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антигенная детерминанта, эпитоп (см. тж determinant)accessible epitope — доступная [незащищённая, открытая, неэкранированная] антигенная детерминанта
antigenic epitope — антигенная детерминанта, эпитоп
assembled epitope — детерминанта прерывистого типа (детерминанта, сформированная отстоящими друг от друга участками полипептидной цепи)
autoimmune epitope — аутоантигенная детерминанта, аутоэпитоп, аутоиммунный эпитоп (вирусная или бактериальная антигенная детерминанта, перекрёстно реагирующая с тканью организма)
autoimmunizing epitope — антигенная детерминанта с аутоиммуногенным потенциалом, аутоагрессивный эпитоп
B-cell epitope — В-клеточная антигенная детерминанта, В-клеточный эпитоп
bystander epitope — низкоиммуногенная детерминанта, минорный эпитоп
candidate vaccine epitope — вакциногенный эпитоп-кандидат (наиболее перспективная с точки зрения будущей вакциногенности бактериальная или вирусная детерминанта)
carbohydrate epitope — углеводная антигенная детерминанта, углеводный эпитоп
cell-surface epitope — антигенная детерминанта [эпитоп] клеточной поверхности, поверхностная антигенная детерминанта
combining region-related epitope — идиотипическая детерминанта, идиотоп
conserved epitope — консервативная [эволюционно стабильная] антигенная детерминанта
continuous epitope — детерминанта секвенциального [непрерывного] типа, секвенциальный эпитоп (детерминанта, сформированная последовательностью аминокислот одной цепи)
critical epitope — вируснейтрализующая антигенная детерминанта (поверхностная детерминанта вируса, связывание антител с которой приводит к инактивации вируса)
discontinuous epitope — детерминанта прерывистого типа (детерминанта, сформированная отстоящими друг от друга участками полипептидной цепи)
framework epitope — антигенная детерминанта остова ( молекулы), скелетная [каркасная] антигенная детерминанта
free epitope — свободная [незанятая, реактогенная] детерминанта
fusion epitope — связующая антигенная детерминанта ( обеспечивающая контакт между клетками или молекулами)
Goodpasture epitope — антиген гломерулярной базальной мембраны, антиген Гудпасчура
group-specific epitope — группоспецифическая антигенная детерминанта, групповой эпитоп
helper epitope — антигенная детерминанта T-клетки-хелпера, хелперная детерминанта
immunodominant epitope — основная [ключевая] антигенная детерминанта, иммунодоминантный эпитоп
masked epitope — скрытая [маскированная] антигенная детерминанта
mobile epitope — плавающая [подвижная] антигенная детерминанта
mutant epitope — мутантная [мутировшая] антигенная детерминанта
nested epitopes — эпитопы «футлярного» типа (антигенные детерминанты одной макромолекулы, одна из которых формирует полость, структурно вмещающую вторую детерминанту и служащую для неё «футляром», напр. энцефалитогенные эпитопы основного белка миелина)
neutralization epitope — вируснейтрализующая антигенная детерминанта (поверхностная детерминанта вируса, связывание антител с которой приводит к инактивации вируса)
permissive epitope — экспонированная ( доступная для взаимодействия с антителом) антигенная детерминанта, пермиссивный эпитоп
principal epitope — основная [ключевая] антигенная детерминанта, иммунодоминантный эпитоп
protective epitope — протективный эпитоп (напр. бактериальной клетки)
serological epitope — серологически выявляемая антигенная детерминанта, серочувствительный эпитоп
suppressor epitope — антигенная детерминанта T-клетки-супрессора, супрессорная детерминанта
synthetic epitope — синтетическая ( смоделированная in vitro) антигенная детерминанта
transposable epitope — перемещаемая [транспозируемая] антигенная детерминанта ( не имеющая фиксированного участка локализации в молекуле)
unique epitope — уникальная антигенная детерминанта, уникальный эпитоп, унитоп
variotypic epitope — вариотипическая детерминанта, вариотоп ( антитела)
virus neutralizing epitope — вируснейтрализующая антигенная детерминанта (поверхностная детерминанта вируса, связывание антител с которой приводит к инактивации вируса)
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122 epitope
антигенная детерминанта, эпитопсм. тж. determinant- accessible epitope
- antigenic epitope
- B-cell epitope
- bystander epitope
- carbohydrate epitope
- cell-surface epitope
- conserved epitope
- cortical epitope
- framework epitope
- free epitope
- Goodpasture's epitope
- group-specific epitope
- immunodominant epitope
- interspecies-specific epitope
- masked epitope
- mobile epitope
- mutant epitope
- natural epitope
- overlapping epitopes
- receptor binding epitope
- repeating epitope
- species-specific epitope
- strain-specific epitope
- type-specific epitope
- unique epitope
- variotypic epitope
- virus neutralizing epitope* * * -
123 relationship
nотношения; взаимоотношения, взаимозависимость; связьto carry one's weight in the security relationship — нести свою часть бремени в обеспечении безопасности
to enter into a person-to-person relationship — вступать в личный контакт, устанавливать личный контакт
to inject some warmth in the chilly relationship — вносить некоторое потепление в прохладные отношения
to lay the foundations for one's new relationship — закладывать основы для новых взаимоотношений
to paper over / to patch up one's relationship — сглаживать противоречия в своих отношениях
- bilateral relationshipto reassess one's relationship — пересматривать свои отношения
- burgeoning relationship
- city-to-city relationship
- close relationship
- cordial relationship between the two countries
- disturbed relationship
- economic relationship
- equal relationship
- equitable relationship
- establishment of a normal relationship with a country
- expanding relationship
- global relationship
- harmonious relationship
- human relationship
- interindustry relationship
- intimate relationship
- kindred relationship
- labor relationship
- long relationship
- long-term relationship
- neighborly relationship
- new relationship
- new type of international relationship
- normal relationship
- operational relationship
- party-to-party relationship
- political relationship
- positive relationship with smb
- productive relationship
- relationship between church and state
- relationship between nature and society
- relationship of science and practice
- relaxed relationship
- same sex relationship
- smooth relationship
- stable relationship
- state-to-state relationship
- sterile relationship
- strains in the relationship between smb
- strategic relationship
- strengthening relationship
- strenuous relationship
- strong relationship
- trade relationships
- transatlantic relationship
- transpacific relationship
- triangular relationship
- trusting relationship
- unbreakable relationship
- uneasy relationship
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124 accelerometer
1) акселерометр•- counting accelerometer
- gyro accelerometer
- gyroscopic accelerometer
- inertia accelerometer
- integrating accelerometer
- laser accelerometer
- lateral accelerometer
- linear accelerometer
- longitudinal accelerometer
- optical accelerometer
- strain-gage-type accelerometer
- vacuum-tube accelerometerEnglish-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > accelerometer
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125 alloy
1) сплав || сплавлять2) легирующий элемент || легировать•- abrasion-resisting alloy
- acid-resistant alloy
- addition alloy
- age-hardening alloy
- aging alloy
- air-hardening alloy
- air-melted alloy
- alkali metal alloy
- alkaline earth alloy
- alkaline earth metal-aluminum alloy
- alkali-resistant alloy
- alkali-resisting alloy
- all-alpha alloy
- all-beta alloy
- alpha alloy
- alpha iron alloy
- alpha+beta alloy
- alpha-beta alloy
- alpha-phase alloy
- alpha-titanium alloy
- aluminum alloy of iron
- aluminum alloy
- aluminum casting alloy
- aluminum piston alloy
- aluminum-base alloy
- aluminum-bearing alloy
- aluminum-copper alloy
- aluminum-copper-magnesium alloy
- aluminum-copper-magnesium-nickel alloy
- aluminum-copper-silicon alloy
- aluminum-copper-silicon-magnesium alloy
- aluminum-magnesium alloy
- aluminum-magnesium-silicon alloy
- aluminum-manganese alloy
- aluminum-manganese-magnesium alloy
- aluminum-nickel-iron alloy
- aluminum-silicon alloy
- aluminum-zinc-silicon alloy
- anticorrosion alloy
- antifriction alloy
- as-cast alloy
- austenitic alloy
- barium-aluminum alloy
- bearing alloy
- beryllium alloy of iron
- beryllium-copper alloy
- beryllium-copper-aluminum alloy
- beta alloy
- beta-phase alloy
- beta-titanium alloy
- binary alloy
- bismuth alloy
- body-centered cubic alloy
- boron-bearing alloy
- brass brazing alloy
- brazing alloy
- cadmium alloy
- cadmium-nickel alloy
- cadmium-silver alloy
- carbide-strengthened alloy
- carbon-bearing alloy
- carbon-free alloy
- cast alloy
- castable alloy
- casting alloy
- chrome alloy
- chrome-base alloy
- chrome-bearing alloy
- chrome-nickel alloy
- chromium-nickel-tungsten alloy
- chromium-rich alloy
- chromium-tantalum alloy
- chromium-titanium alloy
- chromium-tungsten-zirconium alloy
- chromium-yttrium alloy
- close-packed alloy
- cobalt alloy
- cobalt-base alloy
- cobalt-bearing alloy
- cobalt-chromium alloy
- cobalt-chromium-nickel alloy
- cobalt-chromium-tungsten-molybdenum alloy
- coinage alloy
- columbium alloy
- columbium-base alloy
- columbium-molybdenum-titanium alloy
- column's alloys
- commercial alloy
- complex alloy
- constant-modulus alloy
- constructional alloy
- controlled-expansion alloy
- copper alloy
- copper-base alloy
- copper-bearing alloy
- copper-free alloy
- copper-gold alloy
- copper-lead alloy
- copper-silver alloy
- copper-tin alloy
- copper-zinc alloy
- corrosion-resistant alloy
- corrosion-resisting alloy
- creep-resistant alloy
- cupronickel alloy
- die-casting alloy
- difficult-to-extrude alloy
- dilute alloy
- disordered alloy
- dispersion-hardened alloy
- dispersion-strengthened alloy
- ductile alloy
- duplex alloy
- electrically conductive alloy
- electrically superconducting alloy
- electrical-resistance alloy
- electrical-resistant alloy
- embrittlement-resistant alloy
- eutectic alloy
- eutectoid alloy
- extra-hard alloy
- extrahigh tensile alloy
- face-centered cubic alloy
- ferrite alloy
- ferromagnetic alloy
- ferrous alloy
- fine-grained alloy
- forging alloy
- foundry alloy
- four-component alloy
- four-part alloy
- free-cutting alloy
- free-machining alloy
- fusible alloy
- G.-P. zone alloy
- gamma-iron alloy
- gamma-phase alloy
- gold-base alloy
- graphitized alloy
- Guthrie's alloy
- hard alloy
- hard magnetic alloy
- hard superconducting alloy
- hard-facing alloy
- heat-resistant alloy
- heat-resisting alloy
- heat-sensitive alloy
- heat-treatable alloy
- heat-treated alloy
- heavy alloy
- heterogeneous alloy
- Heusler alloy
- hexagonal alloy
- high alloy
- high-carbon alloy
- high-chrome alloy
- high-cobalt alloy
- high-coercivity alloy
- high-damping alloy
- high-density alloy
- high-ductile alloy
- high-expansion alloy
- high-initial-permeability alloy
- high-melting alloy
- high-melting point alloy
- high-melting-temperature alloy
- high-nickel alloy
- high-permeability alloy
- high-resistance alloy
- high-strength alloy
- high-temperature alloy
- high-tensile alloy
- high-yield alloy
- homogeneous alloy
- homogenized alloy
- hot-strength alloy
- hypereutectic alloy
- hypereutectoid alloy
- hypoeutectic alloy
- hypoeutectoid alloy
- ignition alloy
- industrial alloy
- intermediate-strength alloy
- intermetallic alloy
- internally oxidized alloy
- iron alloy
- iron-aluminum-nickel alloy
- iron-bearing alloy
- iron-carbon alloy
- iron-chrome alloy
- iron-chromium-aluminum alloy
- iron-chromium-nickel alloy
- iron-cobalt alloy
- iron-cobalt-molybdenum alloy
- iron-cobalt-nickel alloy
- iron-cobalt-tungsten alloy
- iron-manganese alloy
- iron-nickel alloy
- iron-nickel-aluminum alloy
- iron-nickel-chromium alloy
- iron-nickel-cobalt alloy
- jet alloy
- lead alloy
- lead-antimony alloy
- lead-antimony-tin alloy
- lead-base alloy
- lead-bearing alloy
- lead-bismuth alloy
- lead-calcium alloy
- lead-tin alloy
- lean alloy
- Lichtenberg's alloy
- light alloy
- low alloy
- low-carbon alloy
- low-chrome alloy
- low-density alloy
- low-ductile alloy
- low-expansion alloy
- low-melting alloy
- low-nickel alloy
- low-permeability alloy
- low-quality alloy
- low-resistance alloy
- low-strength alloy
- low-temperature alloy
- low-tensile alloy
- low-yield alloy
- magnesium alloy
- magnesium-aluminum alloy
- magnesium-aluminum-zinc alloy
- magnesium-bearing alloy
- magnesium-manganese alloy
- magnesium-manganese-thorium alloy
- magnesium-thorium-zirconium alloy
- magnesium-zinc-zirconium alloy
- magnetic alloy
- magnetically hard alloy
- magnetically soft alloy
- master alloy
- medium alloy
- medium-carbon alloy
- medium-chrome alloy
- medium-nickel alloy
- medium-strength alloy
- memory alloy
- Mishima alloy
- molybdenum-titanium alloy
- multilayer brazing alloy
- multiphase alloy
- natural aging alloy
- nickel alloy
- nickel aluminide alloy
- nickel-base alloy
- nickel-based alloy
- nickel-cadmium alloy
- nickel-chrome-molybdenum alloy
- nickel-chromium alloy
- nickel-cobalt alloy
- nickel-copper alloy
- nickel-iron alloy
- nickel-molybdenum alloy
- nickel-molybdenum-iron alloy
- nickel-rich alloy
- nickel-silicon alloy
- noble metal alloy
- no-coolant alloy
- nonaging alloy
- noncorrosive alloy
- nonferrous metal alloy
- non-heat-treatable alloy
- nonmagnetic alloy
- nonordered alloy
- nonoxidizable alloy
- nonscaling alloy
- nonsparking alloy
- one-phase alloy
- ordered alloy
- oxidation-resistant alloy
- oxidation-resisting alloy
- palladium-silver alloy
- peritectic alloy
- peritectoid alloy
- permanent-magnet alloy
- phosphorous-copper alloy
- piston alloy
- plating alloy
- platinum alloy
- platinum-cobalt alloy
- platinum-metal alloy
- platinum-rhodium alloy
- plural-phase alloy
- polyphase alloy
- powder metallurgical alloy
- powder-brazing alloy
- precipitation hardening alloy
- preferred-orientation alloy
- preformed brazing alloy
- preliminary alloy
- process alloy
- pyrophoric alloy
- quasi-binary alloy
- quasi-eutectic alloy
- quasi-eutectoid alloy
- quaternary alloy
- quinary alloy
- random alloy
- random-orientation alloy
- rare-earth alloy
- rare-earth metal master alloy
- reduction alloy
- refractory alloy
- resistance alloy
- rich alloy
- Rose's alloy
- ruthenium-palladium alloy
- sand-cast alloy
- scale-resisting alloy
- self-fluxing brazing alloy
- semicommercial alloy
- semiconducting alloy
- shape memory alloy
- sheet alloy
- silicon alloy
- silicon-aluminum alloy
- silver brazing alloy
- single-phase alloy
- sintered alloy
- sintered hard alloy
- soft-magnetic alloy
- solder alloy
- solid solution alloy
- solution-treated alloy
- sparking alloy
- spelter-brazing alloy
- spring alloy
- stable alloy
- steam corrosion-resistant alloy
- steel alloy
- strain-hardened alloy
- structural alloy
- substitute alloy
- substitutional alloy
- superconducting alloy
- superconductive alloy
- superconductor alloy
- supercooled alloy
- superhard alloy
- superplastic alloy
- supersaturated alloy
- supersaturated substitutional alloy
- tailored alloy
- tantalum alloy of iron
- tantalum alloy
- tantalum-base alloy
- tantalum-tungsten alloy
- temperature compensation alloy
- ternary alloy
- thallium-lead alloy
- thermomagnetic alloy
- three-component alloy
- three-part alloy
- three-phase alloy
- tin-base alloy
- tin-bearing alloy
- titanium alloy
- titanium-aluminum-manganese alloy
- titanium-aluminum-molybdenum alloy
- titanium-aluminum-tin alloy
- titanium-aluminum-vanadium alloy
- titanium-base alloy
- tough alloy
- transition alloy
- tungsten alloy
- two-component alloy
- two-phase alloy
- type-metal alloy
- unsaturated alloy
- untarnishable alloy
- vacuum alloy
- vacuum annealed alloy
- vacuum-arc-refining alloy
- vacuum-induction-melting alloy
- vacuum-remelted alloy
- virgin alloy
- wear-resistant alloy
- wear-resisting alloy
- welding alloy
- Wood's alloy
- work-hardening alloy
- wrought alloy
- zinc alloy
- zinc-aluminum alloy
- zinc-base alloy
- zinc-bearing alloy
- zinc-copper alloy
- zirconium alloy of ironEnglish-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > alloy
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126 cell
1) гибкий производственный модуль, ГПМ2) гибкая производственная ячейка, ГПЯ4) камера; секция; ячейка5) элемент, гальванический элемент•- automated manufacturing cell
- automated turning cell
- automated work cell
- circular sawing cell
- CNC machining center cell
- combined cell
- complex part cell
- component cells
- computer-controlled cell
- computer-driven cell
- counter cell
- crankshaft cell
- creep feed cell
- damped cell
- design-to-manufacturing cell
- desired-value cell
- dew cell
- discrete cell
- DNC flexible machining cell
- drilling cell
- dry cell
- dual-robot cell
- duplex machining cell
- EDM FMS cell
- electrical discharge machining cell
- electrochemical cell
- electrochemical machining cell
- emission cell
- extrusion trim cell
- family-of-parts manufacturing cell
- FFS cell
- final machining cell
- fir-tree grinding cell
- fir-tree milling cell
- flexible assembly cell
- flexible bending cell
- flexible drilling-and-milling manufacturing cell
- flexible fabricating cell
- flexible machining cell
- flexible manufacturing cell
- flexible production cell
- flexible turning cell
- FMS sheet metal cell
- FMT cell
- focused-layout cell
- force load cell
- forming cell
- gear hobbing cell
- gear manufacturing cell
- gear shaping cell
- grinding cell
- group technology cell
- group technology-based cell
- GT cell
- heat-treatment cell
- HMC cell
- honing cell
- horizontal machining cell
- inspection cell
- integrated cell
- integrated turning cells
- lathe cell
- lathe machining cell
- light-sensitive cell
- limited-manned cell
- load cell
- machine tool cell
- machining cell
- machining-center cell
- magnetic cell
- manned cell
- manufacturing cell
- measuring cell
- memory cell
- metalforming production cell
- milling and boring cell
- milling cell
- minimum manned cell
- mixed GT cell
- modular FMS cell
- multiaxis cell
- multirobot cell
- NC cell
- NC machine tool cell
- near-term cell
- noise testing cell
- one-machine cell
- on-line inspection cell
- operating cell
- opposed-spindle turning cell
- optimum work cell
- palletizing cell
- partially-manned flexible machining cell
- part-processing cell
- part-washing cell
- photoconductive cell
- photovoltaic cell
- piezoelectric crystal-type load cell
- pilot cell
- pneumatic cell
- position-sensitive photoelectric cell
- pressure cell
- processing cell
- production cell
- rechargeable cell
- reverse-engineering cell
- RGV-served cell
- robot-controlled machining cell
- robotic assembly cell
- robotic cell
- robotic machining cell
- robotic work cell
- robot-integrated cell
- robotized measuring cell
- robot-loaded cell
- robot-welding cell
- sandwiched liquid crystal cell
- sawing cell
- sealant cell
- secondary cell
- self-contained machining cell
- self-sufficient cell
- semimanned cell
- shallow-junction solar cells
- sheet-metal cell
- single-machine cell
- single-manufacturing cell
- spur helical bevel gear cell
- stand-alone cell
- standard cell
- storage cell
- store cell
- strain-gage load cell
- superconductor memory cell
- target cell
- test cell
- testing cell
- thermoelectric cell
- three-core cell
- three-unit flexible manufacturing cell
- time cell
- total parts-processing cell
- turned parts cell
- turning cell
- turning/milling cell
- two-machining-center cell
- two-unit flexible manufacturing cell
- unattended machining cell
- unattended production cell
- unmanned machining cell
- unmanned production cell
- versatile machining cell
- versatile manufacturing cell
- vertical internal milling machine cell
- VMC cell
- work cellEnglish-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > cell
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127 diagram
диаграмма; схема; эпюра; график || вычерчивать диаграмму; представлять графически- bar diagram
- bar shaft diagram
- block schematic diagram
- block skeleton diagram
- Bode diagram
- circuit diagram
- circuit elementary diagram
- circuit schematic diagram
- composite flow diagram
- connecting diagram
- connection diagram
- control diagram
- control structure diagram
- control system diagram
- cording diagram
- crank-effort diagram
- data flow diagram
- diagram of strains
- dismantling diagram
- displacement-time diagram
- electric circuit diagram
- ER diagram
- floor-plan diagram
- flow diagram
- free-body diagram
- functional block diagram
- functional flow diagram
- functional logic diagram
- gear train diagram
- Haigh diagram
- hill diagram
- indicator diagram
- installation diagram
- iron-carbon diagram
- kinematic diagram
- ladder diagram
- load diagram
- logic diagram
- lubrication diagram
- mean stress diagram
- message flow diagram
- mimic diagram
- moment diagram
- Nickols diagram
- oiling diagram
- performance diagram
- pitch error diagram
- polar diagram
- pressure diagram
- product flow diagram
- profile diagram
- relay ladder logic diagram
- response/frequency diagram
- rotor diagram from a datum
- schematic diagram
- sembling diagram of item
- signal flow diagram
- Smith diagram
- S-N diagram
- stress-deformation diagram
- stress-strain diagram
- tooling diagram
- tooth-bearing diagram
- type diagram
- velocity diagram
- velocity vector diagram
- velocity-time diagram
- wiring diagramEnglish-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > diagram
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128 insulator
1) изолятор•- cap and pin insulator
- composite insulator
- cylindrical post insulator
- hollow insulator
- indoor insulator
- long rod insulator
- outdoor insulator
- pedestal post insulator
- pin insulator
- post insulator
- shackle insulator
- stabilized insulator
- strain insulatorEnglish-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > insulator
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