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Noun1.Ratch - mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one directionratch - mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
detent, pawl, click, dog - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
ratchet wheel - toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever
ratchet screwdriver, spiral ratchet screwdriver - a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle
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Ltd., and Thailand's Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company Limited (RATCH), a subsidiary of the state-owned Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, will team up to establish a joint venture to develop, construct and operate the second phase of the nuclear power plant in Fangchenggang City.
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(If Unsound) Do you think the system needs to be completely re built from scratch, or do we just need to make major changes in th e system we now have?" Twenty-one percent said "unsound, start from sc ratch," 52 percent said "unsound, major changes," 18 percent said "sound, minor changes," and 3 percent said "sound, no changes." * Do you t hink the federal tax system is too complicated, or not?
"All attention is on the Fed," said Ratch Sodsatit, Bangkok-based managing director of Asset Plus Fund Management, which oversees about $972 million of assets.
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The ratch on both the pre-draft and main spinning area is adjustable to suit the length of fibres processed in the range of 60mm to 120mm.