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• Peaking — Peak ing, a. 1. Mean; sneaking. [Vulgar] [1913 Webster] 2. Pining; sickly; peakish. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Peaking — Peak Peak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peaking}.] 1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak. [1913 Webster] There peaketh up a mighty high mount. Holand. [1913 Webster] 2. To acquire sharpness of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Peaking power plant — Peaking power plants, also known as peaker plants, are power plants that generally run only when there is a high demand, known as peak demand, for electricity. In the United States, this often occurs in the afternoon, especially during the summer …   Wikipedia

• Peaking Capacity —   Power generation equipment or system capacity to meet peak power demands.   Generating equipment normally operated only during the hours of highest daily, weekly, or seasonal loads; this equipment is usually designed to meet the portion of load …   Energy terms

• peaking transformer — impulsinis transformatorius statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. peak transformer; peaking transformer; pulse transformer vok. Impulsübertrager, m; Impulstransformator, m; Stromstoßtransformator, m rus. импульсный трансформатор, m pranc.… …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Peaking — Усиление контуров изображения …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

• peaking — pɪːk adj. highest, prime, top n. top, summit; pinnacle, apex v. arrive to a climax, reach the highest point; become thin; raise vertically …   English contemporary dictionary

• peaking — F/A/V an adjustment method that allows compensation for high frequency loss in cables …   Audio and video glossary

• peaking — A condition, usually in the cushion rubber, resulting from local material starvation and excessive flow from adjacent areas …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• peaking — adjective Etymology: from gerund of peak (I) 1. dialect England : mean, sneaking 2. dialect England : peaked II …   Useful english dictionary

• Peaking Hydropower —   A hydropower plant that is operated at maximum allowable capacity for part of the day and is either shut down for the remainder of the time or operated at minimal capacity level …   Energy terms