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1 activity
ækˈtɪvɪtɪ сущ.
1) деятельность to break off (terminate) an activity ≈ прекращать деятельность to buzz, hum with activity ≈ кипеть( о деятельности), наполняться гулом вследствие активной деятельности to curb, paralyze activity ≈ сдерживать чью-л. активность to engage in (participate in, take part in) an activity ≈ принимать участие в какой-л. деятельности to resume one's activities ≈ возобновлять деятельность All students take part in extracurricular activities. ≈ Все студенты занимаются какой-либо деятельностью, не связанной с учебой. Business activity was paralyzed. ≈ Деловая активность была парализована. behind-the-scenes activity burst of activity business activity bustling activity constant activity economic activity extracurricular activity feverish activity furious activity intellectual activity higher nervous activity life activity vital activity milk-electing activity physical activity political activity recreational activity scientific activity social activity subversive activity terrorist activity uninterrupted activity union activities Syn: project
2) активность;
интенсивность, энергия kinetic activity ≈ двигательная активность the electrical activity of the brain ≈ электрическая активность мозга, биотоки мозга cortical activity ≈ мед. активность коры головного мозга, корковая активность
3) эк. экономическая активность;
хозяйственная деятельность ∙ Ant: inactivity, inertia, inertness, laziness, slothдеятельность;
- man of * активный человек;
- physical * физическая работа;
двигательная активность активность;
энергия;
- time of full * период наибольшей активности;
- the film is full of * фильм полон событий, в картине все время что-то происходит активно действующая сила деятельность, действия;
- social * общественная деятельность;
- classroom activities классные занятия - literary activities литературная деятельность - he has many activities to take up his time when he's not working у него есть чем заняться в свободное от работы время( военное) боевые действия локального характера (экономика) экономическая активность;
хозяйственная деятельность;
- * in the market оживление на рынке;
- competitive * конкурентная борьба (американизм) инстанция;
орган, учреждение показатели в экономических исследованиях (экономика) самодеятельность населения (физическое) радиоактивностьactivity активность;
энергия ~ активность ~ деятельность;
social activities культурно-просветительные мероприятия ~ операция ~ организация ~ производство ~ работа ~ учреждение ~ хозяйственная деятельность ~ экономическая деятельностьbusiness ~ деловая активность business ~ торгово-промышленная деятельность business ~ хозяйственная деятельность business ~ экономическая деятельностьcomputer activities деятельность в области компьютеризацииconstruction ~ строительствоeconomic ~ деловая активность economic ~ торгово-промышленная деятельность economic ~ хозяйственная деятельность economic ~ экономическая активностьhigh business ~ полит.эк. высокая деловая активностьhumanitarian ~ гуманитарная деятельностьinvestment ~ инвестиционная деятельностьissuing ~ организация выпускаlead-time ~ вчт. операция ожиданияleisure ~ деятельность в свободное от работы времяlow business ~ низкий уровень экономической активности low business ~ слабая конъюнктураlow industrial ~ низкий уровень производственной деятельностиmining ~ разработка месторождений полезных ископаемыхmortgage credit ~ операции с ипотечным кредитомprincipal ~ основная деятельностьrecreational ~ деятельность по организации отдыха (работе домов отдыха, санаториев, турбаз, молодежных лагерей и т. д.)~ деятельность;
social activities культурно-просветительные мероприятияstandard-setting activities деятельность по разработке нормsystem ~ вчт. учет системных ресурсовБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > activity
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[æk'tɪvətɪ]сущ.1)а) активность, проявление работы каких-л. органов, сил природыburst of activity — вспышка деятельности, вспышка активности
electrical activity of the brain — электрическая активность мозга, биотоки мозга
cortical activity — активность коры головного мозга, корковая активность
milk-electing activity — лактация, молокоотделение
б) физ.; = radioactivity радиоактивностьThe unit of activity is the curie. — Единица измерения радиоактивности - кюри.
2) = activities деятельность; мероприятие, мероприятия в какой-либо областиto buzz (hum) with activity — бурлить; суетиться
to curb (paralyze) activity — сдерживать чью-л. активность
Business activity was paralyzed. — Деловая активность была парализована.
3) активность; энергичностьI have several very high activity trips planned this year. — На этот год у меня запланировано несколько очень напряженных поездок
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3 coefficient
1) коэффициент; множитель2) фактор3) константа, постоянная•-
absorption coefficient
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accommodation coefficient
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acidity coefficient
- acoustic absorption coefficient -
actinic coefficient
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adhesion coefficient
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adiabatic Hall coefficient
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admiralty coefficient
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aerosol extinction coefficient
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air drag coefficient
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air-to-air heat-transmission coefficient
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angular coefficient
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aridity coefficient
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attenuation coefficient
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autocorrelation coefficient
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binomial coefficient
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block coefficient
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breadth coefficient
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brightness coefficient
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bubble volume coefficient
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Callier coefficient
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capacitance coefficients
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chromatic coefficient
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chromaticity coefficients
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coefficient of active lateral earth pressure
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coefficient of amplification
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coefficient of charge
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coefficient of collar friction
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coefficient of compressibility
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coefficient of consolidation
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coefficient of correlation
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coefficient of cubical expansion
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coefficient of deformation
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coefficient of discharge
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coefficient of efficiency
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coefficient of elasticity
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coefficient of electrostatic induction
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coefficient of expansion
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coefficient of floating route filling
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coefficient of friction of rest
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coefficient of friction
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coefficient of harmonic distortion
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coefficient of hysteresis
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coefficient of induction
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coefficient of internal friction
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coefficient of jam compactness
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coefficient of journal friction
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coefficient of kinematic viscosity
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coefficient of kinetic friction
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coefficient of linear expansion
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coefficient of magnetization
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coefficient of mutual inductance
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coefficient of mutual overlap
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coefficient of performance
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coefficient of pivoting friction
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coefficient of proportionality
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coefficient of radiation
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coefficient of raft section density
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coefficient of regression
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coefficient of resistance
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coefficient of restitution
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coefficient of rigidity
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coefficient of rolling friction
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coefficient of rotation
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coefficient of self-induction
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coefficient of sliding friction
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coefficient of slip
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coefficient of static friction
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coefficient of strain
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coefficient of surface expansion
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coefficient of thermal efficiency
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coefficient of thermal expansion
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coefficient of total drag
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coefficient of utilization
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coefficient of variation
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coefficient of volume change
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combined convection and radiation coefficient
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combustion rate coefficient
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condensing coefficient
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conductance coefficient
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confidence coefficient
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contraction coefficient
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contrast coefficient
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convection coefficient
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corrosion coefficient
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coupling coefficient
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crest coefficient
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cross-correlation coefficient
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current temperature coefficient
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damping coefficient
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deadweight-displacement coefficient
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deadweight coefficient
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decay coefficient
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deflection coefficient
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demagnetization coefficient
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derailment coefficient
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dielectric coefficient
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dielectric loss coefficient
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diffusion coefficient
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dilution coefficient
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discharge coefficient
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dispersion coefficient
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dissipation coefficient
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distortion coefficient
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distribution coefficient
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drag coefficient
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drying coefficient
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efflux coefficient
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elastooptic coefficient
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electrochemical diffusion coefficient
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electrochemical transfer coefficient
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electrooptic coefficient
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emissivity coefficient
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empirically determined coefficient
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energy-transfer coefficient
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excess coefficient
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extinction coefficient
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filtration coefficient
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flow coefficient
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flux coefficient
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Fourier coefficient
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friction coefficient
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gap coefficient
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gas-phase mass-transfer coefficient
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gas-side mass-transfer coefficient
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growth coefficient
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H0 coefficient
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heat conduction coefficient
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heat-transfer coefficient
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highest coefficient
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humidity coefficient
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hyetal coefficient
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hygroscopic coefficient
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impregnation coefficient
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integral coefficient
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interassembly moderator coefficient
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interdiffusion coefficient
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intraassembly moderator coefficient
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ionic activity coefficient
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ionic distribution coefficient
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ionization coefficient
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Joule-Thomson coefficient
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Lagrangian coefficients
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leading coefficient
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lift coefficient
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linear attenuation coefficient
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linear expansion coefficient
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lines coefficients
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literal coefficient
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load reflection coefficient
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local heat-transfer coefficient
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local mass-transfer coefficient
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loss coefficient
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magnetooptic coefficient
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mass coefficient of reactivity
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mass energy absorption coefficient
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mass-transfer coefficient
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midship-section coefficient
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midship coefficient
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molecular diffusion coefficient
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negative temperature coefficient of reactivity
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noise reduction coefficient
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nondimensional coefficient
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nonlinear-distortions coefficient
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numerical coefficient
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numeric coefficient
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optical loss coefficient
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orifice coefficient
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output reflection coefficient
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overall heat transfer coefficient
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overall mass transfer coefficient
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pan-to-lake coefficient
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permeability coefficient
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permeance coefficient
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phase-change coefficient
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phase coefficient
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phase-temperature coefficient
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pitch coefficient
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plastic anisotropy coefficient
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pluviometric coefficient
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polytropic coefficient
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potential coefficient
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pressure coefficient of viscosity
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pressure/viscosity coefficient
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prismatic coefficient
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programming coefficient
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propagation coefficient
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propulsive coefficient
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purity coefficient
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quasi-propulsive coefficient
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radiant heat-transfer coefficient
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Rankine's coefficient
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reactivity coefficient
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recombination coefficient
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reflection coefficient
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refraction coefficient
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relative friction coefficient
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reliability coefficient
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reset coefficient
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roughness coefficient
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runoff coefficient
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salting-out coefficient
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sample correlation coefficient
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saturation coefficient
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SAW coupling coefficient
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scattering coefficient
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screening coefficient
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sedimentation coefficient
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self-diffusion coefficient
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shear coefficient
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similarity coefficient
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slip coefficient
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solubility coefficient
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sound absorption coefficient
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sound reflection coefficient
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sound transmission coefficient
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steady friction coefficient
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steady-flow coefficient
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stick-slip friction coefficient
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stiffness coefficient
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strain-hardening coefficient
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stress-optical coefficient
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technical readiness coefficient
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temperature coefficient
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thermal accommodation coefficient
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thermal coefficient
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thermal diffusion coefficient
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thermal-conductivity coefficient
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thermal-expansion coefficient
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thermodiffusion coefficient
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thermodynamic coefficient
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thermoelectric coefficient
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throttling coefficient
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thrust coefficient
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tip diffraction coefficient
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torque coefficient
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total diffusion coefficient
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traction coefficient
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transfer coefficient
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transmission coefficient
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transport coefficient
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trichromatic coefficients
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trilinear coefficients
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tristimulus coefficients
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undetermined coefficient
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uniform heat transfer coefficient
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uniformity coefficient
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unsaturated coefficient
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void coefficient
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voltage temperature coefficient
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volumetric coefficient of thermal expansion
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wall coefficient
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water-land coefficient
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waterplane area coefficient
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waterplane coefficient
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weighting coefficient
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weight coefficient
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well imperfection coefficient
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1) коэффициент; константа; постоянная2) действующий совместно; взаимодействующий•- coefficient of contingency
- coefficient of determination
- coefficient of fineness
- coefficient of harmonic distortion
- coefficient of induction - coefficient of reflection
- coefficient of regression
- coefficient of variation
- coefficient of volume thermal expansion
- absolute Peltier coefficient
- absorption coefficient
- acoustic-absorption coefficient
- acoustic noise reduction coefficient
- acoustic-transmission coefficient
- active reflection coefficient
- activity coefficient
- adhesion coefficient
- adjusted for degrees of freedom coefficient of determination
- ambipolar diffusion coefficient
- amplification coefficient
- amplitude coupling coefficient
- Ångström coefficient
- atomic absorption coefficient
- attenuation coefficient
- Auger coefficient
- autocorrelation coefficient
- autoregression coefficient
- avalanche coefficient
- backscattering coefficient
- barrier-transmission coefficient
- beam coupling coefficient
- beta coefficient
- binomial coefficient s-
- brightness coefficient
- bulk-wave piezoelectric-coupling coefficient
- capacitance coefficient
- carrier diffusion coefficient
- charge removal coefficient
- chromatic coefficients
- chromaticity coefficients
- Clebsh-Gordon coefficients
- confidence coefficient
- correlation coefficient
- coupling coefficient
- current reflection coefficient
- damage coefficient
- damping coefficient
- decay coefficient
- deflection coefficient
- demagnetizing coefficient
- derivative-action coefficient
- diffusion coefficient
- distribution coefficient
- Einstein coefficients
- elastic-compliance coefficient
- elastic-stiffness coefficient
- electrical reflection coefficient
- electrocaloric coefficient
- electromechanical-coupling coefficient
- electron-tube differential coefficients
- electron-tube incremental coefficients
- electrooptic coefficient
- electrostatic-induction coefficients
- excitation coefficients
- expansion coefficient
- extinction coefficient
- extinguishing coefficient
- F-coefficient
- feeding coefficients
- Fourier coefficient
- Fresnel coefficient
- fuzzy coefficient
- gap coefficient
- Hall coefficient
- image attenuation coefficient
- image phase coefficient
- image phase-change coefficient
- image transfer coefficient
- impurity diffusion coefficient
- incomplete coefficient
- incomplete charge-transfer coefficient
- integral-action coefficient
- intensity coupling coefficient
- interdiffusion coefficient
- kinetic coefficient
- linear absorption coefficient
- luminance coefficients
- luminosity coefficients
- luminous coefficient
- magnetoelastic-conpling coefficient
- magnetomechanical-coupling coefficient
- magnetooptic coefficient
- magnetoresistance coefficient
- magnetostriction coefficient
- mass absorption coefficient
- molecular-field coefficient
- multiple correlation coefficient
- mutual-coupling coefficient
- noise-reduction coefficient
- optical-coupling coefficient
- optical transmission coefficient
- partial correlation coefficient
- path coefficient
- Pearson correlation coefficient
- Peltier coefficient
- phase coefficient
- phase-change coefficient
- photocurrent coefficient
- piezoelectric coefficient
- piezoelectric-coupling coefficient
- potential coefficients
- production coefficient
- programming coefficient
- propagation coefficient
- proportional-action coefficient
- quadratic electrooptic coefficient
- quantum-mechanical transmission coefficient
- reciprocity coefficient
- recombination coefficient
- reflection coefficient
- regression coefficient
- relative Peltier coefficient
- relative Seebeck coefficient
- reliability coefficient
- reverberation absorption coefficient
- reverberation reflection coefficient
- reverberation transmission coefficient
- Sabine coefficient
- sample correlation coefficient
- scattering coefficient
- secondary electron-emission coefficient
- Seebeck coefficient
- skewness coefficient
- slope coefficient
- small-signal coupling coefficient
- sound-absorption coefficient
- sound-reflection coefficient
- sound-transmission coefficient
- Spearman correlation coefficient
- Spearman rank correlation coefficient
- specific ionization coefficient
- spin-phonon absorption coefficient
- standardized coefficient
- synchronizing coefficient
- temperature coefficient
- temperature coefficient of capacitance
- temperature coefficient of delay
- temperature coefficient of frequency
- temperature coefficient of Geiger-Muller threshold
- temperature coefficient of permeability
- temperature coefficient of resistance
- temperature coefficient of voltage drop
- thermal expansion coefficient
- thermoelectric coefficient of performance
- Thomson coefficient
- Thomson heat coefficient
- Townsend coefficient
- transfer coefficient
- transmission coefficient
- transport coefficient
- tube coefficients
- variation coefficient
- voltage reflection coefficient
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1) коэффициент; константа; постоянная2) действующий совместно; взаимодействующий•- absorption coefficient
- acoustic noise reduction coefficient
- acoustic-absorption coefficient
- acoustic-transmission coefficient
- active reflection coefficient
- activity coefficient
- adhesion coefficient
- adjusted for degrees of freedom coefficient of determination
- ambipolar diffusion coefficient
- amplification coefficient
- amplitude coupling coefficient
- Ångström coefficient
- atomic absorption coefficient
- attenuation coefficient
- Auger coefficient
- autocorrelation coefficient
- autoregression coefficient
- avalanche coefficient
- backscattering coefficient
- barrier-transmission coefficient
- beam coupling coefficient
- beta coefficient
- binomial coefficients
- brightness coefficient
- bulk-wave piezoelectric-coupling coefficient
- capacitance coefficient
- carrier diffusion coefficient
- charge removal coefficient
- chromatic coefficients
- chromaticity coefficients
- Clebsh-Gordon coefficients
- coefficient of beam utilization
- coefficient of contingency
- coefficient of determination
- coefficient of fineness
- coefficient of harmonic distortion
- coefficient of induction
- coefficient of linear thermal expansion
- coefficient of mutual induction
- coefficient of reflection
- coefficient of regression
- coefficient of variation
- coefficient of volume thermal expansion
- confidence coefficient
- correlation coefficient
- coupling coefficient
- current reflection coefficient
- damage coefficient
- damping coefficient
- decay coefficient
- deflection coefficient
- demagnetizing coefficient
- derivative-action coefficient
- diffusion coefficient
- distribution coefficient
- Einstein coefficients
- elastic-compliance coefficient
- elastic-stiffness coefficient
- electrical reflection coefficient
- electrocaloric coefficient
- electromechanical-coupling coefficient
- electron-tube differential coefficient
- electron-tube incremental coefficient
- electrooptic coefficient
- electrostatic-induction coefficients
- excitation coefficients
- expansion coefficient
- extinction coefficient
- extinguishing coefficient
- F coefficient
- feeding coefficients
- Fourier coefficient
- Fresnel coefficient
- fuzzy coefficient
- gap coefficient
- Hall coefficient
- image attenuation coefficient
- image phase coefficient
- image phase-change coefficient
- image transfer coefficient
- impurity diffusion coefficient
- incomplete charge-transfer coefficient
- incomplete coefficient
- integral-action coefficient
- intensity coupling coefficient
- interdiffusion coefficient
- kinetic coefficient
- linear absorption coefficient
- luminance coefficient
- luminosity coefficient
- luminous coefficient
- magnetoelastic-conpling coefficient
- magnetomechanical-coupling coefficient
- magnetooptic coefficient
- magnetoresistance coefficient
- magnetostriction coefficient
- mass absorption coefficient
- molecular-field coefficient
- multiple correlation coefficient
- mutual-coupling coefficient
- noise-reduction coefficient
- optical transmission coefficient
- optical-coupling coefficient
- partial correlation coefficient
- path coefficient
- Pearson correlation coefficient
- Peltier coefficient
- phase coefficient
- phase-change coefficient
- photocurrent coefficient
- piezoelectric coefficient
- piezoelectric-coupling coefficient
- potential coefficients
- production coefficient
- programming coefficient
- propagation coefficient
- proportional-action coefficient
- quadratic electrooptic coefficient
- quantum-mechanical transmission coefficient
- reciprocity coefficient
- recombination coefficient
- reflection coefficient
- regression coefficient
- relative Peltier coefficient
- relative Seebeck coefficient
- reliability coefficient
- reverberation absorption coefficient
- reverberation reflection coefficient
- reverberation transmission coefficient
- Sabine coefficient
- sample correlation coefficient
- scattering coefficient
- secondary electron-emission coefficient
- Seebeck coefficient
- skewness coefficient
- slope coefficient
- small-signal coupling coefficient
- sound-absorption coefficient
- sound-reflection coefficient
- sound-transmission coefficient
- Spearman correlation coefficient
- Spearman rank correlation coefficient
- specific ionization coefficient
- spin-phonon absorption coefficient
- standardized coefficient
- synchronizing coefficient
- temperature coefficient of capacitance
- temperature coefficient of delay
- temperature coefficient of frequency
- temperature coefficient of Geiger-Muller threshold
- temperature coefficient of permeability
- temperature coefficient of resistance
- temperature coefficient of voltage drop
- temperature coefficient
- thermal expansion coefficient
- thermoelectric coefficient of performance
- Thomson coefficient
- Thomson heat coefficient
- Townsend coefficient
- transfer coefficient
- transmission coefficient
- transport coefficient
- tube coefficients
- variation coefficient
- voltage reflection coefficient
- Walsh coefficients
- weighting coefficientThe New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > coefficient
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1) модель; макет; образец; эталон || моделировать; изготавливать по образцу или эталону || образцовый; эталонный2) форма || придавать форму3) фасонного сечения (напр. о металле)•- 3-D model
- 3-D wireframe model
- algorithm model
- analog model
- animation model
- as-machined model
- autoregressive model
- behavioral model
- brand-new model
- CAD model
- CAD solid model
- cammed model
- causal model
- CGS model
- client-server model
- CN model
- component connection model
- computational model
- computer model
- conceptual model
- control model
- data model
- development models
- dexel model
- diagnosis model
- diagnostic model
- die model
- discrete parts manufacturing model
- disturbance model
- ER model
- error model of a machine
- error model of a single axis
- experimental model
- feature-based CAD model
- feature-based model
- finite-dimensional model
- flexible manufacturing model
- FMS model
- force deflection model
- freeform computer model
- full-scale model
- generalized model
- generic action model
- generic activity model
- generic model
- hierarchic data model
- hierarchical data model
- hierarchical model
- hierarchically structured model
- horizontal model
- infinite-dimensional model
- information-logical model
- kinetic laser anneal model
- language model
- large-scale model
- learning model
- life-size model
- life-sized model
- log normal model
- master model
- mathematical surface model
- meaning $ text model
- network model
- observation model
- orthogonal flute model
- OSI model
- parallel computational model
- parameter-oriented model
- Petri model
- PN model
- polyhedral model
- principal model
- process-message model
- product model
- profile model
- qualitative model
- quantitative model
- queueing model
- R and D model
- reference model
- relation model
- relational model
- repair model
- representative model
- reverse engineer model
- scale model
- scaled-down model
- scaled-up model
- sculptured surface model
- semantic model
- shop floor model
- shop floor production model
- signal model
- simulated model
- simulation model
- software model
- solid model
- solids model
- stochastic model
- structural model
- surface model
- surfaced CAD model
- symbolic model
- task-specific model
- technological model
- test model
- time-series model
- tool animation model
- top-of-the-line model
- topological model
- tracking model
- transaction model of AGVs
- true-volume model
- underconstrained model
- undimensioned model
- unifying model
- vertical model
- vibration model
- volumetric error model
- wholistic model
- wire-frame model
- working model
- world modelEnglish-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > model
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10 Elder, John
[br]b. 9 March 1824 Glasgow, Scotlandd. 17 September 1869 London, England[br]Scottish engineer who introduced the compound steam engine to ships and established an important shipbuilding company in Glasgow.[br]John was the third son of David Elder. The father came from a family of millwrights and moved to Glasgow where he worked for the well-known shipbuilding firm of Napier's and was involved with improving marine engines. John was educated at Glasgow High School and then for a while at the Department of Civil Engineering at Glasgow University, where he showed great aptitude for mathematics and drawing. He spent five years as an apprentice under Robert Napier followed by two short periods of activity as a pattern-maker first and then a draughtsman in England. He returned to Scotland in 1849 to become Chief Draughtsman to Napier, but in 1852 he left to become a partner with the Glasgow general engineering company of Randolph Elliott \& Co. Shortly after his induction (at the age of 28), the engineering firm was renamed Randolph Elder \& Co.; in 1868, when the partnership expired, it became known as John Elder \& Co. From the outset Elder, with his partner, Charles Randolph, approached mechanical (especially heat) engineering in a rigorous manner. Their knowledge and understanding of entropy ensured that engine design was not a hit-and-miss affair, but one governed by recognition of the importance of the new kinetic theory of heat and with it a proper understanding of thermodynamic principles, and by systematic development. In this Elder was joined by W.J.M. Rankine, Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics at Glasgow University, who helped him develop the compound marine engine. Elder and Randolph built up a series of patents, which guaranteed their company's commercial success and enabled them for a while to be the sole suppliers of compound steam reciprocating machinery. Their first such engine at sea was fitted in 1854 on the SS Brandon for the Limerick Steamship Company; the ship showed an improved performance by using a third less coal, which he was able to reduce still further on later designs.Elder developed steam jacketing and recognized that, with higher pressures, triple-expansion types would be even more economical. In 1862 he patented a design of quadruple-expansion engine with reheat between cylinders and advocated the importance of balancing reciprocating parts. The effect of his improvements was to greatly reduce fuel consumption so that long sea voyages became an economic reality.His yard soon reached dimensions then unequalled on the Clyde where he employed over 4,000 workers; Elder also was always interested in the social welfare of his labour force. In 1860 the engine shops were moved to the Govan Old Shipyard, and again in 1864 to the Fairfield Shipyard, about 1 mile (1.6 km) west on the south bank of the Clyde. At Fairfield, shipbuilding was commenced, and with the patents for compounding secure, much business was placed for many years by shipowners serving long-distance trades such as South America; the Pacific Steam Navigation Company took up his ideas for their ships. In later years the yard became known as the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Ltd, but it remains today as one of Britain's most efficient shipyards and is known now as Kvaerner Govan Ltd.In 1869, at the age of only 45, John Elder was unanimously elected President of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland; however, before taking office and giving his eagerly awaited presidential address, he died in London from liver disease. A large multitude attended his funeral and all the engineering shops were silent as his body, which had been brought back from London to Glasgow, was carried to its resting place. In 1857 Elder had married Isabella Ure, and on his death he left her a considerable fortune, which she used generously for Govan, for Glasgow and especially the University. In 1883 she endowed the world's first Chair of Naval Architecture at the University of Glasgow, an act which was reciprocated in 1901 when the University awarded her an LLD on the occasion of its 450th anniversary.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsPresident, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland 1869.Further ReadingObituary, 1869, Engineer 28.1889, The Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith Elder \& Co. W.J.Macquorn Rankine, 1871, "Sketch of the life of John Elder" Transactions of theInstitution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland.Maclehose, 1886, Memoirs and Portraits of a Hundred Glasgow Men.The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Works, 1909, London: Offices of Engineering.P.M.Walker, 1984, Song of the Clyde, A History of Clyde Shipbuilding, Cambridge: PSL.R.L.Hills, 1989, Power from Steam. A History of the Stationary Steam Engine, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (covers Elder's contribution to the development of steam engines).RLH / FMW
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