A reduced pressure zone device is tested with a device called a differential gauge. This gauge uses hoses attached to the various test cocks of the RPZD and checks to be certain that the check valve springs as well as the relief valve spring are not fouled and are working properly.
The adjective AVUNCULAR has 2 senses: 1. being or relating to an uncle. 2. like an uncle in kindness or indulgence. Familiarity information: AVUNCULAR used as an adjective is rare.
Definition. The term avunculate comes from the Latin avunculus, the maternal uncle. The 1989 Oxford English Dictionary defines avunculate as follows: Avunculate. The special relationship existing in some societies between a maternal uncle and his sister's son; maternal uncles regarded as a collective body.