UNIT 6 KEY VOCABULARY

 

UNIT 6 (Pg:50,51,52,53)

 Feasibility ………..possibility of doing something.

Beam…….long narrow horizontal component in a structure.

Refine……..improve the detail.

Revamp……..improve overall.

Remain………..stay the same.

UNIT 6 KEY VOCABULARY

 

UN.6/2 Key words

Drill….. cut a hole

Baffle…..confuse

Bar……a long piece of metal with circular section.

Vertical….at 90 degrees to the ground(x horizontal)

Lifting eyes….. metal rings that hooks can be fixed to for lifting.

Resin………a type of strong addhesive.

Grab(n)……mechanical jaws that grib objects to lift them.

Friction……resistance to sliding whe two sufaces are pressed together.

Logistic…..handling and transporting

Plinth……..base

Slings……..flat straps which can be attached to Crane hooks and placed under objects in order to lift them.

Stonemason….perso who carves stone.

UNIT 6 KEY VOCABULARY

 

Unit 6 pg.46-47 Key words:

Budget…..how much Money is available,for example,the budget for designing,building and testing.

Capacity….how much something needs to produce or carry.E.g:how much power an electrical circuit must be able to carry.

Dimension…..size E.g.diameter of a mountain bike Wheel.

Layout………the overall shape of sth. And the positions of different parts relative to one another.

Looks………how something looks like from an aesthetic point of view.

Performance……similar to capacity-E.g:how much power a generator needs to produce.

Regulations…laws and standards that a design must comply with,E.g.safety regulations and quantity standartds.

Timescale…….how much time is available.

Buffeting-buffet(n)blow/collision (v)strike with a buffet,slap.

Jolting-jolt (v)pus hor shake roughly.

Trial(n)experience

Magnitude----absolute or relative size,extent or importance of something.