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Engineering words to know

Word Meaning
Engineer person who uses scientific knowledge to design, construct, and maintain machines or structures
Force
S.I.Units
Vector
Scalar
Static
Dynamic
Velocity Velocity is the rate of change of displacement. V=change in displacement over change in time.
Acceleration
prefex
Resultant
Newtons 1 law an object will remain at rest or in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force
Newtons 2 law The relationship between force, mass, and acceleration is given by Newton's Second Law: F=mA
Newtons 3 Law Newton's third law: All forces in the universe occur in equal but oppositely directed pairs.
Quantity
Concurrent
Co-Linear
Non-Concurrent
Particle
Rigid Body
Mechanics
Scope
Legal
Ethical
Social
Environmental
compare
contrast
examine
identify
analyse
properties
predict
Alternating
current
Direct current

Action Words Meaning


Describe
Data
Criteria
Refine
Decisions
Analyse
Explain
Symbolise
Success
Synthesise
Prototype
Generate
Solution
Determine
Refine
Evaluate
Justify
Concepts
Principles

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