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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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2.The Substance or Wrhole Ma(S oF MetaL, iS
Called tier Body.
3. The Parr nexr tous ivhen se sands ready
to Fire, is called che Breech Or Coyle, and the
A. Ttie Frunnions are the EO RnoBS, Spin
ales ex Fars which hold che Piece in rhe Carri-
28C.
5. Manislions ox Dolphins, attex rhe German
as otcactins cuns, are to Flancles placedon
the Back OE the Piece near the Frunnions, and
near che Centre oF Grarier, 10 moune and dif
moune ic the more casulr.
6. The Rines aboux ix are these FOUF: THe
Base Rins is that wrtich is next belo the
Touch hole: The next Ring abore che Touch-
hole is called che Reinforced Ring: THe HEXETO
chac Forward che Trunnion Rinc: The MeXL LO
chac, che Cornice-Rins: And chac ac the MoutH
is called che Nuzzle-Ring, or che Freeze: AIIOaI
the Rings near the Mouch are Comerimes called
he Friezes.
7. AS co the Inrernal Parts, che whole L’avils
Ox Bore oF the Peice is called her Chase. Thâr
Parr oF che Carier berween the Frunnions, ane
the MuzZle Or Mouth, is called the Vacant Cy
linder: Ihe Parr From che Frunnions ro che end
OF the Carier, ox s0 much oF it as containeth (OK
is Loaded With) the Ponder and Shor is called
the Chamber. Jhe Diameter oF the Mouth is
Called the Calibre. The Space becurcen theShot
and the Flollon Superticies of che Picce wichin,
is called chevent; beins theDifference betrvcen
the Diameter ot the Shor, and ot rhe Mourh oE
the Piece.
immediare furisdiction un Lames ccesiast
ORDINARIES in HTeraldy are sucti Charses
a5 arc proper ro the Aer and Vlase OF ATMOEY;
and theletore are commonty called the FIonoura-
the Pale, che Bend, the Fesse, the Fiscurcheon, chc che Cascabell; by lome the Cascabet Deck.
Cheoron; the Saltier and the Bar.
ORDBTATB, Or Ordinate Applicate, i5 a Line
in ans Conick Section drawn ac Righe AngleS
eo, and bissected by che Axis, and reachins from
one side ot the Section ro the Orhet; CHIC HaHtO
wvtrictis properly che Semi-ordinale, Dut l5 no
ulas called che Ordinate.
21.
ble Ordinaries; and are the Cross, che Chief, Pummel or round Knob at the end ot ic, iscalled
Thus, in the Parabola O V D, OD, Or0
15 al Ordinare righely apply d, aM
CFKD, is the rrue semiecntace, o ulualls
called che Ordinate it self.
Lhe Properties of these Lines rou will finc
under lile sereral Conick Sections.
Dr. Walls in his Conick Sections, callS che
votrole Ordinares OD, EC. the Lineae ordinatim
Inscriptae; and the Semi-otcaces L, ecc. he
Calls The Ordinate Applicates.
ORDIHATIONE contra servientes, is a Wr
Fr
chac licth asamlt a Serrane for learins his Ma
Aer
ORDNANCE, aIl Tore oF grear Cuns used u
Nar. The several ParS OF a PiecC OF Ord.
nance or great Cun, are chus called.
Circac buns in Linslana ace duineuea IncC
evo Kinds ony, viz. Field Pieces, Which are
Fromthe least Porr oF all, to 12 Pounders (1. c.)
those wrtich carry a BaII Or Shor oF T2 Pound;
and Cannon of Battery, Wrhich are From a Culve-
rine to an whole Cannon.
Jhe Table sollorvine dires rou aIl chines ne
cessary to be knovn of che Names, Proporrions,
2. The Ourside ronne abour che Piece, is cal. Weiehes, Lenechs, Bullets, Ranges, C3C. OF 2
led he supersicies os her Mecal.
Crear Cun.