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`diffraction plate containing 529 square apertures arranged in a 23 x 23 array.
`(R. B. Hoover, Marshall Space Flight Center)
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`On the title pages: Aerial photograph of the Sinai Peninsula made by Gemini
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`works: P. B. Jordain, Condensed Computer Encyclopedia, Copyright © 1969 by McGraw-Hill, Inc.
`All rights reserved. J. Markus, Electronics and Nucleonics Dictionary, 4th ed., Copyright © 1960,
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`1970; W. H. Allen , ed., Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use, 1st ed ., National Aero(cid:173)
`nautics and Space Administration, 1965; J. M. Gilliland, Solar-Terrestrial Physics: A Glossary of
`Terms and Abbreviations, Royal Aircraft Establishment Technical Repo1t 67158, 1967; Glossary of
`Air Traffic Control Terms, Federal Aviation Agency; A Glossary of Range Terminology, White Sands
`Missile Range, New Mexico, National Bureau of Standards, AD 467-424; A DOD Glossary of Mapping,
`Charting and Geodetic Terms, 1st ed., Department of Defense, 1967; P. W. Thrush, comp. and ed.,
`A Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms, Bureau of Mines, 1968; Nuclear Terms: A
`Glossary, 2d ed., Atomic Energy Commission; F. Casey, ed., Compilation of Terms in Information
`Sciences Technology, Federal Council for Science and Technology, 1970; Glossary of Stinfo Termi(cid:173)
`nology, Office of Aerospace Research, U.S. Air Force, 1963; Naval Dictionary of Electronic, Tech(cid:173)
`nical, and Imperative Terms , Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1962; ADP Glossary, Department of the
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`420
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`contact pressure
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`contention resolver
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`CONTAINER SHIP
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`~
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`JfiJltiiU~
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`Inboard profile o f a co nta iner
`ship.
`
`'rek·t;,
`
`{ 'kiin,takt
`
`contact pressure
`[ELEC] The amount of pressure holding a
`set of contacts together. { 'kiin,takt ,presh·;,r}
`contact-pressure resin See contact resin. { 'kiin,takt ,presh·
`;,r ,rez·;,n }
`contact print
`[ GRAPHICS J A photographic image produced
`by the exposure of a sensitized emul sion in direct contact with
`a negati ve or positive transparency. { 'kan,takt ,print}
`contact printer
`[GRAPH ICS ] 1. A device which provides a
`light source and a means fo r holding the negative and the
`sensiti ve material in contact during exposure. 2. A speciali zed
`device for exposing diapositive plates at the same scale as that
`of the negative . { 'kiin,takt ,print·;,r}
`contact process
`[CHEM ENG ] Catalyt ic manufacture of sul(cid:173)
`furic ac id from sulfur diox ide and oxygen. { 'kan ,takt ,priis·
`;is }
`contact protection
`[ ELEC] Any method for suppress ing the
`surge which results when an inducti ve circuit is suddenly in(cid:173)
`terrupted; the break would otherwise produce arcing at the
`{ 'kan,takt pr;,'tek·
`contacts, leading to their deterioration.
`sh;,n }
`contact ratio
`[DES ENG ] The ratio of the length of the path
`of contact of two gears to the base pitch, eq ual to approx imately
`the average number of pairs of teeth in contact. Also known
`as contact gear ratio . { 'kan,takt ,ra·sh6 }
`contact rectifier See metallic rec tifier.
`,fr;,r }
`contact resin
`[MATER ] A liquid resin which thickens or
`polymerizes on heating and , when used for bonding laminates ,
`requires little or no pressure for adherence. Also known as
`contact-pressure resin . { 'kiin,takt ,rez·;,n }
`contact resistance
`[ELEC] The resistance in ohms between
`the contacts of a relay , switch, or other device when the contacts
`are touching each other. { 'kan, tak t ri' zis·t;,ns }
`contact screen
`[GRAPHICS ] A photographically made half(cid:173)
`tone screen on film hav ing a dot struc ture of graded density,
`specificall y designed for mak ing halftone negati ves and posi(cid:173)
`tives for photomechanical reproduction; the screen is placed in
`direct contact wi th the film or plate to obtain a halftone pattern
`from a continuous original. { 'kiin,takt ,skren}
`contact sensor
`[ENG] A dev ice that senses mechanical con(cid:173)
`tact and gives out signal s when it does so . { 'kiin,takt 'sen(cid:173)
`s;,r }
`contact sparking
`[ELEC] The fo rmation of a spark or arc at
`the contact points when a circ uit is opened while it is carryin g
`a current. { 'kiin,takt ,spiirk·ilJ }
`contact thermography
`[ENG] A method of measuring sur(cid:173)
`face temperature in which a thin layer of luminescent material
`is spread on the surface of an object and is excited by ultrav iolet
`radiation in a darkened room; the brightness of the coating
`indicates the surface temperature. { 'kiin,takt th;,r'miig·r;i·fe }
`contact time
`[ ENG] The length of time a substance is he ld
`in direct contact with a treating agent. { 'kiin,takt ,nm }
`contact transformation See
`canonic al
`tra nsformation.
`{ '.kiin,takt ,tranz·far'ma·sh;,n }
`contact tube
`[MET] A device which provides electric current
`to a continuous electrode in a welding process.
`{ 'kiin,takt
`,ti.ib}
`contact twin
`[CRYSTAL] Twinned crystals whose members
`are sym metrically arranged about a twin plane . { 'kiin,takt
`,twin }
`[ GEOL] 1. A variety of fissure vein formed by
`contact vein
`deposition of minerals in a fault fi ss ure at a rock contact. 2.
`A replacement vein formed by mineralized solutions percolat(cid:173)
`ing along the more permeable surface areas of the contact.
`{ 'kan,takt ,van }
`contact zone See aureole . { 'kiin,takt ,z6n }
`contagion
`[MED] 1. The process whereby disease spreads
`from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact. 2.
`The bacterium or virus which transmits disease. { k;,n'ta·j;m }
`contagious abortion
`[VET MED] Brucellosis in cattle caused
`by Bruce/la abortus and inducing abortion. Also known as
`Bang' s disease; infectious abortion . { k;,n'ta:j;,s ;i' b6r·sh;,n }
`contagious disease
`[MED] An infectious disease commu(cid:173)
`nicable by contact with one suffering from it, with his bodily
`{ k;,n'ta·j;,s
`discharge, or with an object touched by him.
`di' zez}
`contagious distribution·
`[STAT] A probability distribution
`which is dependent on a parameter that itself has a probability
`distribution . { k;,n'ta·j;,s dis·tr;,'byi.i·sh;,n }
`
`contagious polyarthritis
`[ VET MED] An infectious bacterial
`disease of mice caused by members of the genus Bacteroides;
`characterized by inflammation and abcess formation in the
`joints. { k;,n'ta·j;,s :pal·e·ar'thr1d·;is}
`contagious pustular dermatitis
`[VET MED] An infectious
`di sease of sheep and goats characteri zed by ves ic les on the skin
`which are transformed into pustules. { k;,n'ta·j;,s 'p;,s·ch;,·l;,r
`,d;,r-m;,'t1d·;,s }
`container
`[I ND ENG] A portable compartment of standard,
`uniform size, used to hold cargo for a ir, sea, or grou nd trans(cid:173)
`port. { k;,n' ta·n;,r }
`container car
`[ENG] A railroad car designed specifically to
`hold containers. { k;,n'ta·n;,r ,kar}
`containerization
`[IND ENG] The practice of placing cargo in
`large containers suc h as truck trai lers lo fac ilitate loading on
`and off ships and railroad flat cars. { b n,ta·n;i·r;i'za-sh;,n}
`container ship
`[NAY ARCH[ A cargo ship which carries its
`cargo in weatherproof boxes (usuall y meta l) of standard size,
`called containers, which need not be opened and are rapidly
`loaded or unloaded from the ship . { k;in'tii·n;,r ,ship }
`containment
`[ NUCLEO] 1. Prov ision of a gaslight enc losure
`around the highly radioactive com pone nts of a nuc lear power
`plant, lo contai n the radioactivity re leased by a possible major
`accident. 2. The use of remote-control devices (s lave appa(cid:173)
`ratus) to remove spent cores from nuc lear powe r plants or, in
`shielded laboratory hoods , to perform chem ical studies o f dan(cid:173)
`gerous radioactive materials. { bn'tiin·manl }
`containment building
`[ NUCLEO] A steel-re in forced con(cid:173)
`crete dome built over a nuclear reactor lo trap radioactive vapors
`that might otherwi se be released into the env iromenl during a
`nuclear accide nt. { b n'tan-m;,nl ,bil·dil) }
`containment vessel
`[ NUC LEO] A gas- li ght shell or other
`enclosure around a reactor. { k;in'lan-m;,nl , ves·;il }
`contaminate
`[SCI TECH] To render until or to so il by the
`introduction of foreign or unw an ted mate ri al.
`{ b n'tam·
`a,nat }
`contamination
`[COMPUT s c i] Placement o f data al incorrect
`locations in storage, where it genera ll y overlays valid infor(cid:173)
`mation or a program code and produces bi zarre res ults .
`[GEOL I
`A process in which the chemical composition o f a magma
`changes due to the ass imilation of country rocks.
`[HY DJ The
`addition lo water of any substance or properly that prevents its
`I MICRO D10J The process or
`use without further treatment.
`act of soiling with bacteria.
`[NUCLEOJ The deposit of radio(cid:173)
`active materials, such as fi ssion fragments or radiological war(cid:173)
`fare agents, on any objective or surface or in the atmosphere.
`[PSYCH ] The fusion of word s, resu lting in a new word.
`[SCI
`TECH] Something that con tami nates . { bn ,tam·;i' nii·sh;,n }
`contamination monitor
`[N UC LEO] A radi ation counter usetl
`lo detect radioactive contamin ation o f surface areas or of th ·
`atmosphere. { b n,lam·;,' nii·sh;,n ,man·;,d·;,r}
`contemporaneous
`1. Formed, ex isting, or origi•
`[GEOL]
`nating at the same lime. 2. Of a rock , deve lopi ng durin
`fo rmati on of the enclosing rock. { kan,lenl'p;i'ra·ne·;,s}
`contemporary carbon
`[CHEM] The isotopic carbon conte111
`of living matter, based on the assumption of a natu ra l proportion
`of carbon- 14. { bn'lem·p;,,rer-e 'kiir-b;,n }
`content-addressed storage
`See
`assoc iati ve memory,
`{ 'kiin,tent·a,drest 'st6r·ij }
`content analysis
`[COMPUT sctJ A method of automatically
`assigning words that identify the content of in formation ite1m
`or search requests
`in an
`information
`ret rieva l systen1
`{ 'kiin,tenl ;,'nal·;,·s;,s }
`content indicator
`[COMPUT s c i] Display unit that indicate,
`the content in a computer, and the program or mode being used
`{ 'kan, tent , in·d;i, kad·;,r }
`contention
`[COMM UN] A method o f operating a multit 1
`minal communication channe l in which any stat ion may tran,\
`mit if the channe l is free; if the c hanne l is in use , the queue 111
`contention requests may be maintained in predetermined Sl'
`[COM PUT sci] 1. The condition ari sing when two 111
`quence .
`more units attempt to transmit over a time-division-multipln
`channel at the same time. 2. Competition for the same co111
`puter resources by two or more devices or programs, such 11
`an attempt by several programs to use the same disk driVt
`simultaneously , or by several users in a multiaccess system 11,
`use the system's resources. { k;,n'ten-ch;,n }
`contention resolver
`[COMPUT sci] A device that enables 1
`central processing unit , me mory , or channe l whose attention I
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`585
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`I• 111 I A voltage-generating cell hav ing an immo-
`1111ly1 ·. { 'drI ,sel }
`jl II Jhl
`[MIN ENG] A headlamp with a focus ing
`111!1
`11 dry-ce ll battery unit clipped to the belt; to
`1•111 11111 in a mine, the bulb is ejected automaticall y
`11
`l11 1•11kage. { 'drf, sel 'kap ,lft }
`,I h 1ttery
`[ELECJ A storage battery in which the
`I d111i 11cd from the battery for storage, and which
`1111 1·1 · ·1rolyte and charged for a few minutes to
`, 11, • { :drf ,charjd 'bad·a-re }
`,111 11 llr extinguisher
`[CHEM ENG ] A dry powder,
`1•1 ll11'1p:dl y of sodium bicarbonate, whi ch is used for
`111:t ll fires , especially electrical fires.
`{ :drf
`hill,
`I Ill ll, 1.-1i1rgwa·sh;:ir}
`!1 111 ·1 A relay circu it in whi ch ope n-circuit volt(cid:173)
`•II
`, , lt 1w and closed-circuit currents extremely small ,
`1111 111 1•i11g lo roughen the contacts. { :drf :s;:irkat }
`" !11 O 11
`/MI N ENG] Coal that has been mechani(cid:173)
`, 1h ii l'ro rn impurities without the use of liquids.
`11,l 'l1 \I }
`•Ii I 11.N( il To utili ze dry -c leaning fluid to remove
`{ 'drf klen-ilJ }
`11 h I I ·.
`11!1
`fhtld
`/MATER] An organic solvent such as
`I I\ !1111 ·arbons or petroleum napht ha wi th narrow ,
`h 1 /\·d boi ling points; used in dry cleaning. { 'drf
`Ill 1d I
`!111Mi1TOL] 1. In W. Koppen's climatic classi-
`I
`1h 11111 )1 ,r ·ategory whi ch includes steppe climate and
`11111> , 1k ll11cd strictly by the amount of an nual prec ip-
`1 11111 ·1ion of seasonal distribution and of annual
`:l. 111
`. W. Thornwaile 's climatic classification ,
`I\ 111• in which the seasonal water surplus does not
`, ,1 1111111 water deficiency , and having a moisture
`1111111 7.<.:ro; included are the dry subhu mid , semi-
`1111/ 1 ll111111cs. { :drf 'klf·mal }
`lt'll liM ENG] A plastics coloring method in
`hi
`1111,•d pa rli cles of the plast ic material are lumble-
`1111 1•lr ·1.cd dyes and pigments.
`[ENG i A method
`I 1 11> · 11 lumbleblending colorless plastic particles
`111!1 pi •rnents.
`[MATER] A powdered form of
`I 'il11,~. 1·:i-ri1J}
`I! 1 I ( · j A contact that does not break or make
`;i/1 1 'ldi11 ,lakl}
`11111 l11w r
`IMECH ENG ] A structure in wh ich water
`, 111 111:tlion through fi nned tubes , transferring heal
`I
`ltt/' , 1v1·1· 1hc fins; there is no loss of water by evapo-
`11 , lil1'11ir does not directly contact the water. { 'drf
`, ,1 I
`IM1n- l Destruction of a metal or alloy by
`hill
`11111 ,·~~l'S res ulting from attack by gases in the at-
`1111111• lhc dew point. { :dri ka'r6·zhan}
`1111 1111 )/ An initial roofing course of fe lt or paper
`I Ill 1111 or asphalt. { 'drf ,k6rs }
`Ill
`)Nll('J.EO] Reactor criti cality achieved wi thout
`'i l11 krid·;)'kal·ad·e }
`1:1111 ~i11l fan. { :drf 'del-la }
`, Oil tJ hydration
`[CHEM ENG] Use of silica gel or
`I 111 1 I h ·111 lo re move liquids from gases, suc h as
`, 111 111 liquid hydrocarbons from natural gas. { :drf
`,I, 111 '\/r:i·s h;)n }
`, , lltl r See metallic rectifier.
`
`11
`
`, ,
`
`{ :drf ,disk 'rek·ta,
`
`ll'IIEM] Distillati on of materials that are dry.
`, tlttll
`I ~Ii. " f
`I• II I N<:1 A dock providing support for a vesse l
`, 1111 , ·mov ing the water so th at the bottom of the
`, posed . { 'drf ,diik }
`I
`• I nn
`lc1v ENG] The floating gate to a dry dock.
`, 111 isson. { 'drf ,dak 'ka,siin }
`11
`111 1 f S1•e valley iceberg. { 'drf ,dak 'fs,b;)rg}
`I I MIN HNG I Drilling in which chippings and cut(cid:173)
`ltlh ,I 11111 or a borehole by a current of air or gas.
`11 I
`IVIII opacitor
`[ELEC] An electrolytic capacitor
`, I · •tro lyte is a paste rather than a liquid ; the
`It
`1 lliln li lm of gas formed on one of the plates by
`lhlll
`( :c1r1 i:Jek·tr;):Jid·ik ka'pas·ad·ar}
`11111111 lirn. { :drf 'farn}
`I VOl!age
`[ELECTR] Voltage at which the air
`
`surrounding a clean dry insulator or shell completely breaks
`down between electrodes. { :drL 'tlash,6·v;)r , v6l·tij }
`dry fog
`[METEOROLJ A fog that does not moisten exposed
`surfaces. { :drf 'fag }
`dry freeze
`[HYD] The freezing of the soi l and terrestrial
`objects caused by a reduction of temperature when the adjacent
`air does not contain sufficient moisture for the formation of
`hoarfrost on exposed surfaces . { :drf 'frez}
`dry friction
`[M ECH] Resistance between two dry solid sur(cid:173)
`faces, that is, surfaces free from contaminati ng films or fluids.
`{ :drf 'frik·shan }
`dry-fuel rocket
`[AERO ENG] A rocket that uses a mixture of
`rapi dl y burning powders; used especiall y as a booster rocket.
`{ 'drf :ryii l 'riibl }
`dry gangrene
`/ MED J Local death of a part caused by arte rial
`obstruction without associated venous obstruction or infection.
`{ :drf 'gal),gren }
`dry gas
`[MATER ] A gas that does not contain fractions wh ich
`may easily condense under normal atmospheric conditions, for
`example, natu ra l gas with methane and ethane. { :drf 'gas }
`dry grinding
`[ENG] Reducing particle sizes without a liquid
`medium. { :drf 'grfnd·il) }
`dry haze
`[METEOROL] Fine dust or salt particles in the air,
`too small to be indi viduall y apparent but in suffic ient number
`lo red uce horizontal visibility, and to give the atmosphere a
`characteristic hazy appearance. { :drf 'haz}
`dry hole
`[ENG] A hole driven wi thout the use of water.
`[PETRO ENG / A we ll in which no oil or gas is found . { :drf
`:ho!}
`dry-hot-rock geothermal system
`[GEOL] A water-defi(cid:173)
`cient hydrothermal reservoir dominated by the presence of
`rocks at depths in which large quantities of heat are stored.
`{ :drl 'hat ,rak je·o:thar·m;)I 'sis·t;)m }
`dry ice
`[! NORG CHEM] Carbon dioxide in the solid form,
`usually made in blocks to be used as a coolant ; changes directly
`to a gas at - 78.5°C as heat is absorbed. { ;drf 'fs }
`drying
`1. An operation in wh ich a liquid, usuall y
`[CHEMI
`water, is removed from a wet solid in equipment termed a
`dryer. 2. A process of oxidation whereby a liquid such as
`linseed oil changes in to a solid film. { 'dfril) }
`drying agent
`ICHEM]
`Soluble or insoluble chem ical sub(cid:173)
`stance that has such a great affinity for water that it will abstract
`water from a great many fluid materials; soluble chemicals are
`calcium chloride and glycerol. and insoluble chemicals are
`bauxite and silica gel. Also know n as desiccant. { 'drf·il) ,a·
`jant }
`drying oil
`I MATER] Relati vely hi ghl y unsatu rated oil, such
`as cottonseed , soybean, and linseed oil , that is easily oxidized
`and pol ymerized to fo rm a hard, dry film on exposure to air;
`used in paints and varnish. { 'dfril) ,oil }
`drying oven
`IENG] A closed chamber fo r drying an object
`by heating at relat ively low temperatures. { 'drf-il) ,av·an }
`/J NV zoo] A famil y of hymenopteran insects in
`Dryinidae
`the superfami ly Bethyloidea. { drI'in-a,de}
`dry ink
`/M ATER [ A finel y powdered mixture of resin and
`pigment that is deposited to form an image in electrophotog(cid:173)
`raphy. { 'drf 'il)k }
`dry kiln
`[ENG] A heated room or chamber used to dry and
`season cut lumber. { :drf :kil }
`dry limestone process
`[CHEM ENG] An air-pollution con(cid:173)
`trol method in which sulfur ox ides are exposed to limestone to
`convert them to disposable residues. { 'drf 'lfm, st6n ,priis·as }
`dry measure
`[MECH] A measure of vo lu me for commodities
`that are dry. { :drf :mezh·ar }
`dry mill
`[FOOD ENG] A machine for processing corn consist(cid:173)
`ing of a horizontal, revolving conical drum covered with metal
`projections, in a housing also st udded with metal projections
`and having small perfora tions through which pass fine particles
`of hull and germ .
`[MECH ENG] Grindi ng device used to
`powder or pulverize solid materials wi thout an associated liq(cid:173)
`uid. { ;drf :mil }
`dry mining
`[MI N ENG] Mining operation in which there is no
`moisture in the ventilating air. { :drf 'mfn-il) }
`dry mounting
`[GRAPHICS] A method for mounting photo(cid:173)
`graphs and other paper materials on cardboard without paste or
`rubber cement; a light, thin tissue (mounting tissue) is placed
`over the photograph and heat is applied with slight pressure so
`that the photo wi ll ad here to the cardboard. { 'drf ,maunt·il) }
`dry offset See lelterset. { :drf '6f,set }
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`full-cell process
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`771
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`FUEL ELEMENT
`
`A plate-type fuel element.
`(Fr om Robert Laws, Salon
`o f Photography)
`
`FULCRA TE TR OPHUS
`
`Fulcrate trophus of Seison.
`(a) Dorsal view. (b) Lateral view.
`(After d e Beauchamp)
`
`[MINERAL] A bright-green variety of muscov ite rich
`111 hsite
`111 chromium . { 'fylik, sit }
`111 oid
`[GEOLJ A tunnellike marking on a sedimentary struc(cid:173)
`l11rc identified as a trace fossil but not referred to a described
`{ 'fyli,k6icl }
`jl\' IIUS.
`[ll!OCHEM I A gum composed of L-fucose and sulfate
`Ill oidin
`11\'ld ester groups obtained from Fun 1.1· spec ies and other brown
`,1l~ac. { fyli'koicbn }
`I II ophyceae
`JBo-rJ A class of brown algae. { ,fyli· b 'l,s·
`,,, }
`I lucopyranose See L-fucose. { :el ,fyii·k6'p1'1';) 0n6s }
`[BIOCHEM J C,,H120 , A methyl pentose present in
`I l11cose
`11111c algae and a number of gums and identi tied in the poly-
`11 •charides of blood groups and cert ain bacteria . Also known
`·I 6-cleoxy-L-galac tose;1..-fucopyranose; L-galacto111ethylose ;
`I 11iodeose. { :el 'fyii,k6s }
`J ll !OCHEM I C.111H,,00,, A carotenoicl pigment ;
`lttt xanthin
`1 p11 rt ial xanthophyll ester found in di atoms and brown algae.
`I ,I O·ko:zal1'th;,n f
`I 11 us
`[BOTJ A genus or di chotomously bra nched brown
`11/1 ,c; it is harvested in the kelp incluslry as a source or al gin.
`I I O· k;is }
`I lll)R See tlox uri cl inc.
`1111 1 I MATER] A material that is burnt to re lease heal energy .
`1111
`·xample, coa l. oil. or uranium . { fyiil }
`1111 I ossembly
`JNuc1..1:o J A combination of fuel and struc-
`1111 111 materials, used in some nuclear reactors lo fadlitale as(cid:173)
`' 111hly of the core. { ' fyiil :i'sem·blc }
`Ill I bed
`[MECH ENG I A layer of burning fuel. as on a furna ce
`1111 · or a cupola. { 'fyiil ,b~cl }
`Ill I ell
`[ELECJ A ce ll that converts chemical energy directl y
`1111!1 ·lcctric energy . wilh electric powe r being produced as a
`I' 111 of a chemical reac ti on between the electrol yte an d a fuel
`111 11 us kerosine or industri al fu el gas. { 'fyiil ,sci }
`hH I oil catalyst
`JC!·IEM I A substance. such as platinum.
`llwr. or nickel. fro111 which the electrodes of a fuel cell arc
`111,11 k . and whi ch speeds the reacti on of the cell ; it is es pecially
`1111p11, 1ant in a rucl cell which clues not operate al hi gh Lcmpc r-
`11111•, . { 'fy lil ,sci 'kacl·;i,lisl }
`hi I
`II electrolyte
`jCII EM J The substance whi ch conducts
`J. 1 Iii ·ity between the electrodes or a rue! cell. { 'fyiil ,sci
`Ii I •1r~,lit }
`11 I
`II fuel
`jCI-IEM j A substance, such as hydroge n, carbon
`11,11111x icle , sodium , alcohol. or a hydroca rbon. whi ch reacts
`11 11 11xygen to generate energy in a fuel cell . { 'rylil ,sci
`I 1111
`I I I I ycle See reactor fu el cyc le. { 'fyiil ,sl'k;il }
`1 I I canner
`I NUCLEO I A machine used for rc111ov ing the
`111111\-ss steel or other metal cans that enclose the enri ched
`, 111111111 fuel rods of a nuclear reactor; the cans arc removed
`11'11i pless mac hining operation in which the Lubing is sheared
`1111 !l ~piral stri p. { 'fyiil de ,kan·;)r }
`I, I ment
`[NUCLEOJ A rod, tu be , plate. or other geo-
`1111·111 rorm into which nuclea r rue! is fabricated for use in a
`11 1111 . { 'fylil ,eb·m;int }
`I flit r
`[ENG] A device. as in an internal combustion en(cid:173)
`'" , Ilia! removes particles rrom the fuel. { 'fyiil ,f'il·L;)r }
`I jU
`I MATER] A gaseous fuel used lo pro vide heat energy
`11, 11 llu rnecl with oxygen. { 'fylil ,gas }
`I 111 ction
`[MECH ENG i The deli very of ruel to an internal
`111l111~1ion engine cylinder by pressure from a mechani cal
`1111p
`{ 'fyiil in ,jek-shdn }
`hil ctor
`[M ECH ENG.I A pump mec hanism that sp rays
`I llllll ihe cylinder of an internal combustion engine al the
`j1IIIJl1i111c part of the cycle. { 'fylil in,jek-t;ir}
`I 111!
`I MATER] A liquid product burned Lo ge nerate heat,
`lu~lv · of oils with a flash point below I 00°F (38°C); includes
`11111 oils, stove oils, furn ace oils, bunker fuel oils. { 'fy lil
`II
`I fit II t
`[NUCLEOJ A small pellet of fro ze n deuterium and
`1111111 I hat would be used as fuel in a laser-induced fusion
`, 1 pl11nl. { 'fyiil ,pel·;il }
`111111
`[NUCLEO] A form of nuclear fuel element consist(cid:173)
`,1! 11 ll al or slightl y curved sheet of fuel, which is usuall y a
`111 li•h of uranium fuel protected by metallic cladding.
`LI i ,piat}
`11111 11p
`[MECH ENG] A pump for drawing fuel from a
`11•1 1 111 11 k and delivering it to an engine or furnace . { 'fylil
`111)
`
`[NUCLEO] The processing of nuclear re(cid:173)
`fuel reprocessing
`actor fuel to recover the unused fi ssionable materi al. { 'fylil
`re'pras,es·iD }
`[NUCLEOJ A long, rod-shaped fuel assembl y.
`fuel rod
`{ 'fylil ,rad }
`1. The action of shutting off the
`[AERO ENG.I
`fuel shutoff
`flow of liquid fuel into a combustion chamber or of stopping
`the co mbustion of a solid fuel. 2. The event or time marking
`this ac tion. { 'fyiil ,sh;;,d ,of}
`fuel structure ratio See fuel-weight ratio. { 'fyiil ,str;;,k·ch;ir
`,rii-sh6}
`jMECH ENG] A system which stores fuel for
`fuel system
`present use and deli vers it as needed . { 'fyiil ,sis·t;im }
`[MECH ENG i The operating, fuel-storage component
`fuel tank
`of a fuel system. { 'fyiil ,tarJk }
`I AERO ENG.I The rati o of the we ight of a
`fuel-weight ratio
`rocket's fuel Lo the we ight of the unrueled rocket. Also known
`as fuel structure rati o. { :ryiil :wal ,ra·sh6 }
`Juurl Lastin g a short time; used principall y to
`fugacious
`desc ribe plant parts that fall soon arter being formed. { fyii' ga·
`sh;)S }
`JTH ERMOJ A fun ction used as an an alog of the partial
`fugacity
`pressure in appl ying thermodynamics lo real systems; al a
`constant temperature it is proportional lo the ex ponential of the
`ratio of the chemical potential of a constituent of a system
`di vided by the product of the gas constant and the temperature ,
`and it approaches the partial pressure as the total pressure of
`the gas approaches zero. { fyii'gas·:icl·e }
`I MIN ENG I Air which moves throu gh the venti(cid:173)
`fugitive air
`lation fa n but never reaches the mine workings . { :ryii·j;id·
`iv 1er}
`I CII EM I A dye I hat is unstable, th at is. not fast;
`fugitive dye
`used in the tex til e processing fo r purposes of identit y. { :ryli·
`j;)d·iv 'di}
`[PSYCH ! A llight from reality , as in hysteri a, during
`fugue
`which an incli viclual performs acts whi ch later are not recol(cid:173)
`leclecl . { fylig }
`I ENG J An instrument for recording light(cid:173)
`fulchronograph
`ning strokes, consisting of a rot ating aluminum disk with sev(cid:173)
`eral hundred steel lins on its rim ; the lins are magneti zed if they
`pass between two coils when these are carrying the surge current
`of a lightning stroke. { fitl' kriin·;),graf}
`IB IOL j Hav ing a fulcrum . { 'fi1l,kra1}
`fulcrate
`I !NV wo l A type of maslicatory apparatus
`fulcrate trophus
`in cert ain rolifers characteri zed by an elongate ful crum .
`{ 'fitl,kriil 'Lrii·f;is }
`jMECH j The ri gid point or support about which a
`fulcrum
`lever pivots. { 'fiil·kr;)m }
`I B!OL I A unit for the standardi zation or
`Fuld-Gross unit
`trypsin . { : fiild :gros ,yli·n:il }
`I tNV zoo.I The lantern flies , a superfa mil y of
`Fulgoroidea
`homopteran insects in
`the seri es Auchenorrhyncha distin(cid:173)
`guished by the anterior and middle coxae being of equal length
`and joined to the body at some distance from the median line.
`{ ,fi1l·g;)' r6id·b }
`jENG I An atomi zer used to spray salt solutions
`fulgurator
`into a fl ame for analys is. { 'fiil·g;i,riich ir}
`JGEOL] A glassy, root like tube fo rmed when a
`fulgurite
`lightning stroke terminates in dry sandy soil ; the intense heating
`of the current pass ing clow n into the soil along an irregul ar path
`fu ses the sand . { 'fiil·g;i,rit }
`[ELECrnJ A logic element whi ch operates on two
`full adder
`binary di gits and a carry digit from a preceding stage , producing
`as output a sum digit and a new carry digit. Also known as
`three-input adder. { :rul 'ad·;;,r}
`[M ET] Heating steel Lo a high temperature and
`full annealing
`then cooling to ambient or near-ambient temperatures. { :fill
`;)'nehD }
`l ORD] A weapon that provides continuous
`full automatic
`fire as long as the trigger is depressed; used to distinguish from
`semiautomatic. { :ful '6cl·;,' macl·ik }
`[MET] Electroplating a piece of work
`full automatic plating
`that is carried through the full cycle automaticall y. { :fill ,ocl·
`;i,mad·ik 'plad·iD }
`[ENG] A process of preservative treatment
`full-cell process
`of wood that uses a pressure vessel and first draws a vacuum
`on the charge of wood and then introduces the preservative
`without breaking the vacuum. Also known as Bethell process.
`{ :fill :sel 'pras·;is }
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`1280
`
`nominal size
`
`nonconsumable electrod
`
`1101
`
`lliltlt
`111~·1
`111111
`11111
`111111!
`1111
`111 11111
`I :1111
`111111
`I :11
`111 11111
`11111
`llh
`1,111 1
`111•
`1,11 ,
`111111 ,
`1,1 11
`11p
`111
`:111
`
`"" · 1111
`" 11
`Ill
`•Ill
`111
`1111
`,111
`,1111
`tr
`1111
`1111
`I ll
`111'
`,,,
`111
`"' I
`
`Il l
`11,
`
`an acoustic or electric filter. { 'niim·a·nal 'pas ,band :sen·tar
`'fre·kw;m·se }
`[DES ENG] Size used for purposes of general
`nominal size
`identification; the actual size of a part will be approximately
`the same as the nominal size but need not be exactly the same;
`for example, a rod may be referred to as Y4 inch, although the
`actual dimension on the drawing is 0.2495 inch , and in this
`case 1/4 inch is the nominal size. { 'niim·a·nal 'siz }
`[MET] The stress calculated by simple elas(cid:173)
`nominal stress
`ticity theory , ignoring stress raisers and plastic flow; in tensile
`testing of a notched specimen , the load applied at the notch
`divided by the initial cross-sectional area at the notch. { 'niim·
`a·nal 'stres }
`[ELEC] The value of some property (such as
`nominal value
`resistance, capacitance, or impedance) of a device at which it
`is supposed to operate, under normal conditions , as opposed to
`actual value. { 'niim·a·nal 'val·yii }
`nomogram See nomograph. { 'niim·a,gram }
`[MATH] A chart which represents an equation
`nomograph
`containing three variables by means of three scales so that a
`straight line cuts the three scales in values of the three variables
`satisfying the equation. Also known as abac; alignment chart;
`nomogram. { 'niim·a,graf}
`[ORG CHEM] C29H60 Colorless hydrocarbon,
`nonacosane
`melting at 63°C; found in beeswax and the fat of cabbage leaves.
`{ ,n6·na'k6,san }
`[ELECT] A type of modem that is built
`nonacoustic coupler
`into a microcomputer or terminal and connects it directly to a
`telephone line. { :nan·a'kii'stik 'kap·lar }
`Flammable
`[ORG CHEM] CHiCH 2) 17CH3
`nonadecane
`crystals, soluble in ether and alcohol, insoluble in water; melts
`at 32°C; used as a chemical intermediate. { ,no·na'de,kan }
`[MATH] A nine-sided polygon. { 'nan·a,giin }
`nonagon
`[COMMUN] The property of a code in which
`nonambiguity
`any character can be recognized uniquely without reference to
`preceding characters or the spatial position of a character.
`{ :nan,am·ba'gyii·ad·e }
`[ORG CHEM] C8H17CHO A colorless liquid with
`nonanal
`an orange rose odor; used in perfumes and for flavoring.
`{ 'niin-a, niil }
`[ORG