Variable Resistance: Strength training equipment where the machine varies amount of weight being lifted to match strength curve for a particular exercise - usually with a cam, lever arm or hydraulic cylinder. Also referred to as 'ACCOMMODATING RESISTANCE.'

 

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Variable Resistance: Strength training equipment where the machine varies amount of weight being lifted to match strength curve for a particular exercise - usually with a cam, lever arm or hydraulic cylinder. Al . . . View Full Definition

Variable Interest Rate: Interest rates offered by banks and financial institutions on loans or deposits which are liable to change according to circumstances. For example a movement in the interest rate set by the . . . View Full Definition

Variable Lease: Allows for increases in the rental charges during the lease period. One of the more common is the graduated lease which provides for specified rent increases at set future dates. Another is . . . View Full Definition

Variable Life Insurance: Variable life insurance policies are cash-value policies that allow you to choose how your premium is invested from among a package of alternatives offered by the insurer. In many variable l . . . View Full Definition

Variable Life Insurance Policy: Expenditures that change in proportion to increases or decreases in sales or production volumes. See also fixed costs.

Variable Import Levy: A charge levied on imports that raises their price to a level at least as high as the domestic price. Such levies are adjusted frequently (hence 'variable') in response to changes in world m . . . View Full Definition

Variable Focus Lens: Is a lens whose focal length can be continually varied within a given range. Also known as a zoom lens.

Variable Contrast Paper: Is a printing paper in which the contrast can be varied depending on the color of the printing light. This can be altered by using different color filters.

Variable Ceiling: Occurs when the height of a ceiling layer increases and decreases rapidly, The ascribed height is the average of all the varying values.

Variable Cost: Investment contracts whose issuer pays a periodic amount linked to the investment performance of an underlying portfolio.