Load profile — In electrical engineering, a load profile is a graph of the variation in the electrical load versus time. A load profile will vary according to customer type (typical examples include residential, commercial and industrial), temperature and… … Wikipedia
Load following power plant — A load following power plant is a power plant that adjusts its power output as demand for electricity fluctuates throughout the day. Load following plants are in between base load and peaking power plants in efficiency, speed of startup and… … Wikipedia
Load transfer — In automobiles, load transfer is the imaginary shifting of weight around a motor vehicle during acceleration (both longitudinal and lateral). This includes braking, and deceleration (which is an acceleration at a negative rate). Load transfer is… … Wikipedia
load classification group — A pavement load bearing classification system indicating the load bearing capability of the pavement without cracking or becoming permanently deformed. It is a development of the load classification number (LCN) system and is intended to take… … Aviation dictionary
Elegant variation — is a phrase coined by Henry Watson Fowler to refer to the unnecessary use of synonyms to mean a single thing. In Modern English Usage (1926) he wrote:: It is the second rate writers, those intent rather on expressing themselves prettily than on… … Wikipedia
Radial Force Variation — Tires provide for steering, traction, braking, and load support by transmitting forces between the vehicle and the road. Radial Force Variation (RFV) is a property of a tire that characterizes its dynamic behavior of these forces. High values of… … Wikipedia
Lateral Force Variation — Tires provide for steering, traction, braking, and load support by transmitting forces between the vehicle and the road. Lateral Force Variation (LFV) is a property of a tire that characterizes its dynamic behavior of these forces. High values of … Wikipedia
tidal load — noun : variation of pressure in the earth due to the movement of the water caused by the tide or due to the stresses produced by the changing positions of the moon and sun relative to the earth … Useful english dictionary
коррекция колебаний нагрузки — — [Я.Н.Лугинский, М.С.Фези Жилинская, Ю.С.Кабиров. Англо русский словарь по электротехнике и электроэнергетике, Москва, 1999 г.] Тематики электротехника, основные понятия EN compensation of load variation … Справочник технического переводчика
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Tire uniformity — refers to the dynamic mechanical properties of pneumatic tires as strictly defined by a set of measurement standards and test conditions accepted by global tire and car makers. These measurement standards include the parameters of radial force… … Wikipedia