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  2. Wheelchair - Wikipedia

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    For wheeled chairs for office use, see office chair. A man with a disability sitting in a wheelchair. A wheelchair is a mobilized form of chair using 2 or more wheels, a footrest, and an armrest usually cushioned. It is used when walking is difficult or impossible to do due to illnesses, injury, disabilities, or age-related health conditions.

  3. Walker (mobility) - Wikipedia

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    Walker (mobility) A walker (North American English) or walking frame (British English) is a device that gives support to maintain balance or stability while walking, most commonly due to age-related mobility disability, including frailty. Another common equivalent term for a walker is a Zimmer(frame), a genericised trademark from Zimmer Biomet ...

  4. Florida picking up the pieces after Milton: 14 dead, 3M ... - AOL

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    SIESTA KEY, Fla. − Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after tearing a path of destruction across Florida, killing at least 14 people and knocking out power to millions ...

  5. Exploded-view drawing - Wikipedia

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    A physical exploded view made by arranging parts of a camera. An exploded-view drawing is a type of drawing, that shows the intended assembly of mechanical or other parts. It shows all parts of the assembly and how they fit together. In mechanical systems usually the component closest to the center are assembled first, or is the main part in ...

  6. Ladder paradox - Wikipedia

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    The ladder paradox (or barn-pole paradox) is a thought experiment in special relativity. It involves a ladder, parallel to the ground, travelling horizontally at relativistic speed (near the speed of light) and therefore undergoing a Lorentz length contraction. The ladder is imagined passing through the open front and rear doors of a garage or ...

  7. Free body diagram - Wikipedia

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    In physics and engineering, a free body diagram (FBD; also called a force diagram) [ 1 ] is a graphical illustration used to visualize the applied forces, moments, and resulting reactions on a free body in a given condition. It depicts a body or connected bodies with all the applied forces and moments, and reactions, which act on the body (ies).

  8. Schematic - Wikipedia

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    A schematic, or schematic diagram, is a designed representation of the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures. A schematic usually omits all details that are not relevant to the key information the schematic is intended to convey, and may include oversimplified elements in order to make this essential meaning easier to grasp, as well as additional ...

  9. Flowchart - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 September 2024. Diagram that represents a workflow or process "Flow chart" redirects here. For the poem, see Flow Chart (poem). For the music group, see Flowchart (band). A simple flowchart representing a process for dealing with a non-functioning lamp. A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents ...