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Lighting arrestor, means a device which has the property of diverting to earth any electrical surge of excessively high amplitude applied to its terminals and is capable of interrupting follow current if present and restoring itself thereafter to its original operating conditions. [Indian Electricity Rules, 1956, R. 2 (1) (aa)]...
Coston lights
Signals made by burning lights of different colors and used by vessels at sea and in the life saving service named after their inventor...
Lighte
imp of Light to alight...
Locomotives. I
Locomotives. I. On Highways.--Locomotives on highways are of two classes: (a) Light Locomotives; (b) Heavy Locomotives.(a) Formerly the expression light locomotive and motor car meant the same apart from certain provisions as to registration. As to motor cars, see MOTOR CAR.Now light locomotives as defined by the (English) Road Traffic Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 43), are mechanically propelled vehicles which are not constructed themselves to carry any load (other than water, fuel, equipment, tools, etc.), and the weight of which unladen does not exceed 11-1/2 tons, but does exceed 7-1/4 tons. Road Traffic Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 43).A person under 21 shall not drive a light locomotive (s. 9), two persons must be employed in driving or attending, and if driving a trailer one or more in addition (s. 17). The period of continuous driving by any one person is limited by (s. 19) to 5-1/2 hours amounting to not more than 11 in the aggregate in 24 hours, and the driver is to have at ...
Advertisement
Advertisement, [fr. avertissement, Fr.], a public notice or announcement of a thing.The duties payable on advertisements were repealed by 16 & 17 Vict. c. 63, s. 5.As to the protection afforded to Trustees and Personal Representatives by issuing an advertisement for creditors before distributing any real or personal property, see (English) Trustee Act, 1925, s. 27, amended by the (English) Law of Property (Amend.) Act, 1926, s. 7, and extending the (English) Law of Property Amendment Act, 1859 (22 & 23 Vict. c. 35), s. 29; Re Bracken, (1890) 43 Ch D 1.The regulation of advertisements is provided for by the (English) Advertisements Regulation Act, 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c. 27), and the (English) Ancient Monuments Act, 1931 (20 & 21 Geo. 5), s. 7. See also Advertisements Regulation Act, 1925, respecting advertisements affecting the view or amenities of a village or historic building. Advertisements for stolen property may amount to an offer to compound a felony, and thus constitute an offence w...
droplight
An electric or gas light suspended from the ceiling by a flexible cord or tube allowing artificial light to be brought down from a chandelier nearer to a table or desk a pendant also an electric light bulb in a small holder which can be held in the hand or hung from a hook and attached to a long electric cord allowing light to be brought close to work in dark areas of a room...
Lantern
Something inclosing a light and protecting it from wind rain etc sometimes portable as a closed vessel or case of horn perforated tin glass oiled paper or other material having a lamp or candle within sometimes fixed as the glazed inclosure of a street light or of a lighthouse light...
Illuminate
To make light to throw light on to supply with light literally or figuratively to brighten...
Manograph
An optical device for making an indicator diagram for high speed engines It consists of a light tight box or camera having at one end a small convex mirror which reflects a beam of light on to the ground glass or photographic plate at the other end The mirror is pivoted so that it can be moved in one direction by a small plunger operated by an elastic metal diaphragm which closes a tube connected with the engine cylinder It is also moved at right angles to this direction by a reducing motion called a reproducer so as to copy accurately on a smaller scale the motion of the engine piston The resultant of these two movements imparts to the reflected beam of light a motion similar to that of the pencil of the ordinary indicator and this can be traced on the sheet of ground glass or photographed...
Magnesium
A light silver white metallic element of atomic number 12 malleable and ductile quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air It burns forming the oxide magnesia with the production of a blinding light the so called magnesium light which is used in signaling in pyrotechny or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required Its compounds occur abundantly as in dolomite talc meerschaum etc Symbol Mg Atomic weight 24305 Specific gravity 175...
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