Flashcards on Technical English Vocabulary: Display & Materials
Technical English Vocabulary: Display & Materials Explained
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Electronics and Materials Vocabulary
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Card 1
Question: What does 'circuitry' mean in electronics?
Answer: The connected arrangement of the wires and other parts of a closed system through which electricity can flow.
Card 2
Question: Define 'transducer' as used in electronics.
Answer: Any electronic device that changes one form of energy into another (e.g., senses a quantity and converts it to a proportional electrical signal).
Card 3
Question: What is a 'rectenna' and its function?
Answer: A device that combines an antenna with a rectifying circuit, converting electromagnetic energy (like radio waves or microwaves) into direct current (D
Card 4
Question: What is a 'conductive coating' in materials preparation?
Answer: A coating of a specimen with an electrically conducting material (e.g., gold, palladium, platinum, tungsten, graphite) used to make surfaces conductiv
Card 5
Question: Give one major cause of conductive coating failures mentioned in the content.
Answer: Inadequate surface preparation (up to 80% of failures can be directly attributed to this).
Card 6
Question: What does 'layer' mean in materials context?
Answer: A thin sheet of a substance on top of a surface, or a level of material different from the material on either side.
Card 7
Question: What is meant by 'moisture' in materials/electronics contexts?
Answer: Very small drops of water or other liquid present in the air, on a surface, or in a substance.
Card 8
Question: What does the verb 'burden' mean in the provided content?
Answer: To give somebody a duty, responsibility, etc., that causes worry, difficulty or hard work.
Card 9
Question: Define 'wear out' as used in materials.
Answer: To be used until no longer in good condition or working order.
Card 10
Question: What is a 'stylus' in relation to electronic devices?
Answer: A special pen used to write text or draw an image on a special computer screen; a digital pen tool for navigating touch-screen devices.