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veneer
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A thin sheet of wood of uniform thickness produced by peeling, slicing, or sawing. Depending on the manner of production and the portion of wood from which a veneer is made, the ...
amnion
Science; General science
A thin, cellular, extraembryonic membrane forming a closed sac which surrounds the embryo in all reptiles, birds, and mammals and is present only in these forms; hence the ...
value engineering
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A thinking system (also called value management or value analysis) used to develop decision criteria when it is important to secure as much as possible of what is wanted from each ...
wire
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A thread or slender rod of metal. Wire is usually circular in cross section and is flexible. If it is of such a diameter or composition that it is fairly stiff, it is termed ...
screw fastener
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A threaded machine part used to join parts of a machine or structure. Screw fasteners are used when a connection that can be disassembled and reconnected and that must resist ...
solid (geometry)
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A three-dimensional geometric figure consisting of points continuously connected, and separated from the rest of space by a surface called the boundary of the solid. Points on the ...
controlled rectifier
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A three-terminal semiconductor junction device with four regions of alternating conductivity type ( pnpn ), also called a thyristor. This switching device has a characteristic ...
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