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  2. Ellipsis (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, ellipsis (from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis) 'omission') or an elliptical construction is the omission from a clause of one or more words that are nevertheless understood in the context of the remaining elements. There are numerous distinct types of ellipsis acknowledged in theoretical syntax.

  3. Noun ellipsis - Wikipedia

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    Noun ellipsis (N-ellipsis), also noun phrase ellipsis (NPE), is a mechanism that elides, or appears to elide, part of a noun phrase that can be recovered from context. The mechanism occurs in many languages like English, which uses it less than related languages.

  4. Ellipsograph - Wikipedia

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    The motion of the rod is termed elliptical motion. The semi-axes a and b of the ellipses have lengths equal to the distances from the point on the rod to each of the two pivots. The straight lines described by the pivots are special cases of an ellipse, where the length of one axis is twice the distance between the pivots and that of the other ...

  5. Project management triangle - Wikipedia

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    The project management triangle. The project management triangle (called also the triple constraint, iron triangle and project triangle) is a model of the constraints of project management.

  6. Verb phrase ellipsis - Wikipedia

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    Forward VPE in English. In linguistics, ' Verb phrase ellipsis ' (VP ellipsis or VPE) is a type of grammatical omission where a verb phrase is left out (elided) but its meaning can still be inferred from context.

  7. Front-end engineering - Wikipedia

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    A basic engineering discipline is determining materials of construction, material compatibility etc. Standards and guidelines – every industry has standards and guidelines, and many industries are regulated. Any equipment, production facilities, manufacturing lines etc. developed for these industries must meet these standards and regulations ...

  8. Embedment - Wikipedia

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    Embedment can be prevented by designing mating surfaces of a joint to have high surface hardness and very smooth surface finish.Exceptionally hard and smooth surfaces will have less susceptibility to the mechanism that causes embedment.

  9. Earthworks (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    Heavy construction equipment is usually used due to the amounts of material to be moved — up to millions of cubic metres. Earthwork construction was revolutionized by the development of the scraper and other earth-moving machines such as the loader, the dump truck, the grader, the bulldozer, the backhoe, and the dragline excavator.