LPV
Encyclopedia
LPV is an acronym that may refer to:
- Limiting pressure velocityLimiting pressure velocityLimiting pressure velocity is a tribological term relating to the maximum temperature and compression that an assembly with rubbing surfaces can bear without failing....
, a term relating to tribologyTribologyTribology is the science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion. It includes the study and application of the principles of friction, lubrication and wear...
(the study of friction and wear) - Localizer Performance with Vertical guidanceLocalizer Performance with Vertical guidanceLocalizer performance with vertical guidance are the highest precision GPS aviation instrument approach procedures currently available without specialized aircrew training requirements, such as required navigation performance...
, aviation - Logopedics Phoniatrics VocologyVocologyVocology is the science of enabling or endowing the human voice with greater ability or fitness.. Its concerns include the nature of speech and language pathology, the defects of the vocal tract , the remediation of speech therapy and the voice training and voice pedagogy of song and speech for...
, a British Voice Association journal - Long Period VariableLong period variableA long period variable is a type of variable star in which variations in brightness occur over long timescales of months or years. Long period variables are giant stars and brighter, from spectral class F and redwards, but most are red giants and AGB giants, meaning spectral class M, S or C...
, astronomy - Low Pressure ValveSafety valveA safety valve is a valve mechanism for the automatic release of a substance from a boiler, pressure vessel, or other system when the pressure or temperature exceeds preset limits....
, plumbing - Lunar Piloted VehicleApollo Lunar ModuleThe Apollo Lunar Module was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program by Grumman to carry a crew of two from lunar orbit to the surface and back...
, space exploration