AST - DOW Set 1
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- gauge
- Any device or instrument for measuring, registering measurements, or testing something,
- lubricant
- A substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, esp. in the working parts of a mechanism.
- radiation
- The process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves
- radiator
- A device constructed from thin-walled tubes and metal fins, used for cooling circulating water
- fluorocarbon
- Any of a class of compounds produced by substituting fluorine for hydrogen in a hydrocarbon
- ignition
- (in an internal-combustion engine) The process that ignites the fuel in the cylinder.
- oxygen
- a colorless, odorless, gaseous element constituting about one-fifth of the volume of the atmosphere
- exhaust
- The steam or gases ejected.
- torque
- Something that produces or tends to produce torsion or rotation; the moment of a force or system of forces tending to cause rotation
- refrigerant
- A liquid capable of vaporizing at a low temperature, as ammonia, used in mechanical refrigeration
- accelerator
- A device for controlling the speed of an engine
- viscose
- A viscous solution prepared by treating cellulose with caustic soda and carbon bisulfide: used in manufacturing regenerated cellulose fibers, sheets, or tubes, as rayon or cellophane
- maintenance
- Care or upkeep
- inspection
- Thorough observation.
- idle
- To operate at a low speed, disengaged from the load.
- resistance
- The opposition offered by one thing, force, etc., to another
- viscosity
- The property of a fluid that resists the force tending to cause the fluid to flow
- chassis
- The frame, wheels, and machinery of a motor vehicle, on which the body is supported.
- synthetic
- noting or pertaining to compounds formed through a chemical process by human agency, as opposed to those of natural origin
- accelerate
- To cause to move faster.
- differential
- Involving differences in speed or direction of motion.
- pressure
- The exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc
- refrigeration
- The act or process of refrigerating
- maneuverability
- To steer in various directions as required
- resistor
- A device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit
- acceleration
- Increase of speed or velocity