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mechanical engineering
mechanical engineering Field of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and operation of machinery. Mechanical engineers work in many branches of industry, including transportation, power generation and tool manufacture. Achievements in mechanical engineering include the development of... Read more
defense mechanism
defense mechanism in psychoanalysis, any of a variety of unconscious personality reactions which the ego uses to protect the conscious mind from threatening feelings and perceptions. Sigmund Freud first used defense as a psychoanalytic term (1894), but he did not break the notion into categorie... Read more
James Prescott Joule
James Prescott Joule , 1818-89, English physicist. His scientific researches began in his youth when he invented an electromagnetic engine. Joule made valuable contributions to the fields of heat, electricity, and thermodynamics. His work established the mechanical theory of heat , and he was the f... Read more
fluid mechanics
fluid mechanics branch of mechanics dealing with the properties and behavior of fluids, i.e., liquids and gases. Because of their ability to flow, liquids and gases have many properties in common not shared by solids. The special study of fluids in motion, or fluid dynamics, makes up the larger p... Read more
mechanics
mechanics branch of physics concerned with motion and the forces that tend to cause it; it includes study of the mechanical properties of matter , such as density , elasticity , and viscosity . Mechanics may be roughly divided into statics and dynamics ; statics deals with bodies at re... Read more
block and tackle
block and tack·le • n. a mechanism consisting of ropes and one or more pulley-blocks, used for lifting or pulling heavy objects. block and tackle... Read more
gremlin
gremlin in American folklore, malicious, airborne supernatural being. Gremlins were first heard of during World War II as creatures responsible for unexplainable mechanical failures and disruptions in aircraft. ... Read more
Kariya
Kariya , city (1990 pop. 120,126), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial center with textile, mechanical, food-processing industries, and ceramic tile industries. ... Read more
mechanized warfare
mechanized warfare employment of modern mobile attack and defense tactics that depend upon machines, more particularly upon vehicles powered by gasoline and diesel engines. Central to the waging of mechanized warfare are the tank and armored vehicle, with support and supply from motorized columns a... Read more
William John Macquorn Rankine
William John Macquorn Rankine , 1820-72, Scottish engineer and physicist. Serving as a professor of engineering at the Univ. of Glasgow from 1855, he made valuable contributions to civil and mechanical engineering as well as to thermodynamics. His manuals of applied mechanics and of civil engineerin... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "defence mechanism"

antigen
Book article from: World Encyclopedia antigen Substance or organism that induces the production of an antibody , part of the body's defence mechanism against disease. An antibody reacts specifically with the antigen. Antigen tissue proteins can cause problems in organ transplants by causing the body to reject the new organ. Read more
T-cell
Book article from: World Encyclopedia T-cell ( Thymus-cell or T-lymphocyte ) Type of lymphocyte (white blood cell) that is the key to the defence mechanism of the immune system . There are three main kinds of T-cells: Th (helper T-cells), Ts (suppressor T-cells), and Tc (cytotoxic T-cel... Read more
lizard
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...terrestrial, and many live in deserts. There are also semi-aquatic and arboreal forms. Many lizards have an autotomic defence mechanism – they shed their tail when attacked. Most lay eggs rather than bear live young. They feed mainly on insects... Read more
Land League
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...scope and facilitated the absorption of the existing Central Tenants' Defence Association. The league had a widely representative committee of 54, but this had no mechanism for controlling the executive, which was dominated by men of advanced... Read more
inflammation
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...the manifestations of the body's defence against injury or against invasion...inflammation occurs there are certain local mechanisms in common, despite differences in...mainly promote the many aspects of defence, some also modify reactions that... Read more
phagocytes
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...x2018;phagocytes’ were the essential means of defence against invaders. In the first decade of the twentieth...and these in turn mediate a variety of inflammatory and defence mechanisms, including the attraction of both types of phagocytes...it is a collection of phagocytes which have died in the ... Read more
National Security Council
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...decisions over armed services unification. The council as a mechanism to coordinate foreign and military policy was first proposed...Seeking an American version of the British Committee of Imperial Defence, Forrestal saw an NSC as a way to ensure timely and unified... Read more
Bloom, Harold
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...predecessors, creating new poems by ‘misreading’ older ones through a complex series of rhetorical defence mechanisms. Several later works develop this thesis in more detail. The Western Canon (1994) defends the ‘great’... Read more
phosphorescence
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea ...indicate a readiness to mate. Lights are also used on lures to tempt prey within range. Bright flashes are used as a defence mechanism, startling the attacker. Glowing smoke screens or even phantom decoys are also used to avoid attack. In an environment... Read more
fever
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...temperature is kept within narrow limits by complex control mechanisms. This is distinct from poikilotherms , such as reptiles...over-excited or agitated. The body has a complex mechanism for controlling temperature that balances heat production...sensed as being too low, and temperature-raising ... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "defence mechanism"

defence mechanism
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing defence mechanism (di- fenss ) n. the means whereby an undesirable impulse can be avoided or controlled. Defence mechanisms include repression, projection, reaction formation, sublimation, and splitting. Read more
defence mechanisms
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology defence mechanisms Unconscious psychological mechanisms, delineated by Sigmund Freud , that the ego uses to defend the individual from unacceptable instinctual impulses which must be hidden from consciousness. Best-known are repression and projection... Read more
reaction formation
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology reaction formation A psychoanalytic concept denoting one type of defence mechanism . When a feeling or idea is felt to be especially threatening it may be dealt with by enthusiastically embracing its opposite... Read more
suppression
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing suppression (sŭ- presh -ŏn) n. 1. the cessation or complete inhibition of any physiological activity. 2. (in psychology) a defence mechanism by which a person consciously and deliberately ignores an idea that is subjectively unpleasant. Read more
substitution
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing substitution (sub-sti- tew -shŏn) n. (in psychoanalysis) the replacement of one idea by another: a form of defence mechanism. Read more
aggressin
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology aggressin A toxic substance that is secreted by certain parasitic microorganisms and inhibits the natural defence mechanisms of a host organism. Read more
supportive
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing supportive (sŭ- port -iv) adj. (of treatment) aimed at reinforcing the patient's own defence mechanisms in overcoming a disease or disorder. Read more
sublimation
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing sublimation (sub-li- may -shŏn) n. the replacement of socially undesirable means of gratifying motives or desires by means that are socially acceptable. See also defence mechanism , repression . Read more
immunology
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing immunology (im-yoo- nol -ŏji) n. the study of immunity and all of the phenomena connected with the defence mechanisms of the body. — immunological adj. Read more
autoimmunity
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology autoimmunity A disorder of the body's defence mechanisms in which an immune response is elicited against its own tissues, which are thereby damaged or destroyed. Rheumatoid arthritis... Read more

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Defence mechanism: it's impossible to eradicate the threat of fraud, but there are several steps that employers can take to minimise this very real risk. David Cafferty and Judy Finn offer a strategy aimed primarily at deterring would-be offenders. (How to: prevent fraud).(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Financial Management (UK); 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; Fraud has rarely been out of the headlines this year, as millions have been lost as a result of the activities of a small criminal element. It's tempting to think that it'll always happen to someone else, but fraud can strike anywhere and at any time. According to recent surveys by PwC and Ernst Read more
CDPA (Canadian Defence Preparedness Association) wants you.
Magazine article from: Ploughshares Monitor; 12/1/1997; 93 words ; The voice of the Canadian defence industry, the Canadian Defence Preparedness Association, has decided it needs a grassroots...ground swells of opposition and, alternatively, provide a mechanism to react to a crisis affecting the industry. Read more
Micronutrients and health - molecular biological mechanisms. (Bookshelf).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Food Trade Review; 10/1/2001; 664 words ; ...on Micronutrients and Health: Molecular Biological Mechanisms, brought together a small but select number of experts...with a special interest in micronutrients, molecular mechanisms, and the effects of oxidants and antioxidants on...cells; Free radical scavenging and antigenotoxicity: mechanisms of ... Read more
The bureaucracy's control over the Australian defence force.
Magazine article from: National Observer - Australia and World Affairs; 9/22/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...almost totally on British Empire mechanisms for strategic guidance and force-structuri...control between the imperial defence and home defence camps. (1) World War I, especially...Shedden, Permanent Head of the Defence Department 1937-56, and Secretary... Read more
Flood defence is a "matter of urgency".
Newspaper article from: Antrim Times (Antrim, Ireland); 7/24/2007; 231 words ; A LOCAL representative has called for a re-examination of flood defence mechanisms in the Antrim area following the recent extreme weather. SDLP South Antrim MLA, Thomas Burns said that the current infrastructure... Read more
Virtual Matrix System Standard: Visual Defence.(New Products: The latest offerings in books, hardware, Internet and software)(Advertisement)
Magazine article from: District Administration; 7/1/2005; ; 98 words ; ...encoding/decoding technologies to ensure scalability and flexibility. Standard features include PTZ control and Macros, and two mechanisms for accessing them. It also comes with standard analog security keyboards/monitors and SoftClient application for PC workstations... Read more
ABU DHABI - Hamili On Oil Price Defence Level & Supplies To Asia.
Newspaper article from: APS Review Oil Market Trends; 1/24/2005; 700+ words ; ...quite close. When Shaikh Zayed was alive, ADIA used to be controlled by young Shaikh Ahmad Bin Zayed. But its decision making mechanism was overseen by Ahmad Bin Khalifa Al Suwaidi, who represented Shaikh Zayed on the SPC, the boards of ADIA and other institutions... Read more
Internet Leverages the Battlefield.(outside threat to computerized defence systems a real concern)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Security Management; 6/1/2000; 451 words ; ...increased awareness as the number one means of reducing the cyberterrorism threat, followed by development of global detection mechanisms, such as incident response teams that track threats in real time. They also addressed the need for more research into system... Read more
In defence of inframarginal economics.
Magazine article from: Economic Papers - Economic Society of Australia; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...appearing in the utility function), and economies of scale (that can lead to, but are not identical with, economies of specialization (2)). Yang used this framework to illustrate the mechanism by which transaction costs can regulate the degree of the Read more
Delight at donation for lupus sufferers.
Newspaper article from: Lynn News/Norfolk Citizen (King's Lynn, England); 2/7/2007; 189 words ; ...donation from the Sandringham Lodge of the Buffaloes. Lupus is a rare and incurable condition in which the body's defence mechanism starts to attack itself. Symptoms are varied but the most common symptoms include skin rashes, joint pains and profound... Read more