Other methods of machining
Ultrasonic machining (USM) In USM, material is removed from a workpiece with particles of abrasive that vibrate…
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Electrical-discharge machining (EDM)
EDM involves the direction of high-frequency electrical spark discharges from a graphite or soft metal tool,…
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Adaptive control
Improvements in CNC machine tools depend on the refinement of adaptive control, which is the automatic monitoring…
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Frequency response
Hearing aid Hearing aid, device that increases the loudness of sounds in the ear of the wearer.…
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Damping
Damping, in physics, restraining of vibratory motion, such as mechanical oscillations, noise, and alternating electric currents, by dissipation of energy. Unless…
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Servomechanism
Servomechanism, automatic device used to correct the performance of a mechanism by means of an…
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Superconductivity
Superconductivity, complete disappearance of electrical resistance in various solids when they are cooled below a characteristic temperature.…
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Electromotive force
Electromotive force, abbreviation E or emf, energy per unit electric charge that is imparted by an energy source, such as an electric generator or…
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Potentiometer
Voltmeter Voltmeter, instrument that measures voltages of either direct or alternating electric current on a scale usually…
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Rheostat
Rheostat, adjustable resistor used in applications that require the adjustment of current or the varying of resistance in an electric circuit. The…