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bridging [′brij·iŋ] (electricity) Connecting one electric circuit in parallel with another. The action of a selector switch whose movable contact is wide enough to touch two adjacent contacts so that the circuit is not broken during contact transfer. (mathematics) The operation of carrying in addition or multiplication. (metallurgy) Formation of arched cavities in a powder compact. Jamming of the charge in a blast or a cupola furnace due to adherence of fine ore particles to the inner walls. Formation of solidified metal over the top of the charge in a mold or crucible. (mining engineering) The obstruction of the receiving opening in a material-crushing device by two or more pieces wedged together, each of which could easily pass through. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| She had laid up her treasures on earth only; she had lived solely for the little things of life -- the things that pass -- forgetting the great things that go onward into eternity, bridging the gulf between the two lives and making of death a mere passing from one dwelling to the other -- from twilight to unclouded day. Else would I have died, there in Red-Eye's clutch, and there would have been no bridging of time to the tune of a thousand centuries down to a progeny that reads newspapers and rides on electric cars--ay, and that writes narratives of bygone happenings even as this is written. When its errands are noble and adequate, a steamboat bridging the Atlantic between Old and New England and arriving at its ports with the punctuality of a planet, is a step of man into harmony with nature. |
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