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?

  • Planned measure
  • Isometry
  • Nominal measure
  • Design (correct)

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

  • Straightness
  • Circularity
  • Flatness
  • Tolerance (correct)

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 (correct)
  • The distance for which the circle shape can exceed the circumference of the desired circle
  • The distance between two imaginary lines on the part's surface
  • The deviation of a part from circular shape

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

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

What does cylindricity measure?

<p>The roundness of the cylinder shell (D)</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 (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a tensor in the context of physical quantities?

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

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

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

For what purposes are mechanical components or mechanisms commonly used?

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

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