civilian application

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meaningsofcivilianandapplication

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civilian
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪl.jən/us
/səˈvɪl.jən/
relating to a person who is not a member of the police or the ...
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application
noun
uk
/ˌæp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌæp.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/
an official request for something, usually ...
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(Definition ofcivilianandapplicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thirdly, if we lose this technology now we shall never get it back, and it has not only military butcivilianapplication.
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I often wonder why this kind of service cannot be made available forcivilianapplication, although there are some local weather centres in major towns.
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Of course, a number of distinguished medical scientists are concerned with some of the most constructive work that is being done there which hascivilianapplication.
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In such instances we and industry share the costs and personnel in carry- ing out a task if we can see a military andcivilianapplication.
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Used frequently to communicate over large distances incivilianapplication, used as a squad radio in combat.
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Its first maincivilianapplicationwas for the building of boats and sportscar bodies, where it gained acceptance in the 1950s.
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The identification of civilian applications for defence research technology is steadily improving to the benefit of industry.
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Both systems are nationally controlled, were conceived for military purposes, and have been artificially weakened in some respects for civilian applications.
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We do not look for research specifically aimed at military ends, but research might have military as well as civilian applications, for example research into new materials.
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This might be acceptable for military applications, but it is not for most civilian applications.
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Some of these military firms started to seek and develop civilian applications of military technology.
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Reserve batteries remain uncommon in civilian applications because of their higher cost and relatively short life after activation.
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The company is a provider of modeling, simulation, and mission rehearsal tools for military and civilian applications.
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The same properties which soldiers appreciate in paracord are also useful in civilian applications.
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His research studied how to transform military research results to find use in civilian applications to better serve society.
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The events have been cooperative efforts between a number of organisations with interests in furthering the use of unmanned aircraft in civilian applications.
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This contest is also promotes growth in aerospace, government, and civilian applications.
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It also has civilian applications as a solvent dye.
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The organizational structure has shed civilian applications while at the same time cooperation with the civilian sector has increased and state supported civilian research sometimes have dual use applications.
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