One could compare their sound to that of some snap-action mechanisms.

The trademark has become genericized for any snap-action switch.

Incorporates a snap-action contact mechanism that ensures crisp switching operations.

Mine are definitely - they have a nice snap action.

His reward was to be in early on the Snapper action, boating this quality 4kg fish within 10 minutes of the first pick drop.

You wring its neck and you get a very quick snap action.”

I've been listening to your latest explanation of hysteresis, the nature of a keyboard's snap action.

Most of the best snapper action is out at 70M but with the return of barracoutta we have also started to search the shallower water.

Snap action thermostats are the most common control used in heavy duty commercial griddles with medium-to-heavy production demands.

But because its internal structure is coupled to use elastic instability, a snapping action occurs, and this delivers the power to shut the trap quickly.

But anything with a snap in it, when you reach a certain point suddenly something happens, that snap action is a - you've crossed a threshold.

One of the better known features of Windows 8 is the Snap action, that allows you to run two apps side-by-side.

Mechanical snap action thermostat valves are the integration of the control mechanism with the flow control valve.

There is an easy snapping action to Hughes's wrist, Contreras said, and his struggles with the curveball were minimal.

Snap action off-set under-lever opening.

Being a non-invertor the feedback will be in phase with the i/p and will cause the o/p to have a snapping action called hysterisis.

Snap action control systems are often run with electricity, where a stand-alone thermostat acting as a switch is activated by the capillary bulb fluid.

FANG/PND called a snap action which again made headlines.

This was British gunmaker T Murcott's 1871 action nicknamed the 'mousetrap' on account of its loud snap action.

A thrusting action should accompany all linear punches and kicks, since it is believed to be related to potential power in a way that a snapping action is not.

For a more far-flung adventure, veteran lensman George Ritchey takes guests to the Galápagos, to snap action shots of blue-footed boobies and other exotic animals.

And Matt Carrol (below), from Sunbury in Victoria, was another angler who got in on the Snapper action on the same charter.

The sturdy design and the double snap effect as a result of the magnetic repulsion and the snap action of the micro switch guarantee a virtually unlimited lifetime.

These devices use a snap action mechanism which opens the switch contacts rapidly, and feature an arc chute where the arc caused by opening the switch is quenched.

"I think there's a part of the show, about characters taking snap action without thinking of the consequences, that resonates here, especially in light of Iraq," Mr. Schumacher said.

Honeywell Sensing and Control (Honeywell S&C) produces over 50,000 products ranging from snap action, limit, toggle and pressure switches to position, speed and airflow sensors.

A blind mate connector is differentiated from other types of connectors by the mating action that happens via a sliding or snapping action which can be accomplished without wrenches or other tools.

This control system can respond almost instantly to temperature changes on the griddle surface, which provides a far superior temperature control response to the fluid filled capillary bulb found in Modulating and Snap Action thermostats.