A buoy not fitted with a light, whose shape and color are the defining features; may have a sound signal.
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A buoy not fitted with a light, whose shape and color are the defining features; may have a sound signal.
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SHALLOW WATER EFFECTThe effect that due to the depth of water, the speed of the vessel and shape of the vessel's hull causes the vessel to sink deeper in the water especially in shallow water and at high speed. The vessel becomes sluggish in responding to the rudder. |
FORM FACTOR
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DEFLECTION
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PLATE GIRDER BRIDGE
A fixed bridge consisting, in its simplest form, of two flange plates welded to a web plate in the overall shape of an I.
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PLASTIC DEFORMATION
Permanent change in shape or size of a solid body without fracture resulting from the application of sustained stress beyond the elastic limit.
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PI FILTER
A filter that has a series element and two parallel elements connected in the shape of the Greek letter pi ().
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PHILLIPS SCREW
A screw having in its head a recess in the shape of a cross; it is inserted or removed with a Phillips screwdriver that automatically centers itself in the screw.
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PART FAMILY
In the group technology concept, a set of related parts that can be produced by the same sequence of machining operations because of similarity in shape and geometry or similarity in production operation processes.
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LIMITER
An electronic circuit used to prevent the amplitude of an electronic waveform from exceeding a specified level while preserving the shape of the waveform at amplitudes less than the specified level. Also known as amplitude limiter; amplitude-limiting circuit; automatic peak limiter; clipper; clipping circuit; limiter circuit; peak limiter.
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HOT PRESSING
1. Forming a metal-powder compact or a ceramic shape by applying pressure and heat simultaneously at temperatures high enough for sintering to occur. 2. Fabrication of a composite material through joining the reinforcement and the matrix by means of heat and pressure, usually in a hydraulically actuated press.
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