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  2. Glossary of climbing terms - Wikipedia

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    A A-grade Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term ...

  3. List of gear nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    A face gear set typically consists of a disk-shaped gear, grooved on at least one face, in combination with a spur, helical, or conical pinion. A face gear has a planar pitch surface and a planar root surface, both of which are perpendicular to the axis of rotation. [ 1 ]

  4. Zamperini Field - Wikipedia

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    Zamperini Field (IATA: TOA, ICAO: KTOA, FAA LID: TOA) is a public airport three miles (5 km) southwest of downtown Torrance, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. [ 1 ] The airport is classified by the FAA as a Regional Reliever [ 2 ] and was once known as Torrance Municipal Airport ; it was renamed for local sports and war hero ...

  5. Pressure angle - Wikipedia

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    Pressure angles. Pressure angle in relation to gear teeth, also known as the angle of obliquity, [1] is the angle between the tooth face and the gear wheel tangent. It is more precisely the angle at a pitch point between the line of pressure (which is normal to the tooth surface) and the plane tangent to the pitch surface.

  6. List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical ...

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    ACS 1: Airman Certification Standards [4] FAA pilot testing ACS 2: Audio control system ACU 1: Air condition unit ACU 2: Alternator control unit [2] Protection from alternator over-voltage. AD Airworthiness Directive: ADA Advisory area ADAHRS Air data attitude heading reference system ADC Air data computer: ADD Acceptable deferred defect ADF ...

  7. Stocking (forestry) - Wikipedia

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    When stocking, a tree's basal area is measured. The basal area is a cross-sectional area of the stump taken about 4.5 feet (1.4 m) above the ground. [7] The equation for calculating the basal area of trees in a stand is Basal Area = 0.005454 DBH 2, where DBH is the diameter of the tree at the aforementioned measuring height. [7]

  8. TOA - Wikipedia

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    TOA, a mnemonic in trigonometry; TOA, the SAME code for a tornado watch; Toas, Aboriginal artifacts; Tubo-ovarian abscess, an infection of the ovary and fallopian tube; Type of Activity, a classification defined in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification; Trioctylamine, an organic compound

  9. Steel-toe boot - Wikipedia

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    A pair of well-worn steel-toe shoes A pair of ISO 20345:2004 compliant S3 safety boots. A steel-toe boot (also known as a safety boot, steel-capped boot, steel toecaps or safety shoe) is a durable boot or shoe that has a protective reinforcement in the toe which protects the foot from falling objects or compression.