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  • 101Automatic arts — Automatic Au to*mat ic, Automatical Au to*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. automatique. See {Automaton}.] 1. Having an inherent power of action or motion. [1913 Webster] Nothing can be said to be automatic. Sir H. Davy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or… …

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  • 102Automatical — Automatic Au to*mat ic, Automatical Au to*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. automatique. See {Automaton}.] 1. Having an inherent power of action or motion. [1913 Webster] Nothing can be said to be automatic. Sir H. Davy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or… …

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  • 103Cotton mill — A cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution. Cotton mills, and the mechanisation of the spinning… …

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  • 104au´to|mat´i|cal|ly — au|to|mat|ic « tuh MAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. moving or acting by itself; regulating itself: »an automatic lock, an automatic pump. When you press a button the automatic elevator takes you to the floor you want. SYNONYM(S): self… …

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  • 105au|to|mat|ic — « tuh MAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. moving or acting by itself; regulating itself: »an automatic lock, an automatic pump. When you press a button the automatic elevator takes you to the floor you want. SYNONYM(S): self regulating. 2. done… …

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  • 106Darrieus wind turbine — Fig. 1: A Darrieus wind turbine once used to generate electricity on the Magdalen Islands The Darrieus wind turbine is a type of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) used to generate electricity from the energy carried in the wind. The turbine… …

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  • 107νηματουργία — Οι διαδοχικές αναγκαίες επεξεργασίες που υφίστανται οι νιφάδες ινών (δηλαδή ίνες περιορισμένου μήκους, το πολύ 200 250 χιλιοστά) για να μετατραπούν σε ελαστικά και ανθεκτικά νήματα. Το νήμα μπορεί να θεωρηθεί ως κυλινδρικό σύμπλεγμα ινών με… …

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  • 108Deism — For other uses, see Deism (disambiguation). Part of a series on God General c …

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  • 109Pandeism — This article is about a synthesis of deism and pantheism. For other uses, see Pandeism (disambiguation). Part of a series on God …

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  • 110automatic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mechanical; self operating; instinctive, reflex. See necessity, intuition. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Mechanical] Syn. self starting, motorized, self reguLating, automated, mechanized, electric,… …

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