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1) Военный термин: снаряд с дистанционным взрывателем2) Техника: бризантная граната -
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I [bəːst] nвзрыв, вспышка, разрыв, шквалA burst of machine-gun shattered all the windows. — От треска пулеметной очереди во всех окнах задрожали стекла.
- fiery burstA burst of static interrupted the program. — Треск и щелчки атмосферных помех прервали программу
- passionate burst
- air burst
- burst for the tape
- burst of anger
- burst of eloquence
- burst of energy
- burst of thunder
- burst of flame
- burst of laughter
- burst of a bomb
- burst of a shell
- burst of fire
- burst of automatic rifle fire
- burst of machine-gun fire
- burst of ultraviolet radiation
- burst of steam from the pipe
- burst in a pipe
- burst of speed of growth
- burst of activity of effort
- work in bursts II [bəːst] v(burst [bəːst])1) лопаться, разрываться, взрыватьсяThe driver lost control when a tyre burst. — Шофер потерял управление, когда лопнула шина.
- bottle burst- river burst its banks2) врыватьсяThe seams of the dress burst. — Платье лопнуло по швам
- burst into the room- burst into tears
- burst into laughter
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5 system
система; комплекс; средство; способ; метод; сеть (напр. дорог) ;aiming-navigation system (analog, digital) — прицельно-навигационная система (аналоговая, цифровая)
air observation, acquisition and fire control system — (бортовая) система воздушной разведки, засечки целей и управления огнем
air support aircraft ECM (equipment) system — (бортовая) система РЭП для самолетов авиационной поддержки
airborne (ground) target acquisition and illumination laser system — ав. бортовая лазерная система обнаружения и подсветки (наземных) целей
airborne (ground) targeting and laser designator system — ав. бортовая лазерная система обнаружения и целеуказания (наземных целей)
airborne laser illumination, ranging and tracking system — ав. бортовая система лазерной подсветки, определения дальности и сопровождения цели
artillery (nuclear) delivery system — артиллерийская система доставки (ядерного) боеприпаса (к цели)
C2 system — система оперативного управления; система руководства и управления
C3 system — система руководства, управления и связи; система оперативного управления и связи
channel and message switching (automatic) communications system — АСС с коммутацией каналов и сообщений
country-fair type rotation system (of instruction) — метод одновременного обучения [опроса] нескольких учебных групп (переходящих от одного объекта изучения к другому)
dual-capable (conventional/nuclear) weapon delivery system — система доставки (обычного или ядерного) боеприпаса к цели
electromagnetic emitters identification, location and suppression system — система обнаружения, опознавания и подавления источников электромагнитных излучений [излучающих РЭС]
field antimissile (missile) system — полевой [войсковой] ПРК
fire-on-the-move (air defense) gun system — подвижный зенитный артиллерийский комплекс для стрельбы в движении [на ходу]
fluidic (missile) control system — ркт. гидравлическая [струйная] система управления полетом
forward (area) air defense system — система ПВО передового района; ЗРК для войсковой ПВО передового района
graduated (availability) operational readiness system — Бр. система поэтапной боевой готовности (частей и соединений)
high-resolution satellite IR detection, tracking and targeting system — спутниковая система с ИК аппаратурой высокой разрешающей способности для обнаружения, сопровождения целей и наведения средств поражения
ICBM (alarm and) early warning satellite system — спутниковая система обнаружения пусков МБР и раннего предупреждения (средств ПРО)
information storage, tracking and retrieval system — система накопления, хранения и поиска информации
instantaneous grenade launcher (armored vehicle) smoke system — гранатомет (БМ) для быстрой постановки дымовой завесы
Precision Location [Locator] (and) Strike system — высокоточная система обеспечения обнаружения и поражения целей; высокоточный разведывательно-ударный комплекс
rapid deceleration (parachute) delivery system — парашютная система выброски грузов с быстрым торможением
real time, high-resolution reconnaissance satellite system — спутниковая разведывательная система с высокой разрешающей способностью аппаратуры и передачей информации в реальном масштабе времени
received signal-oriented (output) jamming signal power-adjusting ECM system — система РЭП с автоматическим регулированием уровня помех в зависимости от мощности принимаемого сигнала
sea-based nuclear (weapon) delivery system — система морского базирования доставки ядерного боеприпаса к цели
small surface-to-air ship self-defense (missile) system — ЗРК ближнего действия для самообороны корабля
Status Control, Alerting and Reporting system — система оповещения, контроля и уточнения состояния [боевой готовности] сил и средств
surface missile (weapon) system — наземный [корабельный] РК
target acquisition, rapid designation and precise aiming system — комплекс аппаратуры обнаружения цели, быстрого целеуказания и точного прицеливания
— ABM defense system— antimissile missile system— central weapon system— countersurprise military system— laser surveying system— tank weapon system— vertical launching system— weapons system -
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район; округ; площадь; участок; зона; область; пространство; категория ( действий); см. тж. ground; zonebooster (engine) disposal area — ркт. район сброса [падения] стартовых двигателей [(ракетных) ускорителей]
booster (engine) impact area — ркт. район сброса [падения] стартовых двигателей [(ракетных) ускорителей]
simulated (radioactive) contamination area — ложный [имитируемый] участок (радиоактивного) заражения
— amphibious objective area— armor killing area— artillery position area— dangerous area— delaying operations area— dropping area— gun area— hot area— killing area— lethality area— limited access area— MOS area— patrolling area— POL area— preference service area— radioactive contamination area— rallying area— recreation area— SAM launching area— uploading area -
7 выпускать
несовер. - выпускать;
совер. - выпустить( кого-л./что-л.)
1) let out, let go выпускать воду из ванны ≈ to let the water out of a bath выпускать пулеметную очередь ≈ to fire a burst выпускать воздух ≈ to let the air out выпускать из рук ≈ to let go, to lose/leave hold (of), to let slip out of one's hands, to let smth. out of one's hands
2) (освобождать) release, set free, set at liberty выпускать из тюрьмы
3) issue (марки, деньги и т.п.)
4) produce, put out;
put on sale, put on the market( в продажу)
5) (пропускать часть) omit, leave out, cut out, elide
6) graduate;
turn out выпускать офицеров выпускать врачей
7) (издавать) publish, issue, put out выпустить специальный номер( газеты) ≈ to issue/publish a special edition выпустить кинокартину ≈ (на экран) to release a film
8) (делать длиннее, шире) let out, let down ∙ выпускать когти выпускать в светвыпуск|ать -, выпустить (вн.)
1. let* (smb., smth.) out;
не ~ кого-л. из дому not let smb. out of the house;
выпустить что-л. из рук let* smth. go, relinquish one`s hold on smth. ;
2. (дым, воду и т. п.) discharge( smth.) ;
~ пары blow* off steam;
3. (освобождать) release (smb., smth.) ;
выпустить кого-л. на свободу set* smb. at liberty;
4. (из учебного заведения) prepare( smb.), train( smb.) ;
институт ~ает в этом году 150 студентов a hundred-and-fifty students will graduate from the institute this year;
институт ~ает математиков и физиков the institute prepares/trains mathematicians and physicists;
5. (изделия, товары и т. п.) produce (smth.), turn out (smth.) ;
~ продукцию сверх плана exceed one`s production target;
~ что-л. в продажу release smth. for sale;
~ что-л. на рынок put* smth. on the market;
6. (книги и т. п.) publish (smth.) ;
(фильм) release (smth.) ;
7. (пускать в обращение) issue (smth.) ;
~ заём issue a loan;
~ марки issue stamps;
8. (исключать, выкидывать) omit (smth.), cut* (smth.) ;
выпустить строчку omit/miss a line;
9. (выставлять наружу) shoot* out (smth.), thrust* out (smth.) ;
~ когти show* its claws;
выпустить снаряд eject a shell;
выпустить в свет publish, issue.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > выпускать
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8 bursting
ˈbə:stɪŋ
1. сущ.
1) взрыв, разрыв;
взрывание Syn: explosion, detonation
2) звук взрыва, взрыв
2. прил. разрывной bursting shell ≈ разрывной снаряд( специальное) разрыв, взрывание;
взрыв - air * (геология) стреляние горных пород - * of the waters( физиологическое) отхождение вод (при родах) - * charge( военное) разрывной заряд, вышибной заряд - * height (военное) высота разрыва bursting pres. p. от burst ~ взрыв, разрыв ~ разрывной;
bursting charge = burster ~ растрескивание ~ разрывной;
bursting charge = bursterБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > bursting
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1) схема; цепь; контур2) эл. сеть4) шлейф ( в телефонии)•to track circuits — сопрягать контуры-
in-line hydraulic circuit
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tee-test hydraulic circuit
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absorption circuit
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ac circuit
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active circuit
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adapter circuit
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adder circuit
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addressing circuit
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aerial circuit
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aerodrome circuit
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aerodrome taxi circuit
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aerodrome traffic circuit
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aeromagnetic circuit
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alarm circuit
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alive circuit
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amplifying circuit
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analogous circuit
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analog circuit
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ancillary circuit
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AND circuit
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AND-to-OR circuit
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AND-OR circuit
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anticoincidence circuit
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antihunt circuit
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antireciprocal circuit
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antiresonance circuit
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antiresonant circuit
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aperiodic circuit
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approach circuit
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astable circuit
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autodyne circuit
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automatic frequency control circuit
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automatic reciprocation pneumatic circuit
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auxiliary circuit
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auxiliary coolant circuit
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averaging circuit
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back-to-back circuit
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balanced circuit
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balancing circuit
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bias and erase circuit
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bias circuit
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bidirectional hydraulic motor circuit
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bipolar circuit
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bistable circuit
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black-level restoring circuit
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blanking circuit
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blasting circuit
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blocking circuit
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booster hydraulic circuit
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bound circuit
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boxcar circuit
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brake retraction circuit
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branched circuit
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branch circuit
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breadboard circuit
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break circuit
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bridge circuit
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bridged circuit
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broken circuit
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bubble circuit
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bucket-brigade circuit
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buffer circuit
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burst-gating circuit
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calibrating circuit
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call circuit
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carrier recovery circuit
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cascode circuit
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cavity circuit
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charge circuit
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charge-coupied device circuit
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charging circuit
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checkout circuit
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cholesteric circuit
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chopping circuit
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chromatic circuit
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circulating lubrication circuit
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clamp circuit
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cleaning circuit
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clearing circuit
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clipping circuit
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clocked circuit
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closed circuit
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close circuit
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closed loop circuit
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closed loop hydraulic motor circuit
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coaxial circuit
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code track circuit
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coincidence circuit
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color-killer circuit
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color-processing circuit
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combination air-oil circuit
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combinational circuit
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common-base circuit
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common-collector circuit
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common-drain circuit
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common-emitter circuit
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common-gate circuit
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common-source circuit
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communication circuit
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comparator circuit
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compensating circuit
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complementary circuit
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completed circuit
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composite circuit
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condensate circuit
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control circuit
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convergence circuit
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coolant circuit
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cooling short circuit
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cord circuit
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correcting circuit
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counter circuit
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coupled circuits
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cross rectifier circuit
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crushing circuit
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current circuit
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current-feedback circuit
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current-limiting circuit
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current-limit circuit
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damping circuit
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Danington circuit
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dc circuit
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dead circuit
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decision making circuit
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decision circuit
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decoding circuit
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decoupling circuit
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dedicated circuit
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de-emphasis circuit
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degaussing circuit
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degenerative circuit
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delay circuit
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delta circuit
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derived circuit
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detecting circuit
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detuned circuit
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dial toll circuit
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dial-up circuit
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differentiating circuit
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digital circuit
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diplex circuit
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direct circuit
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direct speech circuit
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discharge circuit
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distributed-element circuit
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dividing circuit
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double-rail track circuit
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drive circuit
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driver circuit
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dual circuit
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dual-relief braking hydraulic motor circuit
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duplex circuit
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dynamic braking circuit
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earthed circuit
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earth circuit
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edge-activated circuit
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electric circuit
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electrical safety circuit
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electrolysis circuit
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electronic circuit
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emphasis circuit
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enabling circuit
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energized circuit
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engineering circuit
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enhancement circuit
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equilization circuit
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equivalent circuit
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error correcting circuit
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evaporating circuit
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exciting circuit
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exclusive OR circuit
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exposure control circuit
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exposure measuring circuit
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external circuit
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external load circuit
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fallback circuit
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feed circuit
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feed motor circuit
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feedback circuit
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feedrate override circuit
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filament circuit
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filter hydraulic circuit
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firing circuit
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flip-flop circuit
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flotation circuit
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flow circuit
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fluid circuit
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forked circuit
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four-terminal circuit
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four-wire circuit
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frame-scanning circuit
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free-running circuit
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frequency determining circuit
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frequency-changing circuit
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full-wave circuit
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gain circuit
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gas circuit
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gate circuit
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grinding circuit
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ground short circuit
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grounded circuit
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ground circuit
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half-duplex circuit
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half-phantom circuit
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half-wave circuit
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half-wave track circuit
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heat transport main circuit
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heater circuit
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holding circuit
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horizontal scanning circuit
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hotline circuit
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hybrid-type circuit
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hybrid circuit
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hydraulic circuit
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hydraulic servo circuit
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identification circuit
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idler circuit
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ignition circuit
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ignition primary circuit
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ignition secondary circuit
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impulse circuit
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impulsing circuit
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incoming track circuit
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inductive circuit
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inhibit circuit
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input circuit
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insulated circuit
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integrated circuit
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integrating circuit
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intentional short circuit
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interface circuit
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interlocking circuit
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interlock circuit
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international television circuit
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inverter circuit
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invert circuit
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iron circuit
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jointless pulse track circuit
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junction circuit
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keep-alive circuit
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ladder circuit
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lagging circuit
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latching circuit
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LC circuit
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leakage circuit
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leak circuit
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leased circuit
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level circuit
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linear circuit
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linearizing circuit
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line-scanning circuit
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line-to-ground short circuit
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live circuit
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load circuit
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locking circuit
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locking hydraulic circuit
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locking track circuit
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logic circuit
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long-distance transmission circuit
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loop circuit
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low-loss circuit
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lumped-element lumped-parameter circuit
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lumped lumped-parameter circuit
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lumped-element circuit
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lumped circuit
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magnetic circuit
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magnetic-core circuit
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main circuit
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majority circuit
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make circuit
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matching circuit
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match circuit
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matrix circuit
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maximum power control circuit
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measuring circuit
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memory circuit
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mesh circuit
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metallic circuit
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meter-current circuit
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metering circuit
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meter-voltage circuit
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microelectronic circuit
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microwave circuit
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molecular circuit
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monitoring circuit
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monostable circuit
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motor control circuit
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multidrop circuit
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multiplication circuit
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multipoint circuit
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multistable circuit
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multistage circuit
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muting circuit
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NAND circuit
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narrowband circuit
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network circuit
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neutral track circuit
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neutralizing circuit
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noise-balancing circuit
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noninductive circuit
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NOR circuit
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NOT circuit
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NOT-AND circuit
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NOT-OR circuit
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offset compensating circuit
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one-pole circuit
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one-rail track circuit
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one-wire circuit
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open circuit
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open loop circuit
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open-wire circuit
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OR circuit
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order wire circuit
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OR-ELSE circuit
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oscillating circuit
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oscillation circuit
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oscillatory circuit
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output circuit
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overflux circuit
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overhead circuit
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packaged circuit
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paging circuit
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parallel circuit
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parallel-resonant circuit
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parallel-series circuit
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passive circuit
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peak white-limiting circuit
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peaking circuit
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phantom circuit
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phase switching circuit
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phase-comparison circuit
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phase-compensating circuit
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phase-equalizing circuit
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phase-inverting circuit
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phase-sensitive track circuit
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phase-shifting circuit
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phase-shift circuit
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pilot circuit
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pneumatic circuit
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points control circuit
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points track circuit
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point-to-point circuit
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polarity circuit
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polarized track circuit
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polling circuit
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polyphase circuit
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potential circuit
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power circuit
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precharge circuit
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precision timing circuit
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pressure control hydraulic circuit
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primary circuit
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primary coolant circuit
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printed circuit
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protection circuit
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pulse circuit
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pulse-shaping circuit
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pump unloading hydraulic circuit
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pumping circuit
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pump circuit
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push-pull circuit
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push-to-type circuit
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quadruplex circuit
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radiation-hardened circuit
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radio communication circuit
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radio circuit
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RC circuit
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reaction circuit
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reaction track circuit
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reactive circuit
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reclosing circuit
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rectification circuit
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reference circuit
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reflex circuit
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regenerative circuit
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register mark recognition circuit
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regrinding circuit
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regulating circuit
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rejector circuit
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relay circuit
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relay contact switching circuit
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relay contact circuit
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remote-ring circuit
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replenishing hydraulic motor circuit
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reset circuit
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resonance circuit
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retaining circuit
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return circuit
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ring circuit
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ringing circuit
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route locking circuit
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sample circuit
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sample-and-hold circuit
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sampler circuit
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scaling circuit
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scanning circuit
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schematic circuit
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screening circuit
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secondary circuit
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secondary coolant circuit
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selecting circuit
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selection circuit
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self-bias circuit
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self-checking circuit
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self-holding circuit
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self-test circuit
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semiconductor circuit
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separation circuit
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sequencing circuit
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series circuit
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series-resonant circuit
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series-tuned circuit
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service circuit
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shell circuit
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shifting circuit
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short circuit
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shunt circuit
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shutoff circuit
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signal circuit
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signaling circuit
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simplex circuit
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single-phase circuit
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single-rail track circuit
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single-wire circuit
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slow-wave circuit
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smoothing circuit
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sneak circuit
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solid-state circuit
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solid circuit
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spare circuit
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speaker circuit
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speed regulating circuit
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squelch circuit
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standby circuit
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star-connected circuit
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starting circuit
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station conventional track circuit
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steady energy track circuit
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stripline circuit
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strip circuit
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subcarrier recovery circuit
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subtransmission circuit
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superconducting circuit
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supply circuit
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suppression circuit
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sustained short circuit
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sweep circuit
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switched circuit
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switching circuit
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symbolic circuit
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symmetrical circuit
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symmetric circuit
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synchronization circuit
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synchronizing hydraulic circuit
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synchronous circuit
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table circuit
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tank circuit
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tap circuit
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tapped circuit
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T-circuit
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telegraph circuit
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telephone circuit
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temperature stabilized circuit
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tension sensing circuit
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terminal circuit
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test circuit
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thickening circuit
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three-phase circuit
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threshold circuit
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throttled circuit
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through circuit
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tilt kickout hydraulic circuit
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time-base circuit
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time-delay circuit
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timer circuit
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time-slot assigner circuit
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timing circuit
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toll circuit
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tool selector circuit
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toroidal magnetic circuit
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touch sensing circuit
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track circuit
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train dispatching circuit
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transient short circuit
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transmission hydraulic circuit
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trap circuit
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tree circuit
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triggering circuit
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trigger circuit
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trouble-detecting circuit
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trunk circuit
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tube circuit
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tuned circuit
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two-port circuit
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two-state circuit
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two-terminal circuit
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two-wire circuit
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unbalanced circuit
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unidirectional hydraulic motor circuit
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unipolar circuit
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vertical-scanning circuit
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virtual circuit
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voltage-feedback circuit
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warning circuit
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white clip circuit
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wideband circuit
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wire circuit
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wired AND circuit
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wired circuit
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wired OR circuit
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wye-connected circuit
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1. n заграждение2. n плотина; запруда; дамба3. n запруживание4. n воен. заградительный огонь5. n огонь по противнику6. n масса, поток7. n ав. мор. барраж; заграждение; барражирование8. n звуковой, шумовой вал9. n радио радиопомехи10. v воен. вести артиллерийский обстрел11. v воен. вести заградительный огонь12. v воен. ставить заграждения13. v воен. ав. барражироватьСинонимический ряд:1. deluge (noun) deluge; flood; rash; stream; torrent2. gunfire (noun) assault; battery; blast; bombardment; broadside; burst; cannonade; drumfire; fusillade; gunfire; hail; salvo; shower; storm; volley3. bombard (verb) blitz; bomb; bombard; shell; shoot; strafe; torpedo4. pepper (verb) cannonade; pepper; shower
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Shell — Shell, n. [OE. shelle, schelle, AS. scell, scyll; akin to D. shel, Icel. skel, Goth. skalja a tile, and E. skill. Cf. {Scale} of fishes, {Shale}, {Skill}.] 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: (a) The covering, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Shell ibis — Shell Shell, n. [OE. shelle, schelle, AS. scell, scyll; akin to D. shel, Icel. skel, Goth. skalja a tile, and E. skill. Cf. {Scale} of fishes, {Shale}, {Skill}.] 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: (a) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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