aligning the joints so that they are in the best position to resist the forces to which the skier is subject. Stacking is accomplished by utilising the skeletal frame to maintain a position which minimises the use of the muscles. Found on http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?p=1814948
A technique used to increase the productivity of a machine cutting operation. Several plates are laid on top of each other and cut at the same time. For the process to work efficiently there must be no gap between the plates. Plates are often clamped together to prevent this from happening. Found on http://www.bocindustrial.co.uk/bocindustrial/technical/glossary/s.html
Stack'ing adjective & noun from Stack . Stacking band , Stacking belt , a band or rope used in binding thatch or straw upon a stack. -- Stacking stage , a stage used in building stacks. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/180
In air traffic control, stacking is the arrangement of aircraft traffic in busy flight lanes, especially while waiting to land at an airport. The aircraft are arranged with a minimum vertical separation for safety of 1000 feet below 29000 feet and 2000 feet above 29000 feet. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ISA.HTM
[Battery manufacturing] After curing, the plates are stacked either by hand or machine so that positive and negative plates alternate with an insulating separator in between. If an enveloper is used, no separator is required at stacking. Teams of workers often hand stack and group burn at the same station. In other plants, t... Found on https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/battery_manufacturing/index.html