Friday, 9 January 2015

MECHANICAL ENGG. TERMS


ACCURATE – Without error within tolerances allowed, precise, correct,
confirming exactly to standard.

ACME THREAD – A screw thread having an included angle of 29° and
largely used for feed screws on machine tools.

ACUTE ANGLE – An angle which is less than a right angle, 90°.

ADDENDUM – The portion of the tooth of a gear that extends from the
pitch line to the outside.

ALIGN – To bring two or more components of a unit into correct positions
with respect to one another.


ALLOWANCE – The intentional or desired difference between the maximum
limits of mating parts to provide a certain class of fit.

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