A buoy located so that lines to it can be used for the movement of ships.
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A buoy located so that lines to it can be used for the movement of ships.
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DEFLECTION
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POPPET VALVE
A cam-operated or spring-loaded reciprocating-engine mushroomtype valve used for control of admission and exhaust of working fluid; the direction of movement is at right angles to the plane of its seat.
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PNEUMATIC CONTROLLER
A device for the mechanical movement of another device (such as a valve stem) whose action is controlled by variations in pneumatic pressure connected to the controller.
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PENDULUM SCALE
Weight-measurement device in which the load is balanced by the movement of one or more pendulums from vertical (zero weight) to horizontal (maximum weight).
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OPTICAL COMPARATOR
Any comparator in which movement of a measuring plunger tilts a small mirror which reflects light in an optical system. Also known as visual comparator.
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OMNIMETER
A theodolite with a microscope that can be used to observe vertical angular movement of the telescope.
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MULTISTATIC RADAR
Radar in which successive antenna lobes are sequentially engaged to provide a tracking capability without physical movement of the antenna.
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MECHANICAL COMPARATOR
A contact comparator in which movement is amplified usually by a rack, pinion, and pointer or by a paralleloume of liquid and then release it.
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MANIPULATIVE SKILL
The ability of a worker to handle an object with the appropriate control and speed of movement required by a task.
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ION MIGRATION
Movement of ions produced in an electrolyte, semiconductor, and so on, by the application of an electric potential between electrodes.
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