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barter, haggle and banter. To barter means to exchange goods rather than carrying out commercial transactions using money. To haggle is to negotiate a price. Banter is a noun meaning a friendly or good-natured exchange of remarks. belie. To belie means "to contradict" or "to give a false impression of".
Early in the history of power plants, barring was done by operators turning the shaft with a bar. This is still done if electric barring is not available, as the consequences of bowing a shaft are enormous. Turning gear Biomass Living or recently dead material such as plant matter, used as either fuel or industrial production as biofuel
In trade, barter (derived from bareter [1]) is a system of exchange in which participants in a transaction directly exchange goods or services for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money. [2]
The fraction of time that a power plant is available to produce power. avalanche diode A diode intended for regular operation in the reverse, avalanche breakdown, mode. Used as a voltage reference, noise source, and in certain classes of microwave oscillator device. average rectified value
Barriers to entry often cause or aid the existence of monopolies or give companies market power. barter. also called direct exchange. In trade, a system of exchange in which participants in a transaction directly exchange goods or services for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money. [33]
A power station, a facility for the generation of electrical power An engine and related systems that propel a vehicle An aircraft engine and its propeller (usually used in countries other than the U.S.)
A magnetohydrodynamic generator directly extracts electric power from moving hot gases through a magnetic field, without the use of rotating electromagnetic machinery. MHD generators were originally developed because the output of a plasma MHD generator is a flame, well able to heat the boilers of a steam power plant. The first practical design ...
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid .