Utilities

Utilities

Of or related to any publicy utility institution mandated with maintaining the infrastructure for a particular public service; such as the provision of water, gas and electricity.

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frequency

Electrical equipment; Electricity

In ac systems, the rate at which the current changes direction, expressed in hertz (cycles per second); A measure of the number of complete cycles of a wave-form per unit of time.

frequency transducer

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A transducer used for the measurement of the frequency of an A.C. electrical quantity.

fulgurate

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A glass-like structure that forms around the element of a current limiting fuse when it operates. It is causes when the heat of the arc melts the silica sand surrounding it.

full duplex communications

Electrical equipment; Electricity

A communications system in which data can travel simultaneously in both directions.

full scale

Electrical equipment; Electricity

The specified maximum magnitude of the input quantity being measured that can be applied to a transducer without causing a change in performance beyond specified tolerance