Engineering Design Terminology

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What term describes the process of creating plans for machines, structures, methods, or processes to implement a product meeting functional requirements?

Design

Which type of accuracy defines the error by which the size of a part may change?

Tolerance

What does the term 'parallelism' define in relation to a part?

The deviation of a certain area in the part from being parallel to a reference plane

What does 'flatness' accuracy define in relation to a part?

<p>The deviation of the surface from being flat within specified bounds</p> Signup and view all the answers

For which type of shape is 'circularity' defined in the context of part accuracy?

<p>Circular cross-sections</p> Signup and view all the answers

In terms of production cost, how does greater accuracy in measuring impact the production process?

<p>Makes the production of the part more expensive</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does cylindricity measure?

<p>The roundness of the cylinder shell</p> Signup and view all the answers

In geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, what does perpendicularity refer to?

<p>The orientation of a component in relation to another</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is angularity defined in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)?

<p>The angle of a plane in relation to another plane</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a tensor in the context of physical quantities?

<p>A multidimensional array</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some influencing factors on the strength of a mechanical element?

<p>Material and processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

For what purposes are mechanical components or mechanisms commonly used?

<p>Motion transmission and power transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

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