standard shape (size)
1Shape coding — is a method of design of a control that allows the control s function to be signified by the shape of the control. It was used successfully by Alphonse Chapanis on airplane controls to improve aviation safety.External links*… …
2size — size1 /suyz/, n., v., sized, sizing. n. 1. the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything: the size of a farm; the size of the fish you caught. 2. considerable or great magnitude: to seek size rather than quality. 3. one of a …
3standard — ▪ I. standard stan‧dard 1 [ˈstændəd ǁ ərd] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] a level of quality, skill, ability, or achievement by which someone or something is judged, and that is considered good enough to be acceptable: • The airline has… …
4standard — 1 noun 1 LEVEL OF QUALITY (countable often plural, uncountable) a level of quality, skill, ability or achievement by which someone or something is judged, that is considered to be necessary or acceptable in a particular situation: The airline has …
5standard — stan|dard1 W2S3 [ˈstændəd US ərd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(level of quality/achievement)¦ 2¦(moral principles)¦ 3¦(measurement)¦ 4¦(song)¦ 5¦(flag)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: estandard battle flag ] 1.) ¦(LE …
6Shape optimization — is part of the field of optimal control theory. The typical problem is to find the shape which is optimal in that it minimizes a certain cost functional while satisfying given constraints. In many cases, the functional being solved depends on the …
7Standard error (statistics) — For a value that is sampled with an unbiased normally distributed error, the above depicts the proportion of samples that would fall between 0, 1, 2, and 3 standard deviations above and below the actual value. The standard error is the standard… …
8Shape-based postage pricing — On May 14, 2007, the United States Postal Service (USPS) implemented a rate and structure change to combat rising processing costs. In addition to increasing their current postage rates, the USPS unveiled a major structural change to the way… …
9size — size1 W1S1 [saız] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(how big)¦ 2¦(very big)¦ 3¦(clothes/goods)¦ 4 large sized/medium sized/pocket size etc 5 do something to size 6 that s about the size of it 7¦(paste)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: assise …
10Shape-memory alloy — A shape memory alloy (SMA, smart metal, memory metal, memory alloy, muscle wire, smart alloy) is an alloy that remembers its original, cold forged shape: returning the pre deformed shape by heating. This material is a lightweight, solid state… …
