protective covering (device)
1Residual-current device — A two pole residual current device A Residual Current Device is a generic term covering both RCCBs and RCBOs. A Residual Current Circuit Breaker (RCCB) is an electrical wiring device that disconnects a circuit whenever it detects that the… …
2floor covering — Finish material on floors, including wood strips, parquet, linoleum, vinyl, asphalt tile, rubber, cork, epoxy resins, ceramic tile, and carpeting. Wood strip flooring, attached to a subfloor of plywood, is most popular, especially for residences …
3pneumatic device — Any of various tools and instruments that generate and use compressed air. Examples include rock drills, pavement breakers, riveters, forging presses, paint sprayers, blast cleaners, and atomizers. Compressed air power is flexible, economical,… …
4mask — masklike, adj. /mask, mahsk/, n. 1. a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one s identity. 2. a grotesque or humorous false face worn at a carnival, masquerade, etc.: Halloween masks. 3. Also called swim mask. a device consisting …
5reproductive system, animal — Introduction any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce. The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …
6heat shield — noun a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry • Hypernyms: ↑protective covering, ↑protective cover, ↑protection • Part Holonyms: ↑spacecraft, ↑ballistic capsule, ↑space vehicle …
7sponge — spongeless, adj. spongelike, adj. spongingly, adv. /spunj/, n., v., sponged, sponging. n. 1. any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or… …
8shield — Synonyms and related words: achievement, advocate, aegis, alerion, animal charge, annulet, apply to, argent, arm, arm guard, armament, armature, armor, armor plate, armorial bearings, armory, arms, azure, backstop, bandeau, bar, bar sinister,… …
9faceplate — noun a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component) • Topics: ↑computer, ↑computing machine, ↑computing device, ↑data processor, ↑electronic computer, ↑information processing system • Hypernyms …
10boot — boot1 /booht/, n. 1. a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg. 2. Chiefly Brit. any shoe or outer foot covering reaching to the ankle. 3. an overshoe, esp. one of rubber or other waterproof material. 4.… …
