A cold finishing operation to obtain exactly the desired diameter and/or to improve mechanical properties Performed by pulling a tube through a hardened die without using an interior tool (mandrel)
In atmospheric optics, a refraction phenomenon, the opposite of looming, in which an object on or slightly above the geographic horizon apparently sinks below it Compare inferior mirage, stooping
{f} submerge, fall down below the surface (especially in water); move down to a lower level; invest; fall, descend; slope or dip downward; become submerged; penetrate, permeate
a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"
The term is used here to describe the way a switch is connected in the circuit If the switch completes the electrical circuit by connecting the load to ground/(-) it is considered to be sinking the load In a solid state device this is equivalent to a NPN ouput
If you have a sinking feeling, you suddenly become depressed or lose hope. I began to have a sinking feeling that I was not going to get rid of her. see also sink
{s} falling down below the surface; moving to a lower level; falling, descending; sloping downward; penetrating, permeating
a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs"
a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach
A smithing technique to give form and volume to sheet metal by hammering the sheet into a recess
Controlling oil spills by using an agent to trap the oil and sink it to the bottom of the body of water where the agent and the oil are biodegraded
In this procedure, the tube is drawn through a die without inner tool, whereat essentially only outer and inner diameter is reduced and the wall thickness can increase or decrease to a low extend depending on the reduction ratio
a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"