Using "off" to indicate quantity is quite common in Engineering jargon. It is quite usual to find such sentences in engineering books, and invoices. Though it is incorrect yet used extensively. It is better …

Nominal performance means "performance within design parameters." To me it is a "holy" word, meaning all of the hard, detailed work in engineering a thing, according to a deep understanding of …

Jun 13, 2022 · From what i've searched using it as an adjective outside of an engineering term it would mean a few different things. But mostly in engineering it means everything is on track. Dictionary Did …

Apr 8, 2017 · In civil engineering, the words invert and obvert are used in the context of pipe elevations. I gather that invert means: interior bottom elevation of pipe, and obvert means: interior top elevation...

Jun 3, 2012 · What is the correct abbreviation of engineer? In my organization, some of my colleagues use Eng. and some use Engr.

O.C. stands for on center. From About's woodworking glossary: Definition: abbreviation for "on-center", which means that an object is placed at the center of the mark. For instance, in building a wall, a …

What is the origin of "journal" to mean a mechanical shaft? A more common modern use is in "journal bearing" which refers to the sliding surface between a rotating shaft and a hole it passes throug...

Dec 23, 2016 · 4 "Nominal" as used in engineering typical means pretty much #8 in your list. That is, if a component is rated as consuming 100 watts, and it is actually consuming something close to that, …

In engineering mechanics a rigid body will undergo no deformation whatsoever under any amount of force. In contrast, stiffness is a measure of how much force it takes to deform a body by a given …

Apr 5, 2011 · I was wondering about the meaning of "pseudo-", "quasi-" "semi-" and possibly other related prefixes, in general cases. Particularly, in engineering and science, there are quite a few …