armoury practice — Sistema de producción para el montaje de productos terminados, en este caso armas. Con la adopción del fusil modelo 1842, los militares estadounidenses lograron el montaje en gran escala de armas a partir de piezas intercambiables uniformes. A… … Enciclopedia Universal
practice — practicer, n. /prak tis/, n., v., practiced, practicing. n. 1. habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice. 2. habit; custom: It is not the practice here for men to wear long hair. 3. repeated performance or systematic exercise… … Universalium
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die — die1 /duy/, v.i., died, dying. 1. to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead. 2. (of something inanimate) to cease to exist: The laughter died on his lips. 3. to lose force, strength, or… … Universalium
Springfield Armory — Weapons factory established at Springfield, Mass. , by the U.S. Congress in 1794. It grew out of an arsenal established in Springfield by the Revolutionary government in 1777, the site being chosen partly for its inaccessibility to British forces … Universalium
American System of manufacture — Production of many identical parts and their assembly into finished products. Though Eli Whitney has been credited with this development, the ideas had appeared earlier in Europe and were being practiced in arms factories in the U.S. (see armoury … Universalium
North, Simeon — born July 13, 1765, Berlin, Conn., U.S. died Aug. 25, 1852, Middletown, Conn. U.S. firearms manufacturer. He supplied pistols and rifles to the U.S. government from 1799. He developed the use of interchangeable parts in manufacturing (see armoury … Universalium
interchangeable parts — Identical components that can substitute one for another, particularly important in manufacturing. Mass production, which transformed the organization of work, came about by the development of the machine tool industry by a series of 19th century … Universalium
Matriz — (Del lat. matrix, icis.) ► sustantivo femenino 1 ANATOMÍA Órgano de la mujer y de la hembra de los mamíferos situado en el interior de la pelvis, dentro del cual se desarrolla el feto: ■ los ovarios están unidos a la matriz mediante las trompas… … Enciclopedia Universal
American System of manufacture — Producción de muchas piezas idénticas y su montaje en forma de productos terminados. Aun cuando se haya atribuido a Eli Whitney el mérito de esta innovación, las ideas habían aparecido antes en Europa y se practicaban en fábricas de armamento en… … Enciclopedia Universal
