This page gathers the 9,098 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Engineering”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 2 of 91: from “action” to “airshoot”.
- action noun The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
- activate verb To remove the limitations of demoware by providing a license; to unlock.
- activation function noun A function that defines the output of a particular node in an artificial neural network on the basis of its inputs.
- active noun Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).
- active noise control noun Technology that uses microphones to detect unwanted sound waves and then generates an opposite, "anti-noise" sound wave (180 degrees out of…
- active timing noun A type of accurate timing system in which a battery-powered active chip, known as a transponder, sends a unique code to the detection loop…
- actor noun The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
- actuator noun The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive.
- ad hoc adj Independent of previously instated network structure, like routers or access points.
- ad hocery noun Arbitrary decision rules sometimes included in artificially intelligent software to simulate the unexpectedness in human reasoning.
- ad-hoc polymorphism noun A kind of polymorphism where polymorphic functions can be applied to arguments of different types, as they can denote a number of distinct…
- adaptive optics noun An optical system in telescopes that reduces atmospheric distortion by dynamically measuring and correcting wavefront aberrations in real…
- adaptive tile refresh noun A sidescrolling technique for video games, making unusual use of the EGA graphics hardware to minimize redrawing.
- add noun An act or instance of adding.
- add in quadrature verb To combine the magnitude of two uncorrelated signals, usually noise or errors, by taking the square root of the sum of the squares.
- add on noun A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.
- addendum noun The height by which the tooth of a gear projects beyond (outside for external, or inside for internal) the standard pitch circle or pitch…
- additive group noun Any group object (such as a group functor, group scheme, etc.), whose binary operation is called addition.
- address noun A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory.
- address bar noun A bar in a web browser that displays the address (uniform resource identifier) of the page or resource being displayed.
- address book noun A computerized storage area for contact information such as e-mail addresses.
- address message noun a message sent in the forward direction that contains (a) address information, (b) the signaling information required to route and connect…
- address of record noun The SIP or SIPS URI that points to a domain with a location service that can map the URI to another URI where the user might be available…
- address space noun A range of discrete addresses, all the address locations available in a particular, named, subset of a computer's (virtual or real) memory.
- addressability noun The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction.
- addressing noun Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
- adespota noun Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title of collections of anonymous Greek poetry.)
- adicity noun The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian…
- adjoint adj That is related to another functor by an adjunction.
- adjoint functor noun One of a pair of functors such that the domain and codomain of one of them are identical to the codomain and domain of the other one…
- adjunct noun One of a pair of morphisms which relate to each other through a pair of adjoint functors.
- adjunction noun A relationship between a pair of categories that makes the pair, in a weak sense, equivalent.
- adlet noun A small app or active document that can be embedded in a Web page.
- admin verb To serve as an administrator for or of.
- administrate verb the act or function of providing maintenance and general housekeeping for computer systems, networks, peripheral equipment, etc.
- administrator noun One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network.
- adobe noun Any file, document or program that is associated with Adobe Inc.
- adoption noun The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system.
- adorner noun A visual element used to decorate or enhance another element to which it is attached.
- ADS-R noun rebroadcast ADS: Initialism of automatic dependent surveillance - rebroadcast (“rebroadcasting of ADS automated transmission of GPS…
- advance angle noun In helicopters, the mechanically fixed angle between the main rotor blades' pitch control horns and the swashplate when the blades are not…
- adverb noun In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.
- adverse yaw noun The phenomenon whereby rolling an aircraft to start a turn in one direction increases the drag on the upgoing wing on the outside of the…
- advice noun In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.
- adware noun A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source…
- aerial noun A highly-contrasting visual artifact in the form of a band or ring.
- aerialism noun aerial navigation; aeronautics; aviation
- aerobatics noun The practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights.
- aerobraking noun The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel…
- aerocapture noun A form of aerobraking in which a spacecraft uses atmospheric drag to decelerate from a hyperbolic trajectory into a closed orbit…
- aeronautical station noun A terrestrial station that communicates with aircraft by radio, as part of an aeronautical mobile service.
- aeroneurosis noun A disorder afflicting pilots and members of aviation crews, characterized by exhaustion, fearfulness, and other symptoms of physical and…
- aeroplane noun Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
- aerosol bomb noun A type of thermobaric weapon.
- aerospace engineering noun The primary branch of engineering concerned with the research, design, development, construction, testing, science, and technology of…
- AEW&C noun Acronym of airborne early warning and control.
- affine verb To set the CPU affinity of something
- affine arithmetic noun A model for self-validated numerical analysis in which quantities are represented as affine combinations (called affine forms) of certain…
- affinity noun A tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache…
- affirm intj Yes; true; correct.
- affordance noun Anything that is provided or furnished by an environment to an organism dwelling within it.
- afocal adj Not focused
- afterbody noun A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body…
- afterburning noun The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
- ag noun Abbreviation of agricultural aviation.
- agar noun A pattern that is periodic in both space and time covering the whole plane.
- agateware noun Pottery decorated with a combination of contrastingly coloured clays, designed to resemble the layers of colour in an agate stone.
- agency credit memo noun an official notification that a travel agency has overpaid an airline for a ticket or similar travel arrangements.
- agency debit memo noun An official notification that a travel agency has underpaid an airline for a ticket or similar, or is being fined by the airline for…
- agent noun In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server.…
- agent-oriented adj Of or pertaining to a programming paradigm where the construction of the software is centered on the concept of externally specified…
- agentic adj Acting autonomously on behalf of a user; (now especially artificial intelligence) involving the use of agentic AI.
- aggregation noun Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
- aggressive adj Exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
- agile noun Agile software development.
- agnostic adj Unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
- ah prefix prefix for attack helicopter, helicopter gunship designations
- ai noun Initialism of attitude indicator.
- aileron authority noun The degree of control that the ailerons can exert over the rolling motion of an aircraft; related to aileron design and airspeed.
- aileron roll noun An aerobatic maneuver in which the aircraft performs a full 360° revolution about its longitudinal axis.
- AIP noun Abbreviation of aeronautical information publication (a jurisdictional airspace air navigation manual of the jurisdictional authority).
- air cell noun A prechamber in an indirect injection internal combustion engine.
- air defense noun The use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles.
- air denial noun A situation in aerial warfare wherein one's air force is significantly outmatched in the air by an enemy air force, but is nevertheless…
- air gap noun A network security measure that consists of ensuring that a secure computer network is physically isolated from unsecured networks, such as…
- air hose noun A hose for conveying compressed air within a pneumatic system.
- air staff noun The chief commander, flag officers, and bureau in charge of a military's air branch; the headquarters general staff of an air force.
- air superiority noun A dominance in the airpower of one side's air forces over the other side's during a military campaign.
- air-launch verb To release a missile, rocket, parasite aircraft or other aircraft payload from a mother ship or launch aircraft.
- air-to-air adj With the participants being two or more aircraft in flight.
- airbrake noun A movable control surface that extends to increase drag without affecting lift (unlike a spoiler); a device that provides aerodynamic…
- airbreathing adj Using the air from the atmosphere for combustion
- airbridge noun Synonym of jet bridge: an elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane.
- airbus noun An aircraft produced by the Airbus consortium.
- airdrop verb To transfer a file using AirDrop.
- airfield noun An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or…
- airhole noun An air pocket.
- airmark noun A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for aerial navigation.
- airship noun A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
- airshoot noun A shot at something that is in the air, or a shot in midair.