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Streamline: A curved line representing the successive positions of a particle in a flow as time passes.

Volcanic Bomb: A projectile of hot magma or rock that is blown from the vent during a volcanic eruption. These solidify in flight and frequently form an elongated rock of streamlined shape.

Loop Antenna: A circular radio antenna, either in the open or in a streamlined, teardrop housing, remotely turned 360° to fine-tune a station in league with other radio-directive devices. See also RADIO C . . . View Full Definition

Pants: A popular word for streamlined, non-load bearing fairings to cover landing wheels. Also sometimes called Spats or, when fully enclosing the wheel struts, Skirts.

Farm Credit System (FCS): A network of cooperatively owned lending institutions and related service organizations serving all 50 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The FCS specializes in providing farm real . . . View Full Definition

Nacelle: A streamlined enclosure or housing to protect something such as the crew, engine, or landing gear. French: nacelle, from Latin, navicella, little ship.

Distance Learning And Telemedicine Grant And Loan Program (DLT): A program authorized by the FACT Act of 1990 to provide grants to rural schools and health care providers to help them invest in telecommunications facilities and equipment to bring educatio . . . View Full Definition

Clinical Integration: A type of operational integration that enables patients to receive a variety of health services from the same organization or entity, which streamlines administrative processes and increases . . . View Full Definition

Clearing Firm: Clearing firms handle the back-office details of securities transactions between broker-dealers, making the settlement process streamlined and efficient. In brief, when a broker’s order to b . . . View Full Definition

Netting: Netting is a process the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) uses to streamline securities transactions. To net, the NSCC compares all the buy and sell orders for each individual . . . View Full Definition