FICT
Initialism of Fixtureless In-Circuit Test.
Entries starting with F
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field
Part (usually one half) of a frame in an interlaced signal.
field coil
An electromagnet, consisting of a coil of wire through which a current flows, used to generate a magnetic field in an electromagnetic machine, typically a rotating machine such as a motor or generator.
field emission display
a flat panel display technology that uses large-area field electron sources to provide electrons that strike coloured phosphors to produce a colour image. In a general sense, an FED consists of a matrix of cathode ray tubes, each tube producing a single sub-pixel, grouped in threes to form red-green-blue (RGB) pixels.
field head
nounMetalworking
The head formed by upsetting the bucktail of a rivet after it is inserted through the materials to be connected, as opposed to the factory head made when the rivet is manufactured; the field head of a solid rivet is typically pancake-shaped, depending on the shape of the bucking bar or other tool used to upset it. The field head of a blind rivet is typically doughnut-shaped.
field lens
a positive-powered lens or group of lenses that comes after the objective lens and before the image plane or the eyepiece, serving to change the size of the image
field magnet
A magnet used to produce a magnetic field in a device.
field of view
The angular extent of what can be seen, either with the eye or with an optical instrument or camera.
field seam
nounConstruction
A splice or seam made in the field (not factory) where overlapping sheets are joined together using an adhesive, splicing tape, or heat or solvent welding.
field stop
The aperture that limits the field of view of a lens.
field-programmable gate array
a gate array designed to be configured by the customer or designer after manufacturing in the field, i.e. after manufacturing.
fieldbus
A member of a family of industrial digital communication networks used for real-time distributed control.
fieldwork
Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fifth wheel
A type of trailer hitch, which consists of a horseshoe-shaped plate on a multidirectional pivot, with a locking pin to couple with the kingpin of a truck trailer.
filament
A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.
fill site
A designated location for a firefighter to draw or pump water out of a natural source, such as a lake or river.
fill soil
nounConstruction
Soil used for filling, that is, found within or contemporaneously placed within a cavity, or a supply of soil for use as fill.
filler
Any standing tree or standard higher than the surrounding coppice in the form of forest known as "coppice under standards".
fillet
nounCarpentry
Any scantling smaller than a batten.
filling site
A designated location for a firefighter to draw or pump water out of a natural source, such as a lake or river.
filth
Weeds growing on pasture land.
fin gripper
nounRobotics
A gripper designed to act similarly to how a fish fin wraps around an object that pushes into it
final point
nounSurveying
A marker, similar to a benchmark, placed to honor a surveyor after his death.
final setting time
nounConstruction
Of concrete, the time elapsed between the moment that water is added to the cement, and the moment when the paste has completely lost its plasticity.
finger
Clipping of finger pier (“a shorter, narrower pier projecting from a larger dock”).
finger grip
An instrument used in recovering rods or tools dropped into a bored shaft.
finger joint
nounWoodworking
A joint, usually glued, in which multiple integral protrusions are fit into mating slots, used especially for manufacturing long moldings.
finger-light
Of a vehicle, easy to steer.
finger-piece
A mechanical or structural component designed to be touched, held, or guided by the fingers.
finisher
A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface.
fire
To set off an explosive in a mine.
fire alarm
An emergency response to a fire by the fire department with manpower and equipment.
fire brigade
An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.
fire bucket
A bucket holding water or sand, etc., used to extinguish fires.
fire cabinet
a cabinet filled with firefighting equipment
fire company
An organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires.
fire damper
A mine worker who detects and clears a mineshaft of firedamp by intentionally burning or blowing it up.
fire department
An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires. May provide other emergency services as well, such as first aid and search and rescue.
fire engine
A vehicle used by firefighters to pump water to fight a fire. Typically, a fire engine carries a supply of water and has the ability to connect to an external water supply.
fire grenade
A glass bulb filled with caustic and often carcinogenic liquid chemicals that, when thrown and broken in a fire, smother the fire by removing oxygen.
fire hydrant
A device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main supply, consisting of a barrel, connections for hose and a valve assembly.
fire iron
nounRail equipment
One of a set of tools kept on a steam locomotive for a similar purpose.
fire service
Service in a fire department or other firefighting organization, whether as a chosen career, or as a result of volunteering or a form of prison labor.
fire site
A designated location for a firefighter to draw or pump water out of a natural source, such as a lake or river.
fire truck
A motor truck that serves as firefighting apparatus (a fire appliance).
fireball
A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.
firebell
An alarm bell sounded in the event of a fire.
firebox
nounRail equipment
The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.
firebreak
An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.
fired
adjectiveIndustrial ceramics
Heated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.
firedamp
A flammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.
firefighter
A person who has been trained to put out fires.
fireground
The site where a fire occurs or has recently occurred.
fireman
Someone (especially male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
firesetting
The use of fire to soften or crack the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation; later superseded by the use of explosives.
firestop
Any multi-component system designed to stop fire and smoke from migrating through openings around piping, wiring, ductwork, cable trays, bus ducts, etc., as well as through movement joints in walls and floors that are required to have a fire-resistance rating.
firestream
The stream of water or foam used to extinguish a fire.
firewater
nounManufacturing
Water for use in firefighting.
firing
The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.
firm error
A type of error where a signal or datum becomes wrong and remains wrong until the equipment is power-cycled, but does not physically damage the equipment's hardware.