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| Random-tab shingles
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Shingles on which tabs vary in size and exposure. |
| Range
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(1) In the rectangular survey system, it is a six-mile wide column of land running north/south. (2) A cooktop, often part of a unit including one or more ovens. (3) The extent between minimum and maximum for a procedure or operation. |
| Range capacity
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Total number of range grasslands acres that are needed to support one animal unit for a certain time period. |
| Range hood
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A shield installed over a cooktop using a fan to vent cooking vapors out of the room through installed ductwork. |
| Range lines
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Lines parallel to a principal meridian, marking off the land into 6-mile strips known as ranges; in the Government Rectangular Survey, the strips are numbered east or west of a principal meridian. |
| Range poles
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Poles used in surveying to establish midpoints between locations that are not visible to each other. |
| Range receptacle
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An electrical outlet designed for use by electric ranges (50 amp service and 240 volts). |
| Range, drop-in
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A cooktop designed to be installed into a cabinet and supported by the countertop. |
| Rankine cycle
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The thermodynamic cycle that is an ideal standard for comparing performance of heat-engines, steam power plants, steam turbines, and heat pump systems that use a condensable vapor as the working fluid; efficiency is measured as work done divided by sensible heat supplied. |
| Rapid curing cutback
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Quick-drying asphalt that is liquefied with gasoline to reduce evaporation time. |
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