Slug
81Slug (mass) — The slug is an English unit of mass. It is a mass that accelerates by 1 ft/s² when a force of one pound force (lbf) is exerted on it. Therefore a slug has a mass of 32.17405 pound mass or 14.5939 kg.Shigley, Joseph E. and Mischke, Charles R.… …
82Slug (railroad) — A railroad slug is an accessory to a diesel electric locomotive. It has trucks with traction motors but is unable to move about under its own power, as it does not contain a prime mover to produce electricity. Instead, it is connected to a… …
83Slug mite — Taxobox name = Slug mite image width = image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Chelicerata classis = Arachnida subclassis = Acari superordo = Acariformes ordo = Prostigmata subordo = Eupodina unranked familia =… …
84Slug (production) — In newspaper editing, a slug is a short name given to an article that is in production. The story is labeled with its slug as it makes its way from the reporter through the editorial process. Sometimes a slug contains code information that tells… …
85Slug (comics) — Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Slug real name=Ulysses X. Lugman species=Human Mutant publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Captain America #325 (Jan 1987) creators=Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary alliance… …
86Slug (projectile) — For other meanings, see Slug (disambiguation) A slug is a term used for a solid ballistic projectile. It is solid in the sense of being composed of one piece; the shape can vary widely, including partially hollowed shapes. The term is… …
87Slug Line — Infobox Album | Name = Slug Line Type = Album Artist = John Hiatt Released = January, 1979 Recorded = ? Genre = Rock Length = 38:22 Label = MCA Records Producer = Denny Bruce Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5… …
88Slug name — See also Slug (disambiguation). Slug is a term used occasionally in the entertainment business as a substitution for prototype , and can be used to describe a character s name when it is only tentatively assigned, hence the term slug name . Slug… …
89Slug (typesetting) — A slug is a piece of spacing material used in typesetting to space paragraphs. They are usually manufactured in strips of 6pt lead.In modern typesetting programs such as Adobe InDesign, the slug is also a non printing area situated off the main… …
90slug it out — to compete against someone or something for first or highest position. Will the rest of the country find these teams interesting enough to watch them slug it out on TV for seven games? Two new mystery novels are slugging it out in the bookstores …
