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• 8.8 cm FlaK 18/36/37/41
  ...pons of the war. Developments of the original models led to a wide variety of guns. ...the guns were universally known as the ''Acht-acht'' (8-8), a contraction of ''Acht-komma-acht Zentimeter'' (German: "8,8 cm" - comma being used as the
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• 5"/51 caliber gun
  ...irst [[United States Navy]] [[light cruiser]]s and the secondary batteries of United States Navy [[battleship]]s built from 1907 through the 1920s. Unit ...lly uses to measure range?--> miles (15 km) at the maximum elevation of 20 degrees. Useful life expectancy was 900 effective full charges (EFC
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• M242 Bushmaster
  ...lt and has dual-feed capability. The term "chain gun" derives from the use of a roller chain that drives the bolt back and forth. ...on has an effective range of 3,000 [[Metre|meter]]s, depending on the type of ammunition used.
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• M2 Browning machine gun
  ...lklands War]] <br>[[South African Border War]]<br>[[United States invasion of Panama]] <br>[[Gulf War]] <br>[[Somali Civil War]] <br>[[Operation Medak Po ...Gun''', or "Ma Deuce" is a [[heavy machine gun]] designed towards the end of [[World War I]] by [[John Browning]]. It is very similar in design to John
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• Ordnance QF 2 pounder
  ...ion=The QF 2 pounder in Batey ha-Osef Museum, Israel. Note the folded legs of the carriage. ...un on British tanks early in World War II, and was a typical main armament of [[Armored car (military)|armoured car]]s such as the [[Daimler Armoured Car
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• Activated carbon
  ...cal reaction]]s.<ref>[http://www.activated-carbon.com/1-3.html "Properties of Activated Carbon", CPL Caron Link, accessed 2008-05-02]</ref> ...though further chemical treatment often enhances the absorbing properties of the material. Activated carbon is usually derived from [[charcoal]].
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• Polymer nanocomposite
  ...nipulate matter on the nanometer level is making possible a new generation of materials with enhanced mechanical, optical, transport and magnetic propert ...mixing/compounding, stabilization of the achieved dispersion, orientation of the [[dispersed phase]], and the compounding strategies for all MPS, includ
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• Viscometer
  ...onditions, an instrument called a [[rheometer]] is used. Viscometers only measure under one flow condition. ...of the viscosity. The flow conditions must have a sufficiently small value of [[Reynolds number]] for there to be [[laminar flow]].
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• Biopolymer
  [[File:ADN animation.gif|thumb|right|220px|Microstructure of part of a [[DNA]] [[double helix]] '''biopolymer''']] ...]] and [[RNA]] are all examples of biopolymers, in which the [[monomer]]ic units, respectively, are [[sugar]]s, [[amino acid]]s, and [[nucleotide]]s.
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• Polypropylene
  ...erwear and carpets), [[stationery]], plastic parts and reusable containers of various types, laboratory equipment, [[loudspeakers]], automotive component ...r polypropylene had a volume of 45.1 million tons, which led to a turnover of about 65 billion US-dollars (47.4 billion Euro).<ref>{{cite web|title = Mar
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• Petroleum
  ...fined and separated, most easily by [[boiling point]], into a large number of consumer products, from [[petrol]] and [[kerosene]] to [[asphalt]] and chem ...aries depending on the subsurface conditions, and on the [[phase diagram]] of the petroleum mixture.<ref name="Hyne 2001">Hyne (2001), pp. 1–4.</ref>
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• R-value (insulation)
  ...ed 2008-07-13.</ref>. R-value is the [[Multiplicative inverse|reciprocal]] of [[U-value]]. ...the correct units can be inferred from the context and from the magnitudes of the values.
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• Building insulation materials
  ...terials''' are [[thermal insulation]] used in the construction or retrofit of buildings. ...h radiation as well as conduction. Following is a table of materials, most of which have been used for insulating buildings.
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• Units of textile measurement
  ...gram. The term denier is from a French coin of small value (worth 1/12th of a sou). Applied to yarn, a denier was held to be equal in weight to 1/24th ...t or D.P.F) whereas the second relates to a [[yarn]], an [[agglomeration]] of filaments.
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• Tog (unit)
  The '''tog''' is a measure of [[thermal resistance]], commonly used in the [[textile industry]], and ofte The basic unit of insulation coefficient is the <b> [[R-value (insulation)|''R''_SI
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• Yarn
  :''This article is about the fibre product. For the type of joke, see [[Shaggy dog story]].'' [[Image:A basket of yarn.jpg|thumb|right|Yarn]]
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• Tenacity
  {{About|the measure of textile strength|the geologic term|Tenacity (mineralogy)}} ...ng) strength of the fiber (in [[gram]]-force units) divided by the [[Units of textile measurement#Denier|denier]].
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• Textile
  A '''textile''' is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial [[fibre]]s often referred to as thread or [[yarn]]. Y ...g, spreading, crocheting, or bonding. ''Cloth'' refers to a finished piece of fabric that can be used for a purpose such as covering a bed.
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• Seed bead
  ...d during World War II. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, treasure troves of old beads made their way to Western markets. These "vintage" beads are high ...ze, shape, and finish as well as having larger holes than Czech seed beads of the same size, but the Japanese make fewer styles.
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• Dimension stone
  [[Image:Teignmouthquay1.jpg|thumb|280px||Large blocks of granite dimension stone being loaded at [[Teignmouth]] in 1827.]] ...ne to endure and to maintain its essential and distinctive characteristics of strength, resistance to decay, and appearance.<ref>ASTM, C18, C119-08 Stand
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