Dividers

This term refers to dividing the length, diameter or circumference of circles as required, by means of dividers or dividing plate, or by other means. Clockmakers use dividing ...

dividers

Chronometry; Clock

Dividers, or measuring compasses, differ little from compasses exept that they are spring-hinged and are adjusted by a knurled nut and screw for fine measurement. They are used ...

dividers

Printing & publishing; Manufacturing; Paper; Paper production

Tabbed sheets of index or other heavy stock, used to identify and separate specific sections of a book; used in loose-leaf and bound books.

divide

Earth science; Soil science

The line of separation, or the summit area, or narrow tract of higher ground that constitutes the watershed boundary between two adjacent drainage basins; it divides the surface ...

driers

Printing & publishing; Paper

Wet paper passes through these large cylindrical steam heated rolls that dry paper webs. The dry-end of the paper machine.

roll

Printing & publishing; Paper

Web of paper. Paper wound around a core or shaft to form a continuous roll or web of paper.

gluing off

Printing & publishing; Paper

The process of applying glue to the spine of a book to be casebound, after sewing and smashing, and before trimming.

jog

Printing & publishing; Paper

To align sheets of paper into a compact pile.

page flex

Printing & publishing; Paper

The number of flexes a book page can withstand before loosening from the binding.

spiral binding

Printing & publishing; Paper

Wires in a spiral form inserted through specially punched holes along the binding edge.

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Motion capture

In animation, the recording of joint positions and rotations from movements performed typically by a human actor. This information is then applied to ...