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Answer to What is sensible heat?

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:56:21 -0800

What is sensible heat?

Heat energy that causes a rise or fall in the temperature of a gas, liquid or solid when added or removed from that material. Sensible heat changes the temperature by changing the speed at which the molecules move.

Answer to What is a kilowatt (kw)?

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:53:59 -0800

What is a kilowatt (kw)?

Equal to 1,000 watts.

Answer to What is an ambient temperature?

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:47:43 -0800

What is an ambient temperature?

The temperature, usually of the air, that surrounds operating equipment.

Answer to What is an automatism?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:19:24 -0800

What is an automatism?

automatic action--especially any action performed apparently without intention or awareness.

Answer to What is an arrhythmia?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:19:10 -0800

What is an arrhythmia?

irregularity or absence of the heart rhythm caused by disturbances in transmission of electrical impulses through cardiac tissue.

Answer to What is an arousal threshold?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:18:56 -0800

What is an arousal threshold?

ease that a sleeping person is awakened.

Answer to What is an arousal disorder?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:18:38 -0800

What is an arousal disorder?

parasomnia disorder presumed to be due to an abnormal arousal function. Classical arousal disorders: sleepwalking, sleep terrors and confusional arousals.

Answer to What is arousal?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:18:23 -0800

What is arousal?

abrupt change from sleep to wakefulness, or from a "deeper" stage of non-REM sleep to a "lighter" stage

Answer to What is apnea?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:18:09 -0800

What is apnea?

Literally means "no breath"; the cessation of airflow at the nostrils and mouth for at least 10 seconds.

Answer to What is an ambulatory monitor?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:17:55 -0800

What is an ambulatory monitor?

Portable system used to record (continuously) multiple physiological variables during sleep.

Answer to What is an alpha rhythm?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:17:28 -0800

What is an alpha rhythm?

EEG oscillations, prominent over the occipital cortex, with a frequency of 8-13 Hz in adults; indicative of the awake state; present in most, but not all, normal individuals; most consistent and predominant during relaxed wakefulness.

Answer to What is an alpha intrusion?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:17:14 -0800

What is an alpha intrusion?

brief occurrence of alpha activity during a stage of sleep.

Answer to What is an abdominal movement?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:17:01 -0800

What is an abdominal movement?

In diagnostic sleep studies, abdominal movement is recorded. This is one of the measures of respiratory effort, reflecting movement of the diaphragm.

Answer to What is the victorian period?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:00:47 -0800

What is the victorian period?

was divided into three sections because of the unusually long reign of Queen Victoria,1837-1901. Therefore you will see Early,Middle and Late Victorian, these are terms applied to Furniture and ceramics.

Answer to What is a soft paste porcelain?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:00:36 -0800

What is a soft paste porcelain?

Porcelain made in Great Britain.It is a softer porcelain mixture, but the French also made soft paste porcelain.

Answer to What is pottery?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:00:19 -0800

What is pottery?

This is Earthenware/Not translucent like Porcelain when held over a light.

Answer to What is a mint condition?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:00:00 -0800

What is a mint condition?

as good as the day it was made,or,as near perfect as is possible.

Answer to What are matchstrikers?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:59:33 -0800

What are matchstrikers?

These again were little highly glazed ornaments made in Germany,showing scenes of Children at play etc., and they had a ribbed area, normally on the back,for striking the Vestas on (Old word for matches) also there was normally a receptacle like a small spill for holding the Vestas.

Answer to What is a hard paste?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:59:17 -0800

What is a hard paste?

This is a term applied to Continental porcelain, usually Europe, but not Great Britain.Germany was renowned for it's hard paste Porcelain.

Answer to What are hairline cracks?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:59:05 -0800

What are hairline cracks?

These are very fine cracks which are not normally visible to the naked eye, but are seen under an eyeglass,

Answer to What are firing cracks/marks?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:58:51 -0800

What are firing cracks/marks?

These are not damage but faults that occured when the Pottery or Porcelain was made.It usually happened in the Kilns.

Answer to What are fairings?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:58:27 -0800

What are fairings?

These were small ornaments made cheaply in Germany for the British market,in fact Germany made a tremendous amount of English Souvenier ware.Fairings depicted comical household scenes, with a caption written underneath the scene, saying something like "Last to bed turns off the light"...

Answer to What does edwardian mean?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:58:13 -0800

What does edwardian mean?

Post 1901 to Approximately World War 1, but the actual demise of Edward the 7th was earlier in 1910/11.

Answer to What does "circa" mean?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:57:49 -0800

What does "circa" mean?

placed in front of a date, means that the item can be dated to ten years either side of that date.

Answer to What is an antique?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:57:23 -0800

What is an antique?

an item over 100 years old,however recently, 50 years is considered Antique.

Answer to What is a drumlin?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:46:41 -0800

What is a drumlin?

A hill formed from glacial debris.

Answer to What is a crampon?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:46:29 -0800

What is a crampon?

A set of metal spikes to be strapped to one's boot, to prevent slipping on ice.

Answer to What is a cordelette?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:46:15 -0800

What is a cordelette?

A small rope.

Answer to What is a col?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:46:03 -0800

What is a col?

1. A high pass. 2. A ridge between two higher peaks.

Answer to What is a chimney?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:45:47 -0800

What is a chimney?

A gap between two vertical faces of rock or ice.

Answer to What is a carabiner?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:45:34 -0800

What is a carabiner?

A metal ring having a latch ("gate"), used for attaching a rope to a harness

Answer to What is a car-camp?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:45:09 -0800

What is a car-camp?

To camp in a tentsite located beside an automobile. Permits one to use tents (not to mention coolers, barbecue grills, televisions, etc) one couldn't carry on one's back.

Answer to What is a camp?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:44:50 -0800

What is a camp?

To spend the night in a temporary shelter

Answer to What is a cairn?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:44:38 -0800

What is a cairn?

A pile of stones, used to mark a trail.

Answer to What is a bushwhack?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:44:13 -0800

What is a bushwhack?

To hike off-trail, especially through underbrush.

Answer to What is a break trail?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:43:46 -0800

What is a break trail?

in winter, to hike in the lead position, forcing one's way through untrammelled snow. It is far easier to walk in the tracks of someone else who has already "broken" the trail.

Answer to What is a book time?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:43:23 -0800

What is a book time?

An estimate of the time required to hike a trail,

Answer to What is a bergschrund?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:42:53 -0800

What is a bergschrund?

A gap or crevasse at the edge of a glacier.

Answer to What is a belay?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:42:39 -0800

What is a belay?

to hold one end of a rope, so as to prevent a climber tied to the other end from falling

Answer to What is a bare-boot?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:42:22 -0800

What is a bare-boot?

To hike (especially in winter) without use of crampons, showshoes, skis, or other traction aids.

Answer to What is a backcountry camping?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:42:07 -0800

What is a backcountry camping?

Camping without making use of tentsites previously designated by the landowner.

Answer to What is an ascender?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:41:26 -0800

What is an ascender?

A device for climbing a rope.

Answer to What is an alpine zone?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:41:06 -0800

What is an alpine zone?

The area above treeline.

Answer to What is a bases loaded?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:30:42 -0800

What is a bases loaded?

When all first, second, and third bases are occupied with runners

Answer to What is a backstop?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:30:14 -0800

What is a backstop?

Fence or wall behind home plate

Answer to What is a backdoor slider?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:30:01 -0800

What is a backdoor slider?

A pitch that appears to be out of the strike zone, but then breaks back over the plate.

Answer to What is an alley?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:29:29 -0800

What is an alley?

The section of the outfield between the outfielders. Also known as the "gap".

Answer to What is an ace?

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:25:02 -0800

What is an ace?

A team's best starting pitcher

Answer to What is a scrum-down?

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:22:39 -0800

What is a scrum-down?

when the opposing scrums come together to win possession of the ball

Answer to What are backs?

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:21:41 -0800

What are backs?

the seven players comprising the team�s offense

Answer to What is a tin?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:33:05 -0800

What is a tin?

Situated between the board and the floor covering the full width of the court and constructed in such a manner as to make a distinctive noise when struck by the ball.

Answer to What is a stroke?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:32:54 -0800

What is a stroke?

The gain achieved by the player who wins a rally, either in the course of play or on award by the Referee, and which results in either the scoring of a point or change of hand.

Answer to What is a striker?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:32:43 -0800

What is a striker?

The player whose turn it is to hit the ball after it has rebounded from the front wall, or who is in the process of hitting the ball, or who - up to the point of his return reaching the front wall - has just hit the ball.

Answer to What is a service line?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:32:30 -0800

What is a service line?

A line, 50 millimeters (2 inches) in width, set out upon the floor parallel to and 5.44 meters (18 feet) from the front wall and extending the full width of the court.

Answer to What is a service?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:32:09 -0800

What is a service?

The method by which the ball is put into play by the server to commence a rally.

Answer to What is a rally?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:31:41 -0800

What is a rally?

A service only or service and any number of returns of the ball, ending when the ball ceases to be in play.

Answer to What is a rail?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:31:26 -0800

What is a rail?

A shot hit close to and parallel to the sidewalls - that is, down the line or alley; a power drive hit for length.

Answer to What is a quarter court?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:31:15 -0800

What is a quarter court?

One half of the back part of the court which has been divided into two equal parts by the half-court line.

Answer to What is a point?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:31:02 -0800

What is a point?

A unit of the scoring system. One point is added to a player's score when he is the server and wins a stroke.

Answer to What is an out line?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:30:49 -0800

What is an out line?

A continuous line comprising the front wall line, both sides wall lines and the back wall line and marking the top boundaries of the court. Note: When a court is constructed without provision of such a line, ie. the walls comprise only the area used for play, or without part of such a line (eg. a...

Answer to What is an out?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:30:30 -0800

What is an out?

The expression used to indicate that 1) the ball has struck the out line, or a wall above the out line, or the ceiling, or any fitting attached to the ceiling and/or wall above the out line or 2) the ball has passed through any fitting attached to the ceiling and/or wall above the out line or 3)...

Answer to What are officials?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:30:19 -0800

What are officials?

The Marker and the Referee.

Answer to What is a not up?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:30:01 -0800

What is a not up?

The expression used to indicate that the ball has not been struck in accordance with the rules. "Not up" applies when 1) the ball is not struck correctly by the server or striker, 2) the ball bounces more than once upon the floor before being struck by the striker, 3) the ball touches...

Answer to What is a nick?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:29:50 -0800

What is a nick?

A shot that hits the juncture of the floor and wall, and dies. Also, the juncture itself.

Answer to What is a match ball?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:29:36 -0800

What is a match ball?

The state of the score when the server requires one point to win the match. ("Match ball" is also used as a Marker's call).

Answer to What is a match?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:29:25 -0800

What is a match?

The complete contest between two players, commencing with the warm up and concluding when both players have left the court at end of the final rally (covers broken ball rule).

Answer to What is a length?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:29:11 -0800

What is a length?

Used to describe a ball hit down the line or cross court that makes its second bounce and dies near the bottom of the back wall.

Answer to What is a hand out?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:28:53 -0800

What is a hand out?

Condition when a change of server occurs. ("Hand out" is also used as a Marker's call to indicate that a change of hand has occurred).

Answer to What is a hand?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:28:43 -0800

What is a hand?

The period from the time a player becomes server until he becomes receiver.

Answer to What is a half-court line?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:28:30 -0800

What is a half-court line?

A line set upon the floor parallel to the side walls, dividing the back of the court into two equal parts, meeting the short line at its midpoint to form the "T".

Answer to What is a half time?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:28:20 -0800

What is a half time?

The midpoint of the warmup ("Half time" is also used as a Referee's call).

Answer to What is a game ball?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:28:06 -0800

What is a game ball?

The state of the score when the server requires one point to win the game in progress. ("Game ball" is also used as a Marker's call).

Answer to What is a game?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:27:52 -0800

What is a game?

Part of a match, commencing with a service and concluding when one player has scored or been awarded nine or ten points (in accordance with the rules).

Answer to What is a follow-through?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:27:40 -0800

What is a follow-through?

The action used by a player in continuing the movement of his racket after it has contacted the ball. A follow-through is reasonable if it is not excessive. An excessive follow-through is one in which the player's racket arm is extended towards a straight arm position with the racket also...

Answer to What is a down?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:27:26 -0800

What is a down?

The expression used to indicate that an otherwise good service or return has struck the board or tin or has failed to reach the front wall; or that a player has been struck by the ball before it has bounced more than once upon the floor. ("Down" is also used as a Marker's call).

Answer to What is a die?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:27:14 -0800

What is a die?

When a ball fails to bounce or come out because it has been hot with great touch, underspin, or has hit the nick.

Answer to What is a cutline?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:26:59 -0800

What is a cutline?

A line upon the front wall, 50 millimeters (2 inches) in width, the top edge of which is 1.83 meters (6 feet) above the floor and extending the full width of the court.

Answer to What is a box?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:26:46 -0800

What is a box?

A square area in each quarter court bounded by part of the short line, part of the side wall and by two other lines, and from within which the server serves.

Answer to What is a board?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:26:33 -0800

What is a board?

The lowest horizontal marking on the front wall, with the tin beneath it covering the full width of the court.

Answer to What is a backswing?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:26:19 -0800

What is a backswing?

The initial action used by a player in moving his racket away from his body as preparation prior to racket movement towards the ball for contact. A backswing is reasonable if it is not excessive. An excessive backswing is one in which the plauer's racket arm is extended towards a straight...

Answer to What is an attempt?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:26:03 -0800

What is an attempt?

The Referee shall decide what is an attempt to play the ball. An attempt is made, when in the opinion of the Referee, the striker has moved his racket towards the ball from the backswing position.

Answer to What is an appeal?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:25:50 -0800

What is an appeal?

A player's request to the Referee to consider an on or off court situation. "Appeal" is used throughout the rules in two contexts: Where the player requests the Referee to consider varying a Marker's decision. Where the player requests the Referee to allow a let. The...

Answer to What is an alley?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:25:22 -0800

What is an alley?

The area along the sidewalls.

Answer to What is an ace?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:25:09 -0800

What is an ace?

A shot with which the receiver cannot even make contact with the racquet; used especially with reference to service.

Answer to What is a backspin?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:19:33 -0800

What is a backspin?

a type of spin where, if struck with a normal racket position, the ball would not make it over the net

Answer to What is a backhand?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:18:48 -0800

What is a backhand?

a stroke done directly in front of the body, with the racket turned so that the back of the hand faces the opponent

Answer to What is a yorikiri?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:09:58 -0800

What is a yorikiri?

grabbing the opponent at his belt

Answer to What is a yokozuna?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:09:44 -0800

What is a yokozuna?

the highest rank for a wrestlers

Answer to What is a rikishi?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:09:33 -0800

What is a rikishi?

another word for wrestlers

Answer to What is an ozumo?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:09:20 -0800

What is an ozumo?

another word for wrestling

Answer to What is a mawashi?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:09:08 -0800

What is a mawashi?

the silk belt of a wrestler

Answer to What is a ketaguri?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:08:57 -0800

What is a ketaguri?

pulling the opponent's legs

Answer to What is a hataki-komi?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:08:46 -0800

What is a hataki-komi?

a quick side step and push

Answer to What is a gyoji?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:08:35 -0800

What is a gyoji?

name for the referee

Answer to What is a dohyo-iri?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:08:21 -0800

What is a dohyo-iri?

the rituals at the beginning of a match

Answer to What is a dohyo?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:08:10 -0800

What is a dohyo?

the wrestling ring, a circle

Answer to What is a basho?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:08:00 -0800

What is a basho?

a tournament

Answer to What is a banzuke?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:07:50 -0800

What is a banzuke?

the official tournament ranking list

Answer to What is an ashi-tori?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:07:40 -0800

What is an ashi-tori?

grabbing the opponents leg to bring him down

Answer to What does watered-down mean?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:02:04 -0800

What does watered-down mean?

The soaking of the artificial surface in all international matches. A wet turf "holds" the ball to the ground better than dry turf and it is better for the health of the athletes.