Buffeted

Thrown back.

Bronze

An alloy of copper and tin.

Calcium

Lime.

Cant

A form of lever.

Carbonate

A salt of carbonic acid.

Caustic

Capable of corroding or eating away.

Capillary

That quality of a liquid which causes it to move upwardly or along a solid with which it is in contact.

Caliper

An instrument for spanning inside and outside dimensions.

Centripetal

The force which tends to draw inwardly, or to the center.

Centrifugal

The outwardly-moving force from a body.

Centering

To form a point equidistant from a circular line.

Chloride

A compound of chlorine with one or more positive elements, such as, for instance, salt.

Circular pitch

The measurement around a gear taken at a point midway between the base and end of the teeth.

Circumference

The outside of a circular body.

Clef

A character placed on a staff of music to determine the pitch.

Clutch

A mechanical element for attaching one part to another.

Chuck, Independent

A disk of metal to be attached to the live spindle of a lathe, and which has on its face a set of dogs which move radially independently of each other.

Chuck, Universal

A disk to be attached as above, provided with dogs which are connected so they move radially in unison with each other.

Classified

Arranged in order, in such a manner that each of a kind is placed under a suitable heading.

Clearance

To provide a space behind the cutting edge of a tool which will not touch the work being cut.

Consistency

Harmonious; not contradictory.

Coherer

That instrument in a wireless telegraphy apparatus which detects the electrical impulses.

Commutator

The cylindrical structure on the end of an armature, which is designed to change the polarity of the current.

Concentrated

Brought together at one point.

Coinage

The system of making money from metals.

Compound

The unity of two or more elements.

Constant

Being insistent and consistent; also a term to be used in a problem which never varies.

Conversion

The change from one state to another.

Cone

A body larger at one end than at another; usually applied to a form which is cylindrical in shape but tapering, from end to end.

Compression

The bringing together of particles, or molecules.

Convolute

A spiral form of winding, like a watch spring.

Coiled

A form of winding, like a string wound around a bobbin.

Conductivity

Applied generally to the quality of material which will carry a current of electricity; also a quality of a material to convey heat.