KEY WORDS FOR UNIT 1 AND 2 (English For Enginnering)

 

Cambridge English for Engineering Unit 2 pp. 20-21 key words

v= verb; n= noun; adj= adjective; adv= adverb; prep.= preposition

gimmick (n)= a trick which is used to attract customers to buy sth

seal (n)= a device, par tor substance that is used to join two things together and/or to prevent (stop) anything passing between them.

joint (n)= the point of contact between two parts

brittle (adj)= easy to break; fragile; tender

durable (adj)= long-lasting; enduring

Cambridge English for Engineering Unit 2 pp. 14-15 key words

v= verb; n= noun; adj= adjective; adv= adverb; prep.= preposition

scrap (n)= junk; waste

scrap (v)= dispose of (sth useless and/or old)

sort (v)= separate; categorize

galvanize (v)= coat with zinc

alloy (n)= a mixture which contains two or more metallic elements or metallic and non-metallic elements

brass (n)= any of various metal alloys which consist mainly of copper and zinc

notably (adv)= especially

scarcity (n)= being very rare (difficult to find)

scarce (adj)= very rare

tin (n)= a soft-silvery white metal which is used in plating and in making alloys

plating (n)= a thin coating of gold, silver etc.

ore (n)= a mineral that contains metal

justify (v)= show to be reasonable

hardwood (n)= wood from deciduous trees which is hard to saw. Deciduous trees are green in Spring and Summer, but lose their leavesin Autumn and Winter.

softwood (n)= wood from evergreen trees which is easy to saw. Evergreen trees such as pine trees are always green in all seasons.

ironmongery (n)= hardware; metal parts

grind – ground (v)= reduce into very small pieces

traces (n)= very small amount of sth

rust (v)= corrode; oxidize

rust (n)= corrosion

derive (from) (v)= obtain/get sth desirable (from sth else)

extract (v)= separate a metal from ore

audit (n)= a methodical examination (analysis) or review of a condition or situation

environmental audit  analysing total impact of a product on environment (both positive and negative effects on environment in all phases – pre-use, in-use and post-use).

pre-use phase (of a product)  mining the material, transporting it to the factory and manufacturing processes of the product

in-use phase (of a product)  the actual use of a product by end-users

post-use phase (of a product)  recycling and re-use of the product