Engineering Dictionary
This is the dictionary for all engineering students. Here you can find the meaning of different words that belongs to an engineer.
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ABMA
- American Boiler Manufacturers Association.
ABRASION
- The wearing away of a surface by rubbing, as with sandpaper on wood.
ABRASION RESISTANCE
- The ability of a material to resist surface wear.
ABRASIVE EROSION
- Erosive wear caused by the relative motion of solid particles which are entrained in a fluid, moving nearly parallel to a solid surface.
ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY
- Amount of moisture in the air, indicated in kg/kg of dry air.
ABSOLUTE PRESSURE
- Total pressure measured from an absolute vacuum. It equals the sum of the gauge pressure and the atmospheric pressure corresponding to the
barometer.
ABSOLUTE PRESSURE
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