Glossary principles of engineering meaning

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Glossary principles of engineering meaning

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abutment	abutment.html
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acceptance level	acceptance_level.html
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automation	automation.html
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bearings	bearings.html
belt	belt.html
benchmark	benchmark.html
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blow molding	blow_molding.html
bonding	bonding.html
boyle’s law	boyle_s_law.html
brainstorming	brainstorming.html
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buckling	buckling.html
cad	cad.html
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cam	cam.html
cp	cp.html
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cam	cam.html
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carbon	carbon.html
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case hardening	case_hardening.html
case study	case_study.html
casting	casting.html
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cell	cell.html
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conditioning	conditioning.html
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coupling	coupling.html
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crystalline	crystalline.html
current	current.html
data	data.html
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density	density.html
design	design.html
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dynamics	dynamics.html
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edge	edge.html
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elastic potential energy	elastic_potential_energy.html
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essence	essence.html
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failure	failure.html
fall	fall.html
fatigue	fatigue.html
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filter	filter.html
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fluid	fluid.html
force	force.html
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fracture	fracture.html
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frequency distribution	frequency_distribution.html
friction	friction.html
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graph	graph.html
graphics	graphics.html
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gravity	gravity.html
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hardening	hardening.html
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hardness	hardness.html
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heat engine	heat_engine.html
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hopper	hopper.html
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impact testing	impact_testing.html
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inclusion	inclusion.html
induction hardening	induction_hardening.html
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infiltration	infiltration.html
information age	information_age.html
initial velocity	initial_velocity.html
innovation	innovation.html
injection molding	injection_molding.html
interactive	interactive.html
interpersonal skills	interpersonal_skills.html
interface	interface.html
i/o	i_o.html
iron age	iron_age.html
isometric	isometric.html
job function	job_function.html
k-value	k_value.html
key	key.html
key seat	key_seat.html
kilo	kilo.html
kinetic energy	kinetic_energy.html
knurling	knurling.html
laser	laser.html
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lcl	lcl.html
lsl	lsl.html
lathe	lathe.html
lever	lever.html
liability	liability.html
line	line.html
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magnetic	magnetic.html
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malleability	malleability.html
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manufacturing	manufacturing.html
martensite	martensite.html
mass	mass.html
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matrix	matrix.html
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mean	mean.html
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mechanical	mechanical.html
mechanical energy	mechanical_energy.html
mechanical fastener	mechanical_fastener.html
median	median.html
melting point	melting_point.html
memory	memory.html
metal	metal.html
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micro	micro.html
micrometer	micrometer.html
microprocessor	microprocessor.html
milli	milli.html
milling	milling.html
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mock-up	mock_up.html
mode	mode.html
modeling	modeling.html
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moment	moment.html
moment of inertia	moment_of_inertia.html
motor	motor.html
necking	necking.html
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newton’s second law	newton_s_second_law.html
newton’s third law	newton_s_third_law.html
nitride	nitride.html
non-destructive testing	non_destructive_testing.html
normal distribution	normal_distribution.html
normal stress	normal_stress.html
nominal group technique	nominal_group_technique.html
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nuclear energy	nuclear_energy.html
object	object.html
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optical	optical.html
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oxide	oxide.html
parallel	parallel.html
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pattern	pattern.html
pearlite	pearlite.html
performance	performance.html
period	period.html
phase	phase.html
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phototransistor	phototransistor.html
physical	physical.html
pictograph	pictograph.html
picture plane	picture_plane.html
pie chart	pie_chart.html
pitch	pitch.html
plastics	plastics.html
polymer	polymer.html
porosity	porosity.html
position control	position_control.html
posture	posture.html
potential energy	potential_energy.html
potentiometer	potentiometer.html
power	power.html
pressure	pressure.html
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process	process.html
processor	processor.html
product	product.html
probability	probability.html
production	production.html
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proportion	proportion.html
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pump	pump.html
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resistor	resistor.html
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rise	rise.html
rivet	rivet.html
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rolling	rolling.html
rom	rom.html
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sample	sample.html
scale	scale.html
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screw	screw.html
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series	series.html
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si	si.html
sigma	sigma.html
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sketch	sketch.html
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soldering	soldering.html
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stress	stress.html
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surface	surface.html
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torque	torque.html
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toughness	toughness.html
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turning	turning.html
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ucl	ucl.html
usl	usl.html
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valve	valve.html
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velocity	velocity.html
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views	views.html
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vita	vita.html
voltage	voltage.html
volume	volume.html
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welding	welding.html
weight	weight.html
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work	work.html
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