Engineering

Engineering

The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.

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turn

Financial services; General Finance

In the equities market, a reversal; unwind.

Altair

Astronomy; General astronomy

(alpha Aql, HR 7557) A bright A7 V star.

pollen

Biology; Flowers

The microspore of seed plants.

wicket gates

Energy; Hydroelectric

Component of power plant facility that allows for water flow adjustments into turbine passage.

cropping

Entertainment; TV

When viewing widescreen format on an analog TV, the picture is cropped — i.e., black bars appear above, below, and on either side of the picture. This is done to maintain the ...

snipe

Advertising; Billboard advertising

An adhesive strip that is used to cover a portion of copy displayed on an outdoor unit.

snap

Sports; Football

when the center while facing forward quickly hands the ball between his legs to a player standing behind him (usually the quarterback) to start each play.

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