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1 yield terrain
Военный термин: уступать местность -
2 yield terrain
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3 terrain
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4 weapon
оружие; система оружия; боевое [огневое] средство; боеприпас; средство поражения; АБ; pl. вооружение, боевая техника; оснащать оружием, вооружать; см. тж. cannon, gun, missile, systemdepressed trajectory (capability) weapon — орудие для настильной стрельбы; боеприпас с пологой траекторией (подхода к цели)
enhanced (penetrating) radiation weapon — оружие с повышенным уровнем [выходом] начальной [проникающей] радиации
ethnic (group selection) weapon — этническое оружие, поражающее отдельные группы населения
neutral (charge) beam weapon — пучковое оружие; оружие, поражающее узконаправленным потоком нейтральных частиц
reduced blast and heat (nuclear) weapon — ЯО с пониженным действием ударной волны и теплового [светового] излучения
— acoustic wave weapon— aerial warfare weapon— antiarmor-capable weapon— dirty nuclear weapon— fission -type weapon— flame-blast weapon— fusion-type weapon— genetic weapon— high-yield nuclear weapon— howitzer-type weapon— limited-yield nuclear weapon— loader's station weapon— low-yield nuclear weapon— medium-yield nuclear weapon— nominal nuclear weapon— optimum-yield nuclear weapon— point-target weapon— recoil-energy operated weapon— rifled-bore weapon— satellite-borne weapon— second-strike retaliatory weapon— supporting weapon— vehicle-mounted weapon -
5 factor
2) фактор3) показатель•factor of earthing — коэффициент заземленияfactor of merit — 1. критерий качества 2. добротностьfactor of quality — 1. критерий качества 2. добротностьfactor of safety — 1. коэффициент запаса (прочности), запас прочности 2. коэффициент (фактор) безопасности 3. коэффициент надёжностиfactor of safety against overturning — коэффициент запаса устойчивости против опрокидывания ( при расчёте подпорных стенок)factor of safety against sliding — коэффициент запаса устойчивости против плоского сдвига по основанию ( при расчёте подпорных стенок)factor of safety against ultimate stress — коэффициент запаса прочности по пределу прочности-
2T pulse K factor
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absorption factor
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acceleration factor
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accumulation factor
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acoustic insulation factor
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acoustic reduction factor
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acoustic reflection factor
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acoustical absorption factor
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activity factor
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additional secondary phase factor
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additional secondary factor
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aerodrome utilization factor
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aircraft acceleration factor
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aircraft load factor
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aircraft safety factor
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aircraft usability factor
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amplification factor
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amplitude factor
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anisotropy factor
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annual growth factor
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annual plant factor
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anthropogenic factor
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aperture shape factor
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application factor
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array factor
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ASTM stability factor
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atmospheric factor
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atomic factor
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attenuation factor
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automatic scale factor
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availability factor
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available heat factor
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available-lime factor
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average noise factor
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balance factor
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bandwidth factor
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barrier factor
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base-transport factor
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basin shape factor
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beam shape factor
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bed-formation factor
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belt differential factor
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belt factor
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belt sag factor
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biological quality factor N
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biological quality factor
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biotic factor
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blast-penetration factor
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blockage factor
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brake factor
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break-even load factor
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bulk factor
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bulking factor
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burnup factor
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calibration factor
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Callier factor
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capacitance factor
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capacity factor
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car capacity utilization factor
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cargo load factor
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catalyst carbon factor
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catalyst gas factor
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cement factor
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cementation factor
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characteristic factors
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chemotactic factor
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climatic factor
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clotting factor
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CNI factor
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coil magnification factor
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coincidence factor
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coke-hardness factor
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coke-permeability factor
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Colburo heat-transfer factor
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colicinogenic factor
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colicin factor
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comfort factor
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common factor
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compacting factor
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compensation factor
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complexity factor
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compressibility factor
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concentration factor
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confidence factor
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consumer load coincidence factor
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contrast factor
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control factor
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conversion factor
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conveyance factor
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core factor
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correction factor
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correlation factor
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coupling factor
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cover factor
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crack susceptibility factor
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crest factor
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critical stress intensity factor
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cross-modulation factor
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current amplification factor
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current amplitude factor
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current transformer correction factor
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current unbalance factor
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current waveform distortion factor
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cyclic duration factor
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damage factor
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damage severity factor
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damping factor
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daylight factor
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dc conversion factor
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decontamination factor
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defective factor
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deflection factor
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deflection uniformity factor
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degeneration factor
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degradation factor
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degree-day melting factor
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demagnetization factor
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demand factor
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depolarization factor
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derating factor
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design factor
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design load factor
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detuning factor
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deviation factor
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dielectric loss factor
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differential diffraction factor
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diffuse reflection factor
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diffuse transmission factor
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dilution factor
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dimensionless factor
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directivity factor
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discharge factor
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displacement factor
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displacement power factor
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dissipation factor
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distortion factor
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distribution factor
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diversity factor
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division factor
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dose buildup factor
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dose reduction factor
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drainage factor
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drug resistance factor
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duty cycle factor
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duty factor
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ecological factor
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edaphic factor
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effective demand factor
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effective multiplication factor
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effective-volume utilization factor
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efficiency factor
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electromechanical coupling factor
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elimination factor
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elongation factor
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emission factor
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emissivity factor
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engineering factors
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enlargement factor
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enrichment factor
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environmental factor
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etch factor
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excess air factor
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excess multiplication factor
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expansion factor
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exponential factor
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exposure factor
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external factor
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extraction factor
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extraneous factor
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F factor
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Fanning friction factor
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fatigue notch factor
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feedback factor
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field form factor
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field length factor
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field water-distribution factor
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fill factor
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filter factor
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filtration factor
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fineness factor
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flux factor
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food factor
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force factor
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form factor
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formation volume factor
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formation-resistivity factor
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formation factor
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fouling factor
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F-prime factor
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frequency factor
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frequency multiplication factor
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friction factor
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fuel factor
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fundamental factor
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gage factor
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gain factor
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gamma factor
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gas factor
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gas multiplication factor
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gas producing factor
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gas recovery factor
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gas saturation factor
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geometrical structure factor
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geometrical weighting factor
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g-factor
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grading factor
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granulation factor
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grindability factor
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growth factor
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harmonic distortion factor
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harmonic factor
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heat conductivity factor
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heat gain factor
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heat leakage factor
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heat loss factor
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heat-stretch factor
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heat-transfer factor
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host factor
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hot-channel factor
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hot-spot factor
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hull-efficiency factor
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human factor
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hysteresis factor
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improvement factor
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inductance factor
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infinite multiplication factor
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inhibitory factor
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innovation factor
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institutional factor
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integer factor
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integrating factor
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interlace factor
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intermodulation factor
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K bar factor
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Kell factor
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lamination factor
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leakage factor
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lethal factor
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light-transmission factor
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lime factor
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limit load factor
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linear expansion factor
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literal factor
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load curve irregularity factor
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load factor
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loading factor
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longitudinal load distribution factor
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Lorentz factor
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loss factor
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luminance factor
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luminosity factor
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magnetic form factor
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magnetic leakage factor
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magnetic loss factor
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magnification factor
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maximum enthalpy rise factor
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membrane swelling factor
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minimum noise factor
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mismatch factor
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mode I stress intensity factor
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mode II stress intensity factor
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mode III stress intensity factor
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modifying factor
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modulation factor
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modulus factor of reflux
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moment intensity factor
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mu factor
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multiplication factor
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multiplicity factor
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multiplying factor
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Murphree efficiency factor
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mutual coupling factor
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mutual inductance factor
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natural factor
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negative phase-sequence current factor
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negative phase-sequence voltage factor
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neutron multiplication factor
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noise factor
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nonlinearity factor
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notch concentration factor
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notch factor
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numerical factor
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obturation factor
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oil factors
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oil recovery factor
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oil saturation factor
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oil shrinkage factor
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opening mode stress intensity factor
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operating factor
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operating load factor
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operational factor
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operation factor
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optimum noise factor
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orbit burden factor
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output factor
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overcurrent factor
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overload factor
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pacing factor
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packing factor
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paratypic factor
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partial safety factor for load
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partial safety factor for material
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particle-reduction factor
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passenger load factor
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peak factor
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peak responsibility factor
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peak-load effective duration factor
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penetration factor
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performance factor
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permeability factor
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phase factor
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phase-angle correction factor
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phasor power factor
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physiographic factor
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pitch differential factor
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pitch factor
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plain-strain stress intensity factor
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plane-earth factor
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plant capacity factor
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plant-load factor
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plant-use factor
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porosity factor
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positive phase-sequence current factor
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positive phase-sequence voltage factor
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potential transformer correction factor
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powder factor
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power factor
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power filling factor
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primary phase factor
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primary factor
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prime factor
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proof/ultimate factor
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propagation factor
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propagation meteorological factor
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propagation terrain factor
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proportionality factor
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proximity factor
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pulsation factor
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quality factor
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R factor
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radiance factor
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radio-interference suppression factor
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readiness factor
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recombinogenic factor
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recovery factor
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rectification factor
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reduction factor
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redundancy improvement factor
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reflection factor
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reflectivity factor
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refraction factor
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refrigerating factor
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reheat factor
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relative loss factor
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relative severity factor
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release factor
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reliability demonstration factor
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reliability factor
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relocation factor
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repairability factor
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repeatability factor
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reservoir volume factor
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reset factor of relay
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resistance transfer factor
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restorability factor
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revenue load factor
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ripple factor
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risk factor
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rolling shape factor
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roll-off factor
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roughness factor
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runoff factor
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safety factor for dropout of relay
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safety factor for pickup of relay
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safety factor of insulation
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safety factor
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sag factor
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saturation factor
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scale factor
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scaling factor
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screening factor
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screen factor
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secondary-electron-emission factor
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self-transmissible factor
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separation factor
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service factor
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sex factor
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shadow factor
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shape factor
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sheet ratio factor
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shielding factor
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shield factor
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shrinkage factor
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signal-to-noise improvement factor
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size factor
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skew factor
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slant-range correction factor
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sliding factor
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slip factor
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smoothing factor
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snagging factor
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soap factor
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social factor
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socioeconomic factor
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solubility factor
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sound absorption factor
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space factor of winding
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space factor
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spreading factor
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squeezing factor
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stability factor
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stacking factor
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stage amplification factor
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standing-wave factor
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steam reduction factor
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steam-zone shape factor
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storage factor
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stowage factor
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strain concentration factor
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streamflow formation factor
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strength factor
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stress concentration factor
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stress intensity factor
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stretch factor
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structure factor
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submergence factor
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summability factor
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superficial friction factor
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support factor
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surface correction factor
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surface-area factor
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tapping factor
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technical preparedness factor
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telephone influence factor
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termination factor
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terrain factor
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thermal eta factor
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thermal factor
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thermal utilization factor
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thermodynamic factor
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thrust-deduction factor
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time factor
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time-scale factor
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tire size factor
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tooth factor
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transfer factor
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transmission factor
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transport factor
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traveling-wave factor
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trigger factor
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truck service factor
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tuning factor
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turbidity factor
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turbulence factor
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twist factor
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U-factor
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unavailability factor
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unbalance factor
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unit conversion factor
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usage factor
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utilization factor
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vacuum factor
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velocity gain factor
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velocity factor
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viscosity factor
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void factor
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voltage amplification factor
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voltage amplitude factor
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voltage ripple factor
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voltage unbalance factor
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voltage waveform distortion factor
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volume-utilization factor
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wake factor
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water encroachment factor
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water saturation factor
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waveform distortion factor
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wear factor
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weather-forming factor
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weight load factor
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weighting factor
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weight factor
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winding factor
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wobble factor
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wood swelling factor
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work factor
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yield factor
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zero phase-sequence current factor
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6 estimation
ˌestɪˈmeɪʃən сущ.
1) почтение, уважение;
пиетет to hold/have in estimation ≈ уважать The magazine never stood higher in public estimation than it stands to-day. ≈ Журнал никогда не пользовался таким уважением общественности, как сейчас. Syn: respect, esteem, honor
2) суждение;
мнение;
взгляд He is the cleverest of men in my estimation. ≈ По моему мнению, он умнейший человек. Syn: opinion, judgment
3) приблизительная оценка, прикидка;
приблизительный подсчет, расчет By estimation, we are not farther than two miles away form the village. ≈ По предварительным подсчетам, мы не далее, чем в двух милях от деревни. оценка, суждение, мнение - in my * по моему мнению - in the * of most people как считает большинство уважение - to hold in * уважать - to be held in high * пользоваться большим уважением - to rise in the * of the public возвыситься расчет, подсчет, вычисление;
калькуляция, смета( примерное) определение - ocular * определение (расстояния) на глаз, глазомерная оценка - range * (военное) определение расстояния( до цели) - terrain * (военное) оценка местности оценивание, нахождение оценки (в статистике) analytical ~ аналитическая оценка biased ~ смещенная оценка classical ~ классическая задача оценивания crude ~ грубое оценивание crude ~ приближенное оценивание empirical ~ эмпирическое оценивание estimation оценивание ~ оценка ~ подсчет, вычисление;
определение глазомером;
прикидка ~ получение оценки ~ смета ~ суждение;
мнение;
оценка;
in my estimation по моему мнению ~ уважение;
to hold in estimation уважать ~ уважение ~ of sampling errors оценивание ошибок выборочного обследования ~ of yield оценка дохода ~ уважение;
to hold in estimation уважать ~ суждение;
мнение;
оценка;
in my estimation по моему мнению optimum ~ оптимальная оценка rough ~ грубое оценивание smoothed ~ сглаженное оцениваниеБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > estimation
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7 condition
1) условие || обусловливать2) состояние || поддерживать (приводить в) определённое состояние3) положение; ситуация4) мн. ч. режим5) мн. ч. параметры7) выдерживать (напр. древесину)8) горн. подвергать обработке реагентами перед флотацией9) текст. испытывать степень влажности•conditions beyond the experience — условия ( полёта), выходящие за рамки опыта ( пилота);-
abnormal operating conditions
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accident condition
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actual operating conditions
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added-value condition
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adjoint boundary condition
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adverse conditions
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airworthy condition
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alert condition
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ambient conditions
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anticipated operating conditions
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application conditions
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as-cast condition
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as-deposited condition
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as-drawn condition
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as-extruded condition
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as-forged condition
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as-received condition
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as-rolled condition
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as-welded condition
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asymmetrical conditions
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asynchronous condition
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atmospheric conditions
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average operating conditions
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balanced conditions
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beet cutting conditions
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boundary condition
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breaking conditions
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burning conditions
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busy condition
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characteristic condition
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chemistry conditions
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close conditions
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cold furnace condition
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compatibility condition
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condition of indeterminacy
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condition of static equilibrium
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conjugating boundary condition
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consistency condition
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contact conditions
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continuity condition
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continuous conditions
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controlled atmosphere conditions
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controlled conditions
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cost optimum condition
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crack arrest conditions
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crack extension conditions
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crew physical condition
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criticality conditions
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current yield condition
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cutting conditions
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deadlock condition
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debugging conditions
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Derichlet's boundary condition
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design conditions
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dirt load condition
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disabled condition
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docking initial contact conditions
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don't care condition
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downstream stagnation conditions
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dry-bulb conditions
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dust condition
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dyebath conditions
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dynamic conditions
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elliptic boundary condition
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emergency condition
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end fixity condition
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energized condition
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environmental conditions
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equilibrium condition
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equilibrium fuel burnup conditions
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equilibrium xenon conditions
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equipment-damaging condition
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error condition
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exception condition
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existence condition
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extreme conditions
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fault conditions
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faulty condition
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field condition
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firing conditions
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flight conditions
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flow conditions
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fracture arrest conditions
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fracture conditions
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free surface conditions
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freezing conditions
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friction boundary conditions
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frost buildup conditions
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full power equilibrium xenon conditions
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full-load conditions
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fusing condition
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gap condition
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general yielding conditions
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geological conditions
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geometric boundary condition
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geotechnical conditions
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governing conditions
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grinding conditions
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grip conditions
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hazardous weather conditions
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high-resistance fault conditions
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highresistance fault conditions
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homogeneous boundary conditions
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hostile conditions
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humid condition
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humidity conditions
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hunting conditions
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hygiene and sanitary conditions
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hypobaric conditions
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ice conditions
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ice-bound conditions
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icing conditions
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impact conditions
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induction condition
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initial condition
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in-lock condition
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in-pile conditions
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in-place conditions
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in-plane boundary conditions
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in-situ conditions
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instrument meteorological conditions
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jump conditions
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karstic conditions
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landing conditions
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limiting condition
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living conditions
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load conditions
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loading condition
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local condition
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local flow conditions
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logical condition
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lowest weather conditions
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low-light-level conditions
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machine conditions
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machining conditions
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making conditions
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managed conditions
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meteorological conditions
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mill conditions
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mining and geological conditions
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mixed-boundary conditions
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moding conditions
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moisture conditions
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motor load condition
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mutual-testing conditions
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natural boundary condition
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natural conditions
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near singing conditions
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necessary condition
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Newmann's boundary condition
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Newton's boundary condition
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no-load conditions
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nominal conditions
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normal conditions
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off condition
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off-design conditions
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off-peak conditions
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on condition
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on-peak conditions
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on-speed conditions
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open-conductor operating conditions
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operated condition
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operating condition
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operational conditions
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operation conditions
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out-of-balance condition
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out-of-round condition
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out-of-step conditions
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out-of-tolerance conditions
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overaged condition
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overheating conditions
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overload conditions
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overpoled condition
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overtempered condition
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oxidizing conditions
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peak load conditions
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periodicity condition
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permit conditions
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petrophysical conditions
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plane-strain condition
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plant conditions
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poor ground condition
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postfault conditions
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precipitation conditions
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prefault conditions
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process conditions
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program stop condition
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pulling condition
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pulse conditions
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pump-starving filter condition
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quenched condition
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quiescent condition
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rated conditions
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reaction conditions
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ready condition
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reductive conditions
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reference friction conditions
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refrigerating conditions
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rigidity condition
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roof conditions
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room conditions
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running conditions
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runoff conditions
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safety conditions
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self-testing conditions
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semistalled condition
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service conditions
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short-circuit conditions
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side condition
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simulated conditions
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slipping condition
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stability conditions
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stabilized condition
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stagnant conditions
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standard condition
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standby condition
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starting conditions
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start-oscillation condition
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static conditions
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static equilibrium conditions
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steady-state condition
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steady condition
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storage conditions
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stream conditions
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strength condition
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stress boundary conditions
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stress condition
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sufficient condition
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surface condition
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symmetrical conditions
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takeoff conditions
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technical conditions
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temperature conditions
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temper-brittle condition
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terminal conditions
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terrain undercarriage working condition
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test conditions
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test-bed conditions
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thermal boundary conditions
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thermal conditions
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thermodynamic condition
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traction-free boundary conditions
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tractor underfoot condition
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transient condition
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trial conditions
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turbulent conditions
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turn-down conditions
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unbalanced conditions
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unballasted condition
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under no-load conditions
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unenergized condition
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unmanned conditions
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unpredictable conditions
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unsteady-state condition
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unsteady condition
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upstream stagnation conditions
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usage conditions
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valve flow condition
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viewing conditions
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visibility reduced condition
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visual meteorological conditions
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wait condition
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weather conditions
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well production conditions
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wet-bulb conditions
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wind conditions
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wing icing conditions
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winter conditions
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working condition
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worst conditions
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[graund] I 1. сущ.1)а) земляAfter that bumpy plane ride it's good to be back on the ground. — После этой тряски в самолёте приятно очутиться снова на твёрдой земле.
to fall to the ground — упасть; рушиться прям. и перен.
hallowed ground, holy ground — священная земля
to take ground — приставать к берегу; занимать позицию
Syn:б) грунт, земля, почваfirm / hard / solid ground — твёрдая почва
The ground must be plowed in early spring. — Землю следует вспахивать ранней весной.
Syn:2)Houses should be built on high ground. — Дома должны строиться на высоких участках.
recreation ground — площадка для игр, спортплощадка; место для отдыха
б) ( grounds) сад, парк при доме; участок вокруг домаNow that you've seen the house, I'll show you around the grounds. — А теперь, когда вы осмотрели дом, я покажу вам участок.
в) = sports ground спортивная площадка•Syn:tract of land, land, terrain, region, habitat, area, territory, realm, province, district, domain, sphere, property, real estate, estate, yard, campus, farm, field, acres, premises, lawns, gardens3) плац; аэродром; полигон4) местность, область; расстояние- cover much ground- cover groundto take the ground — мор. сесть на мель
to break ground — поднимать, тянуть якорь
6) ( grounds) гуща, осадокPut the coffee grounds in the garbage. — Вылей кофейную гущу в мусорное ведро.
Syn:7) причина, основание, мотивon (the) ground(s) of smth. — по причине, на основании, под предлогом чего-л.
There were no grounds to deny bail. — Не было никаких причин отказываться от поручительства.
Syn:basis, cause, reason, motive, excuse, purpose, rationale, object, account, occasion, inducement, call, considerations, arguments, reason why, pros and cons, the whys and wherefores8) иск. грунт, фон9) уст.; муз. тема10) журн. место событийreporter on the ground — репортёр, находящийся на месте событий
to report from the ground — передавать, сообщать с места событий ( о журналисте)
••to cut the ground from under smb.'s feet / smb. — выбить почву у кого-л. из-под ног
down to the ground — разг. во всех отношениях, вполне, совершенно
to gain ground, gather ground, get ground — продвигаться вперёд, делать успехи
to give ground, lose ground, yield ground — отступать; уступать
to hold one's ground, stand one's ground — проявлять твёрдость; стоять на своём
- break fresh ground- break new ground 2. гл.1) ( ground on) основываться (на чём-л.); обосновывать, подкреплять (что-л.)The insurance business is grounded on trust. — Страхование основывается на доверии.
Your accusation must be grounded on facts. — Твоё обвинение должно основываться на фактах.
Syn:2) обучать основам предмета, знакомить с основамиI don't know how well this young lawyer performs in court, but at least he's well grounded in the principles of such cases. — Я не знаю, как этот молодой адвокат выступает в суде, но по крайней мере он хорошо знает принципы ведения таких дел.
All applicants must be well grounded in mathematics. — Все претенденты должны иметь хорошую математическую подготовку.
Syn:instruct, train, teach, familiarize, educate, indoctrinate, inform, initiate, drill, exercise, practice, discipline, prepare3) класть, опускать на землюto ground arms — складывать оружие, сдаваться
4)A storm grounded the ship on a sandbar. — Шторм выбросил корабль на отмель.
•Syn:5) авиа заставить приземлиться; запрещать полёты; приземлятьсяThe fog grounded all aircraft at N. aerodrome. — Из-за тумана ни один самолёт не мог подняться в воздух на аэродроме N.
6) грунтовать7) эл. заземлять9) стр. положить основаниеII 1. прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. от grind 2. прил.
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