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engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. TERM 2
technologists
DEFINITION 2 An engineering technologist, also called engologist or ingologist, is a specialist devoted to the implementation of existing technology within a field of engineering. TERM 3
Mathematics
DEFINITION 3 Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, and change. TERM 4
graphics
DEFINITION 4 a mode of communication using geometrical representations TERM 5
technical drawings
DEFINITION 5 A specialized type of graphics used to communicate technical information
geometry
Geometry (; "earth", "measurement") "Earth-measuring" is a branch of mathematics concerned with questions of shape, size, relative position of figures, and the properties of space. TERM 7
artistic drawing
DEFINITION 7 a type of drawing used to express aesthetic, philosophical and abstract ideas TERM 8
conventions
DEFINITION 8 commonly accepted practices rules or methods TERM 9
standards
DEFINITION 9 sets of rules that allow for the clear communication of technical ideas by governing how parts are made and represented in technical drawings TERM 10
visualization
DEFINITION 10 the process of mentally understanding visul information
unity
equalitity in products TERM 17
style
DEFINITION 17 formation of how something is done TERM 18
space
DEFINITION 18 Space is the boundless, three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction. TERM 19
mass
DEFINITION 19 In physics, mass (from ) commonly refers to any of three properties of matter, which have been shown experimentally to be equivalent: TERM 20
balance
DEFINITION 20 proportional equivalence
contract
A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties with mutual obligations. TERM 22
color
DEFINITION 22 Color or colour (see spelling differences) is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green, blue and others. TERM 23
engineering design
DEFINITION 23 The engineering design process is a formulation of a plan or scheme to assist an engineer in creating a product. TERM 24
product design
DEFINITION 24 Product design is concerned with the efficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products. TERM 25
system design
DEFINITION 25 Systems design is the process or art of defining the architecture, components, modules, interfaces, and data for a system to satisfy specified requirements.
internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. TERM 32
e-buisness
DEFINITION 32 Electronic business, commonly referred to as "eBusiness" or "e-business", may be defined as the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) in support of all the activities of business. TERM 33
process
DEFINITION 33 Process or processing typically describes the act of taking something through an established and usually routine set of procedures to convert it from one form to another, as a manufacturing or administrative procedure, such as processing milk into cheese, or processing paperwork to grant a mortgage loan, or converting computer data from one form to another. TERM 34
product
DEFINITION 34 The result of the process. Usually a part that can be used. TERM 35
vertices
DEFINITION 35 Point where the angle starts
visualization skills
learning to see things with your mind without actually having it in front of you TERM 37
motor skills
DEFINITION 37 A motor skill is a learned sequence of movements that combine to produce a smooth, efficient action in order to master a particular task. TERM 38
edges
DEFINITION 38 line where to sides meet TERM 39
faces
DEFINITION 39 a distinct planar or curved surface or region on an object TERM 40
limiting element
DEFINITION 40 the boundary of the projection of an object
irregular or french curve
multi curved tool used to create irregular curves TERM 47
scales
DEFINITION 47 a measuring tool used to calculate distances on a technical drawing TERM 48
combination scale
DEFINITION 48 a combination of architect's and engineers scale TERM 49
architect's scale
DEFINITION 49 An architect's scale is a specialized ruler. TERM 50
mechanical engineer scale
DEFINITION 50 scale that breaks inches down into tenths instead of fractions
metric scale
scla that is used in metric drawings with si units instead of standard units of measurments TERM 52
drawing instrument
set
DEFINITION 52 set of tools used to help create technical drawings TERM 53
compass
DEFINITION 53 used to create circles at a certian radius TERM 54
divider
DEFINITION 54 used to transfer dimensions from one line to another TERM 55
templates
DEFINITION 55 cutouts of exact shapes to help draw certain objects
precedence of lines
A convention describing the order of priority of different linestyles TERM 62
miter line
DEFINITION 62 a 45 degree line that is used to transfer dimensions from the top view to the side view TERM 63
lettering guides
DEFINITION 63 guides used to help your letting turn out straight and uniform TERM 64
title
block
DEFINITION 64 section of blocks used to convey information relationg to the product that is being drawn TERM 65
guide lines
DEFINITION 65 lines that help keep text uniform and equal size
freehand sketching tools
pencil paper and a scale TERM 67
gothic lettering
DEFINITION 67 lettering used by drafters, is in all caps TERM 68
point
DEFINITION 68 a place in space TERM 69
locus
DEFINITION 69 a graphic element representing all possible allowable locations of a point TERM 70
line
DEFINITION 70 a geometric element that connects two points in space
parabola
In mathematics, the parabola (plural parabolae or parabolas, , from the Greek -) is a conic section, the intersection of a right circular conical surface and a plane parallel to a generating straight line of that surface. TERM 77
perpendicular line
DEFINITION 77 In geometry, two lines or planes (or a line and a plane), are considered perpendicular (or orthogonal) to each other if they form congruent adjacent angles (a T-shape). TERM 78
circumference
DEFINITION 78 The circumference is the distance around a closed curve. TERM 79
radius
DEFINITION 79 In classical geometry, a radius of a circle or sphere is any line segment from its center to its perimeter. TERM 80
semicircle
DEFINITION 80 In mathematics (more specifically geometry), a semicircle is a two-dimensional geometric shape that forms half of a circle.
concentric circle
Concentric objects share the same center, axis or origin with one inside the other. TERM 82
circumscribed circle
DEFINITION 82 In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle which passes through all the vertices of the polygon. TERM 83
inscribed circle
DEFINITION 83 In geometry, the incircle or inscribed circle of a triangle is the largest circle contained in the triangle; it touches (is tangent to) the three sides. TERM 84
circle
DEFINITION 84 A circle is a simple shape of Euclidean geometry consisting of those points in a plane which are equidistant from a given point called the centre (or center; cf. TERM 85
ogee curve
DEFINITION 85 An ogee (pronounced or ) is a curve, shaped somewhat like an S, consisting of two arcs that curve in opposite senses, so that the ends are parallel.
obtuse angle
An angle that measures greater than 90 degrees TERM 92
complementary angle
DEFINITION 92 A pair of angles are complementary if the sum of their measures is 90 degrees. TERM 93
supplementary angle
DEFINITION 93 Supplementary angles are pairs of angles whose measures add up to 180 degrees. TERM 94
square
DEFINITION 94 A square (geometry) is a polygon with four equal sides and angles. TERM 95
rectangle
DEFINITION 95 In Euclidean plane geometry, a rectangle is any quadrilateral with four right angles.
polygon
In geometry a polygon () is traditionally a plane figure that is bounded by a closed path or circuit, composed of a finite sequence of straight line segments (i.e., by a closed polygonal chain). TERM 97
triangle
DEFINITION 97 A triangle is one of the basic shapes of geometry: a polygon with three corners or vertices and three sides or edges which are line segments. TERM 98
pentagon
DEFINITION 98 In geometry, a pentagon From the Greek number 5 (pente) is any five-sided polygon. TERM 99
hexagon
DEFINITION 99 In geometry, a hexagon is a polygon with six edges and six vertices. TERM 100
parallel projection
DEFINITION 100 Parallel projections have lines of projection that are parallel both in reality and in the projection plane.
