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Every word we have featured on this site, most recent first, going back 229 days.

• 14 February 2026acoustoopticsThe science that studies the diffraction of light by ultrasonic sound.
• 13 February 2026rotoliningA process that lines the interior of metal objects with a polymer that involves heating and rotating the item.
• 12 February 2026counterfireA smaller fire lit at some distance from a wildfire, in order to develop a firebreak.
• 11 February 2026portThe left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer...
• 10 February 2026galvanic actionan electrochemical action that generates electrical current between two metals of dissimilar electrode...
• 9 February 2026rheostatAn electrical resistor with two terminals, the resistance of which can be varied continuously by moving a...
• 8 February 2026knockoffA device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.
• 7 February 2026letterpressThe printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed...
• 6 February 2026centre of liftThat point on an aircraft where all the various lifting forces act. If the centre or lift is not coincident...
• 5 February 2026cotterA pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.
• 4 February 2026wortAlso worts: a liquid extracted from mash (ground malt or some other grain soaked in hot water), which is then...
• 3 February 2026sequential logicA form of digital circuit logic where the current outputs depend not only on the current inputs, but also on...
• 2 February 2026malaxationThe process of slowly churning milled oil crops such as olives, allowing droplets of oil to aggregate for...
• 1 February 2026studded tireA tire with rubber that remains soft in subfreezing conditions, and equipped with metal studs (pins) to...
• 31 January 2026firesettingThe use of fire to soften or crack the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation; later superseded by...
• 30 January 2026bed of nailsA device for testing a chip, consisting of an array of spring-loaded pins.
• 29 January 2026pylonA tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
• 28 January 2026alligatoringThe cracking of the surfacing bitumen on a bituminous roof or coating on a SPF roof, producing a pattern of...
• 27 January 2026break of gaugean occurrence where a railway with one track gauge meets another railway of a different gauge, thus requiring...

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