set
nounConstruction
A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
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set fair
verbConstruction
To provide a smooth, finished surface on plaster after roughing in.
set off
To deface or soil the next sheet; said of the ink on a freshly printed sheet, when another sheet comes in contact with it before it has had time to dry.
set out
To arrange the necessary type into a printing press in preparation to run it.
set up to oneself
To set up (compose, typeset) one portion of text that precedes another portion set up by the same typesetter.
set-in
A sleeve that is made separately and inset into a garment.
seton
A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen etc., introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to induce suppuration; also, the issue so formed.
sett
nounManufacturing
The number of warp ends per inch in the cloth.
setup time
The minimum amount of time for which the data input should be held steady before the clock event for reliable sampling.
sexagesimo-quarto
A book size, (1.87"-2.5" x 2.5"-3.125"), corresponding to the paper size.
sextodecimo
A size of a sheet of paper resulting from folding and cutting a sheet of paper into sixteenths (3.25", 5" x 5", 6.25").
SFC
nounManufacturing
Initialism of shop floor control.
SFG
Initialism of signal-flow graph.
SGM
Initialism of spherical grating monochromator.
shackle
A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain.
shackler
A person who couples wagons together.
shadow blister effect
A visual phenomenon in which a shadow bulges as it approaches another.
shaft
A component of a loom which holds the heddles and is raised by treadles to create the shed.
shaft horsepower
In an engine, the power measured in horse power delivered to a rotating shaft, which could be in a turbine, or transmission.
shake
One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
shaken
adjectiveMining and extraction
Of something mined such as coal or ore: broken into pieces.
shamble
One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level.
shank
nounMetalworking
A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
shaper
nounMachining
Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.
share
The cutting blade of an agricultural machine like a plough, a cultivator or a seeding-machine.
sharebeam
The part of a plough to which the share is attached.
shark fin
nounConstruction
An upward curled felt side lap or end lap.
shatter
Of seeds: to disperse (become dispersed) upon ripening.
shaving horse
nounWoodworking
A device that allows a woodworker to sit astride it while it clamps onto a piece of wood which is being worked.
shaving tool
nounMachining
An implement that removes a small amount of material around the edges of a previously blanked stamping or piercing.
shawl collar
A collar that is turned over on a garment that seamlessly combines with the lapels to form a continuous, unbroken curving line from the neck down the front.
Shay
nounRail equipment
A geared steam locomotive, patented by Ephraim Shay.
shear
nounMetalworking
A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
shear centre
The point where a shear force can act without producing any twist in the section. In general not the centroid, but a point through which a force transverse to the axis of a beam section can act and not cause any twisting of the beam section.
shear-cake
A counterweighted refractory slab used as a gate or door to a small furnace or oven.
shearing
The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
sheath
The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
shed
A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
shed roof
nounConstruction
A roof having only one sloping plane and no hips, ridges or valleys.
sheep-split
A split or strip of a sheepskin; one of the thin sections made by splitting a sheepskin with a cutting knife or machine.
sheepsfoot
A printer's tool with a claw at one end for prizing up forms.
sheet
A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
sheet rock
nounConstruction
Prehardened plaster of Paris (gypsum) sold in large panels and used as a wall surface in building construction.
sheetfed
adjectiveIndustrial printing
Into which individual sheets of paper or paperboard are loaded.
sheetwise
adverbIndustrial printing
Printed one side of a sheet at a time, with the form replaced on the press between sides.
Sherman necktie
nounRail equipment
A segment of rail that has been heated and twisted into a loop, as a means of destroying a railway.
SHF
Initialism of super high frequency.
shiel
To use a place as a shieling.
shield
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
shielded twisted pair
A pair of twisted wires which is surrounded by a metal shield in order to protect from EMI.
shift
nounConstruction
The extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
shifter
A person employed to repair the horseways and other passages, and keep them unobstructed.
shimming
nounManufacturing
Applying one or more shims to an assembly to adjust the position of one or more of its parts.
shimstock
nounManufacturing
Stock (material) suitable for making shims; often in the form of sheets of metal, plastic, or wood of various thicknesses, ready to have pieces cut out of them as needed.
shingle
verbManufacturing
To hammer and squeeze material in order to expel cinder and impurities from it, as in metallurgy.
ship
A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
ship lift
A device consisting of a structural platform which can be used to launch ships by lowering them into the water, or to lift them into dry dock.
shipping company
A company whose main line of business is ownership and operation of ships.
shipset
The full complement of parts of a system required to equip an individual aerospace vehicle.
shirr
verbManufacturing
To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.