F. H. Richardson's bluebook of projection (1935)

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DEFINITIONS 689 Resistance (a) As applied to electricity, that property of a conductor that opposes current Mow. (b) The term often applied to a rheostat. Resistance Coil A coil of wire of the kind used for resistance. For example, a rheostat coil is a "resistance coil." Resistance Losses Loss in voltage encountered in forcing current through conductors. Resistance of the Arc, or Arc Resistance Resistance the current encounters in passing from one carbon tip to the other in an electric arc. Resistance Wire A wire of metallic alloy calculated to offer a predetermined, fixed amount of resistance per unit of length to current flow. Reverberation Persistance of sound in an enclosed space. It is due to sound reflected by enclosing surfaces. Reminder A mechanical device by means of which films may be transferred from one reel to another in the process of reversing the positions of beginning and ending of the him. Rewinding Process of transferring film from one reel to another, reversing the positions of the two ends of the film. Rheostat A device consisting of units of resistance so connected that the current must pass through the entire length of