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21Adjustable-speed drive — (ASD) or variable speed drive (VSD) describes equipment used to control the speed of machinery. Many industrial processes such as assembly lines must operate at different speeds for different products. Where process conditions demand adjustment… …
22Adjustable focus — eyeglasses compensate for the effects of presbyopia, lack of focusing, by providing on demand clarity at any desired distance.Two approaches can be found in the literature: electro optical (often utilizing liquid crystals as the active medium)… …
23adjustable rate mortgage — see mortgage Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. adjustable rate mortgage …
24adjustable peg — adˌjustable ˈpeg noun [countable] ECONOMICS FINANCE a way of controlling exchange rate S, in which the value of certain currencies is fixed in relation to another currency, with the possibility of changing this arrangement if necessary: • Under… …
25adjustable-rate mortgage — ( ARM) A loan for which the interest rate ( coupon rate) is adjusted periodically to reflect changes in a previously selected index rate. ARMs may have caps and floors that limit the annual and/or the lifetime change in the coupon rate. American… …
26Adjustable gastric banding surgery — Adjustable gastric banding is a surgical operation intended for weight loss in obese people with a body mass index of at least 35 (obesity starts at BMI 30).It is best done laparoscopically under general anesthesia. Usually, it takes about one… …
27adjustable platform stool — A stool with a heavy base, adjustable for height and angle, used by clerks doing manual distribution. (Also called leaner and rest bar) …
28Adjustable bed — Adjustable bed. См. Регулируемое основание. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …
29adjustable-rate — [ə just′ə bəl rāt′] adj. designating or of a debt obligation, esp. a mortgage on real property, having terms which allow the interest rate to change over time * * * …
30adjustable rate mortgage — UK US noun [C] FINANCE, PROPERTY ► VARIABLE RATE MORTGAGE(Cf. ↑variable rate mortgage) …
