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throttling [′thräd·əl·iŋ] (aerospace engineering) The varying of the thrust of a rocket engine during powered flight. (control systems) Control by means of intermediate steps between full on and full off. (thermodynamics) An adiabatic, irreversible process in which a gas expands by passing from one chamber to another chamber which is at a lower pressure than the first chamber. 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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| Simon Nishikanta was fiendish in his descriptions of whatever miscreant had done the deed and of how he should be made to suffer for it, while Grimshaw clenched and repeatedly clenched his great hands as if throttling some throat. The result was that he was slowly throttling White Fang. The next instant Martin's right hand had shot to a throttling clutch on his throat, and he was being shaken till his teeth rattled. |
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