flextension

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1. 1

   A type of transducer that uses flexible, elastic shells to transmit and amplify…

   A type of transducer that uses flexible, elastic shells to transmit and amplify displacements.

   • The dominant concept in high strain actuators is the flextension mechanism.
   • When the cover plate height decreases, the motion of cover plate is from rotation-dominated to flextension-dominated.
   • . Using homogeneous flextension piezoceramic plates with uneven thickness polarization, as well as monolithic plates with internal electrodes, llows to increase their dynamic strength.
2. 2

   A variable-length extension to a tool or device.

   • The catalog shows use of units as screw-in and “flextension" types, on single socket or cluster torpedo canopy units, with “add-a-pipe" and curved arms and as portable units.
   • Also included in the set are: a ratchet wrench, adaptor and spinner, nut spinner, plastic grip handle, universal joint, three extensions, a flextension, and a 3/4 in. tip short screwdriver.
   • A low frequency underwater acoustic projector for sonar apparatus, comprising: a flextension body member consisting of a flexible ellipsoidal shell having mutually orthogonal central major and minor axes;
3. 3

   The extension of a deadline that allows a flexible final date (originally used to refer…

   The extension of a deadline that allows a flexible final date (originally used to refer to Brexit, but subsequently extended to other contexts).

   • Some E.U. policymakers have argued for a “flextension” that would set a date for Britain’s E.U. exit far in the future but allow Britain to leave as soon as it comes up with a viable plan.
   • The problem with flextensions is that, just as has occurred with Brexit, they don't address the underlying problem.
   • He has proposed a ‘flextension’ – another new word to add to the Brexit lexicon – in which he proposes a year-long delay with the proviso that the UK can leave the EU as soon as Parliament agrees a deal.
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      A position in which the lower neck is flexed and upper neck extended.

      • The lubricated mask is inserted fully deflated, with the patient's head and neck in the sniffing position (lower neck flexed and upper neck extended, flextension).

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