^Glossary

Vowels

i: screen о function ai hybrid

i accuracy u: cool аи download

i chip u evaluate di coil

e network л buckle is experience

x alloy з: convert еэ bearings

a: hardware э grinder oa security

d bonding ei delay

d: former эо bonus

Consonants

p pulley Г fuel h hopper

b barrel v virus m model

t tagging 0 thrust n antenna

d dish ft leather rj bonding

к code s support l laminate

g grip z supervise r ram

t charge  dish j yeast

d3 joystick 3 corrosion w wear

accelerator /9k'sebreit3(r)/ n the foot

pedal of a car that controls the

speed accuracy / aekjarasi / n precision,

exactness, or correctness adaptor nda'ptn(r) n a device which

allows electrical equipment to be

used in conditions other than those

it was designed for aerodynamic /earadai'naemik/od/

designed to reduce wind resistance affect oTekt vto influence

something or cause a change in

something alloy 'a'bi n a metal that consists of

two or more different metals mixed

together animator /animeit3(r)/ nan artist

who makes drawings or models

appear to move as if they were alive antenna icn'tcno n an aerial for

sending or receiving signals architecture u:kiiektj'o(r) nthe

science of designing buildings artificial /,a:tifijl/od/ made as a copy

of something natural; man-made assembly line o'sembli Iain nan

arrangement of machines and

workers to create a product automatic :>:t3 rmetik/ ad] able to

work by itself automatically /_ro:t3m;etikli/adv

working by itself without human

Intervention barrel / ь;егэ1/л a hollow, usually

cylindrical, machine part bearings beonrjci/ п machine parts

that are designed to reduce friction

between moving parts blade blcid n the cutting part of a

machine ortool blurred vision bl:s:d vi3n/n inability

to see things clearly body armour /'а:тэ(г)/л protective

covering bonding bondirj/n sticking things

together using adhesive bonus 'boon.-is nan additional

amount of money added to wages

as a reward

brief bri:f/n instructions and information given to somebody before they do a piece of work

broadband /'bro:db;end/n a system that allows large amounts of electronic data to be sent at high speed

buckle b,\kl/ vto be forced out of shape by heat

CV /,si: 'vi: n (curriculum vitae) a written record of your education and thejobsyou have done thatyou send when you are applyingfora job

CADCAM 'k;L'dk;ein nComputer-aided design and Computer-aided manufacturing

calculate 'kiclkjolcit/ vto use

numbers to find out a total number, amount, distance, etc.

career /k o' rio( r) n a job or profession for which you are trained

carpentry /'kcnpantri/n making things from wood;the work of a carpenter

charge (batteries) /,tja:d3 bstnz/v

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tocause batteries to take in and

store electricity chip tj'ip n a small electronic

component containing an

integrated circuit; a microchip CIM .si: ai em< nComputer-integrated manufacturing cladding 'kkcilin n the material used

for the external lining of the

building clip klip n a short piece of a longer

recording of sound orfilm CNC , ,si: en si:/ n Computer

numerical control code ■ k.ii H.I n a set of programme

instructions coil k.iil n wire formed into a

continuous series of circles to carry

an electrical current colour-blind 'k \b blaind adj unable

to see the difference between

certain colours compatible kom'p;i'tibl'ac//ableto

work together competences < kompotonsiz/ flthe

abilities or skills needed for a

particulartaskorjob complex / к Dmpleks/ adj com pi icated;

not simple

composites knmposits/n fibre-reinforced plastics; materials made

up of different materials compress k.Wpres/ vto make

computer data take up as little

space as possible compression kom'prejn/nthe

process of forcing a substance into

less space.and therefore increasing

its internal pressure computerfile kom pju:to tail/ n a

collection of information stored

under a particular name in a

computer congestion kon'd~esl J'n/ n the state

of being too full of traffic construction /kon'str.\k|'n/ n building;

the work of the building industry convert kon'v3:l vtochange

something from one form or system

to another cool ku:l vto transfer heat from

something

corrosion /ко Г.-105П/П destruction or

damage caused by chemical action costings 'knstin/ n a calculation of

the cost of design and manufacture

of a product course k.vs n a programme of study

in a particular subject crankshaft кг;ип.к|и:Г1 nthemain

shaft of an engine, which is driven

by the cranks or cam rods and

transforms rotating movement into

up and down movement, or up and

down movement to rotating

movement customized ' k,\stamaizd/ adj built or

changed according to what a

particular customer wants decking dekuj n sheets of material

used to make a platform defect 'ili:leki n a fault or

imperfection delay /di'lei/na problem that makes

something slow or late detect 1I1 icki vto notice or discover

something dish di.l" n a directional antenna with

a concave surface domestic appliance /da.mestik

о plaions n a machine or gadget for

use in the home download /daontaod/ vto transfer

data to your computerfrom the

Internet efficient /ifij'nt/ adj working well or

quickly, without waste engage (gears) m'geidr, vwhen

gears engage, they fit together and

start to work escape is'keip- vto get away from

something evaluate ■Vva.-lj Licit vto judge the

valueof something exhaust gas ic)'zn:st gaes/ n waste gas

discharged from an engine experience iks piorinns n knowledge

gained by doing something exploration ckspln'reij'n ntravel

that is done in ordertofind out

about new places, to find resources

such as oil,etc. extrusion cks'truijn/л the operation

of producing solid and hollow

sections by forcing material through

a die flammable ' пгетэЫ/ adj that can be

set on fire flexible llcksibl/oc//thatcan bend or

be bent easily former Гп:п1л(г) n somethingthat is

used to provide shape, that can be

removed after use fuel lju:l n petrol or other material

that is used to produce power by

burning fuel cell Tju:l sel n a battery which

produces electricity by combining a

fuel with oxygen function iMikjn n the purpose or

use that something has games console 'geimz .knnsool nan

electronic device designed for

playing video games generate /'d3en3reit/ vto produce

electricity girder c|:s:do(r)/л a beam, usually

steel, that bridges an open space giveup gi\ ' \p vto stop having or

doing something global warming gioobl 'w.rmin,/na

rise in the temperature of the

earth's atmosphere GPS /,cl3i: pi: es/ n Global positioning

system; a system that uses satellite

signals to show you your exact

position grinder 'yraiiKbin'/ia machine that

uses an abrasive to remove material

from a hard surface grip gup nabilitytoholdontoa

surface; the way in which you hold

something in your hand guard gu:d n a safety device that

covers part of a machine in orderto

prevent injury hack Iku к v if you hack into a

computer system,you access it

without permission,for example in

order to steal something hard disk /,ha:d disk/ n a mass

storage device for digital data hardware hu:d\ve;>(r) /ithe

electronic and electrical parts of a

computer

hopper hnpo(r) n a funnel through

which plastic beads pass to the

barrel in an injection-moulding

machine hybrid lunbikl adj (used about cars)

using two different forms of power hydraulic haidrnhk adj operated by

the pressure of water or another

fluid

image .''imid^/na picture in orbit/in 'rvbii adv moving round

the earth in space incapacitate mk.i p;csiteit vtomake

somebody unable to do anything ingredients /in'gri:dianls /7the

things that are put together to

make something innovation /.ina'veijn/n a new idea,

method, or invention; the

introduction of newthings inspect /m'spekt/vtoexamine

something forfaults interact inior ;cki vto have an effect

on something or somebody else by

being or working together interview 'intrnju: n a formal

meeting at which somebody is

asked questions to see iftheyare

suitablefora particularjob intranet intranet/л a computer

network that is private to a company

or organization investigate /m'vestigeit/ vto study

and try different things in order to

find the solution you want joystick /'d33istik/n an upright handle

that is moved to control the

operation of something lab /lxb/па laboratory; a special

building or room for studying

science subjects laminate /'laemmeil//ia strong

material made by joining many thin

sheets of material on top of each

other lifeline laiHam'na safetydevice

used to attach a worker to a secure

point lighting 'laitui nthesystem,

arrangement.or equipment that

lightsa room.orthequalityofthe

light produced

liquefied likvvilaid/oc//changed into

a liquid low-tech /,1эо tek/ adj using simple

technology

machine tool m.V|'i:n tu:l<n a power-driven tool for cutting or shaping

metals, wood, etc. machining mo'J'iinni л cutting or

shaping metals or wood by

machinery maintenance memtrmans//i regular

checks and repairs done to keep

something in good condition manufacturer nianjo Г;ик1|'огл(г)//1

a firm that makes goods manufacturing .manjoTa.'ktJ'onn. n

making or producing goods by

machinery or other industrial

process, usually in large quantities mass-produce dkl's pro dju:s vto

manufacture something in large

quantities missile misail nan explosive flying

weapon, with its own engine, that

can be aimed at a distant object model jimdl. n a three-dimensional

image or prototype used as part of

the design process monitor mnnito(r) vtowatchand

check something over a period of

time motion sensor innoj'n sens3(r)//?a

device which detects movement mould iii.iukl n a shaped container

into which you put soft material or

liquid, which becomes solid in the

shapeofthecontainerwhen it is

cooled network /'netw3:k/ n a number of

computers and other devices that

are connected together so that

equipment and information can be

shared off-shore ,of ,|'л:(г) adj in the sea,at

a distance from the shore off-site ,nf'sail adv away from the

workplace online /Dii'lam/od/usingtheInternet

or existing on the Internet overseas .;ui\.->'si:/ advtoanother

country; abroad performance /po Ibimans n how well

something works; an occasion when

people come to listen to somebody

making music peripheral p.Vniorol nan input or

output device linked to a computer pile /pail/ n a pillar which is sunk into

the ground to support vertical

loading PIN /pin/ n Personal identification

number; a number given to you, for

example by a bank, so that you can

take money from a cash machineor

pay for goods using a card plant plu:nt n heavy machinery,

especially used in an industrial

process plating plcitnj n covering a material

with a thin layer of metal plywood plaiwod n a material

consistingofa numberofthin layers

of wood glued together so that the

natural direction of the wood in

each layer is at 90° to the direction