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101tilt|board — «TIHLT BRD, BOHRD», noun. an apparatus used especially in the study of kinesthetic senses, consisting of a horizontal board, pivoted at the center upon a transverse axis in such a way that the subject, lying at full length upon it, may be tilted… …
102tilt|me|ter — «TIHLT MEE tuhr», noun. a clinometer used by seismologists to detect and measure a tilt in the earth s surface. ╂[< tilt1 + meter] …
103tilt at windmills — {v. phr.}, {literary} To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes Don Quixote). * /John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody s time by constantly tilting at windmills./ …
104tilt at windmills — {v. phr.}, {literary} To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes Don Quixote). * /John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody s time by constantly tilting at windmills./ …
105Tilt boundary — Tilt boundary. См. Малоугловая граница. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …
106tilt at windmills — A person who tilts at windmills, tries to do things that will never work in practice …
107tilt steering wheel — (tilt) A steering wheel which moves up or down or which can be set at a different angle. In this way, the driver can find the most comfortable position and also allows easier entry and exit from the vehicle …
108tilt hammer — n. a heavy drop hammer used in drop forging …
109tilt at the ring — To practise the sport of riding rapidly and catching a hanging ring on a spear ● ring …
110tilt-wing — «TIHLT WIHNG», adjective. (of an aircraft) having wings which can be tilted upwards for vertical take off and landing …
