Carbon type

A clay, wood, or metal block with a raised character on its surface that, when fixed into a press and coated with ink, prints an impression of the character on paper or some ...

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Weather; Meteorology

1. A specific classification of aircraft having the same basic design, including all modifications that result in a change in handling or flight characteristics. 2. See weather ...

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Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A distinctive formal artifact class defined by the consistent clustering of attributes and restricted in space and time, e.g. The "folsom point" is a projectile point "type".

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Psychology; General psychology

C behavior pattern A constellation of behaviors that may predict which individuals are more likely to develop cancer or to have their cancer progress quickly; these behaviors ...

saybolt universal seconds (sus)

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The time in seconds required for 60 cubic centimeters of a fluid to flow through the orifice of the Standard Saybolt Universal Viscometer at a given temperature under specified ...

zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP)

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

An antiwear additive found in many types of hydraulic and lubricating fluids.

work penetration

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The penetration of a sample of lubricating grease immediately after it has been brought to 77F and then subjected to 60 stokes in a standard grease worker. This procedure and the ...

worm gear

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A gear that is in the form of a screw. The screw thread engages the teeth on a worm wheel. When rotated, the worm pulls or pushes the wheel, causing rotation.

wicking

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The vertical absorption of a liquid into a porous material by capillary forces.

weld point

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The lowest applied load in kilograms at which the rotating ball in the Four Ball EP test either seizes and welds to the three stationary balls, or at which extreme scoring of the ...

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Industry/Domain: Aerospace Category: Space flight

Space shuttle

A reusable spacecraft with wings developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for human spaceflight missions. The first ...