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The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.
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community cohesion
Engineering; Civil engineering
Ability of a community to have a unified response when facing a problem; e.g., an external threat to their sustainability.
control area
Engineering; Civil engineering
Part of a power system, or a combination of systems, to which a common electrical generation allocation scheme is applied.
floatable days
Engineering; Civil engineering
The number of days during the recreation season on which it is safe to allow floating activities on recreation facilities.
millisecond delay
Engineering; Civil engineering
A type of delay cap with a definite but extremely short interval between initiation, or passing of current, and explosion.
short period delay
Engineering; Civil engineering
A type of delay cap with a definite but extremely short interval between initiation, or passing of current, and explosion.
mud
Engineering; Civil engineering
Generally, any soil containing enough water to make it soft. A mixture of soil and water in a fluid or weakly solid state.
swale
Engineering; Civil engineering
A low place in a tract of land. A wide, shallow ditch, usually grassed or paved. A wide open drain with a low center line.
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