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11Miniature figure (gaming) — A miniature figure (also known as a miniature, mini, figure, or fig) is a small scale representation of a historical or mythological entity used in miniature wargames, role playing games, and dioramas. Miniature figures are commonly made of metal …
12Selective laser sintering — An SLS machine being used at the Centro Renato Archer in Brazil. Selective laser sintering (SLS) is an additive manufacturing technique that uses a high power laser (for example, a carbon dioxide laser) to fuse small particles of plastic, metal… …
13amorphous solid — ▪ physics Introduction any noncrystalline solid in which the atoms and molecules are not organized in a definite lattice pattern. Such solids include glass, plastic, and gel. Solids and liquids (liquid) are both forms of condensed… …
14Bhadravathi, Karnataka — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Bhadravathi | skyline = Bdvt.jpg skyline caption = Tiled houses seen on a foggy morning in Bhadravathi type = town | latd = 13.8294 | longd = 75.7061 locator position = right | state name = Karnataka… …
15Motorcycle frame — A motorcycle frame includes the head tube that holds the front fork and allows it to pivot. Some motorcycles include the engine as a load bearing, stressed member. The rear suspension is an integral component in the design. Traditionally frames… …
16printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …
17Soldering — For the song, see Soldering (song). For the product, see Solder. Desoldering a contact from a wire. Soldering is a process in which two or more metal items are joined together by melting and flowing a filler metal (solder) into the joint, the… …
18Brazing — This article is about the metal joining process. For the cooking technique, see braising. Brazing practice Brazing is a metal joining process whereby a filler metal is heated above and distributed between two or more close fitting parts by… …
19materials science — the study of the characteristics and uses of various materials, as glass, plastics, and metals. [1960 65] * * * Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material s composition and structure, both… …
20steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …
