Wabun code
A form of Morse code used to encode Japanese-language messages written in kana for transmission via telegram.
Entries starting with W
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WAE
Acronym of Wireless Application Environment.
wafer
A thin disk of silicon or other semiconductor on which an electronic circuit is produced.
wafer-scale integration
A rarely-used system of building very large integrated circuit networks that use an entire silicon wafer to produce a single "super-chip".
waffle
nounConstruction
A concrete slab used in flooring with a gridlike structure of ribs running at right angles to each other on its underside.
wagon
nounRail equipment
A vehicle (wagon) designed to transport goods or people on railway.
wagon-lit
nounRail equipment
A sleeping car, often used in international trains in continental Europe; the Wagons-Lits company also ran dining cars.
wagoner
One who transports the mined material away from the face in wagons.
wagonload
nounRail equipment
A type of freight train service in which individual wagons have separate destinations and/or cargos.
wailer
A boy employed to pick out stones, pyrites, etc. remaining in the coal after it is screened.
waist
That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
waistline
nounAutomotive
The horizontal line just below the windows of a car or other vehicle.
waiting time
The total amount of time in which a process spends in a ready queue before it reaches the CPU.
wake
The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
walk
verbMachining
To tend to move radially while feeding axially, whether tending toward on-center or tending toward off-center. Walking may be desirable (e.g., when a reamer walks into concentricity) or undesirable (e.g., when a twist drill walks into eccentricity.)
walk policy
A pre-arranged list of compensation that will be offered to clients whose reserved room is not available at time of check-in.
wall
Any of the surfaces of rock enclosing the lode.
wall plate
nounConstruction
A piece of timber laid horizontally in or on a wall as a support for a girder, rafter, or joist.
wallbox
nounConstruction
A socket set into a wall to support a shaft or beam.
wane
nounWoodworking
A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.
waned
adjectiveCarpentry
Having wanes, i.e. rounded corners caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.
waney
nounWoodworking
A sharp or uneven edge on a board that is cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring.
want
A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol, an open international standard for applications that use wireless communication, such as Internet access from a cellular phone.
warm working
nounMetallurgy
The process of processing a metal at a temperature between one-tenth and four-tenths of the melting point
warning track
A non-driving surface at the edge of a road, with a different surfacing warning drivers of the approach to the edge of the road, as part of the shoulder of a road.
warning triangle
A triangle made of (usually) red reflective material, used to warn other road users of a broken-down vehicle.
warp
nounManufacturing
The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft.
warp beam
The roller on which the warp is wound in a loom.
warplike
adjectiveManufacturing
Resembling or characteristic of the warp.
warrant
A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness.
wash
To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
washboard
A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
washdirt
Earth rich enough in metal to pay for washing.
washeryman
A person who works in a washery in a mine.
washing stuff
Any earthy deposit containing enough gold to pay for washing it.
washout
A place in a mine where ore has been washed away by a flow of water.
washpit
An outdoor pit with water running through it, used to wash livestock.
wastegate
A valve that allows exhaust gases to bypass an engine's turbocharger, in order to keep from overspeeding the turbocharger rotor or driving the boost pressure high enough to risk engine knocking or detonation.
wasteman
A person employed to examine the state of the mine workings, to check that they are properly ventilated, and sometimes to build pillars to support the roof in the waste.
watch
A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
watch in two
The practice of having two alternate watches aboard a ship or vessel.
watch receiver
A small telephone receiver resembling a pocket watch.
watchdog
To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.
watchout
Any potentially hazardous condition or situation that may make a fire more dangerous.
water column
nounRail equipment
A column alongside a railway track used to replenish a steam engine's water supply.
water core
nounMetalworking
A hollow core through which water may be passed.
water injection
nounAutomotive
The process of squirting a small amount of water, in the form of a fine spray, into the air/fuel mixture going into a gasoline piston engine, in order to cool the engine cylinders, and, thereby, reduce detonation or knocking in high performance engines, especially when using a high compression ratio.
water leader
A person employed to remove water from the horseways and other places.
water line
nounManufacturing
The outline of a horizontal section of a vessel, as when floating in the water.
water popping
nounCarpentry
A technique used to open the grain of wood flooring by introducing clean water to its surface before staining and finishing it.
water repellent
A chemical used to make fabric water-repellent.
water trough
nounRail equipment
a long trough placed between the rails in a railway track, which enabled a steam locomotive to replenish its water supply without stopping by lowering a scoop. They were removed at the end of steam train operation.
water twist
A kind of cotton twist, first made by the water frame.
water wand
A type of device that is screwed onto the end of a garden hose in order to reduce water pressure without decreasing the volume.
water-line model
nounManufacturing
a model of a vessel formed of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a solid model
waterage
A fee for transporting goods by water.
waterbomber
An aircraft that engages in waterbombing, usually in the course of fighting a wildfire.
waterfall skirt
A skirt that is longer on one side than the other.
waterleave
An easement consisting of the right granted to a miner to use a watercourse for drainage etc.