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adjustable wrench; British, an adjustable spanner (noun); adjustable wrenches; British, adjustable spanners (pl)
1. A Crescent ® wrench or a pipe wrench.
2. A tool that has a fixed jaw and a movable jaw which is controlled by a spiral gear or slide.
2. A tool that has a fixed jaw and a movable jaw which is controlled by a spiral gear or slide.
It is used to install or to remove bolts and nuts of various sizes.
The wrench itself comes in a variety of lengths and jaw sizes.
A crescent wrench has smooth jaws while a pipe wrench has serrated jaws.
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junct-, jug-, join-
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industrial park; British, industrial estate (s) (noun); industrial parks; British, industrial estates (pl)
A location or zone outside of a town or city; which is designed especially for factories, business offices, etc.
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stru-, struct-, -structure, -struction, -structive
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(Latin: aluminum [U.S.] and aluminium, [British])
(Latin: left, to the left; toward, or on the left side)
(Latin: mother, mama, mom; mum [British])
(Greek > Latin: a suffix; action, act, process, state, or condition; or result of doing something)
(the last Roman legions and trained British auxiliaries withdrew from Britain)
(Greek: same, like, resembling, sharing in common, similar, equal)
(Latin: a suffix; state of, result of; he who, that which)
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British thermal unit (Btu)
1. The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water from 60 degress to 61 degrees Fahrenheit (3.9 C to 4.4C) at a constant pressure of one atmosphere.
2. The quantity of heat equal to 1/180 of the heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water from 32 degrees to 212 degrees Fahrenheit at a constant pressure of one atmosphere, equal to approximately 1055.056 joules.
2. The quantity of heat equal to 1/180 of the heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water from 32 degrees to 212 degrees Fahrenheit at a constant pressure of one atmosphere, equal to approximately 1055.056 joules.
A joule is the International System unit of energy or work, equal to the work done when the application point of one newton force moves one meter in the direction of application. Symbol J [Named for the British physicist James Prescott Joule, 1818-1889, noted for his research on the mechanical equivalent of heat].
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thermo-, therm-, thermi-, -thermia, -therm, -thermal, -thermic, -thermias, -thermies, -thermous, -thermy
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British Standards Institution, BSI
A United Kingdom (British) national standards body.
Although government funded, the institution is independent. The BSI interprets international technical standard for the U.K., and it also sets its own standards.
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British thermal unit, Btu
An imperial unit of heat, now replaced in the SI system by the joule (one British thermal unit is approximately 1,055 joules).
Burning one cubic foot of natural gas releases about 1,000 Btu of heat.
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British Thermal Unit; BTU, Btu
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit; equal to 252 calories.
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