In an automotive vehicle, a spring installed to hold parts in the clutches and the disk brakes together; prevents rattling.
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PLANCHET
Asmallmetalcontainerorsample holder; usually used to hold radioactive materials that are being checked for the degree of radioactivity in a proportional counter or scintillation detector.
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PIKE POLE
1. A pole with a sharp metal point in one end that is used to hold utility poles upright while they are being installed. 2. See fire hook.
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PANEL BOARD
A drawing board with an adjustable outer frame that is forced over the drawing paper to hold and strain it.
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ORGANIC BONDED WHEEL
A grinding wheel in which organic bonds are used to hold the abrasive grains.
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NAIL
1. A slender, usually pointed fastener with a head, designed for insertion by impact. 2. To drive nails in a manner that will position and hold two or more members, usually of wood, in a desired relationship.
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MANIKIN
A correctly proportioned dolllike figure that is jointed and will assume any human position and hold it; useful in art to draw a human figure in action, or in medicine to show the relations of organs by means of movable parts.
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INDEX CENTER
One of two machinetool centers used to hold work and to rotate it by a fixed amount.
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INDENTED BOLT
A type of anchor bolt that has indentations to hold better in cemented grout.
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ADSORBENT FILTER
A filter medium primarily intended to hold soluble and insoluble contaminants on its surface by molecular adhesion.
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FILTER RATED CAPACITY
The amount of contaminants a filter will hold before an excessive pressure drop is caused. Some filters have bypass valves which open when a filter reaches its rated capacity.
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