Voltage swing

A dimension representing the largest diameter workpiece that a lathe can rotate. The 7x10, 7x12 and 7x14 mini-lathes all have a 7" swing, meaning that the maximum size workpiece ...

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Sports; Cricket

A bowling style usually employed by fast and medium-pace bowlers. The fielding side will polish the ball on one side of the seam only; as the innings continues, the ball will ...

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Economy; International trade

In textiles and clothing, when an exporting country transfers part of a quota from one product to another restrained product.

ohm's law

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

The fundamental relationship between voltage, current, and resistance.

impedance

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

Measured in ohms, impedance is the total opposition to the flow of alternating current in a circuit.

relay

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

An electromechanical switch, operated by passing current through a coil of wire wound around a steel core, which acts as an electromagnet, pulling the switch contact down to make ...

switch

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

a device that opens and closes an electric circuit.

transducer

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy, such as a speaker.

point-to-point

Consumer electronics; Amplifier

A method of wiring an amplifier without using a PC board, where the components are mounted on terminal strips or tube sockets lugs, and the wiring is put in by hand to make the ...

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Mount Athos

Greek mountain and pilgrimage site, known as the birthplace of early Christian Orthodox monasticism, housing around 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries. ...