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Capillary action (sometimes capillarity, capillary motion, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid flowing in narrow spaces without the assistance of, or even in opposition to, external forces like gravity.

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The average expected output of a generator.

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The amount of output from a power source that may be statistically relied upon, practically the minimum power within a longer period, usually expressed as a percentage of the nominal power.

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Capacitance is the ratio of the amount of electric charge stored on a conductor to a difference in electric potential.

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A harder or more resistant rock type overlying a weaker or less resistant rock type.

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The CANDU (Canada Deuterium Uranium) is a Canadian pressurized heavy-water reactor design used to generate electric power.

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The candela is the base unit of luminous intensity in the International System of Units (SI). The SI unit symbol is cd.

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A recording device that records the amount of sunshine at a given location or region at any time.

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A calorimeter is an object used for the process of measuring the heat of chemical reactions or physical changes as well as heat capacity.

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The calorific value is the total energy released as heat when a substance undergoes complete combustion with oxygen under standard conditions.

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The calorie is a unit of energy defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a quantity of water by one degree.

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Cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaics describes a photovoltaic (PV) technology that is based on the use of cadmium telluride in a thin semiconductor layer designed to absorb and convert sunlight into electricity.

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In the electrical wiring of buildings, a cable tray system is used to support insulated electrical cables used for power distribution, control, and communication.

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The point at which the submarine cable connects into the land-based infrastructure or network.

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A cable landing point is the location where a submarine or other underwater cable makes landfall.

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A cable harness, also known as a wire harness, wiring harness, cable assembly, wiring assembly or wiring loom, is an assembly of electrical cables or wires which transmit signals or electrical power.

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Currents which are a result of capacitance in the cables.

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A cable assembly is the composition of one or more electrical cables and their corresponding connectors.

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A small single cell battery shaped as a squat cylinder resembling a button.

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A butterfly valve is a valve that isolates or regulates the flow of a fluid.