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1 Sickels, Frederick Ellsworth
[br]b. 20 September 1819 Gloucester County, New Jersey, USAd. 8 March 1895 Kansas City, Missouri, USA[br]American inventor of a steam-inlet cut-off valve mechanism for engines and steam steering apparatus for ships.[br]Sickels was educated in New York City, where his father was a practising physician. As he showed mechanical aptitude, at the age of 16 he joined the Harlem Railroad as a rod man, and a year later became a machinist in the Allaire Works in New York, studying physics and mechanics in his spare time. He perfected his cut-off mechanism for drop valves in 1841 and patented it the following year. The liberating mechanism allowed the valve to fall quickly onto its seat and so eliminated "wire-drawing" of the steam, and Sickels arranged a dashpot to prevent the valve hitting the seat violently. Through further improvements patented in 1843 and 1845, he gained a considerable fortune, but he subsequently lost it through fighting patent infringements because his valve gear was copied extensively.In 1846 he turned his attention to using a steam engine to assist the steering in ships. He filed a patent application in 1849 and completed a machine in 1854, but he could not find any ship owner willing to try it until 1858, when it was fitted to the August. A patent was granted in 1860, but as no American ship owners showed interest Sickels went to England, where he obtained three British patents; once again, however, he found no interest. He returned to the United States in 1867 and continued his fruitless efforts until he was financially ruined. He patented improved compound engines in 1875 and also contributed improvements in sinking pneumatic piles. He turned to civil engineering and engaged in railway and bridge construction in the west. In about 1890 he was made Consulting Engineer to the National Water Works Company of New York and in 1891 became Chief Engineer of its operations at Kansas City.[br]Further ReadingDictionary of American Biography, 1935, Vol. XVII, New York: C.Scribner's Sons. C.T.Porter, 1908, Engineering Reminiscences, reprinted 1985, Bradley, Ill.: Lindsay Publications (comments on his cut-off valve gear).H.G.Conway, 1955–6, "Some notes on the origins of mechanical servo systems", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 29 (comments on his steam steering apparatus).RLHBiographical history of technology > Sickels, Frederick Ellsworth
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2 foul
1. adjective1) (offensive to the senses) abscheulich; übel [Geruch, Geschmack]2) (polluted) verschmutzt [Wasser, Luft]4) (morally vile) anstößig, unanständig [Sprache, Gerede]; niederträchtig [Verleumdung, Tat]5) (unfair) unerlaubt, unredlich [Mittel]the police do not suspect foul play — die Polizei vermutet kein Verbrechen
6)2. nounfall or run foul of — (fig.) kollidieren od. in Konflikt geraten mit [Vorschrift, Gesetz, Polizei]
(Sport) Foul, das3. transitive verbcommit a foul — foulen; ein Foul begehen
2) (be entangled with) sich verfangen in (+ Dat.)3) (Sport) foulenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/87212/foul_up">foul up* * *1. adjective1) ((especially of smell or taste) causing disgust: a foul smell.) faul2) (very unpleasant; nasty: a foul mess.) schmutzig2. noun(an action etc which breaks the rules of a game: The other team committed a foul.) das Foul3. verb2) (to make dirty, especially with faeces: Dogs often foul the pavement.) verschmutzen•* * *[faʊl]I. adj1. (dirty) verpestet\foul air stinkende Luft\foul smell/stench fauler Geruch/Gestank\foul taste schlechter Geschmack\foul water schmutziges Wasser2. (unpleasant) grauenhaft, schrecklich\foul mood [or temper] fürchterliche Stimmung [o Laune]▪ to be \foul to sb abscheulich zu jdm sein3. (morally objectionable) schmutzig, unanständigby fair means or \foul auf faire oder unfaire Weise4. (of words)\foul word Schimpfwort ntshe called him a lot of \foul names sie beschimpfte ihn heftigto have a \foul mouth ein loses Maul haben fam6.to fall \foul of sb mit jdm in Konflikt geratenIII. vt1. (pollute)▪ to \foul sth etw verschmutzen3. SPORT▪ to \foul sb jdn foulen▪ to \foul sth etw rammen5.▶ to \foul one's own nest das eigene Nest beschmutzen* * *[faʊl]1. adj1) (= disgusting) place, food, taste, breath ekelhaft, widerlich; water faulig; air stickig; smell übel, ekelhafthe was really foul to her — er war wirklich gemein or fies (inf) zu ihr
what a foul thing ( for you) to say about my sister — wie kannst du nur so etwas Gemeines über meine Schwester sagen
foul weather — scheußliches Wetter; (Naut) Sturm m
3) (= offensive) anstößig4) (= dishonest, unfair) unredlich; (SPORT = against the rules) shot regelwidrig; tackle unerlaubt; (= not valid) ungültigSee:→ fair5)to fall or run foul of the law/authorities — mit dem Gesetz/den Behörden in Konflikt geraten
to fall or run foul of sb — es sich (dat) mit jdm verderben
2. vt2) (= become entangled in) mechanism, device, propeller sich verfangen in (+dat); net, fishing line verheddern; (= clog) pipe verstopfen; chimney, gun barrel blockieren4) (NAUT: collide with) ship rammen3. vi1) (= become entangled rope, line) sich verheddern (on, in +dat)2) (SPORT) foulen, regelwidrig spielen4. n (SPORT)Foul nt, Regelverstoß mtechnical/personal foul (Basketball) — technisches/persönliches Foul
* * *foul [faʊl]A adj (adv foully)1. stinkend, widerlichb) verdorben, faul (Lebensmittel etc)3. übel riechend (Atem)4. schmutzig, verschmutzt (auch Schusswaffe), verrußt (Schornstein), verstopft (Rohr etc, auch Straße), voll Unkraut (Garten), überwachsen (Schiffsboden)b) gefährlich (Küste)6. SCHIFFa) unklar (Taue etc)b) in Kollision (geratend) (of mit)7. figa) widerlich, ekelhaftb) abscheulich, gemeinc) gefährlich, schädlich:foul tongue böse Zunge, Lästerzunge fd) schmutzig, zotig, unflätig (Sprache)8. umg scheußlich9. fig unehrlich, betrügerisch10. SPORT regelwidrig, unfair:foul throw (Fußball) falscher Einwurf11. TYPOB adv1. auf gemeine Art, gemein (etc, → A 7, A 8, A 9, A 10):play foul SPORT foul spielen;play sb foul jemandem übel mitspielenthey fell foul of each other sie gerieten sich in die Haare;fall foul of the law mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geratenC sthrough foul and fair durch dick und dünn2. SCHIFF Kollision f, Zusammenstoß m3. SPORT Foul n, Regelverstoß m:D v/tfoul one’s (own) nest das eigene oder sein eigenes Nest beschmutzen3. SPORT foulena) durcheinanderbringen,b) verpatzen, versauen umgE v/i1. schmutzig werdenwith mit)3. sich verwickeln4. SPORT foulen, ein Foul begehena) durcheinanderkommen,b) patzen, Mist bauen* * *1. adjective1) (offensive to the senses) abscheulich; übel [Geruch, Geschmack]2) (polluted) verschmutzt [Wasser, Luft]4) (morally vile) anstößig, unanständig [Sprache, Gerede]; niederträchtig [Verleumdung, Tat]5) (unfair) unerlaubt, unredlich [Mittel]6)2. nounfall or run foul of — (fig.) kollidieren od. in Konflikt geraten mit [Vorschrift, Gesetz, Polizei]
(Sport) Foul, das3. transitive verbcommit a foul — foulen; ein Foul begehen
2) (be entangled with) sich verfangen in (+ Dat.)3) (Sport) foulenPhrasal Verbs:- foul up* * *adj.schmutzig adj. -
3 work
wə:k 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbeid2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbeid, jobb3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbeid4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbeid, verk6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbeidsplass, jobb2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) arbeide, jobbe; drive, la arbeide2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) ha arbeid/jobb3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) virke, fungere4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) virke, holde stikk, lykkes5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbeide seg møysommelig framover/oppover6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) løsne, skru seg løs7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) forme, bearbeide•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) (ur)verk2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gode gjerninger, veldedighet•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wondersarbeid--------arbeide--------arbeidsplass--------virkeIsubst. \/wɜːk\/1) arbeid, jobb2) virke, gjerning3) innsats4) gjøremål, oppgave5) verk, arbeid, produktat work på arbeid, på jobb i aktivitet, i virksomhet, i arbeidbe thrown out of work bli gjort arbeidsløsdo the work of fungere somfall\/go to work skride til verketgive someone the works fortelle noen hele historien gi noen en overhaling drepe noengo about one's work skjøtte sitt arbeidhave one's work cut out ha sin fulle hyre medintellectual work åndsarbeidin work i arbeidmake light work of winning vinne med letthetmake short\/quick work of gjøre kort prosess med, gjøre raskt unna, bli fort ferdig medmake work for gi arbeid tilmany hands make light work jo flere, desto bedreoff work ikke i arbeid, friout of work uten arbeid, arbeidsløsput\/set somebody to work sette noen i arbeidquick work fort gjortset\/go about one's work sette i gang med arbeidet, skride til verketset at work sette i arbeid, sette i gangset\/get to work (at\/on something) sette i gang med noe \/ med å gjøre noeshirk work snike seg unna, sluntre unna, skulkeshoot the works sladre gi alt man har, gjøre sitt ytterstesit down to one's work konsentrere seg om arbeidet sittstop work (av)slutte arbeidet, legge ned arbeidetstrike work legge ned arbeidet, streiketake up work gå tilbake til arbeidetthrow out of work gjøre arbeidsløswarm work ( hverdagslig) hardt arbeidthe work of a moment et øyeblikks arbeida work of art et kunstverkworks gjerninger(slang, om narkotika) brukerutstyr ( militærvesen) (be)festningsverk verk, mekanismework of the intellect ( jus) åndsverkIIverb \/wɜːk\/1) ( om sysselsetting) arbeide, jobbe2) ( om deig eller leire) bearbeide, kna, elte3) ( om plan eller metode) virke, fungere, holde (om teori)4) påvirke, bearbeide, øve innflytelse på, godsnakke med5) ( om jord) dyrke6) ( om maskineri) gå, drive(s), funksjonere, virke, være i drift, være i funksjon7) ( om selger) reise i, ha (som salgsområde)8) ( om fisker) fiske i9) ( om gjær) arbeide, gjære, få til å gjære11) ( om kraftanstrengelse) arbeide (seg frem), trenge (seg frem)12) flytte, dytte, lirke, skyve14) ( om håndarbeide) lage, brodere, sy, strikke15) ( om mekanikk) betjene, passe, skjøtte, styre16) bevege (seg), røre (på), røre seg, gestikulere (om hender)• can you work your arm backwards?17) ( om ledelse) styre, holde styr på, kontrollere, få til å jobbe, få til å arbeide, drive18) ( om konsekvens) forårsake, utrette, anrette, volde, utføre, bevirke• time had worked\/wrought great changes• the war worked\/wrought great damages• how did you work it?• can you work the invention at this factory?22) ( om materiale) arbeide i, arbeide med, forme, utforme, foredle24) (amer.) lure, bedra, ta ved nesenwork against ( om motstand) motarbeide, motsettework at arbeide på, arbeide med, jobbe på, jobbe medstuderework away arbeide (ufortrødent) videre, jobbe i veiwork back (austr.) arbeide overtid, jobbe overtidwork for arbeide for, jobbe forwork in\/into arbeide seg inn i, trenge (seg) inn iflette inn, finne plass til( om materiale) arbeide i, arbeide med, jobbe i, jobbe medwork in with passe inn i, stemme medwork itself right komme i gjenge igjenwork late arbeide sentwork off slite(s) bort, gå bortarbeide av seg, bli kvitt, kvitte seg med, gå av seg( om gjeld) nedbetale, få nedfå unna(gjort), få gjort( om handel) få avsetning på, få solgt utgi for å være( om overtid) arbeide inn, opparbeide (seg)( typografi) trykke ferdigwork off one's anger\/rage on someone la sinnet sitt gå ut over noenwork on arbeide (ufortrødent) videre arbeide med, arbeide på, jobbe med, jobbe påbearbeide, påvirke, bite påvirke gjennomwork one's ass\/butt off ( slang) arbeide seg ihjelwork oneself free slite seg løswork oneself up hisse seg oppwork one's passage arbeide seg over (som mannskap på skip)work one's way through university arbeide ved siden av studienework one's will (up)on få viljen sin medwork out utarbeide, utforme, utvikle, arbeide frem, komme frem til(om plan, mål e.l.) virkeliggjøre, realisere, oppnå, gjennomføre, iverksette, sette ut i livet beregne, regne utløse, finne ut av, tydehun er en ekspert i å tyde de kodete meldingene gå opp, stemme, la seg regne ut( om ressurs e.l.) tømme, utpinefalle ut, ordne seg, lykkes, utvikle seg( sport og spill e.l.) trene, øve trenge seg frem, arbeide seg frem, arbeide seg utwork out at\/to beløpe seg til, komme opp i, komme på• the total works out at\/to £10work out of jobbe fra, ha som basework over gjennomgå, bearbeide, revidere, gjennomarbeideovertale, få over på sin side ( slang) ta under behandling, bearbeide, gi en overhalingwork round slå om, gå overwork someone out bli klok på noenwork something out ordne opp i noe, finne ut av noe, finne på noework through arbeide seg gjennombore gjennom, grave (seg) gjennomwork to holde seg til, følgework to rule ( om arbeidskonflikt) gå saktework towards arbeide for, arbeide motwork up øke, drive opp, forsterkebygge opp, etablere, opparbeide (seg)omarbeidebearbeide, kna, elte, foredle (om råmateriale) røre sammen, røre tilvekke, skape, fremkalle( om følelser) egge (opp), hisse (opp), anspore, drive ( musikk) arbeide seg opp mot(sjøfart, om straff) sette i hardt arbeid, holde i hardt arbeidwork up into omarbeide, gjøre om til, (videre)utvikle til, forvandle tilwork up to stige til, nærme seg, dra seg motworked up eller wrought up opphisset, opprørt, oppjaget, opprevet -
4 upset
past tense, past participle; see upsetforvirring--------kantre--------oppskaketIsubst. \/ˈʌpset\/1) velting, fall, kantring2) bekymring3) ( fysisk eller psykisk) forstyrrelse, sjokk, krise, depresjon4) ( også stomach upset) (mage)besvær5) uorden, røre, bråk, spetakkel6) krangel7) ( sport) uventet resultat, uventet situasjonII1) velte, kantre2) opprøre, gjøre oppbragt3) forstyrre, bringe uorden i, sette ut av funksjon4) kullkaste, styrte5) oppheve6) ( teknikk) stuke, stuksenkeIIIadj. \/ʌpˈset\/1) opprørt, forstyrret, urolig2) kullkastet, veltet, kantret3) i uorden, forstyrret4) anbrakt, oppstilt, plassert -
5 reverse
1. adjectiveentgegengesetzt [Richtung]; Rück[seite]; umgekehrt [Reihenfolge]2. noun1) (contrary) Gegenteil, dasquite the reverse! — ganz im Gegenteil!
2) (Motor Veh.) Rückwärtsgang, derin reverse — im Rückwärtsgang
put the car into reverse, go into reverse — den Rückwärtsgang einlegen
3) (defeat) Rückschlag, der3. transitive verb1) (turn around) umkehren [Reihenfolge, Wortstellung, Bewegung, Richtung]; grundlegend revidieren [Politik]reverse the charge[s] — (Brit.) ein R-Gespräch anmelden
2) (cause to move backwards) zurücksetzen3) (revoke) aufheben [Urteil, Anordnung]; rückgängig machen [Maßnahme]4. intransitive verbzurücksetzen; rückwärts fahren* * *[rə'və:s] 1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed( the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) rückwärts fahren,laufenlassen2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) umdrehen3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) umstoßen2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) das Gegenteil, entgegengesetzt2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) der Rückschlag3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) der Rückwärtsgang. Rückwärts-...4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) die Rückseite•- academic.ru/62089/reversal">reversal- reversed
- reversible
- reverse the charges* * *re·verse[rɪˈvɜ:s, AM -ˈvɜ:rs]I. vtto \reverse a car/truck ein Auto/einen Lkw zurücksetzen, mit einem Auto/Lkw rückwärtsfahren▪ to \reverse sth etw umkehrennow our situations are \reversed jetzt ist unsere Situation umgekehrtto \reverse the charges ein R-Gespräch führento \reverse a judgement LAW ein Urteil aufhebento \reverse the order of sth die Reihenfolge von etw dat vertauschento \reverse a vasectomy MED eine Vasektomie rückgängig machen3. (turn sth over)▪ to \reverse sth etw umdrehento \reverse a coat eine Jacke wendenshe \reversed into her father's car beim Zurücksetzen fuhr sie in das Auto ihres Vatersto \reverse into a parking space rückwärts einparkenIII. n▪ the \reverse das Gegenteilno, quite the \reverse! nein, ganz im Gegenteil!to do the \reverse of what sb expects das Gegenteil tun von dem, was jd erwartetto do sth in \reverse etw umgekehrt tunto go into \reverse in den Rückwärtsgang schalten; ( fig) rückläufig seinthe trend towards home ownership has gone into \reverse der Trend zum Hauseigentum ist rückläufiga damaging \reverse eine vernichtende Niederlageto suffer a \reverse eine Niederlage erleiden4. (back)▪ the \reverse die Rückseite; of a coin, medal also Kehrseite fIV. adj umgekehrt\reverse direction entgegengesetzte Richtungto do sth in \reverse order etw in umgekehrter Reihenfolge tun* * *[rɪ'vɜːs]1. adjin reverse order —
2. n1) (= opposite) Gegenteil nthe is the reverse of polite — er ist alles andere als höflich
a reverse of fortune led to his losing all his wealth — sein Glück schlug um, und er verlor all seinen Reichtum
to put a/the car into reverse — den Rückwärtsgang einlegen
5)at this point the party's fortunes went into reverse (fig) — zu diesem Zeitpunkt wendete sich das Schicksal der Partei
3. vt1) (= turn the other way round) order, situation, procedure umkehren; objects, sentences, words umstellen, vertauschen; garment wenden; result umkehren, umdrehenreverse-charge call ( Brit Telec ) — R-Gespräch nt
2) (= cause to move backwards) moving belt rückwärtslaufen lassento reverse one's car into the garage/down the hill/into a tree (esp Brit) — rückwärts in die Garage fahren or setzen/den Berg hinunterfahren/gegen einen Baum fahren
3) verdict, judgement umstoßen, kassieren; decree aufheben; trend, process umkehren; policy völlig umstellen, umkrempeln; decision, surgical operation rückgängig machenlowering cholesterol levels can sometimes reverse coronary diseases — ein gesenkter Cholesterinspiegel kann bewirken, dass sich Herzgefäßerkrankungen zurückbilden
4. vi(= move backwards) (esp Brit car, driver) zurücksetzen; (dancer) rückwärtstanzen; (machine) rückwärtslaufen* * *A adj (adv reversely)1. umgekehrt, verkehrt, entgegengesetzt (to dat):reverse commuting Pendeln n von der Wohnung in der Innenstadt zum Arbeitsplatz an der Peripherie;reverse dictionary rückläufiges Wörterbuch;reverse discrimination positive Diskriminierung;in reverse order in umgekehrter Reihenfolge;a) Rück-, Kehrseite f,b) linke (Stoff)Seite2. rückläufig, Rückwärts…:reverse gear → B 5;reverse motion TECHa) Rückwärtsgang m,b) Rückwärtsbewegung f,c) Rücklauf mB s1. Gegenteil n, (das) Umgekehrte:the case is quite the reverse der Fall liegt gerade umgekehrt;she was the reverse of polite sie war alles andere als höflich;she did the reverse of what we had expected sie tat das Gegenteil dessen, was wir erwartet hatten2. Rückschlag m:reverse of fortune Schicksalsschlag m3. MIL etc Niederlage f4. a) Rückseite fb) besonders fig Kehrseite f:5. AUTO Rückwärtsgang m:put the car in(to) reverse, change into reverse den Rückwärtsgang einlegen6. TECH Umsteuerung fC v/treverse the order of things die Weltordnung auf den Kopf stellen;2. fig seine Politik (ganz) umstellen, seine Meinung etc (völlig) ändern oder revidieren, eine Entscheidung etc rückgängig machen5. ELEKb) umsteuern, ein Relais umlegen6. WIRTSCH stornierenD v/i1. (beim Walzer) linksherum tanzenreverse into the garage rückwärts in die Garage fahren* * *1. adjectiveentgegengesetzt [Richtung]; Rück[seite]; umgekehrt [Reihenfolge]2. noun1) (contrary) Gegenteil, das2) (Motor Veh.) Rückwärtsgang, derput the car into reverse, go into reverse — den Rückwärtsgang einlegen
3) (defeat) Rückschlag, der3. transitive verb1) (turn around) umkehren [Reihenfolge, Wortstellung, Bewegung, Richtung]; grundlegend revidieren [Politik]reverse the charge[s] — (Brit.) ein R-Gespräch anmelden
2) (cause to move backwards) zurücksetzen3) (revoke) aufheben [Urteil, Anordnung]; rückgängig machen [Maßnahme]4. intransitive verbzurücksetzen; rückwärts fahren* * *adj.entgegengesetzt adj.invers adj.umgekehrt adj. n.Gegenteil n.Kehrseite f.Rückseite f. v.herumdrehen v.
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