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electrical circuits
In an anti-skid braking
system, circuitry is employed which
can detect individual wheel deceleration.
circular circular /s%kjυlə/ adjective shaped
like a circle
Anodes are circular
plates with centre holes.  semi-circular
shaped like a half-circle  noun a
document distributed to a large number
of people
an aeronautical information
circular
circular slide rule circular slide rule /s%kjυlə slad
rul/ noun a calculating device on
which all manner of conversions and
complex calculations can be made to
assist in flight planning
circulate circulate /s%kjυlet/ verb to move
round in such a way as to arrive at the
point of departure
Water circulates
via the radiator and pump through to
the engine block itself.
circulation circulation /s%kjυ|leʃ(ə)n/ noun
the act of moving round in such a way
as to arrive at the point of departure

The general circulation is indicated by
the arrows.  cyclonic circulation the
circulation of air which, if viewed from
above, is anticlockwise in the northern
hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
hemisphere
circulatory circulatory /s%kjυ|let(ə)ri/ adjective
moving around a circuit
a selfcontained
re-circulatory oil system
circumference circumference /sə|kmf(ə)rəns/
noun the distance around the edge of a
circle
The angle subtended by an arc
equal to one 360th part of the circumference
of a circle is called one degree.
circumstance circumstance /s%kmstns/ noun a
condition which affects something in a
given situation  in some circumstances,
under certain circumstances
in some particular situations
cirro- cirro- /srəυ/ prefix high altitude, i.e.
above 20,000 feet
cirrocumulus cirrocumulus /srəυ|kjumjυləs/
noun a layer of broken cloud at about
20,000 feet
cirrostratus cirrostratus /srəυ|strɑtəs/ noun a
layer cloud at about 20,000 feet
cirrus cirrus /srəs/ noun a high cloud in a
mass of separate clouds which are
formed of ice crystals
Civil Aviation Authority Civil Aviation Authority /svl
evi|eʃ(ə)n ɔ|θɒrəti/ noun the
organisation which licences operators,
aircraft and employees for non-military,
especially commercial aviation. Abbreviation
CAA
Civil Aviation Publication Civil Aviation Publication /svl
evi|eʃ(ə)n pblkeʃ(ə)n/ noun a
book, etc., published by the Civil Aviation
Authority, each publication having
its own reference number
The procedure
for obtaining a bearing can be
found in CAP 413. Abbreviation CAP
COMMENT: CAA (Civil Aviation
Authority) publications are referred to
as CAPs and each has a reference
number for identification: the
procedure for obtaining a bearing is
described in CAP 413.
clad clad /kld/ verb to protect by covering

Alloys can be protected from corrosion
by cladding the exposed surface
with a thin layer of aluminium.
clamshell door clamshell door /klmʃel dɔ/ noun
the hinged part of a thrust reverser

Clamshell doors are hydraulically or
pneumatically opened, and direct the
exhaust gases forwards to produce
reverse thrust.
classification classification /klsf|keʃ(ə)n/
noun the act of putting things into
groups or classes because they possess
particular common features
Classification
of aircraft consists of a multilevel
diagram with each category
divided into sub-categories.
A full
45 climatic zone
classification of layer cloud is given in
the table.
classify classify /klsfa/ verb to group
items so that those with similar characteristics
are in the same group
Precipitation
is classified as light, moderate
or heavy according to its rate of fall.

The weather associated with visibility
reductions by particles suspended in the
atmosphere is classified either as fog,
mist, haze, or smoke.
clear clear /klə/ adjective 1. referring to
conditions in which it is easy to see, e.g.
with no cloud or fog  a clear sky a sky
with no cloud  a clear winter night a
night with no fog, mist or other conditions
which might impair visibility 2.
possible to easily see through 3. with
　
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