hinge, flyby, stream ( v), water cannon

  

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NBC Buying Web Service to Stream Phone Video

By BRIAN STELTER

NBC News's acquisition of Stringwire will allow it to stream live video from the cellphones of witnesses to events into its control rooms in New York.

 

The Salty Waters of Saturn's Moon Hint at Life

By Jeffrey Kluger

Flybys of Enceladus, one of Saturn's many moons, have discovered salty water — the kind that would exist in an underground ocean

Dahon and REI Novara Folding Bicycles Recalled Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: 2008 model year Dahon and REI Novara Folding Bicycles

Units: About 11,500

Importers: Dahon California Inc., of Duarte, Calif. and Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), of Kent, Wash.

Hazard: The hinge on the handlepost can crack, posing a fall hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: There have been 25 reports of the handlepost hinge on these bicycles cracking, including one minor injury involving scrapes and bruises.

Description: This recall involves model year 2008 Dahon and REI Novara folding bicycles. The models included in the recall are as follows:

Dahon

Ciao P8, Curve D3, Curve SL, Glide P8, Jetstream P8, Mu P8,
Mu P24, MU SL, Mu XL Sport, Vitesse D7 HG, Speed D7,
Speed P8, Speed TR, Speed Pro TT, Mariner D7


REI

Novara Buzz FlyBy and FlyBy Shuttle

The words “Dahon” or “Novara” and the model name are printed on the bicycle. Hinges with an “R” embossed on the face of the upper handlepost hinge and/or a “Radius Handlepost” sticker on the handlepost are not included in the recall.

Sold by: Authorized Dahon California dealers and REI stores nationwide from March 2008 through April 2009 for between $430 and $1,300.

Manufactured in: Taiwan and China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop riding these bicycles and contact any Dahon California dealer or REI store for a free inspection and repair.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Dahon California at (800) 442-3511 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.dahon.com

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx

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Hollywood Takes Spanish Lessons as Latinos Stream to the Movies

  stream

verb

• 1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] (of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction:she sat with tears streaming down her facesunlight streamed through the windows
•  (of a mass of people or things) move in a continuous flow in a specified direction:he was watching the taxis streaming past
•  [no object] run with tears, sweat, or other liquid:my eyes were streamingI woke up in the night, streaming with sweat[with object]:his mouth was streaming blood
•  [no object] (of hair, clothing, etc.) float or wave at full extent in the wind:her black cloak streamed behind her

• 2 [with object] (often as noun streaming) Computing relay (data, especially video and audio material) over the Internet as a steady, continuous flow.

• 3 [with object] British put (schoolchildren) in groups of the same age and ability to be taught together:(as noun streaming)streaming within comprehensive schools is common practice

water cannon
noun [U]
a device which sends out a powerful stream of water and is used in order to scatter large groups of people:

Police used water cannon to break up the demonstration.


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hinge
n.

1. 1. A jointed or flexible device that allows the turning or pivoting of a part, such as a door or lid, on a stationary frame.
   2. A similar structure or part, such as one that enables the valves of a bivalve mollusk to open and close.
2. A small folded paper rectangle gummed on one side, used especially to fasten stamps in an album.
3. A point or circumstance on which subsequent events depend.

v., hinged, hing·ing, hing·es. v.tr.

1. To attach by or equip with or as if with hinges or a hinge.
2. To consider or make (something) dependent on something else; predicate: “convenient and misleading fictions for hinging an argument” (Stephen Jay Gould).

v.intr.
To be contingent on a single factor; depend: This plan hinges on her approval.

[Middle English henge.]

• 自動
• ヒンジ［蝶番｛ちょうつがい／ちょうばん｝］で動く

• 他動
• 1. 〜を蝶番｛ちょうつがい／ちょうばん｝で動くようにする
• 2. 〜を決める、条件｛じょうけん｝にする

• 名
• 1. ヒンジ、蝶番｛ちょうつがい／ちょうばん｝
• 2. 中心点｛ちゅうしんてん｝、要所｛ようしょ｝、要点｛ようてん｝

提供元：「EDP」

「hinge」を使った主な熟語

hinge on / hinge screw

「hinge」を使った用例

• aileron hinge
• 補助翼｛ほじょよく｝ヒンジ
• aileron hinge strut
• 補助翼｛ほじょよく｝ヒンジ補強支柱｛ほきょう しちゅう｝
• attached to a hinge
• 《be 〜》ちょうつがいに取り付けられている
• automobile hinge
• 自動車用｛じどうしゃ よう｝ヒンジ
• continuous hinge
• 連続｛れんぞく｝ヒンジ［蝶番｛ちょうつがい／ちょうばん｝］

flyby
also n., pl. -bys also -bys.
A flight passing close to a specified target or position, especially a maneuver in which a spacecraft or satellite passes sufficiently close to a body to make detailed observations without orbiting or landing.