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High-Speed Stall: Any stall made to occur at more than 1g, such as pulling out of a dive or while turning.

Pedestalling: The raising or lowering of the camera on the vertical post of the camera support. Pedestal is also the term given to the moveable camera support (the shaft in the center of a dolly) used in . . . View Full Definition

Installment Sale: Also known as an agreement of sale or a land contract. This is a method of reporting capital gains by installments for successive tax years to minimize the impact of capital gains tax in the . . . View Full Definition

Recrystallization: A solid state reaction in which the atoms of existing crystals within a rock are reorganized in response to heat and/or pressure. The recrystallized mineral grains are typically larger in si . . . View Full Definition

Secondary Stall: Any stall resulting from pulling back too soon and too hard while recovering from any other stall. Usually a HIGH-SPEED or ACCELERATED STALL.

X-Ray Crystallography: Determination of three dimensional arrangement of atoms in a crystal by analysis of x-ray diffraction patterns.

Water Of Crystallization: Water that is stoichiometrically bound in a crystal; for example, the waters in copper sulfate pentahydrate.

Stall: (1) Sudden loss of lift when the angle of attack increases to a point where the flow of air breaks away from a wing or airfoil, causing it to drop. (2) A maneuver initiated by the steep rais . . . View Full Definition

Installment Note: A note which provides that payments of a certain sum or amount be paid in more than one payment on the dates specified in the instrument.

Installment Contract: A contract for the sale of real estate whereby the purchase price is paid in periodic installments by the purchaser, who is in possession of the property even though title is retained by the . . . View Full Definition