Filament

In a vacuum tube or incandescent lamp, the thin wire heated by electric current; it emits electrons, light, and heat. The filament is the cathode in a filament-type tube, but ...

filament

Plants; Botany

The stalk of a stamen; a thread one or more cells thick; in blue-green Algae, a trichome enclosed in a mucilaginous sheath. Cf. Anther.

celadon

Manufacturing; Fiberglass

A pale green; pale green glazed pottery.

distortion

Manufacturing; Fiberglass

A change in shape form that which is intended. It is symptomatic of laminating difficulties, curing problems, tooling problems or resin shrinkage.

isotropic

Manufacturing; Fiberglass

The description of equal strength properties in all orientation. Isoptropic composites are usually achieved by random fiber orientation.

self-tapping screws

Manufacturing; Fiberglass

Hardened screws which cut their own thread as they are set.

cure

Manufacturing; Fiberglass

The completion of the cross-linking process during which a composite develops its full strength.

mold

Manufacturing; Fiberglass

The tool used to fabricate the desired part shape. Also used to describe the process of making a part in a mold.

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Automated teller machine

A computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public space ...