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SCOPE - The extent of an activity or concept; the amount of information covered as in a book.
SOLVENT - A liquid that can dissolve another substance.
SPLINED– Fitted with grooves or slots to enable positive coupling with a mating part, and to minimize slipping.
SURGE – To increase suddenly; to move in a billowing or swelling manner.
T
TACTICAL - The art of deploying and directing one’s forces against an enemy.
TIEDOWN - Strap or fastening device used to hold an object in position.
TORQUE – Force around an axis. It produces a rotary or twisting motion, and is measured in foot pounds (ft lb)
or newton-meters (N·m).
TOXIC – Harmful; deadly; poisonous.
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VALVE - a device used to control the flow of a fluid.
VAPOR –The gaseous form of any substance which is usually a liquid; vapors are present in the air around the
substance.
VELOCITY - Rapidity or speed.
VENTILATE – To provide with a source of fresh or uncontaminated air.
VISUAL – Visible; detected by the unaided eye.
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WELD – A union or joint (of metals) produced by applying heat, sometimes with pressure.
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