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  2. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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    The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.); The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it;

  3. Engineering drawing abbreviations and symbols - Wikipedia

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    Same definition as the bolt circle diameter BHCS: button head cap screw: Like an SHCS but with a button head. BHN: Brinell hardness number: BoM or BOM: bill of materials: Also called a list of materials (LM or L/M). Overlaps a lot in concept with a parts list (PL or P/L). There is no consistently enforced distinction between an L/M, a BoM, or a ...

  4. Glossary of mechanical engineering - Wikipedia

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    Composite material – (also called a composition material, or shortened to composite), is a material made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties that, when combined, produce a material with characteristics different from the individual components.

  5. List of symbols - Wikipedia

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    Hazard symbols; List of mathematical constants (typically letters and compound symbols) Glossary of mathematical symbols; List of physical constants (typically letters and compound symbols) List of common physics notations (typically letters used as variable names in equations) Rod of Asclepius / Caduceus as a symbol of medicine

  6. Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering - Wikipedia

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    A furnace that melts material by use of an electric arc. arc lamp An electric lamp that generates light from an electric arc. arc welder A device used to join metals by melting them with an electric arc. armature That part of an electrical machine that converts electrical energy to mechanical energy (or vice versa). artificial intelligence

  7. Glossary of engineering: M–Z - Wikipedia

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    A material's property is an intensive property of some material, i.e., a physical property that does not depend on the amount of the material. These quantitative properties may be used as a metric by which the benefits of one material versus another can be compared, thereby aiding in materials selection .

  8. Glossary of engineering: A–L - Wikipedia

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    is an object or type of material that allows the flow of charge (electrical current) in one or more directions. Materials made of metal are common electrical conductors. Electrical current is generated by the flow of negatively charged electrons, positively charged holes, and positive or negative ions in some cases. Electrical impedance

  9. Resin identification code - Wikipedia

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    Resin code for polyethylene terephthalate Polypropylene lid of a Tic Tac box, with a living hinge and the resin identification code, 5, under its flap. The Resin Identification Code (RIC) is a technical standard with a set of symbols appearing on plastic products that identify the plastic resin out of which the product is made. [1]