change-up
change-of-pace
change-of-pace ball
off-speed pitch | a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball |
transmission transmittal
transmitting | the act of sending a message, causing a message to be transmitted |
line-drive single
line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
single
bingle | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base |
rack
single-foot | a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately |
speed
speeding
hurrying | changing location rapidly |
| speed skating | competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course) |
single entry
single-entry bookkeeping | a simple bookkeeping system, transactions are entered in only one account |
| single combat | a fight between two people, in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat |
amphetamine
pep pill
upper speed | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite, used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression |
automatic transmission
automatic drive | a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car |
| cable line transmission line | a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power |
detached house
single dwelling | a house that stands alone |
fiber-optic transmission system
fibre-optic transmission system
FOTS | a communication system using fiber optic cables |
gearbox
gear box
gear case | the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed |
hydraulic transmission
hydraulic transmission system | a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system |
racing skiff
single shell | a shell for a single oarsman |
| single bed | a bed for one occupant |
| single-breasted jacket | a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons |
| single-breasted suit | a suit having a single-breasted jacket |
single crochet
single stitch | a crochet stitch |
single prop
single-propeller plane | a propeller plane with a single propeller |
| speed bump | a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway |
speedometer
speed indicator | a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed |
speed skate
racing skate | an ice skate with a long blade, worn for racing |
standard transmission
stick shift | a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal |
| transmission transmission system | the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle |
| transmission shaft | rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential |
| single-mindedness | characterized by one unified purpose |
speed
swiftness
fastness | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens, the project advanced with gratifying speed |
| execution speed | (computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions, measured in MIPS |
optical density
transmission density
photographic density
absorbance | (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation |
| speed trap | a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders |
uninominal system
uninominal voting system
single-member system
scrutin uninomial system
scrutin uninominal voting system | based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district |
| transmission | communication by means of transmitted signals |
channel
transmission channel | a path over which electrical signals can pass, a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company |
| single-spacing | typing that does not leave lines blank |
| speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road |
transmission control protocol
TCP | a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another, TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission |
transmission control protocol
internet protocol
TCP
IP | a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the s to get data from one network device to another |
| single quote | a single quotation mark |
infection
contagion
transmission | an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted |
light cream
coffee cream
single cream | cream that has at least % butterfat, in England they call light cream `single cream' |
file
single file
Indian file | a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other |
| airborne transmission | a transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through the respiratory tract |
| direct transmission | a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth |
| indirect transmission | a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred to the person by a fomite of vector |
| transmission mechanism | any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being |
| vector-borne transmission | indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vector bites or touches a person |
| vehicle-borne transmission | indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vehicle (or fomite) touches a person's body or is ingested |