TM 1-1500-204-23-9
GLOSSARY-CONT
PEEN-
Hemispherical or wedge-shaped end of the head of
a hammer.
PERPENDICULAR -
Being at right angles to a line or plane.
PNEUMATIC -
Moved or worked by air pressure.
PRUSSIAN BLUE -
A dark blue crystalline hydrated ferric ferrocyanide used
as a test for ferric iron.
RADIAL -
Developing uniformly around a central axis.
RESINOID -
Thermosetting synthetic resin.
SILICATE -
Insoluble metal salt used in building materials.
SOLDER -
A metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic
surfaces.
STAKING -
To fasten up or support with stakes.
SWAGE-
Metal working tool for shaping.
TANGENT -
The trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the
ratio between the leg opposite to the angle and the
adjacent leg when it is considered part of a right triangle.
VERNIER-
Small auxiliary device used with a main device to obtain
fine adjustments.
VITRIFY-
Convert into glass or glassy substance by heat and fusion.
Glossary 2
