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Progressive: Pressure time curve which shows increased pressure with duration.

Progressive Tax: In a progressive, or graduated, income tax system, taxpayers with higher incomes are taxed at higher rates that those with lower incomes. Those in favor of this approach say that the greates . . . View Full Definition

Progressive Wave: A wave that advances in distance along the sea surface or at some intermediate depth. Although the wave form itself travels significant distances, the water particles that make up the wave m . . . View Full Definition

Progressive Discipline: A form of discipline whereby increasingly harsher penalties are awarded each time an employee is disciplined for the same or a different performance infraction or policy or work-rule violati . . . View Full Definition

Progressive Resistance: Method of training where weight is increased as muscles gain strength and endurance. The backbone of all weight training.

Progressive Offset: Where a set of clubs has differing amounts of offset (leading edge of face behind forward edge of hosel) throughout, e.g., more offset in the long irons than in the short irons

Progressive Scan: The way a television decodes an image – also known as non-interlaced, the odd and even fields are scanned sequentially (1, 2, 3, 4…) every 1/60 of a second. 60 frames are produced every seco . . . View Full Definition

Progressive Tax System: A tax system providing that the average tax rate increases for some increases in income, but never decreases with an increase in income.

Alcoholism: A chronic and progressive condition characterized by the inability to control the consumption of alcohol.

Becker Muscular Dystrophy: X-linked condition characterized by progressive muscle weakness and wasting: manifests later in life with progression less severe than duchenne muscular dystrophy.