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The tendency of matter to remain at rest, or if moving, to keep moving in the same direction. Examples of high inertia loads; fans and fly wheels.
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PERISTALTIC PUMP
A device for moving fluids by the action of multiple, equally spaced rollers, which rotate and compress a flexible tube.
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MOVING-CONDUCTOR LOUDSPEAKER
[ENG ACOUS] A loudspeaker in which the mechanical forces result from reactions between a steady magnetic field and the magnetic field produced by current flow through a moving conductor.
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MICROMANIPULATOR
A device for holding and moving fine instruments for the manipulation of microscopic specimens under a microscope.
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MEGOHMMETER
An instrument which is used for measuring the high resistance of electrical materials of the order of 20,000 megohms at 1000 volts; one direct-reading type employs a permanent magnet and a moving coil.
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MECHANICAL PUMP
A pump through which fluid is conveyed by direct contact with a moving part of the pumping machinery.
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LIVE LOAD
A moving load or a load of variable force acting upon a structure, in addition to its own weight.
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LINK
1. A standardized part of a surveyor's chain, which is 7.92 inches (20.1168 centimeters) in the Gunter's chain and 1 foot (30.48 centimeters) in the engineer's chain. 2. One of the rings of a chain. 3. A connecting piece in the moving parts of a machine.
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LINE SCANNER
An infrared imaging device which utilizes the motion of a moving platform, such as an aircraft or satellite, to scan infrared radiation from the terrain. Also known as thermal mapper.
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JACK CHAIN
1. A chain made of light wire, with links arranged in figure-eights with loops at right angles. 2. A toothed endless chain for moving logs.
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ION-BEAM SCANNING
The process of analyzing the mass spectrum of an ion beam in a mass spectrometer either by changing the electric or magnetic fields of the mass spectrometer or by moving a probe.
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