wire-pulling

  • 81work the oracle — phrasal Britain : to gain something or succeed by scheming or wire pulling; specifically : to raise money by doubtful ways * * * work the oracle (informal) 1. To achieve the desired result by manipulation, intrigue, wirepulling, favour, etc 2. To …

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  • 82wiredraw — wire•draw [[t]ˈwaɪərˌdrɔ[/t]] v. t. drew, drawn, draw•ing 1) mel to draw (metal) out into wire, esp. by pulling forcibly through a series of holes of gradually decreasing diameter in a succession of dies 2) to draw out to great length, in… …

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  • 83steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …

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  • 84Subwavelength-diameter optical fibre — A subwavelength diameter fibre wraps light around human hair. Subwavelength diameter optical fibre (SDF or SDOF) is an optical fibre whose diameter is less than the wavelength of the light being propagated through the fibre. An SDOF usually… …

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  • 85Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge — Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge …

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  • 86Fly system — Fly loft of the Theater Bielefeld in Germany A fly system, flying system or theatrical rigging system, is a system of lines (e.g. ropes), blocks (pulleys), counterweights and related devices within a theatre that enable a stage crew to quickly,… …

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  • 87English Channel (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = English Channel caption = sire = Smart Strike grandsire = Mr. Prospector dam = Belva damsire = Theatrical sex = Stallion foaled = 2002 country = United States colour = Chestnut breeder = Keene Ridge Farm …

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  • 88Plastics extrusion — Cross section of a plastic extruder to show the screw Plastics extrusion is a high volume manufacturing process in which raw plastic material is melted and formed into a continuous profile. Extrusion produces items such as pipe/tubing, weather… …

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  • 89Hose clamp — A hose clamp or hose clip is a device used to attach and seal a hose onto a fitting such as a barb or nib. A hose clamp is not the same as a pipe clamp which is a clamp made partly out of a pipe, not a clamp for clamping pipe. TypesMany types are …

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  • 90Slickline — As well depths have increased over the years since the first measuring lines were brought into use, accompanied by increased working loads, it has become necessary to develop wireline having a high strength/weight ratio.There is a need for… …

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