hydraulic torque converter

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an apparatus in which a fluid, usually oil, transmits torque from one shaft to another, producing a different torque in the other shaft.

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New York blinks in the face of uncertainty and bans hydraulic fracturing.
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Without such prodding, the machine's wand simply doesn't have enough torque to move ice cream so formidable.
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“I think the show had lost a certain amount of torque,” he says.
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Or maybe a book about renting a hydraulic lift and painting the house.
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Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is still somewhat of a mystery to most of the country.
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Pressed bricks, moulded under hydraulic pressure, and much used for facing work.
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It has been proved by hydraulic tests that good bricklayers' work can be executed at the latter minimum.
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Grey stone lime is feebly hydraulic, and makes a good mortar for ordinary work.
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At Sunderland, the bridge is first lifted by a hydraulic press so as to clear the roadway behind, and is then rolled back.
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The bridge is worked by hydraulic power, an accumulator with a load of 34 tons supplying pressure water at 630 lb per sq. in.
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