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Synonyms for tether

at the end of your tether

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Synonyms for tether

restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

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tie with a tether

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To validate the plasma physics aspect of the E-sail concept, it was planned to measure the electrostatic force acting on a charged tether in a moving plasma stream [8].
But the match was called off - because a horse was tethered to a goal post.
It also features a full range of basic tethers and ProCases, a selection for larger gear such as rangefinders and GPS systems.
Rockford, IL, August 04, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The budget friendly Tether Alarm from Southern Imperial can be reset multiple times, and works by simply threading your current tether through the alarm box.
The greater tethering force per unit wet mass for tethers at FB relative to other sites could have involved either other properties of tethers or properties of the sediment with which tethers interact.
Indeed, it tethers us not only to the world, but also to those who live in it.
The last space shuttle--tether experiment, which unspooled about 12 miles of cable, generated thousands of volts of electrical potential and kilowatts of power, burned through the insulation of the cable, and generated a tremendous explosive arc of electricity, that snapped the tether. Now imagine a 60,000-mile-long cable and its electrical-generating capacity and you begin to see the disastrous potential.
THE RSPCA launched a campaign today after complaints about tethered animals in Coventry and Warwickshire soared.
In the past, tethers did not usually come with car seats, so owners had to contact the manufacturer to get one and then have a car dealer install an anchor point.
The cord also can be considered tethered when the conus medullaris extends below the L2 vertebral level and the filum is thicker than 2 mm in diameter.[6] The thickened filum tethers the conus medullaris to the sacrum, preventing rostral ascension of the cord as the child grows.[4,5] Partial traction on the spinal cord can result in decreased local blood flow to the spinal cord and impaired oxidative metabolism.[4,15,17] This progressive ischemia to the cord leads to lumbosacral neuronal dysfunction, which is manifest in neurological, musculoskeletal, and urological abnormalities.
Tethers could also keep the International Space Station aloft.
One year after the start of the ban on the use of sow stalls and tethers in pig units, the investment costs and cheaper imports have done untold damage to the industry.
"The working principle of electrodynamic tethers is not new, but the application to space transportation will be revolutionary," says Les Johnson, principal investigator of the ProSEDS experiment.