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| Stanchion
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A vertical supporting beam, nowadays mainly of steel. |
| Stand oil
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Heat thickened oil used to finish furniture. Tung and Linseed are two types of this oil. |
| Stand pipe
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Open vertical pipe that receives water from a washing machine. Also the vertical pipe run supplying water to a fire sprinkler system; also large vertical pipe into which water is pumped in order to produce a desired pressure; a high vertical pipe or reservoir that is used to secure a uniform pressure in a water-supply system. |
| Stand-alone generator
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A power source/generator that operates independently of or is not connected to an electric transmission and distribution network; used to meet a load(s) physically close to the generator. |
| Stand-alone inverter
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An inverter that operates independent of or is not connected to an electric transmission and distribution network. |
| Standard
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An established level for use as a rule or basis for comparison in measuring or judging capacity, quantity, content, value, quality, etc., which helps to insure that minimum requirements are met. |
| Standard air
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Air with a weight of 0.075 pounds per cubic foot with an equivalent density of dry air at a temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit and standard barometric pressure of 29.92 inches of mercury. |
| Standard brick
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Brick, 3 5/8 x 2 1Ú4 x 8 inches. |
| Standard conditions
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In refrigeration, an evaporating temperature of 5 degrees Fahrenheit (F), a condensing temperature of 86 degrees F., liquid temperature before expansion of 77 degrees F., and suction temperature of 12 degrees F. |
| Standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
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Used in reference to the measure of the volume of air delivered by a compressor or consumed by an air tool. |
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