For Dip we have terms and definitions in 12 topics. The topics are Arcade, Charles Dickens, Coin Collecting, Drugs, Earthquake, Finance, Geologic, Import Cars, Physical Geography, Speleological, Technology and World War II Acronyms.

Dip (Arcade)

"Dual Inline Package"; This is an electronic component found on PCB's that contains tiny switches that are manipulable by the game owner. Commonly used to set free/coin play, difficulty, cocktail mode, and other settings.

Dip (Charles Dickens)

Cheap candle made by dipping a wick into tallow.

Dip (Coin Collecting)

To clean a coin in a chemical bath to remove toning.

Dip (Drugs)

Crack or dipping cigarettes in embalming fluid

Dip (Earthquake)

The angle that a planar geologic surface (for example, a fault) is inclined from the horizontal.

Dip (Finance)

Slight drop in securities prices after a sustained uptrend. Analystsoften advise investors to buy on dips, meaning to buy when a price is momentarily weak. See: Correction, break, crash.

Dip (Geologic)

A measure of the angle between the flat horizon and the slope of a sedimentary layer, fault plane, metamorphic foliation, or other geologic structure.

Dip (Import Cars)

Dual inline package

Dip (Physical Geography)

One of the directional properties of a geologic structure such as a fold or a fault. Dip is the inclination angle of the formation as measured at right angles to strike.

Dip (Speleological)

The angle at which beds are inclined from the horizontal, being the maximum angle of the bedding planes at right angles to the strike.
Geology.

Dip (Technology)

Acronym for dual in-line package. A standard for packaging integrated circuits in which the microminiature electronic circuits etched on a silicon wafer are enclosed in a rectangular housing of plastic or ceramic and connected to downward-pointing pins protruding from the longer sides of the chip. Designed to facilitate circuit board manufacturing, this design does not work well for modern chips requiring very large numbers of connections. Compare leaderless chip carrier, pin grid array, SIP, surface-mount technology. See document image processing.

Dip (World War II Acronyms)

Diplomatic intelligence (derived from MAGIC)

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