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1. Stripping
   The positioning of film on a flat prior to platemaking.
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2. Stripping
   Injecting water or steam into the distillation residue to recover light molecules. Stripping is a separation process.
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3. Stripping
   The removal of paint or finish from an object via chemical means.
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4. Stripping
   Scheduling a programme (such as a series) at the same time, every day of the week. This is the opposite of checkerboarding, which is the standard method of scheduling programs on primetime. (see also Checkerboarding)
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5. stripping
   Stripping is a technique for removing volatile components in a mixture by bubbling a stream of an chemically unreactive gas (like nitrogen) through the sample, and then 'scrubbing' the nitrogen through a solution or solid adsorbent that can recover the volatile materials.
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6. Stripping
   The process of assembling film for type, art and halftones in position for photomechanical reproduction.
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7. Stripping
   Stripping: Surgery to treat varicose veins. The problematic veins are 'stripped' out by passing a flexible device through the vein and removing it through an incision near the groin. Smaller tributaries of these veins also are stripped with this device or removed through a series of small incisions....
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8. stripping
   regular removal (about every 8 or 9 years) of the bark from a cork oak Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • expulsion of a volatile substance from a solution with the aid of water vapour or other gas Category: Various industries and crafts &bul...
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9. Stripping
   (a) The displacement of binder from the surface of the aggregate, usually by the action of water or the combined action of water and traffic. (b) The loss of aggregate from surface dressing
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10. Stripping
    Strip'ping noun 1. The act of one who strips. « The mutual bows and courtesies . . . are remants of the original prostrations and strippings of the captive.» H. Spencer. « Never were cows that required such ...
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11. Stripping
    • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strip • (n.) The last milk drawn from a cow at a milking. • (n.) The act of one who strips.
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12. Stripping
    Positioning film negatives or positives of copy and illustrations for the purpose of creating a printing plate for that ad or page. Also referred to as image assembly.
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13. stripping
    
    • the removal of covering
    • take away possessions from someone
    • get undressed
    • remove the surface from
    • remove substances from by a percolating liquid
    • lay bare
    • steal goods; take as spoils
    • remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
    • strip the cured leaves from
    • remove the thread (of screws)
    • remove a constituent from a liquid; in chemistry
    • take off or...
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    • Stripping
      Assembling negatives in flats in preparation for making printing plates.
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    • stripping
      Type: Term Pronunciation: strip′ing Definitions: 1. Removal, often of a covering.
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    • Stripping
      The process of removing overburden or waste rock to expose ore
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    • Stripping
      A shuffling technique which reverses the order of the deck, from the first card to the last.
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    • Stripping
      (printing) `Stripping` is a dying trade in which film negatives are arranged in a pattern, which will create a series of pages. There is an individual negative for each color to be printed on a printing press. Colors are arranged in order to fit together with the other colors to be printed. T...
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    • Stripping
      (television) In broadcast programming, `stripping` is the practice of running a television series at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule. It is commonly restricted to describing the airing of television sho...
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    • Stripping
      (chemistry) `Stripping` is a physical separation process where one or more components are removed from a liquid stream by a vapor stream. In industrial applications the liquid and vapor streams can have co-current or countercurrent flows. Stripping is usually carried out in either a packed or...
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    • Stripping
      (fiber) `Stripping` is the act of removing the protective polymer coating around optical fiber in preparation for fusion splicing. The splicing process begins by preparing both fiber ends for fusion, which requires that all protective coating is removed or stripped from the ends of each fiber...
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