Vocabulary For Use With Engineering Applications

A -  Abnormal abrasive absolute acceleration accurate acetylene acid act activator add additive adhesive adjust adjustable advice alarm alignment alkaline allow allowance alloy alternat­ing alternator aluminium analogue anchor angularity anneal anode anodized anti antimo­ny anulus application approximate aqueous arbor area arrestor arrow ash assemble atmo­sphere atomize automatic auxiliary axial

B  - Backlash balance ball ballast barrel base battery bearing bed bed-in bedplate bevel bifur­cated biological blade blank bleed blind block blow boiler bolt bonding bore bottom bow bowel box brake brass braze breadth break breaker brine brittle bronze brush bulge bunker burn burst bush butt button

C - Cable cage calculate calorific cam cancel cap capacity capstan carbon carburation cargo case cast cast-iron catalyst cathode cell cement centre centrifugal centrifuge centroid chain chamber chamfer characteristic charge chemical chemistry chest chisel chock chromium circle circlip circuit circulation cladding clamp clarify classified clean clearance clip closed coating cock code coefficient coil collar collect column combustion comminutor communicate commutator comparator compartment component composite composition compound compression compress concave concentrate concentric condenser condition conduction cone connection construction consumption contain contamination contraction control convection convention convex cool copper core corner correct corrosion corrugat­ed countersunk coupling cover cradle cramp crane crank crimp critical crop crosshead crystal cubicle cup current curve cut cylinder

D - Damage damp dangerous datum davits decrease deep defect deflection deformation degree delay delivery density deposit detail detect deterioration device diagram dial diameter di­aphragm die diesel differential diffuser digital dimension direct disc discharge dished dis­mantle displacement distance distill distortion divide domestic door double dowel down drain drawing drier drift drill dry dual dust dwell

E - Earth ease economiser edge effect efficiency effluent electronic emergency    enclose energy engine enlarge entablature epoxy erosion error evaporator excess exchange expansion explosion external extinguish eye

F -  Failure fair false fan fasten fatigue fault feed felt female fibre field file fill fillet film fitter final finish fire fit flame flank flash flat flow fluid fluted flux follower force fouling foun­dation frame frequency fresh fretting friction fuel fume function funnel fuse fusible

G - Galvanic gas gate gauge gauze gear generator girder gland glass globe governor graph graphite gravity grease grid grind groove growth guard gudgeon guide gun

H - Half hammer hand hard hatch hazard head heat heavy heel height hexagon hidden high hold hole hollow horizontal hot housing hydraulic hydrocarbon hydrogen hydroxyl

I - Ignition imbalance impurities incinerate incline increase index indicator induce induction inert inertia initial injector inner insert inside inspect instruction instrument insulate inte­grator interference interlock intermediate internal ion iron isolate

J  -  Jack jacket jaw jet joint journal

K - kerosene key keyway knife

L - Lagging laminate lamp large lathe lead leak left length level life lifeboat lift light limit line linear lined liner lip liquid list litmus load locate lock locknut log-book logarithm long longitudinal loss lubricate

M - Machine magnet main maintenance male malfunction manhole manifold manoeuvre manometer manufacture marine mass material maximum mean measure mechanical medi­um mercury mesh metal micrometer microscopic middle mild mill mineral minimum mis­alignment mist mixture moisture molybdenum monitor mooring motor mounting move­ment multiply

N - Nameplate negative neutral nickel nonreturn normal nozzle number nut

O - `O'-ring oblique oil open orifice out outer outside overflow overhaul overlap  overload ox­ide oxygen

P - pack paint pan parallel part passage paste peal peen penetrate pentoxide percentage per­formance period peripheral permanent perpendicular petrol petroleum phase pillar pin pintle pipe piston pitch pitting plain plan plane plastic plate platform plug pneumatic point pole pollution polymer port portable position positive pot potable power precipitate predict preferential prepare pressure primary prime procedure process profile projection proof propeller propulsion protect protractor pull pump purge purify push

Q - quantity quart quarter quick

R - race radial radian radiation radius raised rake ram ratchet rate ratio reaction ream re­assemble receiver reciprocating reduction reference refrigerant refrigeration refuse regu­lator relay relief replace reservoir residue resin resistance restrict retention re­verse revolution revolve right rigid ring rivet rocker rod roll room root rotate rotor rough round routine rub rule rupture

S - safe salt sample saw scale scavenge schematic scrape screw screwdriver scum sea seal seat secondary section sector secure separator series serrated service set settle sewage shackle shaft shallow shank shape sharp shear shell shield shock shoe short should shoulder shroud shut sight silt silver simple single size slide sling slip slipper sludge small smoke smooth snap socket sodium soft solder solid soluble solution solvent soot sound source space spanner spare specific speed sphere spill spin spindle spline split spot spring square stage stand star starboard start starter static stator stay steam steel steer stern stiffen still stop storage straight strain strap strength stress stroke strong structure stud sub­tract suction sulphur sump supercharge supply surface surge suspend swash sweat swirl switchboard symbol symptom synchronize syphon system

T - tab table tank taper technique telemeter temper temperature temporary tensile terminal test thermal thermistor thick thimble thin thread throat throttle thrust tie tight time tin tip tolerance tool top toxic train transfer transformer transition transmitter transverse trap treatment triangle trigger trip trolley trough true trunk tube turbine turbo-charge­turn twin twist

U - ultrasonic unburnt undercut under unit universal uptake

V - vacuum valve vanadium vane vapour vegetable velocity vent vernier vertical vessel vibra­tion viscosity voltage volume volute

W - wall washer watch water watertight wear wedge weight weld wet wheel whitemetal wide width winch windlass wing wire work worn wrap

X -

Y -

Z - zero zinc