Glossary index A-Z

fabric type expansion joint (n) fabricate (v) fabrication (n) fabrication history (n) face (n) face (v) face cutter (n) face milling (n) face milling cutter (n) face section (n) face vise (n) face width (n) face wobble (n) face-centred cubic (adj) face-centred cubic structure (n) faceplate (n) facilitate (v) facility (n) facing (n) facing cut (n) facing milling (n) factor (n) factor analysis (n) factor of friction (n) factory (n) factory automation (n) factory equipment number (n) factory planning (n) factory structure planning (n) factory-assembled (adj) factory-built (adj) factory-wired (adj) fade (v) fade in (v) fading (n) fail (v) fail-safe (adj) fail-safe concept (n) failure (n) Failure (static stress) failure analysis (n) failure area (n) Failure assessment diagram failure assessment diagram (n) failure criterion (n) Failure mode failure mode (n) failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) (n) failure range (n) failure rate (n) failure safety (n) Failure theories failure theory (n) failure-proof (adj) fairing (n) fall (n) fall (v) fall below (v) fall below a value (v) fall off (v) fall-back circuit (n) falling ball test (n) falling weight test (n) false alarm (n) false car (n) false ceiling (n) false floor (n) false operation (n) family of curves (n) family of materials (n) family tree (n) fan (n) fan belt (n) fan out (v) fan switch (n) fan-out ... (adj) far (adj) far-end crosstalk (n) Faraday constant (n) fascia (n) fascia panel (n) fascia plate (n) fast (adj) fast goods train (n) fast lift (n) fast power travel (n) fast-seller zone (n) fasten (v) fastener (n) fastening (n) fastening bolt (n) fastening bracket (n) fastening clamp (n) Fastening element (profile system) Fastening elements fastening rail (n) fastening screw/bolt (n) fastening thread (n) fatal (adj) fatigue (n) fatigue allowance (n) fatigue analysis (n) fatigue bending test (n) fatigue characteristic (n) fatigue crack (n) fatigue crack growth (n) fatigue evaluation (n) Fatigue failure fatigue failure (n) fatigue fracture (n) fatigue life (n) fatigue limit (n) fatigue limit load (n) fatigue limit under repeated stress (n) fatigue limit under reverse stress (n) fatigue limit value (n) fatigue limit value under repeated stress (n) fatigue limit value under reverse stress (n) fatigue loading (n) fatigue machine (n) fatigue notch factor (n) fatigue of material (n) fatigue phenomena (pl) fatigue strength (n) fatigue strength diagram (n) fatigue strength value (n) Fatigue test fatigue test (n) Fatigue test under operational stresses fatigue testing (n) fatigue theory (n) faucet (n) fault (n) fault analysis (n) fault clearance (n) fault clearance service (n) fault clearing (n) fault clearing service (n) fault correction (n) fault diagnosis (n) fault display (n) fault indicator (n) fault locating (n) fault message (n) fault recognition (n) fault signal (n) fault storage (n) fault tolerance (n) Fault tree analysis Fault voltage fault-immune (adj) fault-prone (adj) fault-tolerant (adj) faultless (adj) faulty (adj) faulty design (n) favor (v) favour (v) FD-duct (n) feasibility (n) feasible (adj) feather (n) feather key (n) feather key connection (n) feather key groove (n) featherkey (n) featherkey and keyway (n) feature (n) feed (n) feed (v) feed increment (n) feed motion (n) feed movement (n) feed pressure (n) feed range (n) feed rate (n) feed screw (n) feed supply (n) feed travel (n) feedback (n) feedback box (n) feedback control (n) feedback control system (n) feedback loop (n) feedbox (n) feeder (n) feeder cable (n) feeding (n) feedrate override (n) feedrate programming (n) feeler (n) feeler gage (n) feeler gauge (n) felt ring (n) female multi-point connector (n) female thread (n) fence (n) fence (v) fencing (n) Ferraris sensor (n) ferrite (n) ferrite core (n) ferrite former (m) ferrite magnet (n) ferrite rod (n) ferritic steel (n) ferrule (n) FET (n) FFL (n) fiber (n) fiber optic cable (n) fiber optics (n) fibre (n) fibre composite (n) fibre optic cable (n) fibre optics (n) Fibre-plastic composite fibre-reinforced material (n) fibre-reinforced moulded part (plastics) (n) fibre-reinforced moulding (n) fibrous composite material (n) fiche (n) Fick's law (n) field (n) field current (n) Field device (automation) Field device tool field erection quality control schedule (n) field force (n) field forces (pl) field installation (n) field intensity (n) field meter (n) field mill (n) field of application (n) Field of vision field of vision (n) field orientation (n) field plate electrode (n) Field strength field strength (n) field test (n) field winding (n) field-effect transistor (n) field-induced model (FIM) (n) field-proven (adj) field-tested (adj) field-tube heat exchanger (n) fields of business (n) FIFO method Fig. (n) figure (n) filament (n) filament peaking (n) file (n) file (v) file handle (n) filed (adj) filing machine (n) filings (pl) filister head screw (n) fill (v) fill level indicator (n) filler (n) filler bead (n) filler metal (n) filler neck (n) filler plug (n) filler rod (n) filler weight (n) filler wire (n) fillet (v) fillet joint (n) fillet weld (n) filling pressure (n) fillister head screw (n) fillister plane (n) fillister-head screw (n) film (n) Film casting film casting (n) filter (n) filter cartridge (n) filter element (n) filter equipment (n) fin (n) fin pitch (n) final acceptance (n) final angular speed (n) final angular velocity (n) final assembly (n) final energy (n) final inspection (n) final limit switch (n) final position (n) final product (n) final product bunker (n) final product storage bunker (n) final speed (n) final stage (n) final stopping device (n) final tap (n) final velocity (n) final-assembly line (n) find (v) finder circuit (n) findings (n) fine adjuster (n) fine adjustment (n) fine blanking (n) fine classifier (n) fine feed (n) fine finishing (n) fine grain (n) fine grain hardening (n) fine pitch thread (n) fine positioning (n) fine saw (n) fine screw thread (n) fine selection (n) fine setting (n) fine thread (n) fine-grained structural steel (n) fine-mesh strainer (n) fine-pitch thread (n) finger-tight (adj) finish (n) finish (v) finish coat (n) finish mark (n) finish-grinding (n) finish-machine (v) finish-machined (adj) finish-machining (n) finished (adj) finished floor (n) finished goods warehouse (n) finished part (n) finished product (n) finishing (n) finishing allowance (n) finishing coat (n) finishing cut (n) finishing operation (n) finishing tap (n) finishing tool (n) finite difference analysis (n) finite difference method (n) finite element analysis (n) Finite element method finite element method (n) fire (v) fire alarm (n) fire alarm installation (n) fire alarm receiving station (n) fire alarm system (n) fire bar (n) fire barrier (n) fire brigade (n) fire code (pl) fire department (n) fire detection system (n) fire detection system installation (n) fire detector (n) fire door (n) fire extinguisher (n) fire fighters' service (n) fire fighting lift (n) fire fighting vehicle (n) fire hazard (n) fire lift (n) fire lift switch (n) fire prevention (n) fire protection (n) fire protection system (n) fire protection wall (n) fire rating (n) fire regulations (pl) fire resistance (n) fire resistance rating (n) fire risk (n) fire safety (n) fire service (n) fire service inlet (n) fire service(s) level (n) fire services access level (n) fire test (n) fire testing (n) fire wall (n) fire-alarm call box (n) fire-alarm call point (n) fire-damp-proof (adj) fire-fighting lift switch (n) fire-fighting shaft (n) fire-proof (adj) fire-resistant (adj) fire-resistive louvered ceiling (n) fire-resistive louvred ceiling (n) fire-retardant (adj) fire-tube boiler (n) firebar crossbearer (n) fireman's control (n) fireman's key switch (n) fireman's lift (n) fireman's switch (n) firing (n) firing angle (n) firm (adj) first tap (n) fish bolt (n) fish-plate (n) fishplate (n) fissure (n) Fit fit (n) fit (v) fit bolt (n) fit bolt connection (n) fit dimension (n) fit in (v) fit size (n) fit system (n) fit tolerance (n) fit tolerance zone (n) fitness (n) fitness for use (n) fitter (n) fitting (n) fitting bolt (n) fitting clearance (n) fitting device (n) fitting dimensions (pl) fitting instructions (n) fitting joint (n) fitting piece (n) fitting pin (n) fitting position (n) fitting screw (n) fitting tolerance (n) fittings (pl) fix (v) fix in position (v) fixed (adj) fixed bearing (n) fixed bearing force (n) fixed bearing point (n) fixed centrode (n) fixed clamping (n) fixed coupling (n) fixed pulley (n) fixed reorder cycle procedure (n) fixed spherical bearing (n) fixed support (n) fixed-bed gasification (n) fixed-end moment (n) fixed-floating bearing arrangement (n) fixed-path (adj) fixed-point number (n) fixed-site production (n) fixed-speed ... (adj) fixing (n) fixing (screw connections) (n) fixing angle (n) fixing bolt (n) fixing bracket (n) fixing dimensions (pl) fixing hole (n) fixing lever (n) fixing parts (pl) fixing point (n) fixing rail (n) fixing screw (n) fixing screw/bolt (n) fixture (n) flake (v) flaking machine (n) flame cutter (n) flame cutting (n) flame hardening (n) flame propagation (n) flame spread rating (n) flame spreading speed (n) flame-cut (v) flame-cutting machine (n) flame-inhibiting (adj) flame-resistant (adj) flame-retardant (adj) flame-tube boiler (n) flameproof (adj) flammability (n) flammable (adj) Flange flange (n) flange (v) flange coupling (n) flange joint (n) flange mounting (n) flange plate (n) flange-mount (v) flange-mounted (adj) flange-mounted bearing (n) flange-mounted motor (n) flanged bearing (n) flanged nut (n) flanged shaft (n) flanged-in opening (n) flank (n) flank bearing (n) flank clearance (n) flap (n) flap pivot point (n) flap valve (n) flare (v) flare burner (n) flare gas burner (n) flare out (v) flash (n) flash (v) flash point (n) flashing display (n) flashing indicator (n) flashing light (n) flashover (n) flask (n) flat (adj) flat bar (n) flat belt (n) flat belt drive (n) flat belt gear (n) flat belt transmission (n) flat cable (n) flat cage guide (n) flat connector (n) flat file (n) flat gasket (n) flat grinding machine (n) flat guide (n) Flat guide (with slide bearing) flat iron (n) flat key (n) flat packing (n) flat parallel spring (n) flat pliers (n) flat random noise (n) flat screen (n) flat screw terminal (n) flat spring (n) flat steel (n) flat steel bar (n) flat thread (n) flat track (n) flat triangular spring (n) flat wagon (n) flat-belt conveyor (n) flat-nose pliers (n) flat-pin plug (n) flat-square screen (n) flatbed car (n) flatness (n) flats (n) flatten (v) flaw (n) FLEA formula (n) fleet angle (of ropes) (n) fleet of barges (n) flex (v) flex-head double-end socket wrench (n) flexibility (n) flexible (adj) Flexible coupling flexible coupling (n) flexible engagement (n) flexible guide clamp safety gear (n) flexible manufacturing cell (n) flexible manufacturing system (n) flexible production cell (n) flexible production system (n) Flexible shaft flexible tube (n) flexible wedge clamp type safety gear (n) flexible wedge clamp-type safety (n) flexural fatigue strength (n) flexural load (n) flexural moment (n) flexural rigidity (n) flexural strength (n) flexure (n) flicker (v) flicker-free (adj) flickerless (adj) flight conveyor (n) flight profile (n) flight time (n) flip-flop strategy (n) float (n) float (v) float control (n) float switch (n) float valve (n) floating (adj) floating (n) floating batch (n) floating bearing (n) floating bearing arrangement (n) floating bearing force (n) floating bearing point (n) floating mean value method (n) floating position (n) Floating seal Floating support bearing arrangement floating tool (n) floating-point number (n) floor (n) floor area (n) floor block storage (n) floor call (n) Floor conveyor floor conveyor (n) floor covering (n) floor load (n) floor loading (n) floor position tab (n) floor selector (n) floor slab (n) floor space (n) floor storage (n) floor switch (n) floor unit storage (n) floor vane (n) floor-level indicator (n) floor-mounted cabinet (n) floor-to-floor distance (n) floor-to-floor height (n) floor-to-floor time (n) flooring (n) flow (n) flow (v) flow control (n) flow cross-section (n) Flow curve flow curve (n) flow diagram (n) flow direction (n) flow limit (n) flow lubrication (n) flow mechanics (n) flow of momentum (n) flow of power (n) flow off (v) flow optimisation (n) Flow production flow production (n) flow production line (n) flow rack (n) flow rate (n) flow speed (n) Flow stress flow stress (n) flow value (n) flow variable (n) flow velocity (n) flow volume (n) flow with head difference (n) flow with height difference (n) flow without head difference (n) flow without height difference (n) flowing (n) flowmeter (n) fluctuate (v) fluctuation (n) fluctuation in demand (n) flue gas loss (n) flue gas pass (n) fluid (adj) fluid (n) fluid coupling (n) fluid density (n) fluid friction (n) fluid mechanics (n) fluid statics (n) fluidics (n) fluidised-bed process (n) fluidizing fan (n) fluorescent lamp (n) fluorescent tube (n) fluorinated plastic (n) flush (adj) flush (v) flush-mounted (adj) flush-mounted switch (n) flute (n) fluted (adj) flux (n) flux density (n) fly ash reinjection system (n) fly-ball type overspeed governor (n) flyweight (n) flywheel (n) foam (n) Foaming foaming (n) focus (v) focusing (n) focussing (n) foil (n) foil strain gage (n) foil strain gauge (n) fold (n) fold (v) folded (adj) folded edge (n) folded-edge construction (n) folder (n) folding (adj) folding door (n) folding machine (n) folding press (n) folding rule (n) folding ruler (n) folding table (adj) follow up (v) follow-up (n) follow-up control (n) follower (n) follower pin (n) following axis (n) foot bearing (n) foot lever (n) Foot rest foot rest (n) foot switch (n) footprint (n) for ease of assembly (adj) Force force (n) force (v) force absorption (n) force against (v) force analysis (n) force at a section (n) Force couple force couple (n) force diagram (n) force due to weight (n) force exerted by the overspeed governor when tripped (n) force fit (n) force in (v) force into (v) force level (n) force measuring bearing (n) Force metrology force metrology (n) force of attraction (n) force of gravity (n) force of inertia (n) force on (v) force per unit area (n) force polygon (n) force vector (n) force-deformation characteristic (n) force-deformation curve (n) force-free system (n) forced fracture (n) forced oil lubrication (n) Forced oscillation forced oscillation (n) forced oscillation/vibration (n) forced rupture (n) forced ventilation (n) forced-air cooling (n) forced-draught duct (n) forced-feed lubrication (n) forces on a beam (n) forcing-off screw (n) forecast accuracy (n) forecast error (n) forecast horizon (n) forecast model (n) forecast time series (n) forecasting method (n) forecasting quality (n) foreign body (n) foreign matter (n) foreign particle (n) forge (n) forge (v) forge welding (n) forgeability (n) forgeable (adj) forged (adj) forged steel (n) Forging forging (n) forging hammer (n) forging lap (n) forging machine (n) forging press (n) forging process (n) fork (n) fork lever (n) fork lift truck (n) fork link (n) fork truck (n) fork-lift truck (n) forklift (n) form (n) form (v) form cutter (n) form error (n) form fit (n) form lock (n) form of fracture (n) form strength (n) Form tolerance form tolerance (n) form-fit (adj) form-locking (adj) Forming forming (n) forming equation (n) formula (n) formulae, formulas (n) formulating objectives (n) formulating targets (n) Forstner bit (n) forward bias (n) forward current (n) forward direction (n) forward motion (n) forward resistance (n) forward scheduling (n) forward travel (n) forward voltage (n) forward-bias (v) forward-biased (adj) forwarding agent (n) foul (v) foundation (n) foundation bolt (n) foundation slab (n) foundry (n) four-bar linkage (n) four-force method (n) four-jaw chuck (n) four-point bearing (n) four-quadrant drive (n) four-quadrant operation (n) four-row linear guide unit (n) four-way loader (n) four-way socket wrench (n) Fourier analysis Fourier analysis (n) fraction (n) fractional horsepower motor (n) fractional number (n) fracture (n) fracture (v) fracture behaviour (n) Fracture mechanics fracture mechanics (n) fracture mechanics test (n) fracture mechanics testing (n) fracture model (according to Griffith) (n) Fracture toughness fracture toughness (n) fracture-proof (adj) fractured surface (n) frame (n) frame construction (n) frame of reference (n) frameless (adj) framework (n) framework of car entrance (n) free (adj) free bending axis (n) Free body principle free body principle (n) free buckling length (n) free cutting steels (pl) free damped oscillation (n) free end (n) free enthalpy (n) free fall (n) free fall protection (n) free from air draught (adj) free from defects (adj) free from play (adj) free machine steel (n) Free oscillation free oscillation (n) free vibration (n) free vibration decay test (n) free-body diagram (n) Free-cutting steel free-cutting steel (n) free-hand drawing (n) free-ranging (adj) Freedom of movement freedom of movement (n) freehand line (n) Freehand sketches freewheeling clutch (n) freight centre (n) freight costs (n) freight elevator (n) freight village (n) frequency (n) frequency controller (n) frequency converter (n) frequency density function (n) frequency deviation (n) frequency diagram (n) frequency distortion (n) frequency distribution diagram (n) frequency divider (n) frequency hopping (n) frequency inverter (n) frequency modulation (n) frequency multiplex (n) frequency multiplier (n) frequency of repeats (n) frequency of starts (n) frequency range (n) frequency reponse (n) frequency response (n) frequency swing (n) fret (v) fretsaw (n) Fretting corrosion fretting corrosion (n) Friction friction (n) friction angle (n) friction brake (n) friction calculation (n) friction clutch (n) friction coefficient (n) friction cone (n) friction contact (n) friction damper (n) friction disc (n) Friction drive friction drive (n) friction energy (n) friction feed (n) friction force (n) friction function (n) friction gear (n) friction lining (n) friction lining disc (n) friction locking (n) friction loss (n) friction oxidation (n) friction power (n) friction radius (n) friction resistance (n) friction rust (n) Friction spring friction spring (n) friction surface (n) friction torque (n) friction torque exerted by the support (n) friction wear (n) friction welding (n) friction wheel (n) friction wheel gear (n) friction work (n) Friction-based connection friction-driven screw press (n) friction-gear drive (n) friction-welded (adj) frictional connection (n) frictional contact (n) frictional contact pressure (n) frictional damping (n) frictional drag (n) Frictional electricity frictional electricity (n) frictional engagement (n) frictional force (n) frictional heat (n) frictional moment (n) frictional resistance (n) frictional screw connection (n) frictional surface pressure (n) frictional vibration (n) frictional wear (n) frictional work (n) froe (n) frog (n) front (n) front and rear entrances (n) front and rear opening (n) front edge (n) front end (n) front face (n) front panel (n) front return (n) front side (n) front view (n) front vise (n) front wall (n) front-operated lathe (n) frontal lathe (n) frosted glass (n) fruit crate (n) frustum (n) fuel (n) fuel analysis (n) fuel ash (n) fuel atomization (n) fuel bed (n) fuel bed depth (n) fuel bed depth regulator (n) fuel behavior (n) fuel behaviour (n) fuel consumption (n) fuel feed (n) fuel feed interlock (n) fuel feed pump (n) fuel feeding (n) fuel gas (n) fuel grade (n) fuel heat (n) fuel inerts content (n) fuel oil atomizer (n) fuel oil burner (n) fuel oil pump and heater set (n) fuel oil supply station (n) fuel particle (n) fuel performance (n) fuel preperation (n) fuel property (n) fuel selector (n) fuel size segregation (n) fuel treatment (n) fuel-air ration control (n) fulcrum (n) fulcrum of moment (n) fulcrum pin (n) fulcrum point (n) full (adj) full anti-clockwise setting (n) full clockwise setting (n) full complement cylindrical roller bearing (n) full counter-clockwise setting (e.g. to set potentiometer to CCW/full CCW setting) (n) full cut (n) full CW setting (n) full group capability (adj) full hardening (n) full height screening (n) full line (n) full load (n) full load curve (n) full load up/down (n) full view (n) full voice synthesizer (n) full wave (n) full-depth ... (adj) full-duplex method (n) full-height ... (adj) full-length ... (adj) full-load power (n) full-load speed (n) full-load starting (n) full-load torque (n) full-load traffic (n) full-mould casting (n) full-scale deflection (n) full-track journal (n) full-view illustration (n) full-width ... (adj) fully anti-clockwise (n) fully automatic (adj) fully automatic machine (n) fully automatic pushbutton control (n) fully clockwise position (n) fully counter-clockwise (n) fully electric (adj) fully electronic (adj) fully insulated (adj) fully laden car (n) function (n) function (v) function chart (n) function diagram (n) function equation (n) function optimisation (n) function transfer (n) functional ceramics (n) functional description (n) functional direction (n) functional equation (n) functional expansion (n) functional material (n) functional principle (n) functional product structure (n) functional test (n) fundamental (n) fundamental frequency (n) fundamental particle (n) Fundamental tolerance fundamental wave (n) funicular polygon (n) funicular polygon method (n) funnel (n) funnel model (n) funnel-shaped (adj) furnace (n) furnace wall (n) furnace wall header (n) furnish (v) furnished by other trade (adj) fuse (n) fuse (v) fuse box (n) fuse holder (n) fuse link (n) fuse terminal (n) fused (adj) Fused deposition modelling fused-salt electrolysis (n) fusible (adj) fusible link (n) fusing (n) fusion welding (n) fusion-zone crack (n) fuzzy control (n) fuzzy logic (n)