flow+back
101exhaust back pressure — any pressure holding back the flow of the gases in an exhaust system. Pressure exerted in exhaust system in reverse direction. Also called back pressure …
102Price-specie-flow mechanism — Adjustment mechanism under the classical gold standard whereby disturbances in the price level in one country would be wholly or partly offset by a countervailing flow of specie ( gold coins) that would act to equalize prices across countries and …
103blow-back valve — The valve in the flap system that prevents the flaps from being lowered at too high an air speed. If the flaps are down and the air speed increases to too high a value, the flaps will retract automatically. Also called a flap overload valve. Blow …
104arc-back — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : failure of a gas filled or mercury vapor rectifier to suppress the current during the inverse voltage half of a cycle due to overheating of the anode or to other causes * * * /ahrk bak /, n. Electronics. an undesirable… …
105bi|o|feed|back — «BY oh FEED bak», noun. 1. a method of monitoring one s own brain waves by the use of a portable electroencephalograph, especially for the purpose of controlling the alpha rhythm. 2. a similar method used to monitor and control one s own blood… …
106tail·back — /ˈteılˌbæk/ noun, pl backs [count] 1 American football : a player on offense who runs with the ball and blocks : ↑halfback 2 Brit : a situation in which the flow of traffic is blocked and a long line of vehicles forms a traffic tailback [=(US) …
107Reversal flow transaction — Wichtige Leitzinsen Zinssatz Höhe EZB (letzte Änderung per: 08. April 2009) Einlagesatz 0,25 % Hauptrefinanzierungssatz 1,25 % Spitzenrefinanzierungssatz 2,25 % SNB (letzte Änderung per: 12. März 2009) …
108exhaust back pressure — The pressure produced in the exhaust system of a reciprocating engine as a result of the length and the diameter of the exhaust pipe. The pressure opposes the flow of exhaust gases as they are forced out of the cylinders when the exhaust valve is …
109vortex flow — The whirling motion of the oil in a torque converter as it moves around and around from the pump, through the turbine, through the stator and back into the pump and so on …
110ebb and flow — The coming in and the falling back of the tide. A rejected test of navigability of water. 56 Am J1st Wat § 178 …
