| Word | Defination |
| acceleration | increase in velocity |
| air hammer, jackhammer, pneumatic hammer | a hammer driven by
compressed air |
| ampere, international ampere | a former unit of electric current
(slightly smaller than the SI ampere |
| capacity | ability to perform or produce |
| coulomb, C, ampere-second | a unit of electrical charge equal to
the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1
ampere in 1 second |
| electron | an elementary particle with negative charge |
| hydraulic | moved or operated of effected by water; "hydraulic
erosion" |
| joule, J, watt second | a unit of electrical energy equal to the
work done when a current of one ampere passes through a
resistance of one ohm for one second |
| magnitude | the property of relative size or extent; "they tried to
predict the magnitude of the explosion" |
| measure, quantity, amount, quantum | how much there is of something
that you can measure |
| momentum, impulse | an impelling force or strength; "the car's
momentum carried it off the road" |
| neutral | one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute |
| newton, N | a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an
acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to
100,000 dynes |
| phenomenon | any state or process known through the senses rather
than by intuition or reasoning |
| piston, plunger | a part of a machine that has a plunging or
thrusting motion |
| plutonium, Pu, atomic number 94 | a radioactive transuranic
element that is similar to uranium; found in minute quantities in
uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13
isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium
239 |
| pneumatic | of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas);
"pneumatic drill"; "pneumatic tire" |
| power | (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (=
joules/second |
| proton | a stable particle with positive charge equal to the
negative charge of an electron |
| pulley, pulley-block, block | a simple machine consisting of a
wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the
direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope |
| speed, velocity | distance travelled per unit time |
| tension, tenseness, stress | a state mental or emotional strain
or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional
tension" |
| vector | a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and
whose orientation in space is direction |
| watt, W | a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power
dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a
resistance of 1 ohm |
