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strip 1. short for airstrip 2. Philately a horizontal or vertical row of three or more unseparated postage stamps 3. NZ short for dosing strip strip [strip] (engineering) To remove insulation from a wire. To break or otherwise damage the threads of a nut or bolt. (materials) A long, narrow piece of rigid material of uniform width. (mining engineering) To remove coal, stone, or other material from a quarry or from a working that is near the surface of the earth. (ordnance) To dissassemble a piece of equipment, such as a gun, in order to clean, repair, or transport it. 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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| This deathly image is also something of a guilty secret, since the cinematographic apparatus, when in projected motion, 'represses' the materiality of the individual frames that make up the celluloid strip. |
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