resistance developed at a speed of 16 knots after. various periods is shown in Figure 2 as a per cent. of the initial resistance of the freshly painted hulL. In 375 days the total resistance is exactly doubled.
chilling - the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature. cooling, temperature reduction. freeze, freezing - the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid. heat dissipation - dissipation of heat.
The hate crimes bill would allow recent racist statements by a suspect to be used as evidence that a crime was racially motivated; some legislators were concerned that this provision could have an undue chilling effect on speech that could be construed as racist. chilling effect - Legal Definition. n. In constitutional law, the inhibition or discouragement of the legitimate exercise of a a constitutional right, especially one protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, by the potential or threatened prosecution under, or application of, a law or sanction.