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41Segmental bridge — As its name implies, a segmental bridge is a bridge built in short sections (called segments), i.e., one piece at a time, as opposed to traditional methods that build a bridge in very large sections. The bridge is made of concrete that is either… …
42ascending — ascendingly, adv. /euh sen ding/, adj. 1. moving upward; rising. 2. Bot. growing or directed upward, esp. obliquely or in a curve from the base. [1350 1400; ME; see ASCEND, ING2] * * * …
43hang gliding — the sport of launching oneself from a cliff or a steep incline and soaring through the air by means of a hang glider. [1970 75] * * * Sport of flying in unpowered aircraft that are light enough to be carried by the pilot. Takeoff is usually… …
44aileron reversal — An adverse effect when an aircraft rolls in the reverse direction of the aileron input. This can be caused by the following: i. Aerodynamic twisting of the wing caused by ailerons as speed is increased, which may reduce, neutralize, or reverse… …
45ascent — n. 1. Rising, rise, ascension, ascending, mounting, moving upward. 2. Ascending, climbing, scaling, voyage up. 3. Acclivity, rising ground, ascending path, upward slope. 4. Elevation, height, eminence …
46ascension — ascension, ascent denote the act of moving upward or the movement upward. Ascension may occur where there is no implication of effort or difficulty in rising, and where there is usually the suggestion of movement activated by some property in the …
47ascent — n 1. rising, arising, uprising; levitating, floating; soaring, flying; shooting up, springing up, sprouting, creeping up. 2. climbing, mounting, moving upward, surmounting, traveling up; scaling, scrambling, clambering, shin nying, escalading. 3 …
48ascending — as•cend•ing [[t]əˈsɛn dɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) moving upward; rising 2) bot Bot. growing or directed upward • Etymology: 1350–1400 …
49climb up — verb 1. go upward with gradual or continuous progress (Freq. 3) Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house? • Syn: ↑climb, ↑mount, ↑go up • See Also: ↑climb on (for …
50upcut — I. | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: up (I) + cut, v. : to cut (machine work) while the tool is moving upward II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: up (II) + cut, n …
