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Synonyms for knob

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Synonyms for knob

a part that protrudes or extends outward

an unevenness or elevation on a surface

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Synonyms for knob

a circular rounded projection or protuberance

Synonyms

any thickened enlargement

an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger

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The view from Bald Knob Mountain is spectacular year around and it is always free to enter.
Review of Indian Knob Mountainbalm.--Indian Knob mountainbalm is one of 11 species (plus additional subspecies and varieties) in the genus Eriodictyon that occurs in southwest United States and Mexico (Hannan 2012).
While the Flume Knob Trail is marked well enough for beginners to find, the Bear Den Mountain branch is not as easy to locate.
The panel is equipped with 12 knobs, each with 4,096 steps per rotation, three high-resolution weighted trackballs with their own control keys, 18 dedicated navigation keys and three parameter keys.
Now unscrew the windage knob from the base and remove the aperture.
In similar fashion, the smaller concentric knob typically selects: (May have multiple answers.)
In both cases I chose the low-profile knob because I'm not going to press either of these guns into long-range duty.
On the other hand there is paucity of data regarding the size of the aortic knob (AK) in Indian population which can be easily visualized in the Postero-Anterior Chest X-ray which is the commonest imaging modality in both rural and urban areas of India and economically feasible as it is cheaper than any other imaging modalities like CT scan or MRI, though the latter techniques are better indicators in assessing cardiac conditions than the chest X-ray.
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The chance for accidental release is minimized by the knob lease is minimized by the knob shape and the fact that a pull more than 10-15[degrees] off axis will not release the connection.
The sensitivity knob on the grip can also work loose and come off in the field.
The location of knobs and pulls isn't written in stone, but there are some "standard practices." One good rule of thumb is to line up a knob with the top of the bottom door rail.