extracting company

SUBJECT AREA: Chemical technology, Metallurgy

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MacArthur served his apprenticeship in the laboratory of Tennant's Tharsis Sulphur and Copper Company in Glasgow. In 1886 he was appointed Technical Manager of the Tennant-run Cassel Gold Extracting Company. By 1888 he was advocating a treatment scheme in which gold was dissolved from crushed rock by a dilute solution of alkali cyanide and then precipitated onto finely divided zinc. During the next few years, with several assistants, he was extremely active in promoting the new gold-extraction technique in various parts of the world. In 1894 significant sums in royalty payments were received, but by 1897 the patents had been successfully contested; henceforth the Cassel Company concentrated on the production and marketing of the essential sodium cyanide reagent.

MacArthur was Managing Director of the Cassel Company from 1892 to 1897; he resigned as a director in December 1905. In 1907 he created the Antimony Recovery Syndicate, and in 1911 he set up a small plant at Runcorn, Cheshire, to produce radium salts. In 1915 this radium-extraction activity was transferred to Balloch, south of Loch Lomond, where it was used until some years after his death.

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1) General subject: extracting company

2) Makarov: resource company

3) oil&gas: producer company

1 relation, association, relationship, connection.

2 relation, treatment, intercourse, dealing.

3 acquaintance, relation.

4 account, recitation, narration, recital.

5 report, recountal.

6 friendship.

7 relative, member of the family, relation.

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► nombre femenino

1 (correspondencia) relation, relationship

■ una relación amistosa a friendship, a friendly relationship

2 (conexión) link, connection

3 (lista) list, record

4 (relato) account, telling

5 (en matemática) ratio

► nombre femenino plural relaciones

1 (conocidos) acquaintances; (contactos) contacts, connections

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con relación a / en relación a with regard to, regarding

estar en buenas relaciones con alguien to be on good terms with somebody

estar en relación con alguien to be in contact with somebody

hacer relación a algo to refer to something

tener buenas relaciones to be well connected

tener relaciones con alguien (salir) to go out with somebody

relación de compresión TÉCNICA compression ratio

relaciones diplomáticas diplomatic relations

relaciones públicas public relations

■ es el relaciones públicas de Enya he's Enya's PR man

relaciones sexuales sexual relations

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1) relation

2) relationship

3) account

4) connection

5) liaison

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- relaciones públicas

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1) (=vínculo) connection

2)

3) (=entre personas)

a) [en el momento presente] relations pl

b) [de larga duración] relationship

4) [con empresa, organización] connection

5) (tb: relación amorosa) relationship

6) (tb: relación sexual) (=acto) sex; (=trato) sexual relationship

7) (=referencia)

8) pl relaciones (=personas conocidas) acquaintances; (=enchufes) contacts, connections

9) (Mat) (=proporción) ratio

10) frm (=narración) account

11) (=lista) list

12) (Jur) (=informe) record, (official) return

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1)

a) ( conexión) connection

b) ( correspondencia)

2)

a) ( trato)

b) relaciones femenino plural ( influencias) contacts (pl), connections (pl)

- relaciones públicas

3)

a) ( exposición) account

b) ( lista) list

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= association, chaining, connection [connexion], connectivity, dealing, interaction, interplay, involvement, link, ratio, relation, relationship, relationship link, relatedness, alliance, liaison, exposure, tie, tie-up.

Ex. It is possible and convenient to select a viewpoint on the scope, associations and labels for subjects which coincides with the way in which subjects are handled in the literature.

Ex. The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.

Ex. Access is via modified television set, a telephone (and its connections) and a simple keypad.

Ex. An information system architecture defines a structure for describing communications connectivity between users of information and sources of information.

Ex. The most serious problem for librarians in their dealings with media materials is the massive multiplication of formats, making it difficult for librarians to decide what to buy in what format.

Ex. One trend for the future is likely to be the development of hosts which are designed for interaction with the end user.

Ex. In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.

Ex. Clearly, anyone having any dealings at all with the CAP needs a general understanding of how the system works, at a level which is appropriate to their involvement.

Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex. The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.

Ex. The catalogue often forms the basis for co-operation and good relations between the libraries in a region.

Ex. Related works are separately catalogued works that have a relationship to another work.

Ex. The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.

Ex. The frequency of co-occurrence of articles from different subfields in selected periodicals is used for measuring the degree of relatedness between these subfields.

Ex. This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.

Ex. It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.

Ex. This article also examines the need for exposure to AI by all students in order to become familiar with capabilities and limitations of AI-based systems.

Ex. Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.

Ex. The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.

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* beneficios en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* bloque funcional de relaciones entre registros = linking entry block.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* campaña de relaciones públicas = public relations campaign.

* campo de relación = linking field.

* con relación a = as regards, re, in relation to, in connection with, regarding, concerning.

* crear relaciones = structure + relationships.

* definir relaciones = structure + relationships.

* de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.

* diagrama de relaciones = relationship display.

* encargado de relaciones públicas = public liaison.

* en relación a = as for.

* en relación con = in association with, in conjunction with, in connection with, in relation to, in respect of, in terms of, in the way of, relating to, relative to, vis à vis, with reference to, with regard(s) to, apropos of, as it relates to, in the context of, on the matter of, re, regarding, apropos to, in reference to, concerning, in keeping with.

* en relación proporcional con = in proportion to.

* entablar relaciones = enter into + relations, enter into + relationships, build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations.

* entablar relaciones comerciales = transact.

* entablar relaciones con = forge + links with, forge + relationships with, forge + ties.

* establecer relaciones = build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations, structure + relationships.

* establecer relaciones con = forge + links with, forge + relationships with, forge + ties.

* estrechar la relación = strengthen + links.

* estropear una relación = poison + a relationship.

* fortalecer la relación = strengthen + links.

* ganancias en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* grado de relación = relatedness measure.

* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.

* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.

* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.

* hacer una relación de = list.

* indicador de relación = relation indicator, relational operator, role operator.

* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado = inverse square law.

* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo = inverse cube law.

* mantener relaciones = maintain + contact, maintain + relationships, maintain + relations.

* mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.

* mantener una relación con = carry on + relationship with.

* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.

* negar tener relación con = disclaim + connection with.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* número de relación = linking number.

* operador de relación = link, relational operator, linking device.

* persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].

* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* relación "es un tipo de" = is-a relationship.

* relación afín = affinitive relationship.

* relación amorosa = love affair.

* relación ascendente = upward reference.

* relación asociativa = associative relation, collateral link, collateral reference.

* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.

* relación causa-efecto = cause-effect relation, causal relationship.

* relación clase-tipo = type-token ratio.

* relación comparativa = comparative relation.

* relación consecutiva = consecutive relation.

* relación contractual = contractual relationship.

* relación coordinada = coordinate relation.

* relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relación de aplicación = bias relation.

* relación de confianza = trusting relationship.

* relación de contenido = contents notes.

* relación de equivalencia = equivalence relationship.

* relación de inclusión = part-whole relation.

* relación de poder = power relationship.

* relación de preferencia = preferential relation, preferential relationship.

* relación descendente = downward reference.

* relación de trabajo = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.

* relación directa = direct relationship, linear relationship, linear relation.

* relación directamente proporcional significativa = significant direct relationship.

* relación directa significativa = significant direct relationship.

* relación entre compañeros = peer interaction.

* relación entre cuasisinónimos = near-synonymous relationship.

* relaciones = intercourse.

* relaciones comerciales = business dealings, commercial relations, trade relations.

* relaciones de género = gender relations.

* relaciones de poder = power relations.

* relaciones diplomáticas = diplomatic relations.

* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.

* relaciones humanas = human relations, human relationships.

* relaciones industriales = industrial relations.

* relaciones jerárquicas = role relationships.

* relaciones laborales = labour relations, employment relations.

* relación específica = downward reference.

* relaciones prematrimoniales = premarital sex.

* relaciones públicas = public relations (PR), PR activities, public relations exercise, public liaison.

* relaciones sexuales = sexual intercourse, intercourse.

* relaciones sexuales promiscuas = casual sex(ual) encounters, casual sex.

* relaciones sociales = social relations.

* relación estrecha = close contact.

* relación formal = formal relation.

* relación genérica = generic relation, generic relationship, upwards link, upward reference.

* relación género/especie = genus/species relationship.

* relación internacional = international relation.

* relación interracial = interracial relationship.

* relación inversa = inverse relationship.

* relación inversamente proporcional significativa = inverse relationship, significant inverse relationship.

* relación inversa significativa = significant inverse relationship.

* relación jerárquica = hierarchical relation, hierarchical relationship.

* relación laboral = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.

* relación negativa = negative relationship.

* relación parte-todo = whole/part relationship, whole-part relationship.

* relación positiva = positive relationship.

* relación semántica = semantic relation, semantic relationship.

* relación sexual = sexual relationship.

* relación sexual sin protección = unprotected sex.

* relación simbiótica = symbiotic relationship.

* relación sintáctica = syntactic relation, syntactic relationship, syntactical relationship.

* relativo a la relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit, cost-benefit.

* romper una relación = break off + relationship, sever + connection.

* sin relación = unrelated, unconnected.

* sin relación con = unrelated to.

* sociología de las relaciones industriales = industrial sociology, sociology of industrial relations.

* tener relación con = have + bearing on.

* tener relaciones amorosas = have + an affair.

* tener relaciones con = have + dealings with.

* tener relaciones sexuales con = have + intercourse with.

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1)

a) ( conexión) connection

b) ( correspondencia)

2)

a) ( trato)

b) relaciones femenino plural ( influencias) contacts (pl), connections (pl)

- relaciones públicas

3)

a) ( exposición) account

b) ( lista) list

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1 (conexión) connection

esto no tiene or no guarda ninguna relación con los hechos this has no connection with o bears no relation to the facts

existe una relación entre los dos sucesos there is a connection o link between the two events

con relación a or en relación con (con respecto a) in connection with; (en comparación con) relative to

en relación con su carta de fecha … in connection with o with regard to your letter dated …

hubo un descenso con relación al año anterior there was a decrease relative to the previous year

(correspondencia): en una relación de diez a uno ( Mat) in a ratio of ten to one

tiene una excelente relación calidad-precio it is excellent value for money

una relación causa-efecto a relationship of cause and effect

equivalence relation

(trato): ha establecido una buena relación con él she has built up a good relationship with him

relaciones amistosas/sexuales friendly/sexual relations

relaciones prematrimoniales premarital sex

tuvo relaciones amorosas con una famosa actriz he had an affair with a famous actress

mantienen relaciones formales desde hace años they have been courting for years

siempre ha tenido muy buenas relaciones con su jefe she has always had o enjoyed a very good relationship with her boss

ahora estoy en buenas relaciones con él I'm on good terms with him now

relaciones comerciales trading o trade relations

han roto las relaciones diplomáticas they have broken off diplomatic relations

es nulo en lo que respecta a las relaciones humanas he's hopeless when it comes to dealing with people o when it comes to the human side of things

las relaciones entre padres e hijos the relationship between parents and their children

2 relaciones fpl (influencias) contacts (pl), connections (pl)

tiene buenas relaciones en la empresa he has some good contacts o connections in the company

fpl foreign affairs (pl)

A fpl (actividad) public relations (pl)

B masculine and feminine (persona) public relations officer ( o executive etc)

1 (exposición) account

hizo una detallada relación de los hechos she gave a detailed account of the facts

2 (lista) list

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a) ( conexión) connection;

◊ en relación con su carta … with regard to o regarding your letter …

b) ( correspondencia):

◊ en una relación de diez a uno (Mat) in a ratio of ten to one;

a) ( entre personas) relationship;

◊ las relaciones entre padres e hijos the relationship between parents and their children;

◊ relaciones sustantivo femenino plural ( influencias) contacts (pl), connections (pl);

◊ relaciones exteriores foreign affairs;

◊ relaciones sexuales sexual relations

a) ( exposición) account

b) ( lista) list

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♦ nf

1. [nexo] relation, connection;

con relación a, en relación con in relation to, with regard to;

no hay ninguna relación entre los dos secuestros the two kidnappings are unrelated o unconnected;

guardar relación con algo to be related to sth;

no guardar relación con algo to bear no relation to sth;

relación costo-beneficio o Esp coste-beneficio cost-benefit ratio

2. [comunicación, trato] relations, relationship;

mantener relaciones con alguien to keep in touch with sb;

tener o [m5] mantener buenas relaciones con alguien to be on good terms with sb

relaciones diplomáticas diplomatic relations;

han roto las relaciones diplomáticas they have broken off diplomatic relations;

relaciones internacionales international relations;

relaciones laborales industrial relations;

relación de pareja: [m5] los problemas de las relaciones de pareja relationship problems;

dice que no necesita de la relación de pareja she says she doesn't need to be in a relationship with anybody;

relaciones de parentesco kinship;

relaciones personales personal relationships;

relaciones públicas [actividad] public relations, PR

3. [lista] list

4. [descripción] account

5. [informe] report

6.

llevan cinco años de relaciones they've been going out together for five years;

un cursillo sobre las relaciones de pareja a course on being in a relationship;

relaciones prematrimoniales premarital sex;

mantener relaciones prematrimoniales to have premarital sex;

relaciones sexuales sexual relations

7.

tener buenas relaciones to be well connected

8. Mat ratio

♦ nmf inv

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1 relationship;

la relación calidad-precio es muy buena it’s good value for money;

relación causa-efecto cause and effect relationship;

mantener relaciones (amorosas) con alguien have an affair with s.o.

2 ( conexión) relation;

no guardar relación con bear no relation to;

con o

en relación a with o in relation to

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relación nf, pl - ciones

1) : relation, connection, relevance

2) : relationship

3) relato: account

4) lista: list

con relación a or

en relación con : in relation to, concerning

relacionespúblicas : public relations

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relación n

1. (trato) relationship

2. (correspondencia, unión) connection

SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy

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Of New England ancestry, his family returned there soon after his birth and later moved to Cleveland, Ohio. In 1884, Dow entered the Case School of Applied Science, graduating in science four years later. His thesis dealt partly with the brines of Ohio, and he was persuaded to present a paper on brine to the meeting of the American Association for he Advancement of Science being held in Cleveland the same year. That entailed visits to collect samples of brines from various localities, and led to the observation that their composition varied, one having a higher lithium content while another was richer in bromine. This study of brines proved to be the basis for his career in industrial chemistry. In 1888 Dow was appointed Professor of Chemistry at the Homeopathic Hospital College in Cleveland, but he continued to work on brine, obtaining a patent in the same year for extracting bromine by blowing air through slightly electrolysed brine. He set up a small company to exploit the process, but it failed; the process was taken up and successfully worked by the Midland Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan. The electrolysis required a direct-current generator which, when it was installed in 1892, was probably the first of its kind in America. Dow next set up a company to produce chlorine by the electrolysis of brine. It moved to Midland in 1896, and the Dow Central Company purchased the Midland Chemical Company in 1900. Its main concern was the manufacture of bleaching powder, but the company continued to grow, based on Dow's steady development of chemical compounds that could be derived from brines. His search for further applications of chlorine led to the making of insecticides and an interest in horticulture. Meanwhile, his experience at the Homeopathic Hospital doubtless fired an interest in pharmaceuticals. One of the substances found in brine was magnesium chloride, and by 1918 magnesium metal was being produced on a small scale by electrolysis. An intensive study of its alloys followed, leading to the large-scale production of these important light-metal alloys, under the name of Dowmetals. Two other "firsts" achieved by the company were the synthetic indigo process and the production of the element iodine in the USA. The Dow company became one of the leading chemical manufacturers in the USA, and at the same time Dow played an active part in public life, serving on many public and education boards.

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1 to set up.

2 to secure.

3 to settle, to establish, to radicate.

El general asentó al pueblo ahí The general settled his people there.

4 to write down, to put down, to jot down, to enter in.

El juez asentó los comentarios The judge wrote down the comments.

5 to place, to establish, to base, to rest.

Ricardo asentó su casa en las afueras Richard placed his house on the outskirts.

6 to be good for, to do good.

Me asienta este clima This climate is good for me.

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Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 (establecer) to establish; (apoyar) to base

2 (colocar - gen) to locate; (- colonos) to settle

■ todos los edificios asentados en la Villa Olímpica cuentan con aparcamiento propio all buildings in the Olympic Village have their own parking facilities

■ estas tribus estaban firmemente asentadas en la península these tribes were firmly settled in the peninsula

3 (fijar) to fix, set

4 (calmar) to calm, settle

■ toma esto para asentar el estómago take this to settle your stomach

5 (anotar) to enter, note down

6 (golpes) to deal

► verbo pronominal asentarse

1 (establecerse) to settle

■ muchos judíos se han asentado en los territorios ocupados many Jews have settled in the occupied territories

■ una empresa japonesa ha decidido asentarse en Sevilla a Japanese company has decided to set up in Seville

2 (aves) to perch

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asentar las bases to lay the foundations

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1) to place, set up

2) lay down

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- asentarse

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1. VT

1) (=colocar) [+ objeto] to place, fix; [+ tienda de campaña] to pitch; [+ campamento] to set up, pitch

2) (=establecer) [+ principio] to lay down; [+ opinión] to state

3) (=sentar) to seat, sit down

- asentar la cabeza

4) (=aplanar) [+ tierra] to firm down; [+ costura] to flatten

5) (=afilar) [+ filo] to sharpen; [+ cuchillo] to sharpen, hone

6) [+ golpe] to deal

7) (Com) [+ pedido] to enter, book; [+ libro mayor] to enter up

8) (Constr) [+ cimientos] to lay down

9) (Téc) [+ válvula] to seat

10) Méx frm to state

VI to be suitable, suit

asentarse

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verbo transitivo

1) < campamento> to set up; <damnificados/refugiados> to place

2)

a) < objeto> to place carefully (o firmly etc)

b) < tierra> to firm down

c) < válvula> to seat

d) <costura/dobladillo> to press

e) <conocimientos/postura> to consolidate

3) (Com, Fin) to enter

4) (frml)

a) <pauta/principio/criterio> to establish, lay down

b) (Esp, Méx) ( afirmar) to affirm, state

asentarse v pron

1) café/polvo/terreno to settle

2) ( estar situado) ciudad/edificio to be situated, be built

3)

a) ( establecerse) to settle

b) (esp AmL) ( adquirir madurez) to settle down

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= put down, establish.

Ex. Any individual might engage in different information managament activities aimed at putting down new information through writing, glossing, assembling or extracting, and so forth.

Ex. The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.

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* asentarse = settle in, find + Posesivo + feet, settle, set up + camp.

* volver a asentar = resettle.

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verbo transitivo

1) < campamento> to set up; <damnificados/refugiados> to place

2)

a) < objeto> to place carefully (o firmly etc)

b) < tierra> to firm down

c) < válvula> to seat

d) <costura/dobladillo> to press

e) <conocimientos/postura> to consolidate

3) (Com, Fin) to enter

4) (frml)

a) <pauta/principio/criterio> to establish, lay down

b) (Esp, Méx) ( afirmar) to affirm, state

asentarse v pron

1) café/polvo/terreno to settle

2) ( estar situado) ciudad/edificio to be situated, be built

3)

a) ( establecerse) to settle

b) (esp AmL) ( adquirir madurez) to settle down

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asentar [A5 ]

1 ‹campamento› to set up

2 ‹damnificados/refugiados› to place

1 ‹objeto› to place carefully ( o firmly etc)

asienta bien la escalera make sure the ladder's steady

2 ‹tierra› to firm down

3 ‹válvula› to seat

4 ‹costura/dobladillo› to press

5 ‹conocimientos› to consolidate

tratemos de asentar estos puntos antes de seguir let's try to consolidate these points before continuing

C ( Com, Fin) to enter

D ( Méx frml) (afirmar) to affirm, state

A «café/solución/polvo» to settle; «terreno/cimientos» to settle

B (estar situado) «ciudad/edificio» to be situated, be built

1 (establecerse) to settle

2 ( esp AmL) (adquirir madurez) to settle down

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a) ‹ objeto› to place carefully (o firmly etc)

b) ‹conocimientos/postura› to consolidate

a) ( establecerse) to settle

b) (esp AmL) ( adquirir madurez) to settle down

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♦ vt

1. [instalar] [empresa, campamento] to set up;

2. [asegurar] to secure;

3. [afianzar] [conocimientos] to consolidate;

toma un té, te asentará el estómago have a cup of tea, it will settle your stomach

4. [golpe]

le asentaron dos puñaladas he was stabbed twice

5. [apuntar] [entrada] to make;

♦ See also the pronominal verb asentarse

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1 refugiados place, settle

2 objeto place

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asentar {55} vt

1) : to lay down, to set down, to place

2) : to settle, to establish

3) Mex : to state, to affirm

♦ See also the reflexive verb asentarse

SUBJECT AREA: Chemical technology

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Young's early education took place in the evenings, after the day's work in his father's joinery. From 1830 he studied chemistry at the evening classes in Glasgow given by the distinguished Scottish chemist Thomas Graham (1805–69) and soon afterwards became Graham's assistant. When Graham moved to University College London in 1837, Young accompanied him.

From 1839 he was employed in the chemical industry, first with James Muspratt at St Helens, Lancashire, and from 1843 with Tennant \& Company in Manchester. In 1848 his attention was drawn to an oil seepage in a mine at Alfreton, Derbyshire, of some 300 gallons per day; he set up his own works there to extract an oil that could be used for lighting and lubrication. When this source of oil was exhausted, three years later, Young moved to Lothian in Scotland. By distillation, he extracted oil from the oil-shale deposits there and thus founded the Scottish oil-shale industry: he obtained a high yield of paraffin oil for lighting and heating, and was a pioneer in the use of chemical methods in extracting and treating oil. In 1866 he disposed of his company for no less than £400,000. Young's other activities included measuring the speed of light by Fizeau's method and giving financial support to the expeditions of David Livingstone, who had been a fellow student in Glasgow.

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सम a.

1 Same, identical.

-2 Equal, as in समलोष्ट- काञ्चनः R.8.21; Pt.2.7; सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ Bg.2.38; समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः । शीतोष्णसुख- दुःखेषु समः संगविवर्जितः ॥ 12.18.

-3 Like, similar, resem- bling; with instr. or gen. or in comp. गुणयुक्तो दरिद्रो$पि नेश्वरैरगुणैः समः Subhāṣ.; Ku.3.13.

-4 Even, level, plain; समवेशवर्तिनस्ते न दुरासदो भविष्यति Ś.1.

-5 Even (as number).

-6 Impartial, fair; शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः Bg.5.18.

-7 Just, honest, upright.

-8 Good, virtuous.

-9 Ordinary, common.

-1 Mean, middling.

-11 Straight.

-12 Suitable, convenient.

-13 Indiffer- ent, unmoved, unaffected by passion.

-14 All, every one.

-15 All, whole, entire, complete.

-16 Being a pair.

-17 Regular, normal.

-18 Middling.

-19 Easy, conveni- ent.

-मः 1 N. of certain zodiacal signs (वृष, कर्कट, कन्या, वृश्चिक, मकर, and मीन).

-2 A mode of measuring time in music.

-3 The point of intersection of the horizon and the meridian line.

-4 A kind of straight line placed over a numerical figure to mark the process of extracting the square root.

-मम् 1 A level plain, flat country; संनिपत्य शनकैरिव निम्नादन्धकारमुदवाप समानि Ki.9. 11.

-2 (In rhet.) N. of a figure of speech.

-3 (In geometry) A mean proportional segment.

-4 Equa- nimity.

-5 Similarity.

-6 Settlement; compensation; कर्मणापि समं कुर्याद्धनिकायाधमर्णिकः Ms.8.177.

-7 Good circumstances; Mk.

-सम् ind.

1 With, together with, in company with, accompanied by; (with instr.); आहां निवत्स्यति समं हरिणाङ्गनाभिः Ś.1.26; R.2.25;8.63; 16.72.

-2 Equally; समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु Bg.13.27.28; यथा सर्वाणि भूतानि धरा धारयते समम् Ms.9.311.

-3 Like, simi- larly, in the same manner; यत्र स्वामी निर्विशेषं समं मृत्येषु वर्तते Pt.1.78.

-4 Entirely.

-5 Simultaneously, all at once, at the same time, together; नवं पयो यत्र धनैर्मया च त्वद्विप्रयोगाश्रु समं विसृष्टम् R.13.26;4.4;1.59;14.1.

-6 Honestly, fairly.

-Comp. -अंशः an equal share. ˚हारिन् m. a co-heir.

-अङ्घ्रिक a. standing evenly on feet.

-अन्तः a borderer, neighbour.

-अन्तर a. parallel.

-अर्थिन् a.

1 desiring equality.

-2 Seeking peace with.

-आकार a. similar, like.

-आचारः 1 equal or similar conduct.

-2 Proper practice.

-आत्मक a. possessing equanimity.

-उदकम् a mixture of half butter-milk and half water.

-उपमा a kind of Upamā or simile.

-कक्ष a. having equal weight. (

-क्षा) equilibrium.

-कन्या a fit or suitable girl (fit to be married).

-कर्णः an equi-diagonal tetragon.

-कालः the same time or moment. (

-लम्) ind. at the same time, simultaneously.

-कालीन a. contemporary, coeval.

-कोलः a serpent, snake.

-कोटिक a. of regular size (said of diamonds); Kau. A.2.11.

-क्षेत्रम् (in astr.) an epithet of a par- ticular arrangement of the Nakṣatras.

-खातः an equal excavation, a parallelopipedon.

-गतिः wind; मृत्युश्चापरिहारवान् समगतिः कालेन विच्छेदिना Mb.12.298.45.

-गन्धकः incense.

-गन्धिकम् the fragrant root of the Uśīra.

-चक्रवालम् a circle.

-चतुरस्र a. square. (

-स्रम्) an equilateral tetragon.

-चतुर्भुजः, -जम् a rhom- bus.

-चित्त a.

1 even-minded, equable, equani- mous.

-2 indifferent.

-छेद, -छेदन a. having the same denominator.

-जाति a. homogeneous.

-ज्ञा fame; तिर्य- ञ्चमप्यञ्च मृषानभिज्ञरसज्ञतोपज्ञसमज्ञमज्ञम् N.3.64.

-त्रिभुजः, -जम् an equilateral triangle.

-दर्शन, -दर्शिन् a. viewing equally, impartial; विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तनि । शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः ॥ Bg.5.18.

-दुःख a. feeling for another's woe, sympathising (with another); a fel- low-sufferer; Ku.4.4. ˚सुख a. a companion or part- ner in joy and sorrow; पृष्टा जनेन समदुःखसुखेन बाला Ś.3.1.

-दृश्, -दृष्टि a. impartial.

-द्वादशास्रः, -स्रम् an equila- teral dodecagon.

-द्विभुजः a rhomboid.

-धर्म a. of equal nature, resembling.

-धृत a. equal to.

-पदम् 1 an attitude in shooting.

-2 a particular posture in sexual union.

-प्रभ a. having equal splendour; तदण्डमभवद्धैमं सह- स्रांशुसमप्रभम् Ms.1.9.

-बुद्धि a.

1 impartial.

-2 indiffe- rent, stoical.

-भाव a. having the same nature or pro- perty. (

-वः) sameness, equability.

-मण्डलम् (in astr.) the prime vertical line.

-मय a. of like origin.

-मात्र a. of the same size or measure.

-मितिः mean measure.

-रञ्जित a. tinged.

-रतः, -रभः a particular mode of sexual enjoyment.

-रेख a. straight; प्रकृत्या यद्वक्रं तदपि समरेखं नयनयोः Ś.1.9.

-लम्बः, -म्बम् a trapezoid.

-लेपनी a bricklayer's instrument for levelling a plane (Mar. करणी).

-वर्ण a. being of equal caste; समवर्णे द्विजातीनां द्वादशैव व्यतिक्रम Ms.8.269.

-वर्णः community of caste.

-वर्तिन् a.

1 equal-minded, impartial.

-2 being equidis- tant. (-m.) Yāma, the god of death; शासितारं च पापानां पितॄणां समवर्तिनम् Mb.12.27.35.

-विभक्त a. divided equ- ally; symmetrical.

-विषमम् (pl.) level and uneven- ground.

-वृत्तम् 1 an even metre, i. e. a stanza the lines of which have all the same number of feet.

-2 see सममण्डल.

-वृत्ति a. equable, fair. (

-त्तिः) equanimity.

-वेधः mean depth.

-वैषम्यतः ind. owing to partial similarity and partial dissimilarity; अर्थे समवैषम्यतो द्रव्य- कर्मणाम् MS.4.1.21.

-शोधनम् equal subtraction, i. e. subtraction of the same quantity on both sides of an equation.

-श्रुति a. (in music) having equal intervals.

-श्रेणिः a straight line.

-संधिः peace on equal terms.

-सुप्तिः f. universal sleep (as at the end of a Kalpa).

-सूत्र, -सूत्रस्य a. situated on the same diameter.

-स्थ a.

1 equal, uniform.

-2 level.

-3 like.

-4 being in flourishing circumstances; गतिः पतिः समस्थाया विषमे च पिता गतिः Mb.5.176.8.

-स्थलम् an even ground.

-स्थली the level plain, the Doab or country between the Ganges and Yamunā (अन्तर्वेदि).

-स्थानम् a parti- cular posture in Yoga (In which the legs are closely contracted).

SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace, Weapons and armour

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Maxim was born the son of a pioneer farmer who later became a wood turner. Young Maxim was first apprenticed to a carriage maker and then embarked on a succession of jobs before joining his uncle in his engineering firm in Massachusetts in 1864. As a young man he gained a reputation as a boxer, but it was his uncle who first identified and encouraged Hiram's latent talent for invention.

It was not, however, until 1878, when Maxim joined the first electric-light company to be established in the USA, as its Chief Engineer, that he began to make a name for himself. He developed an improved light filament and his electric pressure regulator not only won a prize at the first International Electrical Exhibition, held in Paris in 1881, but also resulted in his being made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. While in Europe he was advised that weapons development was a more lucrative field than electricity; consequently, he moved to England and established a small laboratory at Hatton Garden, London. He began by investigating improvements to the Gatling gun in order to produce a weapon with a faster rate of fire and which was more accurate. In 1883, by adapting a Winchester carbine, he successfully produced a semi-automatic weapon, which used the recoil to cock the gun automatically after firing. The following year he took this concept a stage further and produced a fully automatic belt-fed weapon. The recoil drove barrel and breechblock to the vent. The barrel then halted, while the breechblock, now unlocked from the former, continued rearwards, extracting the spent case and recocking the firing mechanism. The return spring, which it had been compressing, then drove the breechblock forward again, chambering the next round, which had been fed from the belt, as it did so. Keeping the trigger pressed enabled the gun to continue firing until the belt was expended. The Maxim gun, as it became known, was adopted by almost every army within the decade, and was to remain in service for nearly fifty years. Maxim himself joined forces with the large British armaments firm of Vickers, and the Vickers machine gun, which served the British Army during two world wars, was merely a refined version of the Maxim gun.

Maxim's interests continued to occupy several fields of technology, including flight. In 1891 he took out a patent for a steam-powered aeroplane fitted with a pendulous gyroscopic stabilizer which would maintain the pitch of the aeroplane at any desired inclination (basically, a simple autopilot). Maxim decided to test the relationship between power, thrust and lift before moving on to stability and control. He designed a lightweight steam-engine which developed 180 hp (135 kW) and drove a propeller measuring 17 ft 10 in. (5.44 m) in diameter. He fitted two of these engines into his huge flying machine testrig, which needed a wing span of 104 ft (31.7 m) to generate enough lift to overcome a total weight of 4 tons. The machine was not designed for free flight, but ran on one set of rails with a second set to prevent it rising more than about 2 ft (61 cm). At Baldwyn's Park in Kent on 31 July 1894 the huge machine, carrying Maxim and his crew, reached a speed of 42 mph (67.6 km/h) and lifted off its rails. Unfortunately, one of the restraining axles broke and the machine was extensively damaged. Although it was subsequently repaired and further trials carried out, these experiments were very expensive. Maxim eventually abandoned the flying machine and did not develop his idea for a stabilizer, turning instead to other projects. At the age of almost 70 he returned to the problems of flight and designed a biplane with a petrol engine: it was built in 1910 but never left the ground.

In all, Maxim registered 122 US and 149 British patents on objects ranging from mousetraps to automatic spindles. Included among them was a 1901 patent for a foot-operated suction cleaner. In 1900 he became a British subject and he was knighted the following year. He remained a larger-than-life figure, both physically and in character, until the end of his life.

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See also: Pilcher, Percy Sinclair

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