An inclined foot rest, attached to the boat, to which a rower may place and in some instances (usually in competition) attach his feet.
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POINT OF SWITCH
That place in a track where a car passes from the main track to a turnout.
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POINT OF FROG
The place of intersection of the gage lines of the main track and a turnout.
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PEN
1. A small place for confinement, storage, or protection. 2. A device for writing with ink.
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PAPERCUTTER
[DESENG] Ahand-operateddevice to cut and trim paper, consisting of a cutting blade bolted at one end to a ruled board; when the blade is drawn flush with the board, which has a metal strip at the cutting edge, a shearing action takes place which cuts the paper cleanly and evenly.
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OSTWALD PROCESS
An industrial preparation of nitric acid by the oxidation of ammonia; the oxidation takes place in successive stages to nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and nitric acid; a catalyst of platinum gauze is used and high temperatures are needed.
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LASER SCRIBER
A laser-cutting setup used in place of a diamond scriber for dicing thin slabs of silicon, gallium arsenide, and other semiconductor materials used in the production of semiconductor diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits; also used for scribing sapphire and ceramic substrates.
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ISOTHERMAL TRANSFORMATION
Any transformation of a substance which takes place at a constant temperature.
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ISENTROPIC PROCESS
A change that takes place without any increase or decrease in entropy, such as a process which is both reversible and adiabatic.
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ISENTHALPIC EXPANSION
Expansion which takes place without any change in enthalpy.
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IMHOFF TANK
A sewage treatment tank in which digestion and settlement take place in separate compartments, one below the other.
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