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  • bleed: to let a fluid,such as air or liquid oxygen,escape from a pipe,tank,or the like
    Category: Physics

  • bleed: characterized by bleeding..to permit (printed illustration or ornamentation) to run off the page or sheet/.
    Category: Printing and publishing

  • bleed: to trim the edge of a sheet of paper so as to cut into printed or engraved matter..
    Category: Printing and publishing

  • bleed: to diffuse or run when wetted - used chiefly of textile dyes or dyed fabrics..
    Category: General

  • bleed-air: a high pressure air bleed from the compressor of a gas-turbine engine which may be used for cabin pressurization and/or turbine cooling
    Category: Mechanical engineering

  • bleed-off: allowing the running to waste of a small amount of the total refrigerant circulating
    Category: Mechanical engineering

  • bleed-out: spread of adhesive away from bond area
    Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

  • bleed-through: the adhesive or component(s)thereof seeping from the glue line to the surface of an assembly,causing a blemish or defect
    Category: Building industry

  • bleeder: a pressure relief and safety valve on the uptakes of a blast furnace
    Category: Iron and steel industries

  • bleeder-type: atmospheric condenser, the design of which allows the bleeding off of liquefied refrigerant at various levels
    Category: Mechanical engineering

  • bleeding: the seepage of an adhesive or components thereof from the glue line to the surface of an assembly, causing a blemish or defect
    Category: Building industry

  • bleeding: removal of blood from the carcass
    Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

  • bleeding: Binder working its way to the surface of a road dressing.
    Category: Management in the public and private sector

  • bleeding: upward movement of a bituminous binder towards the surface of the pavement
    Category: Building industry

  • bleeding: the loss of sap from the pruning cuts
    Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

  • bleeding: migration of the soluble constituents of adhesives and paint of a base coating to the surface of a subsequent coating through the solvant action of the second coating
    Category: The chemical industry

  • bleeding: the process of diffusion of a coloured substance from,into and/or through a paint or varnish film from beneath,thus producing an undesirable staining or colour change
    Category: The chemical industry

  • bleeding: Loss of dye from a coloured material in contact with a liquid leading to coloration of the liquid,or of adjacent areas of the same or other material.
    Category: Various industries and crafts

  • bleeding: the exudation of liquid oil-type preservative from the surface of treated timber after the treatment process is completed
    Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

  • bleeding: the exudation of natural gum,oil,resin etc.from trees or converted timber,following wounding
    Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

  • bleeding: a casting defect caused by incomplete filling of the mould due to molten metal draining or leaking out of some part of the mould cavity during pouring
    Category: Iron and steel industries

  • bleeding: the action where by the color of a stain or other material works up into succeeding coats and impacts a certain amount of colour.
    Category: The chemical industry

  • expellee: a person ordered or forced to leave a country
    Category: Politics

  • FLEECY: Resembling a wool fleece in appearance and handle,or descriptive of fabrics having a fine,soft,open,and raised structure.
    Category: Various industries and crafts

  • fleet: any number of nets joined end to end and operated as a complete outfit
    Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

  • fleeting: monitored information on a condition that may persist for a time which is so short that reliable detection and transmission requires storage in the input facility of the telecontrol equipment
    Category: News-systems and communications

  • lee: Direction toward which the wind blows.Area sheltered from the wind.
    Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

  • leech: the after edge of a sail; the part of a sail which is to leeward.
    Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure

  • leek: looking like a giant scallion,the leek is related to both garlic and the onion even though its flavor and fragrance are milder and more subtle.Because they`re so sweet,leeks are often cooked and served as a side vegetable
    Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

  • lees: deposit of yeasts,bacteria,tartar and other solid matter found on the bottom of vessels containing wine
    Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

  • leeway: the distance a sailboat is carried to leeward by the force of the wind.
    Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure

  • leeway: the amount a vessel deviates from the course steered owing to the action of the wind
    Category: Transport

  • mallee: brown,highly calcareous soil of the semiarid regions of south-eastern Australia.The suboil containing more clay and calcium carbonate than the surface soil is typically strongly alkaline and rather saline
    Category: The cosmos

  • non-bleed: an engine in which no air is bled from the compressor for engine stabilization or other use
    Category: Mechanical engineering

  • sleek: metal tool used to smooth the sand of the mould
    Category: Iron and steel industries

  • sleek: fine scratch,finer than block rake,caused by a grain or aggregate of grains of the polishing agent
    Category: Various industries and crafts

  • sleek: very fine scratch caused by tiny abrasive particles present in the rouge or held in the felt,or else particles of dried rouge on the felt
    Category: Various industries and crafts

  • sleek: to remove,using a sleeker,any roughness from the surface of the mould cavity
    Category: Iron and steel industries

  • sleeker: metal tool used to smooth the sand of the mould
    Category: Iron and steel industries

  • sleep: the physiological process by which bodily functions are periodically rested
    Category: Medicine

  • sleeper: a timber laid horizontally on the ground to support other members or construction,e.g.a sill distributing the load from posts or framing
    Category: Various industries and crafts

  • sleeper: a wooden beam laid horizontally as a support,especially for railway track
    Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

  • sleeper: a sleeping garment esp. for children
    Category: Domestic economy

  • sleeper: a reinforcing member secured at right angles to the under side of floor boards of a skid base or pallet.
    Category: Technical and industry in general

  • sleepers: Barbiturates
    Category: General

  • sleeping: 1)hypnotism used as a method of treatment; 2)the induction of prolonged sleep as a therapeutic measure
    Category: Medicine

  • sleeping: a blank group of cells automatically added to a file to permit new data entry
    Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

  • sleeping: one who only invests money in a partnership business
    Category: Law

  • sleeping: a ramp across a road intended two slow down traffic
    Category: Management in the public and private sector

  • sleeping: the sofa bed is a convertible bed-sofa of modern vintage. The seating platform, unfolding into a --, is often used in small living areas.
    Category: Domestic economy



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