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Example sentences for "secondaries"

Lexicographically close words:
seco; secoli; secolo; second; seconda; secondarily; secondary; seconde; seconded; seconder
  1. They are at once less definite and less generally evident, but more delightful--more frequent in nature, though rarer in common art, than the like relations of the secondaries and primaries.

  2. Plumage white except the primaries, secondaries and other tail feathers, which are black.

  3. In winter, they are plain gray and white but the secondaries are always largely white, as they are in the two preceding and the following species.

  4. Primaries and most of the secondaries plain brownish-black, without the variegation of the last species.

  5. At all seasons the edges of the scapulars and tips of the secondaries are white, as are usually spots on each eyelid.

  6. Upper parts brownish-gray, more or less speckled with black; most of secondaries and bases of primaries white, very conspicuous in flight, and easily distinguishing it from any other wader of its size.

  7. Adults with the shoulders bright reddish-brown; primaries and secondaries barred with black and white; below buffy thickly barred with rusty-brown.

  8. It is a shorter winged bird, and has the three outermost secondaries dusky brown, instead of white, as in that bird, whilst the previous species is always distinguishable by its up-curved bill.

  9. Most of the feathers of the shoulders, scapulars and secondaries are broadly edged with chestnut; these edgings are paler in winter.

  10. I have witnessed it several times, having first been attracted by the raised wings of the male, rendered conspicuous by the white secondaries and undersides, without which I should probably not have seen the birds at all.

  11. A white tail, a black V on a white back, black wings with white secondaries and blue legs are all distinctive marks; the buff head and neck are nuptial adornments; in fall and winter these parts are grayish white.

  12. Greater coverts and secondaries blackish vermiculated with white, the former narrowly edged with green, the secondaries only very faintly.

  13. The wing-coverts and inner secondaries bear large spots of buff.

  14. Tail similar to that of male; but the vermiculation on the wing-coverts and secondaries is very much finer, and light ochraceous-buff, not white.

  15. In some of the other male specimens the green borders on the secondaries are lacking, and the exact intensity of the white vermiculation is of course variable.

  16. The green borders of the secondaries are never very well marked, and sometimes virtually absent.

  17. Primaries similar, but yellowish border almost entirely lacking; both primaries and secondaries fading to pale olive-buff on their inner edges.

  18. Wings very long, narrow, and pointed; first primary longest, inner secondaries much elongated.

  19. Wings of moderate length, broad; the second, third, and fourth quills longest; one of the inner secondaries nearly as long when the wing is closed.

  20. Wings very long, pointed; primaries tapering, obtuse, the first longest; one of the inner secondaries very long.

  21. Non-breeding plumage all white; legs and nails black; primaries and secondaries about equal in length; exposed culmen less than middle toe with claw, the latter less than tarsus.

  22. Of these four agree with the Calamianes birds except that the scapulars show more or less black at their bases and that the secondaries show more of black.

  23. On the other hand, by subjecting the secondaries to the full secondary voltage, the iron of the transformer will be magnetized as under its regular operating conditions, and the full iron loss of the transformer introduced.

  24. Double star connection of secondaries may, however, be used with delta primaries, and is free from the trouble of the triple harmonic of the transformer appearing in the primary.

  25. Diametrical secondaries with delta primaries should not be used with regulating pole converters.

  26. It was measured for the secondaries as well and was found to differ in magnitude in the same way as the primary note.

  27. Hyla robertmertensi has a reverse of this pattern in that the primary note is paired and the secondaries are unpaired.

  28. Inner secondaries nearly as long as primaries.

  29. What may be said with respect to operating transformer secondaries in parallel?

  30. This method consists in connecting both the primaries and secondaries in star grouping, as in fig.

  31. In the delta connection both primaries and secondaries are connected in delta grouping, as in fig.

  32. How are the secondaries arranged in modern transformers and why?

  33. In this method the primaries are connected in delta grouping and the secondaries in star grouping, as in fig.

  34. The desire to guard against a shut down due to the disabling of one transformer has led to the extensive use of the delta connection, especially for the secondaries or low pressure side.

  35. The primaries and secondaries may be connected star or mesh.

  36. This consists in connecting the primaries in star grouping, and the secondaries in delta grouping, as in fig.

  37. Two phase transformer connections, with secondaries arranged for three wire distribution, the primaries being independently connected to the two phases.

  38. When the secondaries of three transformers are star connected, a fourth wire may be run from the neutral point, thus obtaining the four wire system.

  39. The three transformers have their primaries joined in delta connection and the secondaries in "~Y~" connection.

  40. The tertials and secondaries have a darker brown bar towards the centre, and their outer web is pleasantly marked with somewhat square ocelli or irregular bands of white, pale buff, and brown.

  41. Differs from Porphyrio by the secondaries being nearly as long as the primaries, and the wing-coverts more or less elongated, sometimes nearly hiding the quills.

  42. Secondaries much the same as the primaries, but of a still deeper shade.

  43. As shown, the secondaries of the transformers are joined in series and leads brought out from the middle point of each secondary winding and at the connection of the two windings, giving five wires.

  44. Up to 550 volts, these relays may be connected across the line, but for higher voltages they are connected to secondaries of pressure transformers.

  45. The relay design and action is similar to the reverse current relay previously mentioned, and is connected to the secondaries of current transformers in each high voltage line and pressure transformers in the low voltage bus.

  46. This is the only connection possible when grounded secondaries are used, as in fig.

  47. The relay is connected to the secondaries of current transformers, which in turn are connected in the low voltage side of the power transformer.

  48. In wiring, the voltmeter, instead of being connected directly across the secondaries of a pressure transformer, has inserted in series with it, portions of the resistance and inductance of the compensator.

  49. If the voltage or capacity of the motor make this arrangement inexpedient, the relay may be placed in the secondaries of current or pressure transformers connected in the motor leads.

  50. Reverse current relays~ of instantaneous or time limit types are often connected to the secondaries of current and of pressure transformers to indicate by lamp or bell any trouble that may occur in the generator circuit.

  51. By means of an instantaneous differential relay connected in the secondaries of current transformers installed on both the high and low voltage sides of each transformer bank.

  52. It is more frequently used in connection with motors operating from the secondaries of the transformers.

  53. This theory has also included the statement that the primaries are complementary to the secondaries in pairs, and that the combination of the secondaries in pairs may produce a distinct class of colors called tertiaries.

  54. But in this there was no satisfaction because hardly two agreed in the primaries and necessarily the secondaries were much less definite, which was the result that should have been expected.

  55. A term used in the Brewster theory to denote three classes of colors called russet, citrine and olive, made by mixing the secondaries in pairs.

  56. The last claim of the Brewster theory is that the secondaries by combination form three lines of colors peculiar to themselves, called citrines, russets and olives.

  57. For this reason the present chapter treats largely of the proper use of the wheel and incidentally the theory of red, yellow and blue primaries with combinations to produce secondaries and tertiaries.

  58. The ends of the secondaries must not be separated from the bone of the forearm, or the ulna.

  59. In spacing and adjusting those secondaries nature has done something which, to save your life, you cannot do as well, and if you meddle with her work some one will be sorry.

  60. Whatever you do with the wing, never cut the ends of the secondaries loose from the ulna.

  61. Juno (which has the greatest eccentricity of any of the planets) being 0.

  62. This portion of the surface of the globe affords in the smallest space the greatest possible variety of impressions from the contemplation of nature.

  63. The history of the contemplation of nature, or the progressive development of the idea of the Cosmos, considered with reference to the historical and geographical facts that have led to the discovery of the connection of phenomena.

  64. Note if the scapularies, tertiaries, and secondaries lie in their proper places, the first highest and the others under them, which will give the bird a good rounded back.

  65. The greater wing-coverts, secondaries and tail feathers, the central excepted, are broadly tipped with unsullied white, and the tail is much rounded.

  66. In summer the plumage is black above; the throat and upper breast are sooty brown, and the under parts are white, as are also the tips of the secondaries and edges of the scapulars.

  67. These are dull and yellowish birds, shading to brownish on the head; with a bright yellow forehead and susperciliary line, black wings and tail, and white inner secondaries and greater coverts.

  68. Mantle slate colored; primaries black, both these and the secondaries being broadly tipped with white.

  69. Entire head and neck sooty brown; rest of upper parts grayish black except the tips of the secondaries which are white.

  70. This species is similar in size to the Mourning Dove, but it has a short and square tail, and the secondaries are tipped with white, and the underparts more ruddy.

  71. The two secondaries I connect in series, the primaries preferably in multiple arc.

  72. All the coils E in one series are connected, and all the secondaries F in another.

  73. If, as the current alternates, the secondaries of the two branches are alternately short-circuited, the result will be that the currents of one sign pass over one branch and those of the opposite sign over the other.

  74. On the primaries are wound secondaries S and S{1}, of coarse wire, connected to the devices d and l respectively.

  75. If the transformer secondaries are properly grounded, the lamp will burn at full candle power from one of the wires; this will show that the other wire is grounded.

  76. It will be well for the electrician to assure himself that the secondaries of the transformers from which he is getting his supply are grounded.

  77. A person working on such a circuit is of course more likely to receive a low voltage shock than if the secondaries were not grounded, but he is fairly well protected against the primary voltage or lightning.

  78. In order to reduce this danger to a minimum, the secondaries of transformers are grounded.

  79. Oh nothing serious I am nursing a shortliver and the silly creature has run away he has discouraged himself very badly by gadding about and talking to secondaries and I must keep him strictly to heel.

  80. At all events, madam, I may remind you, if you come to capping ages, that whatever your secondaries and tertiaries may be, you are younger than I am.

  81. Promise me that you will not hand me over to one of these dreadful tertiaries or secondaries or whatever you call them.

  82. Everybody here keeps talking to me about primaries and secondaries and tertiaries as if people were geological strata.

  83. The secondaries are in their second century.

  84. These secondaries are also called hour circles because the arcs of the equator intercepted between them are used as measures of time.


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