absorption rate, initial rate of absorption
The weight of water absorbed when a brick is partially immersed for one minute; usually expressed in grams per minute or ounces […]
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absorption system
A refrigeration system in which the refrigerant gas evolved in the evaporator is taken up in an absorber and (upon the application of
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absorption-type liquid chiller
Equipment utilizing a generator, condenser, absorber, evaporator, pumps, controls, and accessories to cool water, or other secondary liquid, using absorption techniques.
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abstract of title
An outline history of the ownership of a parcel of land, from the original grant, with changes in title, and with a
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absorbing well, dry well, waste well
A well used for draining off surface water and conducting it underground, where it is absorbed.
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absorptance
In illumination engineering, the ratio of the absorbed flux to the incident flux.
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absorption
1. The process by which a liquid, or a mixture of gases and liquid, is drawn into and tends to fill permeable
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absorption bed
A pit of relatively large dimensions which is filled with coarse aggregate and contains a distribution pipe system; used to absorb the effluent