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permanent set

noun

  1. engineering the change in shape of a material that results when the load to which it is subjected causes the elastic limit to be exceeded and is then removed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The company operates out of a modest studio in Silver Lake with two soundstages: one a permanent set for “Dimension 20” and the other rotating between several of its shows.

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California regulators voted Thursday to impose a permanent set of workplace rules aimed at protecting countertop cutters from silicosis, an incurable disease that has been killing young workers.

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The new regulations remain in effect while the department takes public comments on a permanent set of rules.

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“Survivor” has settled on Fiji as a permanent set after bouncing around for several years to different locations.

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The ink was permanent, set with the light from a powerful Gold orb owned by the Governor's office.

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