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111duct heater — A type of thrust augmentation in which fuel is added to the fan discharge air and burned …
112duct losses — The friction losses that cause the air pressure to decrease in gas turbine engine …
113duct propagation — A layer of troposphere bounded above and below by layers that have different refractive index, which confines and propagates an abnormally high proportion of VHF (very high frequency) and UHF (ultrahigh frequency) radiation. This results in freak …
114duct tape — noun N. Amer. strong cloth backed waterproof adhesive tape. Origin 1970s: orig. used for repairing leaks in ducted systems …
115duct tape — UK / US noun [uncountable] strong and very sticky cloth that is often used for covering cracks or holes in pipes …
116duct tape — /ˈdʌkt teɪp/ (say dukt tayp) noun Originally US strong adhesive tape for electrical and other purposes …
117duct of botallus — bōˈtaləs Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: translation of New Latin ductus Botalli, from Botallus (Leonardo Botallo), 16th century Italian physician : ductus arteriosus …
118duct of cuvier — ˈk(y)üvēˌā, ku̅e̅vyā Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Baron Georges Cuvier died 1832 French naturalist : either of a pair of large transverse venous sinuses that conduct blood from the cardinal veins to the sinus venosus of the… …
119duct of rivinus — rəˈvēnəs Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after Augustus Q. Rivinus died 1723 German physiologist : any of several small inconstant efferent ducts of the sublingual gland …
120duct of Botallus — noun see ductus arteriosus …
