to derate

Examples

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• Pres Obama will cling to his Obamacare, his help for minority programs, and will perhaps watch as the financial market derates the USA still further.

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• The effective coding gain is derated from the nominal coding gain by a rule of thumb which depends on KB.

• For the same amount of average capacity (faceplate derated by capacity factor), wind and nuclear seemed to be remarkably similar in capital cost, operating costs, and mining impact.

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• To reach that goal, engineers designed the bellows for 100,000 cycles at a maximum stroke of 0.3 inches, then derated it, Hazlitt said.

  Academic text (2001)

• Engineers may need to derate the generator to improve its longevity and safety.

• When temperatures rise, the technician will derate the system to prevent overheating.

• To ensure safe operation, it is necessary to derate the equipment in high-stress environments.

Synonyms

D

to detune

vsto derate

• Specialized

1 6.8

To make an engine less powerful to follow rules and make it last longer

lowers the rated maximum capacity or limit for safety or performance reasons

Antonyms

I

to increase

∞ 1.0

To make something larger or more in number

M

to maximize

133 4.1

To make something as large or useful as possible

How Limited

to shut down

541 2.9

to derate

• Specialized

9.6

to restrict

361 3.1

to limit

∞ 2.1

to reduce

∞ 1.6

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