interchangeable assembly
1Interchangeable parts — are components of any device designed to specifications which insure that they will fit within any device of the same type. This streamlines the manufacturing process, since all pieces are guaranteed to fit with all others, and it similarly… …
2Assembly line — An assembly line is a manufacturing process in which parts (usually interchangeable parts) are added to a product in a sequential manner using optimally planned logistics to create a finished product much faster than with handcrafting type… …
3assembly — /euh sem blee/, n., pl. assemblies. 1. an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday s assembly. 2. a group of persons gathered together, usually… …
4assembly line — an arrangement of machines, tools, and workers in which a product is assembled by having each perform a specific, successive operation on an incomplete unit as it passes by in a series of stages organized in a direct line. Also called production… …
5assembly — as•sem•bly [[t]əˈsɛm bli[/t]] n. pl. blies 1) an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usu. for a particular purpose 2) a group of persons so gathered together, as for religious, political, or educational purposes 3) gov (usu. cap …
6assembly — /əˈsɛmbli / (say uh semblee) noun (plural assemblies) 1. a company of persons gathered together, usually for the same purpose, whether religious, political, educational, or social. 2. (upper case) Government a legislative body, especially a lower …
7CONGREGATION (Assembly) — A variety of terms are employed in the Bible for the people of Israel in its social, military, and sacral capacity. The most common are: Israel, the people (ha ʿam), the assembly (ha qahal), the congregation (ha ʿedah), the children of Israel… …
8photography, technology of — Introduction equipment, techniques, and processes used in the production of photographs. The most widely used photographic process is the black and white negative–positive system (Figure 1 >). In the camera the lens projects an image of… …
9mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, esp. by machinery. [1915 20] * * * Application of the principles of specialization, division of labour, and standardization of parts to the manufacturing of goods on a large scale.… …
10Single-lens reflex camera — The single lens reflex (SLR) camera uses an automatic moving mirror system which permits the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to non SLR cameras where the view through the… …
