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• 16 March 2026K-factorThe bending capacity of sheet metal, as calculated using a formula.
• 15 March 2026reballingThe process of reapplying the balls (protruding contacts) on a ball grid array.
• 14 March 2026harnessThe part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of...
• 13 March 2026ruleA thin plate of brass or other metal, of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between...
• 12 March 2026kissA low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or...
• 11 March 2026dropping pointThe temperature at which a grease passes from a semi-solid to a liquid state under specific test conditions.
• 10 March 2026ribbandA long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in...
• 9 March 2026arc blastAn explosion produced by the extreme heat of an uncontrolled high-energy electric arc.
• 8 March 2026crop rotationA farming practice in which the same land is used to grow different crops in successive seasons or years...
• 7 March 2026knockPreignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also...
• 6 March 2026flint millAn obsolete appliance for lighting a miner at his work, in which flints on a revolving wheel were made to...
• 5 March 2026latch-upA kind of short circuit caused by the inadvertent creation of a low-impedance path between the power supply...
• 4 March 2026suicide batteryA battery whose purpose is, in addition to powering an electronic device, making the powered device...
• 3 March 2026snow loadThe live load due to the weight of snow on a structure, such as a roof; included in the design calculations.
• 2 March 2026absolute scaleA temperature scale whose zero corresponds to absolute zero such as the Kelvin scale or Rankine scale.
• 1 March 2026electrochemical seriesA list of the metals in order of their electronegativity (and hence their reactivity).
• 28 February 2026scrollA spiral waterway placed round a turbine to regulate the flow.
• 27 February 2026step onTo interrupt, overpower, or override (another transmission on the same frequency) with one's own transmission.
• 26 February 2026cobotA robot intended to interact physically with humans in a shared workspace.
• 25 February 2026self-centeringTending to walk toward the proper center of a hole when cutting.
• 24 February 2026greenwarePottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable.
• 23 February 2026couching fabrica sheet of fabric used to separate sheets of paper during pressing
• 22 February 2026soffiettaA tool consisting of a metal tube, often swan necked, attached to a conical nozzle. The nozzle is used to...
• 21 February 2026wipeTo make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied...
• 20 February 2026holeA passing loop; a siding provided for trains traveling in opposite directions on a single-track line to pass...
• 19 February 2026metes and boundsA description of a piece of land consisting of both measurements (metes) of the land and owners of land which...
• 18 February 2026drunken trees(A stand of) trees displaced from their normal vertical alignment, especially due to thermokarst.
• 17 February 2026shaving horseA device that allows a woodworker to sit astride it while it clamps onto a piece of wood which is being...
• 16 February 2026bentA transverse frame of a framed structure; a subunit of framing.
• 15 February 2026backloadingThe transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the...