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The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.

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UCI

Sports;

Union Cycliste Internatioinale, the world governing body of bicycle racing, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

amp.

Medical;

(abbreviation) amputation, ampule

upshift

Sports;

to shift to a higher gear, i.e. a smaller cog or larger chainring.

ANA

Medical;

(abbreviation) antinuclear antibody

velodrome

Sports;

an oval banked track for bicycle racing.

ANS

Medical;

(abbreviation) autonomic nervous system

wash out

Sports;

when one or both wheels lose traction and slide toward the outside of a turn, taking the rider off course and perhaps causing a crash.

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