Tube drawing — is an operation used to make a small diameter tube from a large diameter tube, by pulling the tube through a draw die.There are five types of tube drawing: tube sinking, mandrel drawing, stationary mandrel, moving mandrel, and floating… … Wikipedia
Thin layer chromatography — Separation of black ink on a TLC plate Acronym TLC Classification Chromatography Other techniques Related … Wikipedia
Tube — A long hollow cylinder. There are many tube like structures in the human body, such as the auditory tube (Eustachian tube) in the ear. * * * 1. A hollow cylindrical structure or canal. 2. A hollow cylinder or pipe. SYN: tuba [TA]. [L. tubus]… … Medical dictionary
Pipe and tube bender — Tube and pipe benders are machines which bend tube, pipe and solid metals. Pipe bending machines can either be human powered, hydraulic assisted, or hydraulic motor driven. In the pipe bending operation the tube may be supported internally or… … Wikipedia
thin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Thin is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ozone, ↑traffic Thin is used with these nouns as the object: ↑rank {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 of solid things: not thick VERBS ▪ be, feel … Collocations dictionary
wall — An investing part enclosing a cavity such as the chest or abdomen, or covering a cell or any anatomic unit. A w., as of the chest, abdomen, or any hollow organ. SYN … Medical dictionary
Video camera tube — In older video cameras, before the mid to late 1980s, a video camera tube or pickup tube was used instead of a charge coupled device (CCD) for converting an optical image into an electrical signal. Several types were in use from the 1930s to the… … Wikipedia
Cathode ray tube — Cutaway rendering of a color CRT: 1. Three Electron guns (for red, green, and blue phosphor dots) 2. Electron beams 3. Focusing coils 4. Deflection coils 5. Anode connection 6. Mask for separating beams for red,… … Wikipedia
Cold water pitting of copper tube — occurs in only a minority of installations. Copper water tubes are usually guaranteed by the manufacturer against manufacturing defects for a period of 50 years. The vast majority of copper systems far exceed this time period but a small minority … Wikipedia
Curtain wall — For defensive curtain walls in medieval buildings, see Curtain wall (fortification). Glass curtain wall of the Bauhaus Dessau A curtain wall is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural, but merely keep out the… … Wikipedia
The Tube (TV series) — Infobox television show name = The Tube caption = The Tube s neon sign trademark. format = Live music television runtime = creator = presenter= Jools Holland and Paula Yates, Muriel Gray, Gary James, Michel Cremona, Nick Laird Clowes and Mike… … Wikipedia