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PRONUNCIATION OF RING MAIN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RING MAIN

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Ring main is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RING MAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ring circuit

In electricity supply, a ring final circuit or ring circuit is an electrical wiring technique developed and primarily used in the United Kingdom. This design enables the use of smaller-diameter wire than would be used in a radial circuit of equivalent total current. Appliances connected to sockets on a ring circuit are individually protected by a fused plug. Ideally, the ring circuit acts like two radial circuits proceeding in opposite directions around the ring, the dividing point between them dependent on the distribution of load in the ring. If the load is evenly split across the two directions, the current in each direction is half of the total, allowing the use of wire with half the current-carrying capacity. In practice, the load does not always split evenly, so thicker wire is used.

Definition of ring main in the English dictionary

The definition of ring main in the dictionary is a domestic electrical supply in which outlet sockets are connected to the mains supply through a ring circuit.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RING MAIN

ring binder
ring circuit
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ring gauge
ring in
Ring of the Nibelung
ring off
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ring road
ring rot
ring spanner
ring taw
ring the bell
ring the changes

WORDS THAT END LIKE RING MAIN

amain
Balmain
coup de main
coups de main
demain
domain
eminent domain
gas main
in the main
in the public domain
legerdemain
magnetic domain
main
mortmain
multidomain
pearmain
public domain
remain
water main
with might and main

Synonyms and antonyms of ring main in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ring main» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RING MAIN

Find out the translation of ring main to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ring main from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ring main» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圈主
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anillo principal
570 millions of speakers

English

ring main
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रिंग मुख्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حلقة رئيسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кольцо главная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anel principal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রিং প্রধান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anneau principal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cincin utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ringleitung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

環状配電系統
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

링 메인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ring main
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vành đai chính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மோதிர முக்கிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिंग मुख्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ring ana
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anello principale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

główny pierścień
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кільце головна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

principalul inel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δακτύλιος κύρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ringledning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ringledning
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RING MAIN»

The term «ring main» is regularly used and occupies the 67.002 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ring main

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RING MAIN»

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Electrical Power Transmission And Distribution
... consumers connected to that distributor. -*- . ... * . » 8.4 Ring Main Distribution System Another system of distribution which elliminates the disadvantages of the radial system is used in practice called ring main distribution system. Distributor ...
M.V.Bakshi U.A.Bakshi, 2007
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ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION: TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
The difficulties of a radial system can be overcome by using a ring-main system. A ring main is the name given to a distributor or feeder, which is arranged to form a closed loop. It may have one or more feeding points. Figure 17.15(b) shows ...
S. N. SINGH, 2008
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A Soldiers Handbook, Volume 1: Explosives Operations
It does not matter which side of the knot your 6-inch overhang is on at the connection of the ring or line main. b) Ring Main. Ring mains are preferred over line mains because the detonating wave approaches the branch lines from two ...
Jared Ledgard, 2007
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Control and Automation of Electrical Power Distribution Systems
4.3.1 RING MAIN UNIT The final transformation in the electricity supply chain is normally from medium voltage to low voltage via the distribution substation and which could be ground- mounted or structure (pole)-mounted. A feeder from a ...
James Northcote-Green, Robert G. Wilson, 2006
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High Voltage Engineering and Testing
T. T. T. T. secondary substation comprising outdoor ring main unit, 1 1 kV/415 V transformer, LV multiway fuse cabinet ... Once the faulted circuit has been located it can be isolated and earthed, via the ring main units, to allow safe repair work.
Hugh McLaren Ryan, 2001
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Electrical Installation Guide: According to IEC ...
Overhead line Fig. B11 : Single-line service Underground cable ring main Fig. B12 : Ring-main service (1) Copper is cathodic to most other metals and therefore resists corrosion. (2) A ring main is a continuous distributor in the form of a closed ...
Commission électrotechnique internationale, 2008
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Electric Power Distribution
The system design options are: Radial system, ring main and grid or network type as given in Fig. 4.2. The ring main can be closed or open. An open ring main is more common and is cheaper. It provides the isolating switch or circuit breaker ...
A. S. Pabla, 2004
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Plant Engineer's Reference Book
12.4.6.2 Ring main systems A ring main system draws oil from storage and circulates it to each consuming point in turn, the balance of the oil being returned either to the suction side of the circulating pump or to storage. A diagram of a typical ...
DENNIS A SNOW, 2001
9
Distribution Switchgear
In addition to the direct cost savings associated with the use of a standard ring- main, additional benefits included: (1) The purchaser could make an accurate direct comparison of prices between suppliers because of a standard specification.
Stan Stewart, 2004
10
Heating and Water Services Design in Buildings
Example 5.3 A steam ring main follows the perimeter of a factory at high level with connections coming off the ring as shown in Figure 5.2. Steam is supplied at 2bar gauge 0.9 dry. Size the ring main on an initial velocity of 30 m/s and the ...
Keith Moss, Keith J Moss, 2013

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RING MAIN»

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... mobile phone chargers, can cause interference if they're plugged in somewhere in your home on the same ring main. You can enable encryption in adaptors, ... «PC Advisor, Jul 12»
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Thames Water celebrates tunnel breakthrough on Ring Main
The firm's 80km-long London Ring Main, a huge circular water main built in the mid 1990s 45m below ground, is Britain's longest tunnel. However, work started ... «New Civil Engineer, Aug 09»

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