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backing 1. Theatre a scenic cloth or flat placed behind a window, door, etc., in a set to mask the offstage space 2. the support in gold or precious metals for a country's issue of money in notes 3. Meteorol an anticlockwise change in wind direction backing [′bak·iŋ] (civil engineering) The unexposed, rough masonry surface of a wall that is faced with finer work. The earth backfill of a retaining wall. (electronics) Flexible material, usually cellulose acetate or polyester, used on magnetic tape as the carrier for the oxide coating. (metallurgy) (meteorology) Internationally, a change in wind direction in a counterclockwise sense (for example, south to east) in either hemisphere of the earth. In United States usage, a change in wind direction in a counterclockwise sense in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. (mining engineering) Timbers across the top of a level, supported in notches cut in the rock. 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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| With financial backing from Beverly Hills-based media and entertainment private equity specialists Clarity Partners LP, Boberg and his partners have launched a Los Angeles-based distribution company called Liberation Entertainment. Velcera has combined recognized animal health expertise with a novel, patented drug delivery technology and solid financial backing to create a company that will develop and commercialize a unique line of animal health medicines," says Dennis Steadman, president and CEO. A, and law school graduate secured financial backing from SBC Communications to launch ChaseCom, which provides corporate customer service call centers with multilingual workers. |
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