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Divest。 Taken away from; removed out of。



Disregard。 Deliberate lack of attention。



Diversity。 The state wherein one is unlike another;

dissimilarity。



Drift。 The term used to indicate the horizontal motion; or the

pull of an aeroplane。



Dragon。 A fabulous monster; usually in the form of a serpent。



Duplicate。 Two; made in exact imitation of an original。



Easement。 A legal phrase to designate that right which man

possesses; irrespective of any law; to gain access to his

property。



Effrontery。 Boldness with insolence; rashness without propriety。



Effective。 To be efficient。



Element。 One part of a whole。



Elasticity。 Material which will go back to its original form

after being distorted; is said to be elastic。



Eliminate。 To take away from; to remove a part; or the whole。



Elliptical。 Oblong with rounded ends。



Elusive。 Capable of escaping from; hard to hold。



Elevator。 The horizontal planes in front or rear; or in both

front and rear of the supporting surfaces of an aeroplane。



Emergency。 A sudden occurrence calling for immediate action。



Emplacement。 A spot designed to hold heavy field pieces in

intrenchments。



Enactment。 The formulation of a law; the doing of a special

thing。



Enunciated。 Announced; setting forth of an act or a condition。



Energy。 That quality by reason of which anything tends to move or

act。



Equidistant。 Two points or objects at equal distance from a

common point。



Equilibrinm。 A balance produced by the action of two or more

forces。



Equalizing; One made equal to the other; one side the same as the

other。



Equipped。 Armed; provided with the proper material; or in the

same condition。



Essential。 The important part or element。



Essence The real charaeter or element of the thing itself。



External。 The outermost portion。



Evolution。 A gradual change or building up; from a lower to a

higher order。



Evolved。 Brought out from a crude condition to a better form。



Expression。 The art of explaining or setting forth。



Expansion。 Growing larger; to occupy a greater space。



Exerted。 To work to the utmost; to put forth in action。



Exhilaratiorn。 A lively; pleasing or happy sensation。



Exploited。 To fully examine and consider; as well as carry out。



Extremity。 The end; as far as ean be considered。



Facility。 Ease of management; to do things without difficulty。



Factor。 One of the elements in a problem; or in mechanical

action。



Fascination; Attraetiveness that is pleasing。



Flexure。 The capacity to bend and yield; and return to its

original position。



Flexible; That which will yield; springy。



Fore and Aft。 Lengthwise; as from stem to stern of a ship。



Formation。 The shape or arrangement of an article or thing。



Formulated。 Put into some eonerete form; or so arranged that it

may be understood。



Frictionless。 Being without a grinding or retarding aotion。



Fulcrumed。 A resting place for a lever。



Function。 The duty or sphere of action in a person; or object。



Glider。 An aeroplane; without power; adapted to be operated

by an aviator。



Governing。 An element which is designed to control a machine in a

regular manner。



Graduated。 A marked portion; which is regularly laid off to

indicate measurements or quantities。



Gravity。 The attraction of mass for mass。 The tendency of bodies

to move toward the earth。



Gravitatior The force with which all bodies attract each other。



Gyratory。 Having a circular and wheeling as well as a rotary

motion。



Gyroscope。 A wheel; designed to illustrate the laws of motion;

which freely revolves in gimbals within a ring; and when set into

motion; objects to change its plane of rotation。



Hemispherical。 The half of a sphere。 The half of an apple would

be hemispherical。



Hazardous。 That which is doubtful; accompanied by danger。



Helicopter。 A type of flying machine which has a large propeller;

or more than one; revolubly fixed on vertical shafts; by means of

which the machine is launched and projected through the air。



Horizontal。 Level; like water。



Hydroplane。 A term used to designate an aeroplane which is

provided with pontoons; whereby it may alight on the water; and

be launched from the surface。 The term hydroaeroplane is most

generally used to indicate this type of machine。



Impact。 The striking against; the striking force of one body

against another。



Immersed。 Placed under water below the surface。



Impinge。 To strike against; usually applied where air strikes

a plane or a surface at an angle。



Imitation。 Similarity; the same in appearance。



Incompatible。 Without harmony; incapable of existing together。



Incurved。 Applied to a surface formation where there is a

depression; or hollow。



Inequalities。 Not smooth; or regular; uneven。



Infinitely; Boundless; in great number; or quality; without

measure。



Initial。 The first; that which is at the beginning。



Indestructibility。 Not capable of being injured or destroyed。



Influenced。 Swayed; to be induced to change。



Inherent。 That which is in or belongs to itself。



Initiating。 To teach; to instill; to give an insight。



Indicator。 A term applied to mechanism which shows the results of

certain operations and enables the user to read the measure;

quantity; or quality shown。



Inconceivable。 Not capable of understanding; that which cannot be

understood by the human mind。



Institute。 To start; to bring into operation。



Insignias。 Things which are significant of any particular calling

or profession。



Instinct。 That quality in man or animals which prompts the doing

of things independently of any direct knowledge or understanding。



Intermediate。 Between; that which may be within or inside the

scope of the mind; or of certain areas。



Intervening。 The time between; also applied to the action of a

person who may take part in an affair between two or more

persons。



Interval。 A time between。



Investigator。 One who undertakes to find out certain things。



Incidence。 In physics this is a term to indicate the line which

falls upon or strikes another at an angle。



Inverted。 Upside down。



Invest。 To give to another thing something that it lacked before。



Kinetic。 Consisting in or depending upon motion。



Laminated。 Made up of a plurality of parts。 When wooden strips;

of different or of the same kinds are glued and then laid

together and put under heavy pressure

until thoroughly dried; the mass makes a far more rigid structure

than if cut out of a single piece。



Launchiug。 The term applied to the raising; or starting of a

boat; or of a flying object。



Lateral。 In mining this is a term to indicate the drifts or

tunnels which branch out from the main tunnel。 Generally it has

reference to a transverse position or direction;that is; at

right angles to a fore and aft direction。



Lift。 The vertical motion; or direction in an airship; thus the

lift may be the load; or the term used to designate

what the ship is capable of raising up。



Ligament。 The exceedingly strong tendons or muscles of birds and

animals; usually of firm; compact tissues。



Limitations。 Within certain bounds; in a prescribed scope。



Longitudinally。 Usually that direction across the longest part。



Majestically。 Grand; exalted dignity; the quality which inspires

reverence or fear。



Manipulate。 To handle; to conduct so that it will result in a

certain way。



Maneuver。 A methodical movement or change in troops。



Manually。 To perform by hand。



Manifestations。 The act of making plain to the eye or to the

understanding。



Manually…operated。 With the hands; a term applied to such

machines as have the control planes operated by hand。



Maintained。 Kept up; to provide for; to sustain。


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