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Alloy
verb · 78% connection
Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. B…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: planes, planing, machine, wood, metals.
Amalgamator
noun · 78% connection
One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: planes, planing, machine, wood, metals.
Antiparallels
n. pl. · 78% connection
Straight lines or planes which make angles in some respect opposite in character to those made by parallel lines or planes.
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Attachment
noun · 78% connection
Something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (i. e., a device…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: planes, planing, machine, wood, metals.
Azoth
noun · 78% connection
The first principle of metals, i. e., mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: planes, planing, machine, wood, metals.
Barker's mill
unknown · 78% connection
A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from aper…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: planes, planing, machine, wood, metals.
Beetle
verb · 78% connection
A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetlin…
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Bevelled
adjective · 78% connection
Replaced by two planes inclining equally upon the adjacent planes, as an edge; having its edges replaced by sloping planes, as a cube…
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Bevelment
noun · 78% connection
The replacement of an edge by two similar planes, equally inclined to the including faces or adjacent planes.
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Breaker
noun · 78% connection
Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: planes, planing, machine, wood, metals.
Comparator
noun · 78% connection
An instrument or machine for comparing anything to be measured with a standard measure; -- applied especially to a machine for compari…
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Coordinate
noun · 78% connection
Lines, or other elements of reference, by means of which the position of any point, as of a curve, is defined with respect to certain…
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Creeper
noun · 78% connection
Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: planes, planing, machine, wood, metals.
Crossgrained
adjective · 78% connection
Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely an irregularly, so as to interfere with splitting or planing.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: planes, planing, machine, wood, metals.
Cutter
noun · 78% connection
That which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool or instrument used for cutting, as that part of a mower which severs the st…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: planes, planing, machine, wood, metals.
Dome
noun · 78% connection
A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: planes, planing, machine, wood, metals.
File
noun · 78% connection
A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or teeth, made by indentation with a chisel, used for abrading or smoothing other substances…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: planes, planing, machine, wood, metals.
Fissile
adjective · 78% connection
Capable of being split, cleft, or divided in the direction of the grain, like wood, or along natural planes of cleavage, like crystals.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: planes, planing, machine, wood, metals.
