Definition of Ratcheting

1. Verb. (present participle of ratchet) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ratcheting

1. ratchet [v] - See also: ratchet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ratcheting

ratcatchers
ratch
ratched
ratchel
ratches
ratchet
ratchet down
ratchet jack
ratchet screwdriver
ratchet up
ratchet wheel
ratchet wheels
ratchet wrench
ratchet wrenches
ratcheted
ratcheting (current term)
ratchetlike
ratchets
ratchety
ratching
rate
rate-limiting step
rate-of-climb indicator
rate constants
rate equation
rate meter
rate of acceleration
rate of attrition
rate of climb
rate of climb indicator

Literary usage of Ratcheting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Basic Studies in the Field of High-temperature Engineering: Third by Nuclear Energy Agency, 日本原子力研究所 (2004)
"These tests will also allow to check the validity of the ratcheting design rules for mod 9Cr-1Mo steel. ... That may have influence on ratcheting behaviour. ..."

2. Pellet-clad Interaction in Water Reactor Fuels: Seminar Proceedings, Aix-en by Direction de l'énergie nucléaire, DEC., Electricité de France, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2005)
"That means that power cycles causing axial ratcheting do not necessarily have to go all the way to zero power. Load follow operation maybe sufficient to ..."

3. Employing the Formerly Homeless: Adding Employment to the Mix of Housing and by Basil J. Whiting (1996)
"For such populations "success" needs to be reconceptualized as progress over time of a ratcheting nature. Success thus occurs if the ratcheting path is ..."

4. Internet Tax Freedom Act: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, U.S edited by W. J. Tauzin (1997)
"... or through double taxation where the same transaction is taxed two times or more. We also believe in ratcheting down tax rates, with super-majority ..."

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