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- Page 10 and 11: Fields and Their Scopebuilding cons
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- Page 14 and 15: ABSABS See antilock braking system.
- Page 16 and 17: acceleration of gravityacceleration
- Page 18 and 19: acme threadacme thread See acme scr
- Page 20 and 21: active areaactive area [ELECTR] The
- Page 22 and 23: adjustable parallelsadjustable para
- Page 24 and 25: afterrunningafterrunning [MECH ENG]
- Page 26 and 27: air conditioningair conditioning [M
- Page 28 and 29: air-lock stripatmosphere, or betwee
- Page 30 and 31: air-water jetmoist air is cooled be
- Page 32 and 33: altitude chamberdetermined by rotat
- Page 34 and 35: analytical nadir-point triangulatio
- Page 36 and 37: angle back-pressure valveangle back
- Page 38 and 39: angular bitstalkengine and the virt
- Page 40 and 41: antiskid plate[ENG] The condition f
- Page 42 and 43: architectural millworkmaterials and
- Page 44 and 45: artificial voiceartificial variable
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azimuth markerflight line; used ext
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ackingbacking [CIV ENG] 1. The unex
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aguettebaguette See bead molding. {
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all grinderpointer adjacent to a ca
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ang-bang controlbang-bang control [
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arrels per calendar daysection; cap
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asic feasible solutionbasic feasibl
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ayonet-tube exchangerbayonet base o
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Bedaux planthe unit is placed horiz
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ending ironmaking sharply angular l
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ifilar micrometerbifilar micrometer
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lackbody temperatureblackbody tempe
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lock brakea rope or other flexible
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ody forceduring Poinsot motion. Als
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Bond’s third theoryof cracks form
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oundary frictiondonor and acceptor
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andysuch a network by a signal-flow
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idgewallbridgewall [MECH ENG] A wal
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ucket-ladder excavatorknown as buck
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ump contactnumber used in the study
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utton bitbutton bit [DES ENG] A dri
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caissoncaisson [CIV ENG] 1. A water
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cantilever bridgeto measure the for
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carbon canistercarbon canister See
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cascade compensationso that they mu
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cathetometercathetometer [ENG] An i
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center of gravitycenter of gravity
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centrifuge refiningand rotated at v
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channel ironback and forth on a tra
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chemical film dielectricsuch work;
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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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divebe separately distinguishable b
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dotcarry such things as furniture,
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downcomerjoints with an intermediat
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dressingwhich it is suspended. Also
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droop governorwork in repetition dr
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dry sievingdry abrasive cutting [ME
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Dupré equationduct [MECH ENG] A fl
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dynedynamic behavior [ENG] A descri
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EE See electric-field vector.earth
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efficiencythus lowering flue gas te
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electricalelastic constant See comp
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electric ignitionelectric cell [ELE
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electroexplosiveelectroacoustic eff
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electronic chart displayelectron be
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electrostrictionor liquid polarizat
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end millsuspended solid particles a
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envelopewith ignition and rapid com
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equivalent nitrogen pressurecircuit
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eventthe skin must be separated in
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explosion rupture disk deviceexpand
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eye screwexternal thread [DES ENG]
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FF See farad.the face to provide an
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fatigue limitshaft); it is expresse
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feedwater heatercontrolled by feedi
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filamentmeasure of the rotation rat
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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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