Search results for "Clutch" - New World Encyclopedia

* The ratchet-clutch system uses a ratchet and pawl to hold the pedal ... called a floating pedal since there is no clutch holding it in place. ...

Fowl is the common name for any of the gamefowl or landfowl comprising the bird order Galliformes, or any of the waterfowl comprising the order ...

buries the eggs and leaves the nesting site. Clutch sizes vary greatly with species. Small Brookesia species may only lay two to four eggs, while large ...

slowing the ground speed for that gear. A clutch was still provided to allow ... of the transmission. The standard clutch was removed from this drive ...

of changing gears that doesn't use the clutch, except for starts and stops, due to the physical effort of double clutching especially with ...

The scientific definition of a machine is any device that transmits or modifies energy. In common usage, the meaning is restricted to devices ...

[[Image:Battdrill.jpg|right|thumb|150px|A cordless drill with clutch.]] drill configuration and most also have a clutch setting which allows them ...

just opera seria, either. There was a clutch of comedies as well, to say nothing of sacred music composed to imperial order. But opera seria ...

but it was Dizzy who came through in the clutch when he shut out the Detroit ... and 150 wins to only 83 losses. He was a clutch pitcher when it counted, ...

built in trees or reeds, often near water. The clutch size is two to six eggs (usually about four) of a pale green color and the eggs are incubated ...

nine points in the first overtime, hitting a clutch free-throw in the last seconds. Cousy scored all four Celtics points in the second overtime period ...

. It has been traditional for women giving birth to clutch sprigs of lavender to bring added courage and strength to the task of childbearing (Longe 2005 ...

*(He's got) ice-water in his veins: When a player hits a clutch free-throw. *(It's) garbage time: The (often sloppily-played) remainder ...

females; each individual female's clutch numbers some 5-10 eggs. ... incubation period is 30–44 days, and the clutch size is from 5–55 eggs ...

lays one egg a day for a number of days (a "clutch"), then does not lay for one or more days, then lays another clutch. Originally, the hen ...

those of some mud-nesters are speckled. The average clutch size is around four to five eggs in temperate areas and two to three eggs in the tropics. Incubation ...

To protect against unwillingly losing a clutch, the female demands a long ... her original mate and presented the next clutch of eggs to the tankmate that ...

by Rolls-Royce under license from the Twin Disc Clutch Company of the USA. Rolls-Royce took over Sentinel's Shrewsbury factory for diesel engine ...

of eggs in her lifetime, with each batch, or clutch, containing several hundred eggs, yielding a total fertility of up to 4,000 eggs per female ...

the tractor. The pedal on the left is the clutch. The operator presses on ... require that the operator depress the clutch in order to shift between ...

sparks from a battery, the spark plug, the clutch, the gear shift, the water ... the spark plug, the carburetor, the clutch, the gear shift, and the ...

instinct for the game, especially in clutch situations. When DeJulio ... two seconds left when Sam Jones sank a clutch shot that won the Celtics ...

standing, gravely ill and almost in death’s clutch, had an encounter with a similar apparition. The celestial apparition anointed the lady with a miraculous ...

Eluding all who reach and clutch; A gray ghost thrown into the game That rival hands may never touch; A rubber bounding, blasting soul ...

[[Image:Hi-hats.jpg|thumb|Hi-hats. The clutch suspends the top cymbal on a rod operated by a foot pedal.]] Cymbal types include: * Bell cymbal ...

The clutch is typically an arrangement of plates stacked in alternating ... fun for children. Generally they have no clutch or shifting to simplify operation ...

eggs hatched a male bird or the third egg of a clutch (COED 2007). Some sources give the etymology as deriving from the fact that a male falcon is ...

desperate minority, who have conspired to clutch power." Thus, secession was an illegitimate conspiracy that had to be crushed by federal ...

when there are many offspring in a clutch or litter—this is well known in altricial songbirds, for example). Perhaps the most elaborate food ...

nesting failure. The number of eggs in each clutch is between 3 and 8. ==Species== There are six or seven extant (living) species of swans, depending ...

Reverse, or IAR. This system incorporates a one-way clutch bearing on the handle shaft to restrict handle movement to forward motion only. ...

Females lay three to eight large, pale green-blue eggs in each clutch into a prepared heap of leaf litter (Davies 2003). These eggs measure about ...

* Clutch plates * Stage curtains * Fire blankets * Interior fire doors * Fireproof clothing for firefighters * Thermal pipe insulation ...

inspired Croatian team into the finals with clutch free throws executed by Petrović in the semi-final game against the Soviet Unified Team. In the end ...

Graham's clutch play also led to the NFL title one week later. Trailing the Los Angeles Rams by one point with 1:48 remaining and starting ...

called oviparity. The number of eggs laid (the clutch size) varies among genera. In the genus Colostethus, the size will vary from 25 to 35 eggs. In ...

*1993: Saab introduces the "Sensonic clutch" and the "Black Panel," later to be called the "Night Panel." ...

using sparks from a battery, spark plug, the clutch, the gear shift, the water radiator, and a carburetor, Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2005 ...

Bryant's reputation as a "clutch player." ... 30, 2021. He continued his dominant clutch plays making yet another ...

Bird is remembered as one of the foremost clutch performers in the history of the NBA. Few players have performed as brilliantly in critical ...

[1-iron]] on the tough final hole before making the clutch putt. The PGA gave recognition for his amazing courage and determination when they awarded ...

dug, the female then starts filling the nest with a clutch of soft-shelled eggs, one by one, until she has deposited around 150 to 200 eggs, depending ...

empty upon the walls, or slip away from the clutch that had held it. As for the engine which Marcellus was bringing up on the bridge of ships, and ...

using sparks from a battery, the spark plug, the clutch, the gear shift, and the water radiator. He built improved versions in 1886 and 1887 and went ...

Piano used the middle pedal as a clutch to shift the keyboard with a lever. The entire action of the piano would shift to allow the operator ...

quot; control pedals (accelerator, brake, and clutch), and toughened or laminated glass. A number of injuries and even fatalities have been associated ...

to the Knicks. Apart from not being a great clutch player, like many other big men he was also a poor foul shooter, shooting an anemic .511 from ...

(Howard 2003). Most penguins lay two eggs in a clutch, though the two largest species, the emperor and the king penguins, lay only one (Williams 1995 ...

A crane is a mechanical lifting device equipped with a winder, wire ropes, and sheaves that can be used to lift and lower materials and to move ...

torque from stationary, removing the need for a clutch and transmission, though start-up time and sufficiently compact packaging remain a problem. ...

An electric motor converts electrical energy into kinetic energy. The reverse task, that of converting kinetic energy into electrical energy ...

—men who in the heat of the moment (the "clutch") distinguished themselves with a timely hit or catch, or an untimely strikeout or error. ...

and also propel the submarine if required. The clutch between the motor and the engine would be disengaged when the submarine dove so that the motor ...