Look up: Packing

1. packing
   [n] - the enclosure of something in a package or box 2. [n] - carrying something in a pack on the back
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2. Packing
   The practice of using increased pressure when injecting a part to force more plastic into the mould. This is often used to combat sink or fill problems, but also increases the likelihood of flash and may cause the part to stick in to the mould
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3. Packing
   The operation of folding a parachute and inserting it within the pack cover ready for use. Parachute packing is done by qualified specialists.
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4. Packing
   Therapy which involves wrapping the individual in towels previously wet in cold water. The individual is then wrapped with blankets to help the body warm up
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5. Packing
   an arrangement within the casing of a cooling tower through which air and water can flow simultaneously with maximum contact Category: Mechanical engineering • the action of packing Category: Iron and steel industries • the operation of folding the main canopy and enclosing or inserting it with the rigging lines in the pack Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
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6. Packing
   Pack"ing noun 1. The act or process of one who packs. 2. Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close. Specifically (Machinery) : A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious ; as: (a) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint. (b) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston …
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7. packing
   1. Filling a natural cavity, a wound, or a mold with some material. ... 2. The material so used. ... 3. The application of a pack. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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8. packing
   noun the enclosure of something in a package or box
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9. packing
   noun carrying something in a pack on the back; `the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts`
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10. Packing
    `Packing` may refer to: * Backpacking * Meat packing industry, the process of cutting up a slaughtered animal into saleable products. * Packing (firestopping), the process of installing backer materials, such as mineral wool in service penetrations *Packing (phallus), the practice of wearing a phallic object inside the clothing to give the appearance of male genitals * data compression, as in bit-packing in computers In `mathematics`: * Sphere...
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11. Packing
    `Packing` may refer to: * Backpacking * Meat packing industry, the process of cutting up a slaughtered animal into saleable products. * Packing (firestopping), the process of installing backer materials, such as mineral wool in service penetrations *Packing (phallus), the practice of wearing a phallic object inside the clothing to give the appearance of male genitals * data compression, as in bit-packing in computers In `mathematics`: * Sphere...
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12. packing
    (pak´ing) the filling of a wound or cavity with gauze, sponge, or other material. the material used for this purpose.
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13. Packing
    • (n.) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides. • (n.) A trick; collusion. • (n.) A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious • (n.) Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close. • (n.) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cyli...
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14. packing
    (from the article `sedimentary rock`) In addition to orientation, a factor known as packing contributes to a rock`s fabric. Packing refers to the distribution of grains and intergranular ...
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15. packing
    in mathematics, a type of problem in combinatorial geometry that involves placement of figures of a given size or shape within another given ... [2 related articles]
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16. packing
    
    1. any material used especially to protect something
    2. arrange in a container
    3. fill to capacity
    4. compress into a wad
    5. carry, as on one's back
    6. set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
    7. have with oneself; have on one's person
    8. press tightly together or cram
    9. press down tightly
    10. treat the body or any part of it by wrappi...
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    11. Packing
        The soft rings that mechanical seal replace to stop leakage. Packing must leak because it works on the theory of a series of pressure drops to reduce the stuffing box pressure to the point where the leakage is acceptable. A minimum of five rings of packing is required to do this.
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    12. packing
        A way to place objects of the same kind so that they touch in some specified way, often inside a container with specified properties. The objects to be packed may be polyhedra, polygons, spheres, ellipsoids, hyperspheres, or any other type of shape, and the number of dimensions involved may range fr...
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