Flashcards on Specialized Technical Vocabulary
Master Specialized Technical Vocabulary: Your Student Guide
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Aviation and accident vocabulary
12 cards
Card 1
Question: What is a 'break-up' in the context of an accident?
Answer: A gradual division into smaller pieces (e.g., the break-up of an oil tanker causing pollution).
Card 2
Question: What is a flight recorder and why is it useful?
Answer: A small machine in a plane that records details of each flight; useful for finding out the cause of an accident (the 'black box').
Card 3
Question: What does 'warranty' mean in one sentence?
Answer: A written promise from a company or person to repair or replace a product if it develops a fault within a fixed period of time.
Card 4
Question: What does 'video footage' refer to?
Answer: Part of a film showing a particular event (e.g., security video footage taken from several locations).
Card 5
Question: What does 'insulate' mean regarding a body, device, or region?
Answer: To prevent or reduce transmission of electricity, heat, or sound by surrounding with a nonconducting material (e.g., double-glazing windows to reduce
Card 6
Question: Define 'fatality' as used in accident reports.
Answer: A death caused in an accident, war, by violence, or disease.
Card 7
Question: What is meant by a 'cross section' in a social context?
Answer: A group of people or things that are typical of a larger group (a wide cross-section of society).
Card 8
Question: What does 'disregard' mean when describing people's actions?
Answer: To ignore or treat something as unimportant.
Card 9
Question: What is a 'throttle' and its function?
Answer: A device that controls the quantity of fuel entering the engine and thus helps control vehicle speed.
Card 10
Question: What does 'break away' mean in non-physical contexts?
Answer: To escape from control or to stop following established patterns (e.g., designers breaking away from classical patterns).