Lateral stacking, primarily in one direction, of wraps in a coil so that the edges of the coil are conical rather than flat. Improper alignment of rolls over which the metal passes before rewinding is a typical cause. See also Oscillation.
An occurance in a train crash where one coach rides-up over the buffers of another and the under frame intrudes into the body of the other coach. This was a common feature af railway accidents until the introduction of "buck-eye" couplings.
The migration, over the course of evolutionary history, of the cetacean skull bones to form their current configurations, resulting in the placement of the nares on the top of the skull.
Capable of being extended or compacted, like a telescope, by the sliding of sections or parts one within the other; telescopic; as, telescoping tripod legs; a telescoping table, etc.; -- a term replacing the formerly used telescope.
The tendency of respondents (particularly in victim surveys) to move forward and report as having occurred events which actually took place before the reference period or time period being studied. FOR EXAMPLE, a respondent asked if she had been the victim of a robbery in the last year, recalls and reports an incident that actually occurred 18 months prior.
An advanced form of angle play, telescoping is the method where a goaltender where to move such that the net is effectively covered, and the distance travelled is minimized.