: any of a breed of very small roundheaded dogs that occur in short-coated and long-coated varieties.See Chihuahua defined for English-language learners. See Chihuahua defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT. any of a breed of very small roundheaded dogs that occur in short-coated and long-coated varieties. See Chihuahua defined for English-language learners. See Chihuahua defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
3) Critically damped: [math]x(t) = (A + Bt)e^{- \gamma t}[/math] This is the optimally damped case, where the damping coefficient is just large enough to completely quell the oscillations, so the oscillator returns to zero in the least amount of time possible. 4) Overdamped: [math]x(t) = Ae^{- \gamma_{1}t} + Be^{- \gamma_{2}t}[/math]
Preload is a mechanical engineering term with several meanings. In the general sense, it refers to the internal application of stress to certain mechanical systems.irst, a tightened bolt experiences only a small fraction of any external load which is applied later when the joint is in service, so that a fully tightened bolt can (depending on the exact application) sustain a much greater load than loosely tightened bolt.