By Sybil P. Parker
A dictionary for someone looking definitions of phrases and words encountered in engineering. This moment version includes nearly 17,500 entries, every one followed by way of a pronunciation advisor. The entries also are supplemented by means of conversion tables, reasons of notation, and different facts.
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Alиtə graf } altimeter [ENG] An instrument which determines the altitude of an object with respect to a fixed level, such as sea level; there are two common types: the aneroid altimeter and the radio altimeter. { al timиədиər } altimeter corrections [ENG] Corrections which must be made to the readings of a pressure altimeter to obtain true altitudes; involve horizontal pressure gradient error and air temperature error. { al timиədиər kə rekиshənz } altimeter setting [ENG] The value of atmospheric pressure to which the scale of an aneroid altimeter is set; after United States practice, the pressure that will indicate airport elevation when the altimeter is 10 feet (3 meters) above the runway (approximately cockpit height).
Anиte¯ na¨k ra¯dиiŋ } antilock braking system [MECH ENG] For vehicles, a sensor-control system found in braking systems which prevents wheel lockup while allowing the brakes to continue slowing the wheel. Abbreviated ABS. { ¦anиte¯ la¨k bra¯kиiŋ sisиtəm } antimagnetic [ENG] Constructed so as to avoid the influence of magnetic fields, usually by the use of nonmagnetic materials and by magnetic shielding. { anиte¯ mag nedиik } antinoise microphone [ENG ACOUS] Microphone with characteristics which discriminate against acoustic noise.
Aŋиgyəиlər le¯d } angular length [MECH] A length expressed in the unit of the length per radian or degree of a specified wave. { aŋиgyəиlər leŋkth } angular milling [MECH ENG] Milling surfaces that are flat and at an angle to the axis of the spindle of the milling machine. { aŋиgyəиlər milиiŋ } angular momentum [MECH] 1. The cross product of a vector from a specified reference point to a particle, with the particle’s linear momentum. Also known as moment of momentum. 2. For a system of particles, the vector sum of the angular momenta (first definition) of the particles.