EL Construction Abbreviation

Elbow

Half turn of one cable around the other when riding at open hawse Results from swinging twice in the same direction at turn of tide. Alternative name for 'Knee'

Elevation

A geometrical drawing of a facade of a building. The angular measure of the height of an object above the horizon with azimuth, one of the coordinates defining celestial location and sometimes used in tracking spacecraft. The angle at which an antenna must be pointed above the horizon for optimal reception from a spacecraft. A drawing of a face of a building with all the features shown, as if in a single vertical plane.

Elevator

The movable aft portion of the horizontal tailplane which is used to affect pitch or the climbing or descending attitude of the aircraft. Movable control surface, attached to the trailing-edge of an aircraft's tailplane (stabilizer) to controll pitching movements. The movable part of a horizontal airfoil which controls the pitch of an aircraft, the fixed part being the STABILIZER. ELEVATORS are moveable control surfaces hinged on the trailing edge of the horizontal stabilizer.

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Elevation Limit

Elastic Limit

The maximum stress a metal can withstand without any permanent strain (deformation) remaining when the load is removed. The limiting extent to which a body may be deformed and yet return to its original shape after removal of the deforming force. Maximum stress that a material will stand before permanent deformation occurs