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1 midway
adverbauf halbem Weg[e] [sich treffen, sich befinden]* * *[mid'wei]adjective, adverb(in the middle of the distance or time between two points; halfway: the midway point.) auf halber Strecke* * *mid·wayI. adv[ˌmɪdˈweɪ]inv auf halbem Wegthis fruit has a unique taste \midway between a pear and an apple diese Frucht hat einen einzigartigen Geschmack, halb Birne und halb Apfel\midway through the film the projector broke mitten im Film ging der Projektor kaputtII. adj[ˌmɪdˈweɪ]attr, inv auf halbem WegIII. n[ˈmɪdweɪ]AM Mittelweg einer Ausstellung oder eines Jahrmarktes, an dem sich die Hauptattraktionen befinden* * *1. advauf halbem WegDüsseldorf is midway between Krefeld and Cologne — Düsseldorf liegt auf halber Strecke zwischen Krefeld und Köln
midway through sth — mitten in etw (dat)
2. adjwe've now reached the midway point or stage in the project — das Projekt ist jetzt zur Hälfte fertig
3. n (USat fair) Mittelweg eines Jahrmarkts, an dem sich die Hauptattraktionen befinden* * *A s1. obs Mitte f oder Hälfte f des Weges2. US Haupt-, Mittelstraße f (auf Ausstellungen etc)B adj auf halbem Weg (liegend)midway through the first half SPORT Mitte der ersten Halbzeit* * *adverbauf halbem Weg[e] [sich treffen, sich befinden]midway through something — (fig.) mitten in etwas (Dat.)
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2 midway
mid'weiadjective, adverb(in the middle of the distance or time between two points; halfway: the midway point.) a medio caminotr['mɪdweɪ]1 a medio camino, a mitad del camino1 (point etc) intermedio,-amidway ['mɪd.weɪ] advhalfway: a mitad de caminoadj.• situado a mitad del camino adj.adv.• a mitad del camino adv.• mitad del camino adv.n.• avenida central s.f.'mɪd'weɪ ['mɪd'weɪ]1.ADV a mitad de camino, a medio caminomidway between Edinburgh and Glasgow — a mitad de camino or a medio camino entre Edimburgo y Glasgow
we are now midway — ahora estamos a mitad de camino or a medio camino
midway through the interview, Taggart got up — Taggart se levantó a mitad de la entrevista
2.ADJ3.N (US) avenida f central, paseo m central* * *['mɪd'weɪ] -
3 midway
1 adverb[‚mɪd'weɪ] à mi-chemin;∎ we broke our journey midway nous avons interrompu notre voyage a mi-chemin;∎ she was midway through writing the first chapter elle avait déjà écrit la moitié du premier chapitre;∎ midway between… and… à mi-distance ou à mi-chemin entre… et…;∎ a style midway between Craig's and Andrew's un style intermédiaire entre celui de Craig et celui d'Andrew2 noun►► midway point (in time, space) milieu m;∎ we've reached a midway point in the negotiations nous avons parcouru la moitié du chemin dans les négociations -
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5 midway
[ˌmɪd'weɪ] 1. сущ.1) амер. аллея аттракционов на ярмарке, выставке, в цирке и пр.2) уст. середина пути или какого-л. занятия2. нареч.1) посерединеThe town is midway between Brisbane and Sydney. — Город находится посередине между Брисбеном и Сиднеем.
2) ( midway through) в середине3. прил.Tyson knocked out his opponent midway through the third round. — Тайсон нокаутировал своего соперника в середине третьего раунда.
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6 midpoint
The reference point that is midway between a range minimum and maximum in a graded compensation plan. It represents the intended average pay for all employees at a certain compensation level. -
7 Adams, William Bridges
[br]b. 1797 Madeley, Staffordshire, Englandd. 23 July 1872 Broadstairs, Kent, England[br]English inventory particularly of road and rail vehicles and their equipment.[br]Ill health forced Adams to live abroad when he was a young man and when he returned to England in the early 1830s he became a partner in his father's firm of coachbuilders. Coaches during that period were steered by a centrally pivoted front axle, which meant that the front wheels had to swing beneath the body and were therefore made smaller than the rear wheels. Adams considered this design defective and invented equirotal coaches, built by his firm, in which the front and rear wheels were of equal diameter and the coach body was articulated midway along its length so that the front part pivoted. He also applied himself to improving vehicles for railways, which were developing rapidly then.In 1843 he opened his own engineering works, Fairfield Works in north London (he was not related to his contemporary William Adams, who was appointed Locomotive Superintendent to the North London Railway in 1854). In 1847 he and James Samuel, Engineer to the Eastern Counties Railway, built for that line a small steam inspection car, the Express, which was light enough to be lifted off the track. The following year Adams built a broad-gauge steam railcar, the Fairfield, for the Bristol \& Exeter Railway at the insistance of the line's Engineer, C.H.Gregory: self-propelled and passenger-carrying, this was the first railcar. Adams developed the concept further into a light locomotive that could haul two or three separate carriages, and light locomotives built both by his own firm and by other noted builders came into vogue for a decade or more.In 1847 Adams also built eight-wheeled coaches for the Eastern Counties Railway that were larger and more spacious than most others of the day: each in effect comprised two four-wheeled coaches articulated together, with wheels that were allowed limited side-play. He also realized the necessity for improvements to railway track, the weakest point of which was the joints between the rails, whose adjoining ends were normally held in common chairs. Adams invented the fishplated joint, first used by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1849 and subsequently used almost universally.Adams was a prolific inventor. Most important of his later inventions was the radial axle, which was first applied to the leading and trailing wheels of a 2–4–2 tank engine, the White Raven, built in 1863; Adams's radial axle was the forerunner of all later radial axles. However, the sprung tyres with which White Raven was also fitted (an elastic steel hoop was interposed between wheel centre and tyre) were not perpetuated. His inventiveness was not restricted to engineering: in matters of dress, his adoption, perhaps invention, of the turn-down collar at a time when men conventionally wore standup collars had lasting effect.[br]BibliographyAdams took out some thirty five British patents, including one for the fishplate in 1847. He wrote copiously, as journalist and author: his most important book was English Pleasure Carriages (1837), a detailed description of coachbuilding, together with ideas for railway vehicles and track. The 1971 reprint (Bath: Adams \& Dart) has a biographical introduction by Jack Simmons.Further ReadingC.Hamilton Ellis, 1958, Twenty Locomotive Men, Shepperton: Ian Allan, Ch. 1. See also England, George.PJGR
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