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chatter the undulating pattern of marks in a machined surface from the vibration of the tool or workpiece chatter [′chad·ər] (electricity) Prolonged undesirable opening and closing of electric contacts, as on a relay. Also known as contact chatter. (engineering) An irregular alternating motion of the parts of a relief valve due to the application of pressure where contact is made between the valve disk and the seat. (engineering acoustics) Vibration of a disk-recorder cutting stylus in a direction other than that in which it is driven. 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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Making Kuzma's job even more Atlas-ian are the respective entrances of Andrei's chattery wife, Tatyana (Tamara Krinsky), and a customer (Anne Gee Byrd) with an insoluble problem. He says their chattery strings of syllables sound like "a cross between Bugs Bunny and a squeaky' door. In a nutshell: Chattery ensemble comedy is superficial but fun slice of Chicago African-American life. |
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