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A trigonometric function comparing two sides of a right triangle as follows: Tan = opposite side adjacent side
Industry:Aviation
Process that reduces the brittleness imparted by hardening and produces definite physical properties within the steel. Tempering always follows, never precedes, the hardening operation.
Industry:Aviation
The weight of any chocks or devices used to hold an aircraft on scales when it is weighed. The tare weight must be subtracted from the scale reading to get the net weight of the aircraft.
Industry:Aviation
A device that changes electrical energy of a given voltage into electrical energy at a different voltage level. It consists of two coils that are not electrically connected, but arranged so that the magnetic field surrounding one coil cuts through the other coil.
Industry:Aviation
A three-terminal device primarily used to amplify signals and control current within a circuit.
Industry:Aviation
