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The angle between the transverse axis of a craft and the horizontal. Also called ROLL ANGLE
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POISSON RATIO
The ratio of the transverse contracting strain to the elongation strain when a rod is stretched by forces which are applied at its ends and which are parallel to the rod's axis.
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PLATE TOWER
A distillation tower along the internal height of which is a series of transverse plates (bubble-cap or sieve) to force intimate contact between downward flowing liquid and upward flowing vapor.
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ORTHOTROPIC DECK
A bridge deck constructed typically of flat steel plate and longitudinal and transverse ribs; functions in carrying traffic and acting as top flanges of floor beams.
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MADISTOR
A cryogenic semiconductor device in which injection plasma can be steered or controlled by transverse magnetic fields, to give the action of a switch.
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LENARD SPIRAL
A type of magnetometer consisting of a spiral of bismuth wire and a Wheatstone bridge to measure changes in the resistance of the wire produced by magnetic fields and as a result of the transverse magnetoresistance of bismuth.
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KNEE BRACE
A stiffener between a column and a supported truss or beam to provide greater rigidity in a building frame under transverse loads.
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INTERCEPTING SEWER
A sewer that receives flow from transverse sewers and conducts the water to a treatment plant or disposal point.
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INDUCTION FLOWMETER
An instrument for measuring the flow of a conducting liquid passing through a tube, in which the tube is placed in a transverse magnetic field and the induced electromotive force between electrodes at opposite ends of a diameter of the tube perpendicular to the field is measured.
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HOLLOW GRAVITY DAM
A fixed gravity dam, usually of reinforced concrete, constructed of inclined slabs or arched sections supported by transverse buttresses.
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FUTTOCK
A piece of timber that make up a large transverse frame.
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