability and security founda-
tion of its predecessor and ... 551
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Why Zune? 554
Zune 1.0 555
Zune 2 556
Zune 3 558
The Zune PC Software 559
Finding and Installing Zune 559
Configuring the Zune...
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If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect.
Off the rails
If someone has gone off the rails, they have lost track of reality.
Off the scale
If something goes off the scale, ... want.
Off the wall
Something that is off the wall is unconventional.
Off your chump
(UK) If someone is off their chump, they are crazy or irrational.
Off your rocker
(UK) Someone who is of...
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noun
the
quantity of stocks which a company
should hold, calculated on the basis of
the costs of warehousing, of lower unit
costs because of higher quantities pur-
chased, the ... customers
layout
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noun
1.
the arrange-
ment of the inside space of a building or
its contents
ć
They have altered the lay-
out of the offices.
2.
the arrangement of
wor...
... represent
the joints of the four fingers as in
Illustration 02-10.
Examine your own fingers and take
note of the locations of each of the
joints.
9) Outline the locations of the four
knuckles ... making the main section of the hand too
short in relation to the length of the fingers. Have a close look at one of your own hands.
Measure the distance between the tip of...