Arm's length principle — The arm s length principle (ALP) is the condition or the fact that the parties to a transaction are independent and on an equal footing. Such a transaction is known as an arm s length transaction . It is used specifically in contract law to… … Wikipedia
arm — arm1 armed, adj. armlike, adj. /ahrm/, n. 1. the upper limb of the human body, esp. the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist. 2. the upper limb from the shoulder to the elbow. 3. the forelimb of any vertebrate. 4. some part of an… … Universalium
arm — I [[t]ɑrm[/t]] n. 1) anat. a) the upper limb of the human body b) the upper limb from shoulder to elbow 2) anat. a) the forelimb of any vertebrate b) any similar structure in an invertebrate 3) hfi any armlike part or attachment, as the tone arm… … From formal English to slang
Arm wrestling — is a sport with two participants. Each participant places one arm, both put either the right or left, on a surface, with their elbows bent and touching the surface, and they grip each other s hand. The goal is to pin the other s arm onto the… … Wikipedia
ARM architecture — This article is about a computer processor architecture. For other uses, see ARM (disambiguation). Logo ARM Designer ARM Holdings Bits … Wikipedia
Orion–Cygnus Arm — Observed structure of the Milky Way s spiral arms[1] The Orion–Cygnus Arm is a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy some 3,500 light years across and approximately 10,000 light years in length.[2] … Wikipedia
Arms Length Management Organisation — Arms Length Management Organisations or arm s length management organisations (ALMOs) are UK not for profit companies set up by a local authorities primarily to manage and improve all or part of their housing stock. Ownership of the housing stock … Wikipedia
postal system — System that allows persons to send letters, parcels, or packages to addressees in the same country or abroad. Postal systems are usually government run and paid for by a combination of user charges and government subsidies. There are early… … Universalium
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
Tremolo arm — A tremolo arm or tremolo bar (also called a whammy bar or wang bar ) is a lever attached to the bridge and/or the tailpiece of an electric guitar or archtop guitar to enable the player to quickly vary the tension and sometimes the length of the… … Wikipedia
Polar coordinate system — Points in the polar coordinate system with pole O and polar axis L. In green, the point with radial coordinate 3 and angular coordinate 60 … Wikipedia
