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McGraw-HillDictionary ofEngineeringSecondEditionMcGraw-HillNew York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London MadridMexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul SingaporeSydney Toronto
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Page 10 and 11: such information, introduced by “
Page 12 and 13: mechanical engineering—The branch
Page 14 and 15: Aa See ampere.reposition it if it d
Page 16 and 17: acceleration of free fallabsorption
Page 18 and 19: acme screw threadworker-days lost a
Page 20 and 21: active accommodationwalls of an enc
Page 22 and 23: adjustable base anchorada mud [ENG]
Page 24 and 25: afterfilteraerial spud [MECH ENG] A
Page 26 and 27: air conditionerinflated with gas to
Page 28 and 29: air lockairflow orifice [ENG] An op
Page 30 and 31: air washerair separator [MECH ENG]
Page 32 and 33: altitude-azimuth mountingalligator
Page 34 and 35: analytical centrifugationampacity [
Page 36 and 37: angel echothrough such devices as r
Page 38 and 39: angular advanceangle of external fr
Page 40 and 41: antiresonancedirection of flow in o
Page 42 and 43: architectural engineeringto the sho
Page 44 and 45: artificial variableunderplate and t
Page 46 and 47: asynchronous controlaspiration psyc
Page 48 and 49: autogenous grindingbuilding and whi
Page 50 and 51: automatic tuning systemwhich couple
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avalanche noiseautoreducing tachyme
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azimuth lineaxial hydraulic thrust
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Bbackacter See backhoe. { bakaktər
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ag trapmaterial, the backscattered
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all-float liquid-level meterbalance
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and wheelball mill [MECH ENG] A pul
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arrel roofbarograph See aneroid bar
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asic elementbase anchor [BUILD] The
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ayonet socketbatch treatment [CHEM
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edat their supports; provides incre
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ending brakebelt course See string
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ifilar electrometerthe second syste
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lackbody radiationby the thermal di
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lock and tackleblast wall [ENG] A h
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ody coneblow-lifting gripper [CONT
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Bond’s lawproducts (fire-tube boi
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oundaryborehole bit See noncoring b
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anch transmittancebpd See barrels p
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idge vibrationbed; this indicates t
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ucket-ladder dredgewith bromine; th
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Bulygen numberor hand stowed, or is
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uttonburning-quality index [ENG] Pr
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Cc See calorie.is driven by a stati
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cantileverof propellants and explos
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carbon burning ratechange in the le
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cascadeknown as Clausius theorem. {
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catformingcast-film extrusion See c
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center of forceCCR process See cycl
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centrifugecentrifugal brake [MECH E
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channeling machinefrom an overhead
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chemical engineeringAlso known as a
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chop-type feedercarries the masonry
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clamping platemay alter appreciably
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clearance volume{P (n 2 a/[T(V c)
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cloud testwith radio to position an
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cogresulting from a unit increase i
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collector currentcold flow [MECH] C
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command, control, communications, a
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compensating networkto consolidate
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compressionresulting system is stro
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concrete caisson sinking2. A rail t
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confinementconductive interference
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contact condensersingle pan (togeth
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contraction crackbucket elevator on
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cooling correction[IND ENG] In stat
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corona currentcubic feet (approxima
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counterblow hammerdirection between
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crank throwpipe. [MECH ENG] The mec
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crossed-field devicecritical densit
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crystal cartridgecrown saw [DES ENG
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current gainknown as cusum chart. {
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cutting incut nail [DES ENG] A flat
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cylindrical grinderother fluids by
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Ddac See digital-to-analog converte
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decelerationdead rail [CIV ENG] One
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deflectometerlists ascent rates and
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De Nora cellproblem, certain functi
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design headdepropanizer [CHEM ENG]
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diabaticdetonator [ENG] A device, s
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die castingdiamond matrix [DES ENG]
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differential motiondiesinking [ENG]
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diode characteristicdiffusion pump
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directiondipstick [ENG] A graduated
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disk leather wheelis released to th
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divergent dieas scuba, diving helme
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double-actingdouble-acting [MECH EN
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downdraft carburetorthat conducts g
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Dressler kilnDressler kiln [MECH EN
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drop ballmachinery controlled by th
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dry sleevemesh openings decreasing
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durabilityby adhesion at a gas-soli
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eccentric bitliquid reactant and ga
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efficiency expertthe degree of heat
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electrical blasting capelectrical b
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electric imagecurrent between two e
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electrographor deflagration of an e
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electronic dummyelectronic dummy [E
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electrostriction transducerwhich ar
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end-milled keywayrotating shank wit
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environmentan electron tube or the
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equivalent noise pressuremolecular
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event recorderin a graphic represen
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explosive-actuated deviceexplosive-
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Fahrenheit’s hydrometerFahrenheit
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fatigue ratiostress cycles without
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feeler gageturbine to heat boiler f
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finite element methodprovides a sit
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fish leador tank that holds water t
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flank angletransducer is not consta
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Flemish garden wall bondcontinuousl
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floodto finish the surface of fresh
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fluid distributorflowing-temperatur
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flywheelflange is formed around a h
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foresightof the suction pipe of a p
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fracture stressthat would endanger
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frequency-response curvealmost iner
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functional analysisof a track to cr
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fuzzy systemfused-junction transist
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Gg See gram.a part in a jig, fixtur
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GasFETthin, parallel saws are arran
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gear drive(such as water vapor, hyd
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getof the principal head or owner.
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glue-line heatinggin tackle tackle
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granularitymade up of a crane carry
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grease trapthe particles from some
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grounded-base connectionand sorting
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gudgeonground surveillance radar [E
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gyro wheelgusset plate [CIV ENG] A
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Hha See hectare.producing as output
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hard-surfacebasically a telescope w
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heatchromium, and lead compounds. A
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heavy force fitresulting from an in
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heterodyne frequency metermeasure o
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high-vacuum insulationhigh-frequenc
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Holme mud samplerelectric hoisting
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horizontal force instrumentover whi
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Houdry hydrocrackingHotchkiss super
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hydraulic classifieran automatic co
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hydroseparatorhydrocarbon blending
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hysteretic dampinghypoid gear [MECH
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II beam [CIV ENG] A rolled iron or
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impregnateimpactometer See impactor
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indicator diagramincomplete lubrica
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inelastic stresson an object as a r
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injection electroluminescencerepres
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instrument shelterwhich measures th
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intelligent vehicle highway systems
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international practical temperature
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ion microprobe mass spectrometerinv
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isothermal processisoconcentration
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JJ See joule.mechanical equivalent
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Jolly balancework performed, the fa
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just tonnonlinear closed-loop contr
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KK See cathode.that they rotate wit
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king postkey seat See keyway. { kē
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Kullenberg piston corerknife-edge b
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Ll See liter.lactometer [ENG] A hyd
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large-systems control theoryperpend
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lay-upfusion, sublimation or vapori
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left-laidleaf spring [DES ENG] A be
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light-activated silicon controlled
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linear scanninglimited-degree-of-fr
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liquid-sorbent dehumidifierlintel [
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location fitdull as a result of bec
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loopthe faulty card and replacing i
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low-pass filterenergy, which it rad
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lysimeterlug [DES ENG] A projection
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Mm See meter.clamped in the chuck o
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magnetoelectronicsmagnitude of the
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M-A-N scavenging systemmajor diamet
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matstone or concrete blocks set in
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mean stressdesignated length of tim
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mechanical unitsby a spring, and a
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messengerother. Also known as membr
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microacceleratometerhydraulic braki
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microreactormicrogravity [MECH] A s
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minor diameter3 millihg See millime
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modulationproduct of desired compos
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momentumexit gases and that of mois
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moving-coil galvanometerto turn the
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multiple-purpose testermuller [ENG]
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NN See newton.bottle; reversing wat
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neuristorsales agreement made by a
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noisethe line joining them, and has
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normal-incidence pyrheliometerinflu
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Nusselt equationphosphorus pentoxid
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OOBA See octave-band analyzer.equip
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ombroscopesteam, and waste-treatmen
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operation process chartgrinder with
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orbital angular momentumdetermines
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output-meter adaptera screen of sui
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oxide passivationoverload [CIV ENG]
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PPa See pascal.hole being grouted t
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parametrized voice response systemp
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patentseparates the sashes in a dou
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Penning trappellet cooler [CHEM ENG
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permeameterperformance curves [ENG]
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phonemic synthesizerrent values. {
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photogoniometera photocell and mete
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piezoelectric elementwork with this
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pinch-tube processpillar crane [MEC
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pitmanpipe-thread protector See thr
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plastic deformationcating the workp
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plumb bondblow-molding large parts
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point systempnpn transistor See npn
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porcupine boilersections or lengths
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potentiometerpump in which a measur
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power resistorpowder, usually again
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press polishprecipitator See electr
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pressurizeby which the wind drag is
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principle of virtual workprimer [EN
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program controlsystems-engineering
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proportioning probeto a member or s
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pulse altimeterquickly computing ce
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purlinamplitude is proportional to
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QQ [THERMO] A unit of heat energy,
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quick returnthat bores parallel hol
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Rrabbet [ENG] 1. A groove cut into
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adioacoustic rangingacross the tire
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ailheadmicrowave radiometer; radiom
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Rankine-Hugoniot equationsram trave
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eactance dropis proportional to the
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econnaissanceand converting them in
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eference planematerials from scrap
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egeneratorconversion of petroleum n
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elief holepropellant to the force o
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eset raterepeater [ELEC] See repeat
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esonancecalled electrical resistanc
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everse feedbackaround a storage tan
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ight-of-wayshowing the similarity b
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Roberts’ linkageDerived from rela
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olling contactrodding [ENG] An oper
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otary furnacediagram, named after i
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outingpoint of the body remaining f
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Rzeppa jointor repaired machinery o
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SS See siemens.used to transport su
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sand pumptime. spaced in { sampəld
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scanning proton microprobesaw bit [
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Scotch yokepath in a 746-kilowatt f
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seadromeshank and a slotted, recess
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sedimentation tankthe primary treat
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self-tapping screwpolymeric barrier
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sequential collation of rangefor ai
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settlementservo loop See single-loo
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shearing machineshafts or tubes to
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shockfluid; one fluid passes throug
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shrink ringoverhead with the distil
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sigma-delta modulatoroff the traver
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simultaneity2. The horizontal overf
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Six’s thermometerto be effective,
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slewingacoustical (sonic) logging i
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slot washerslip form [CIV ENG] A na
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snatch blocksmart structures [ENG]
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solar pondsoda pulping process [CHE
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sonar boomer transducercal, and oth
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sound-level meterthe distance betwe
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spark-coil leak detectorthrough rad
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Sperry processheat required to rais
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split-ring core lifterbaffles and p
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spring gravimeterform until a shell
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stability matrixa square whose side
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standard outputseveral means and as
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station roofstate of strain [MECH]
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steam turbinesteam dryer [MECH ENG]
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stiffleg derrickstep-recovery diode
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straight beamdeflection curves each
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stress ellipsoidmeasured to find st
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stub axlethat strips a molded artic
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subtractive synthesisof a compound
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supersonic compressoris obtained: i
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surface waveon opposite sides of a
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switchreached, or the failure of a
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synthol processfunction of frequenc
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Tt See troy system.house fighter-ty
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tape recorderholding, storing, or t
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technical specificationsdefinable s
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temperature profile recordersliding
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theoretical cutoff frequencymade. A
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thermal shockthermal effusion See t
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thermoelectric materialgage that de
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thin-film integrated circuitthermop
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thrust bearingthree terminals used
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timing beltof track and tilted 15%
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tool-length compensationpassage in
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total heatpipe) to the recording pe
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trailer2. The process of following
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transition frequencyby heat and pre
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trapwould be required to transport
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trigger bolttreater [CHEM ENG] A ve
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tube seatounce is the same as that
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turns ratiocharacteristic (the curr
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typhonTyndallization [ENG] Heat ste
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UU-bend die [MECH ENG] A die with a
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unijunction transistorholes into wh
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updraft furnaceunit stress [MECH] T
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VV See electric potential; volt.spe
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variable-area meterchamber and forc
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velocity-type flowmeterruns in a pu
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via pointmeasures the vertical comp
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viscometer gagewhen a soft-iron slu
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voltage regulationgenerating an aco
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vulcanizationvolumes of gases, liqu
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WWacker process [CHEM ENG] A proces
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water swivelwaste pipe [CIV ENG] A
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weightMEK (methyl ethyl ketone) deo
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wide-flange beamwet-bulb thermomete
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wire trainflow, thermometry, and me
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wrenchworking profile See working e
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XX engine [MECH ENG] An in-line eng
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Yyard [CIV ENG] A facility for buil
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Zzee [CIV ENG] A metal member whose
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AppendixCopyright 2003 by The McGra
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AppendixEquivalents of commonly use
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AppendixC. Units of volumeUnits m 3
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AppendixG. Units of energyg massUni
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AppendixElectrical and magnetic uni
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AppendixGeneral rules of integratio
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AppendixSchematic electronic symblo
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