slottedadj.
/ˈslɒtɪd/ 1. Having a slot or slots. spec. in Aeronautics: cf. slot n.2 2d. Also, slotted armature (Electrical Engineering), an armature having slots or grooves to contain the conductors; a slot-wound armature; slotted line, a length of coaxial cable or wave guide having a slot running lengthwise in its outer conductor to receive a probe for investigating standing waves.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > having (a) slot(s) or slit(s)
slotted1849
slitted1936
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [adjective] > other specific parts
self-balancing1796
epicyclic1841
slotted1849
reversing1864
kinematic1876
self-aligning1889
knock-off1896
underslung1909
self-cancelling1933
knock-on1952
toleranced1953
select1974
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > motor > [noun] > armature of
armature1834
shuttle armature1890
shuttle-wound armature1893
slot winding1900
slotted armature1902
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical engineering > armature > [noun] > types of
ring armature1873
drum winding1886
bar-armature1888
shuttle armature1890
shuttle-wound armature1893
slotted armature1902
society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [adjective] > types of wing
flappinga1857
cambered1909
swept-back1914
slotted1921
crustacean1928
cranked1939
unswept1946
variable sweep1954
Gothic1959
ogival1962
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > [noun] > wavelength > device for investigating standing waves
slotted line1947
1849 Mechanics' Mag. Oct. 327 A pin..which takes into a slotted piece which slides up and down in a curved groove.
1869 W. J. M. Rankine Cycl. Machine & Hand-tools Pl.I 4 The reversing lever..is carried..through the slotted lever.
1881 A. G. Bell Sound by Radiant Energy 11 The beam of light is interrupted by its passage through the two slotted disks.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 582/2 These wires lie side by side in the smooth-core armature with one layer, or one on the top of the other if there are two layers, as is usually the case in slotted armatures.
1921 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 25 274 (heading) Flap experiments with slotted wings.
1921 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 25 275 (caption) Slotted aerofoil with flap.
1926 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 30 357 With a combination of slotted aileron and forward aerofoil, complete lateral control at the stall has been obtained.
1935 C. G. Burge Compl. Bk. Aviation 240/1 The Handley-Page Slotted Wing is one of the best-known devices for preventing this stalling, at least within the normal range of angles which an aeroplane is likely to reach.
1947 E. A. Yunker et al. in H. J. Reich Very High-frequency Techniques II. xxiv. 592 A notched coaxial cable is a cheap and easily made substitute for a slotted line and is satisfactory for measurements not requiring great accuracy.
1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) VII. 44/2 A commercial slotted line for measuring impedances at the lower microwave frequencies is shown.
1973 J. D. Edwards Electr. Machines ii. 53 The basic machine equations are the same for a slotted armature as for a smooth cylindrical armature, provided that the total pole flux..is unchanged.
1977 R.A.F. Yearbk. 31/2 On rolling or overshooting, the lifting power of the wing with full slotted flaps is an experience to behold.
2. Threaded through a hole or slot.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > passed through a slot
slotted1932
1932 Woman & Beauty Apr. 27 A slotted scarf gives a great many opportunities for freshening up an everyday frock.
Compounds
slotted wing n. (see quot. 1930).
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1923 Daily Mail 26 June 9 ‘Slotted’ wings, enabling an aeroplane to rise into the air, heavily loaded, after an extremely short run, and to descend at a very slow forward speed into quite a small area.
1928 Daily Tel. 13 Mar. 11/4 The invention of the ‘slotted-wing’ machine, which diminishes greatly the risk of crashes.
1930 Encycl. Brit. (ed. 14) I. 251/1 The most effective of the high lift wing sections which have been devised as yet is the ‘slotted’ wing of F. Handley Page... The increase in lift is dependent on the relative position of the main and auxiliary wings, i.e., on the size and shape of the slot between them, which can be varied in flight. With the slot closed the characteristics are nearly the same as those of a normal wing.
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slotted spoon n. a large spoon with slots for straining food.
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the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > cutlery > spoon > types of
maidenhead1495
slipc1530
Apostle spoon1631
tea-spoon1686
hall-spoon1688
pap spoon1691
tablespoon1741
dessert-spoon1808
salt-spoon1820
monkey spoon1833
Puritan spoon1875
sugar shell1895
seal-top1898
slotted spoon1900
absinthe spoon1905
trifid1927
1900 Semi-Weekly Iowa State Reporter 17 Aug. 8/6 (advt.) Large slotted spoons..5c.
1938 Amer. Home Jan. 52/1 For equipment you will need a 2½ to 3-quart sauce pan with wire basket or slotted spoon for lifting out food.
2004 Food & Trav. May 116/3 Drain with a slotted spoon and place in warmed serving bowls.
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