Repeating
11Repeating watch — Repeating Re*peat ing, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. [1913 Webster] {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating… …
12Repeating waveforms — is a technique for digital synthesis common in PC sound cards.The waveform amplitude values are stored in a buffer memory, which is stored in a phase generator. When addressed, the retrieved value is used as the basis of the synthesized sound. In …
13Repeating Pistol — (engl., spr. Repiting P.), so v.w. Revolver …
14repeating decimal — n. a decimal in which beyond a certain point some digit or group of digits is repeated indefinitely (Ex.: 0.47382382382...) …
15repeating firearm — ☆ repeating firearm n. a firearm that can fire a number of shots (from a magazine or clip) without being reloaded …
16repeating rifle — repeating rifle, a rifle that fires several shots without reloading; repeater …
17Repeating decimal — A decimal representation of a real number is called a repeating decimal (or recurring decimal) if at some point it becomes periodic: there is some finite sequence of digits that is repeated indefinitely. For example, the decimal representation of …
18Repeating crossbow — A repeating crossbow is a crossbow where the separate actions of stringing the bow, placing the bolt and shooting it can be accomplished with a simple one handed movement while keeping the crossbow stationary. This allows a higher rate of fire… …
19Repeating rifle — A repeating rifle is a single barreled rifle containing multiple rounds of ammunition. These rounds are loaded from a magazine by means of a manual or automatic mechanism, and the action that reloads the rifle also typically recocks the firing… …
20repeating circle — Circle Cir cle (s[ e]r k l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L. circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle, akin to Gr. kri kos, ki rkos, circle, ring. Cf. {Circus}, {Circum }.] [1913 Webster] 1. A plane figure, bounded by a single… …
