feathering

n. இறகுத்தொகுதி, இறகிணைப்பு, இறகினைப் போன்ற தோற்றம், கணையின் இறகமைப்பு, விலங்குடலின் இறகமைதி வாய்ந்த மேற்புறம், மலரில் இறகமைதித் தோற்றம், இறகமைதி தோன்ற வளைவினுள் வளைவாக அமைந்த சிற்ப அமைவு.

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Feath"er*ing, n. 1. (Arch.) Defn: Same as Foliation. 2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t. 3. A covering of feathers. Feathering float (Naut.), the float or paddle of a feathering wheel. -- Feathering screw (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the water when the vessel is moving under sail alone. -- Feathering wheel (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent.

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