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When something takes in or sucks up a liquid or a gas
What is absorb
A device for temporarily collecting a storing a surge of electrical current for later discharge.
What is a condenser?
Machine for measuring the actual power produced by an internal combustion engine
What is dynamometer
Solutions of solids in solvents that evaporate with great rapidity
What is lacquer
Rating of fuels ability to burn
What is Octane
The strength of an electric current measured in amperes.
What is amperage
Make up, Form
Mechanical, hydraulic, or electric device that controls and regulates speed
What is a governor?
Pipe with multiple openings used to connect various cylinders to one inlet or outlet
What is manifold
To give polarity to an electric circuit so current will flow in the proper direction
What is polarization
Part of the electric start motor that engages the flywheel.
What is bendix
Dealing with volume size of engine size compression chanber
What is cubic
Abrasive tool for correcting small irregularities or differences in diameter of cylinders
What is honing
Able to attack all ferrous material without need for electricity
What is magnetic
Opposing force offered by a circuit or component to passage of electrical current - measured in ohms
What is resistance
Adjustable tool used to measure inside and outside diameters.
What is caliper?
Compound used in engine oil to remove engine deposits and hold them in suspension in the oil
What is detergent
Means igniting fuel in chambers
What is inflammable
Small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed
What is microfiche
The volume of air moved or displaced by moving the piston from one end of its stroke to the other
What is piston displacement
Device for automatically fuel in proper proportions with air to produce a combustible gas
What is carburetors
Flexible partition or wall separating two cavities.
What is diaphragm
The interruption of a desired signal by another signal
What is interfering
Also called a cam - an off center enlargement on a shaft that converts rotary motion to reciprocation motion
What is lobe
Curcuit where current is provided to each component separately (each component has own ground)
What is parallel circuit