redwork
nounManufacturing
A form of embroidery done in red thread rather than black.
Entries starting with R
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reed
A comb-like part of a beater for beating the weft when weaving.
reedy
adjectiveMetallurgy
Imperfectly welded together in masses of rods.
reefer
nounRail equipment
a refrigerator car (type of boxcar).
reel
A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
reentrant
adjectiveAviation maintenance
Designed to return to the Earth's atmosphere.
refarming
The abolition of existing band allocations in the radio spectrum and the more efficient reallocation of the spectrum into smaller bands.
reformate
The product of a hydrocarbon reforming process; an intermediate in the production of fuels such as gasoline.
reformer
A device used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high-octane liquid products called reformates.
refract
To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
refraction
nounMetallurgy
The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat
refractory metal
nounMetallurgy
A metal, such as molybdenum or tungsten, with a high refraction, and hence a high melting point.
refreshable
adjectiveIndustrial electronics
That can be refreshed (updated).
regain
The amount of width a woven cloth grows by when the fibers swell, used to determine the width of the reed to use in weaving.
regal geranium
Any of a group of hybrid pelargoniums known for their upright habit and large, showy flowers, Pelargonium × domesticum
regen
nounAutomotive
Clipping of regenerative braking.
regenerated
adjectiveManufacturing
Reprecipitated after chemical treatment, especially in the form of fibres; pertaining to fibres prepared in this way.
regenerative braking
A form of braking used on some electric vehicles in conjunction with the main braking system, where kinetic energy from braking is converted into electricity and fed back into the power supply by using the traction motors as generators.
regenerative furnace
nounMetallurgy
A furnace having a regenerator in which gas used for fuel, and air for supporting combustion, are heated; a Siemens furnace.
regional converter
A tool used to convert the voltage from one region's standard to another.
register
The inner part of the mould in which types are cast.
reglet
A strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title pages and other open matter.
regrate
verbConstruction
To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.
regrowing
The self-cultivation of vegetables by city dwellers, using flower pots and windowsills, growing them from roots, cuttings, and scraps, for recycling and sustainable living.
regulator
nounRail equipment
A device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam locomotive.
rehab
A brief period of time spent away from the fire by a firefighter at a fire scene, for purposes of recuperation.
rehabilitate
verbConstruction
To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again.
REIN
Acronym of repetitive electrical impulse noise.
reiteration
The form that backs or perfects paper already printed on one side.
rejig
To separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve.
rejoint
verbConstruction
to fill up the joints of, as stones in buildings when the mortar has been dislodged by age and the action of the weather.
relay
An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current.
relay room
A room in a railway signalling installation where relays for operating signals and points or switches are housed.
release
nounRail equipment
In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
release time
nounAutomotive
The amount of time elapsed between the moment when the actuating time for release commences and the moment when the braking force ceases.
relish
nounCarpentry
In a wooden frame: the projection or shoulder around, or at the side of, a tenon (“projecting member made to insert into a mortise”), used to strengthen a mortise-and-tenon joint.
reluctor
nounAutomotive
A toothed ring or wheel that rotates past a variable reluctance sensor.
remblai
Earth or materials made into an embankment after excavation.
remineralization
The reintroduction of minerals to the soil for agricultural benefit.
remote access
A communication with a data processing facility from a remote location or facility through a data link.
remote keyless entry
The remote control device used for this purpose.
REMS
Acronym of Rover Environmental Monitoring Station.
render
verbConstruction
To cover a wall with a layer of plaster.
rendezvous
A set of orbital maneuvers during which two spacecraft arrive at the same orbit and approach to a very close distance.
Rent's rule
A rule describing the relationship between the number of external signal connections to a logic block (i.e. the number of "pins") with the number of logic gates in the logic block.
reo
Steel used to reinforce concrete.
reoperate
verbManufacturing
to bring back (something) into operation.
rep
nounManufacturing
A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
repay
To pay (cover with tar, pitch, etc.) again.
repeater
nounManufacturing
In calico printing, a design repeated at equal intervals in a pattern.
reperforator
A device for punching a duplicate perforated paper tape of incoming messages for later retransmission.
repetition time
The amount of time from the application of an excitation pulse to the application of the next pulse.
replacing switch
nounRail equipment
A pair of iron plates fitting over the rails, used as a bridge to replace on the track derailed railway stock.
repoint
verbConstruction
To replace or repair the pointing in brickwork.
repointing
nounConstruction
The process of renewing mortar joints in masonry
report
Of a ship, to return to a port.
reporting mark
nounRail equipment
A code of up to four letters allocated to and used by railroads and other owners of rolling stock for identification purposes, shown on each rail vehicle in combination with an individual number for the vehicle.
reprise
nounConstruction
In masonry, the return of a moulding in an internal angle.
repro
The proof prepared in offset printing, with all elements positioned on the page.
requeen
To change or replace the queen bee of a colony of bees.