French cut
adjectiveTextile production
Designed to reveal the thigh, usually of women's underpants.
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French seam
A seam that is sewn by first stitching with wrong sides together, then stitching with right sides together so that the unfinished edges are contained within the seam.
frequency
range of electromagnetic waves used for wireless communication in devices like radios, TVs and mobile phones
frequency assignment
The process of authorizing a specific frequency, group of frequencies, or frequency radio band to be used at a certain location under specified conditions, such as bandwidth, power, azimuth, duty cycle, or modulation.
frequency band
Synonym of band (“a designated range of radio frequencies used for wireless communication”)
frequency domain
The analysis of mathematical functions or signals with respect to frequency, and possibly a phase, rather than time.
frequency multiplier
An electronic circuit that produces an output frequency that is an integral multiple of an input frequency.
fresh
Of a dairy cow, to give birth to a calf.
Fresnel number
A dimensionless quantity (denoted F), such that for an electromagnetic wave passing through an aperture and hitting a screen, F=(a²)/(Lλ) where a is the characteristic size (e.g. radius) of the aperture, L is the distance of the screen from the aperture, and λ is the incident wavelength.
fret
The worn sides of riverbanks, where ores or stones containing them accumulate after being washed down from higher ground, which thus indicate to miners the locality of veins of ore.
friar
A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
frigger
An object made by a glassmaker (or, later, other craftsmen), as an ornament, a testing sample, or a test of skill.
frisket
A thin frame in a printing press that holds the sheet of paper in position and acts as a mask.
frog
The part of a railroad overhead wire used to redirect a trolley pole from one wire to another at switches.
frogging
The act of intentionally unravelling part of a work.
front seat
nounAutomotive
A seat in the front of the vehicle, especially the one next to the driver.
front wing
nounAutomotive
The section in the front of a Formula One vehicle which deflects the turbulent air that is generated on the sides of the wheels so that it does not disturb the rest of the vehicle.
froot
nounAutomotive
A boot (storage compartment) located at the front rather than the rear of a car, especially an electric vehicle.
froth pack
nounConstruction
A small, disposable aerosol can containing spray polyurethane foam (SPF) components.
frowey
adjectiveCarpentry
Working smoothly or without splitting.
Frue vanner
A kind of conveyor belt on which ore is concentrated by a current of water; a kind of buddle.
frunk
nounAutomotive
A trunk (boot, storage compartment) located at the front rather than the rear of a car.
FSM
Initialism of field strength meter.
FTA
Abbreviation of flight test article (such as a test aircraft, a prototype).
FTS
Initialism of flight termination system, a system to destroy the vehicle if it goes out of parameters or out of control.
FTTD
Initialism of fiber to the desk/desktop.
FTTX
Initialism of fiber to the x, various configurations for the deployment of optical fiber.
fubarite
A rock that has been brecciated, metamorphosed, or otherwise transformed to the point where its origin cannot be recognized.
fudge box
A mechanical contrivance into which linotype slugs containing late-breaking news are clamped.
fuel cell
An electrochemical device in which the intrinsic chemical free energy of fuel and oxidant is catalytically converted to direct current energy.
fuel filter
A filter used to screen out foreign particles or liquids from the fuel.
fulcrum
The support about which a lever pivots.
full adder
A specific logic circuit that performs an addition operation on three bits.
full board
A hotel rate that includes accommodation, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
full-length
adjectiveTextile production
Covering the full height of the body.
fully fashioned
adjectiveManufacturing
Of knitwear: shaped during the knitting process by increasing or decreasing the number of wales.
fully-stocked
adjectiveForestry and timber
Containing as much tree growth as resources allow.
funnel box
An apparatus for collecting finely crushed ore from water.
fur
verbConstruction
To level a surface by applying furring to it.
fur out
verbManufacturing
Synonym of fur (“to level a surface by applying furring to it”).
furniture
The pieces of wood or metal put around pages of type to make proper margins and fill the spaces between the pages and the chase.
furring
nounManufacturing
Double planking of a ship's side.
fuse
A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
fuse wire
the thin wire used in fuses. In old-style fuses a new piece of wire has to be inserted when the fuse blows.
fuselage
The main body of an aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an aircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and which accommodates crew and cargo.
fusion rocket
a rocket engine that uses nuclear fusion reactions for propulsive force
fussy cut
To cut pieces of fabric so that a particular part of the printed design is centered or featured.
fuze
Synonym of detonator, an auxiliary device used to ignite an explosive substance or device.
fuzzy controller
A controller that uses a fuzzy logic ruleset.
FWD
nounAutomotive
Initialism of front-wheel drive.
FX
A public transport service typically using a Tamaraw FX vehicle.