dew-drink
A portion of beer drunk before beginning the day's harvesting work.
Entries starting with D
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dezincification
nounMetallurgy
The undesirable removal of zinc from zinc-containing alloys by a chemical reaction, as when red rot occurs in brass due to presence of acids.
DFI
nounAutomotive
Initialism of direct fuel injection.
dGPU
Initialism of discrete graphics processing unit, a graphics processing unit which has access to dedicated graphics memory.
DI
nounAutomotive
Initialism of direct injection (“fuel injection”).
DIA
Initialism of Denver International Airport.
dial gauge
nounAutomotive
A gauge on an instrument panel with a dial face rather than an warning light or a digital display.
dial-around
A service that allows an international (or other) telephone call to be made indirectly through another number, thus avoiding the usual call routing and potentially saving money.
diamond
The size of type between brilliant and pearl, standardized as 4+¹⁄₂-point.
diamond cross
A lace knitting stitch pattern, multiple of 17 plus 2 stitches, 35 rows in pattern.
diamond crossing
nounRail equipment
An at-grade junction between two crossing railroad tracks.
diamond crossover
nounRail equipment
superimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling a letter X, permitting to travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks
diamond junction
nounRail equipment
An at-grade junction between two crossing railroad tracks.
diaphragm
A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
diascopic
adjectiveOptics and imaging
Describing an optical device in which light traverses (rather than being reflected by) the object being observed.
dibhole
The lowest part of a mine, into which the water drains.
DIC
nounAutomotive
Initialism of driver information centre/center.
dichromatic
adjectiveOptics and imaging
having two hues, either of which may be visible depending on both the concentration of the absorbing substance and the depth or thickness of the medium traversed, such as in pumpkin seed oil. A form of polychromatism.
die cutting
nounMetalworking
The general process of using a die to shear webs of low-strength materials.
die plate
nounMetalworking
A die in the form of a metal plate.
die-cut
verbManufacturing
To cut with dies; to use a die to shear webs of low-strength material.
diesel
verbAutomotive
For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.
diesel engine
An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.
diesel exhaust fluid
A liquid used to reduce controlled emissions from the exhaust of diesel engines.
diesel locomotive
a locomotive powered by a diesel engine, often in a genset-like arrangement (i.e., diesel-electric).
diesel multiple unit
nounRail equipment
A multiple-unit train of two or more coaches powered by diesel engines, usually installed underfloor.
diesel particulate filter
A device designed to remove diesel particulate matter or soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine.
diesel-hydraulic
adjectiveMechanical engineering
Powered by a diesel engine via a hydraulic transmission.
diff
nounAutomotive
Abbreviation of differential: the differential gear in an automobile.
diff lock
locking differential
difference gate
A logic gate whose output is TRUE when the two inputs are different; a Boolean logic XOR gate.
differential steering
Steering by means of driving the wheels or treads on one side of a vehicle faster than those on the other side, or driving the wheels or treads on one side in the forward and on the other side in the reverse direction.
dig
To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
digger gold
Highly valuable, recoverable precious metals found inside discarded electronic devices (e-waste).
digit trunk
Synonym of bus (“an electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components”)
digital decay
The gradual process by which information online or in digital storage disappears or becomes inaccessible.
digital electronics
A field of electronics involving the study of digital signals and the engineering of devices that use or produce them.
digital footprint
Digital evidence of a person's activities and interactions with others on the Internet, TV, mobile devices, etc.
digital meter
A type of measuring device which records the use of electricity and water, and which then electronically reports the usage to a utility company at regular intervals.
digital predistortion
A technique used to increase linearity or compensate for nonlinearity in power amplifiers.
digital press
A high-speed industrial digital printer.
digital still camera
A digital camera. Abbreviated DSC.
digital twin
nounManufacturing
A digital model of an intended or existing real-world physical product, system, or process (a physical twin); it serves as the effectively indistinguishable digital counterpart of it for practical purposes, such as simulation, computer-aided manufacturing, testing, monitoring, and maintenance.
digital-to-analog converter
A device that converts a finite resolution digital signal to an infinite resolution analog signal.
dihedral
adjectiveAviation maintenance
Of wing pairs, inclined at an upward angle to each other.
diktytaxitic
adjectiveMining and extraction
Texture of certain basalts containing abundant angular interstitial gas cavities between the plagioclase laths
dilving
The shaking of tin ore in a sieve held underwater so that the waste flows out, leaving the tin behind.
dimensional shingle
nounConstruction
A shingle that is textured, overlayed, or laminated and designed to produce a three-dimensional effect.
dimit
nounManufacturing
a resignation from a lodge
dimity
nounManufacturing
A light strong fabric with woven stripes or squares.
DIMM
Initialism of dual in-line memory module.
DIN connector
A cylindrical connector consisting of circular pins protected by a circular wall.
dingleberry
Any residual irregularity following processing.
dino juice
Clipped compound of dinosaur juice.
dinosaur juice
Any liquid (gasoline, diesel, mineral oil etc.) derived from fossil fuels (especially petroleum), commonly used in vehicles as fuel or lubricant.
diode
An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
dip
A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
dip stitch
A stitch made by knitting into a stitch (or even the space between stitches) of an earlier row.
DIP switch
A miniature switch designed to be attached to a circuit board to customize the behavior of the circuit.
dipstick
To measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.