My name is Guillaume, and I have been studying for 2 years in the pure and applied sciences program. This glossary will be targeted for students in pure sciences' program and those who wish to continue their studies at university in electrical engineering. Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacture of electrical equipment, such as electric motors, radar and navigation systems, communications systems, or power generation equipment. This glossary will help future electrical engineers to understand English terms that they will have to use if they work with English-speakers. This glossary include 20 terms which joins the field of electricity. I use Wikipedia to find words related to the topic and use VirtualWritingTutor for the definition. I would like you to learn other words related to electrical engineer.
conductor
noun
A material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound, especially when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this.
Example: Resistance thermometers measure the change in electrical resistance of an electrical CONDUCTOR.
en: conducteur
degree
noun
A unit of measurement of angles, one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the circumference of a circle.
Example: Using the recording method of Brothwell (1981), light calculus was found on the left buccal and lingual surfaces of the teeth of the mandible with a medium DEGREE on the maxilla.
en: degré
design
noun
A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built or made.
Example: They vary in their construction and DESIGN, but the general rule and purpose is essentially unchanged.
en: conception
electricity
noun
The supply of electric current to a house or other building for heating, lighting, or powering appliances.
Example: In residential buildings, solar energy has been utilized for space heating and domestic hot water using active solar collector systems and for generating ELECTRICITY using photovoltaic (PV) systems.
en: électricité
electron
noun
A stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.
Example: There is a separate region of high ELECTRON density corresponding to each bond.
en: électron
engineering
noun
The branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.
Example: Social ENGINEERING - it is a technique of manipulating people (e.g. pretending to be system administrator) to get their logins and passwords.
en: ingénierie
generation
noun
The production of something.
Example: The potential source of growth may come from Third GENERATION mobile phones for which O 2 have licences.
en: génération
manufacturing
noun
The making of articles on a large scale using machinery; industrial production.
Example: Furthermore, it is observed that the division of an organisation into self contained units, each with its own MANUFACTURING, development and selling operations, reduces the scale of complexity for any one unit to a more manageable proportion.
en: fabrication
microwave
noun
An electromagnetic wave with a wavelength in the range 0.001–0.3 m, shorter than that of a normal radio wave but longer than those of infrared radiation. Microwaves are used in radar, in communications, and for heating in microwave ovens and in various industrial processes.
Example: The reaction was carried out as a test to determine if using MICROWAVE irradiation would produce the product in sufficient yield and shorten the reaction time.
en: micro-onde
multimeter
noun
An instrument designed to measure electric current, voltage, and usually resistance, typically over several ranges of value.
Example: The random error in the reading of the stopping voltage was estimated through the accuracy of the MULTIMETER.
en: multimètre
nanotechnology
noun
The branch of technology that deals with dimensions and tolerances of less than 100 nanometers, especially the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules.
Example: It is set in a future globalised world, where genetic engineering is normal and people are grown in tanks with the aid of NANOTECHNOLOGY, a virus like grey-goo is killing people and basically you have to save the world.
en: nanotechnologie
ohm
noun
The SI unit of electrical resistance, expressing the resistance in a circuit transmitting a current of one ampere when subjected to a potential difference of one volt.
Example: Resistance, voltage (potential drop) and current are related in OHM's law, which states: (4) Where V is voltage, I is current and R is the resistance.
en: ohm
polarization
noun
The action of restricting the vibrations of a transverse wave, especially light, wholly or partially to one direction.
Example: The two main consumers of power in an LCD are an induced electric field across the liquid crystals, which is a result of a small change in voltage and, in televisions, a backlight that is required to compensate for light intensity lost during POLARIZATION.
en: polarisation
power
noun
Capacity or performance of an engine or other device.
Example: All the machinery was operated by electrical POWER.
en: puissance
resistance
noun
The degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current, causing energy dissipation. Ohm's law resistance (measured in ohms) is equal to the voltage divided by the current.
Example: It was known to be an excellent fire retardant, to have high electrical RESISTANCE, and was inexpensive and easy to use.
en: résistance
source
noun
A place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
Example: Once you have an electrical box, you'll need to connect the new power SOURCE and hang the tracks.
en: source
systems
noun
A set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network.
Example: The electrical SYSTEM in the building needs to be upgraded for safety reasons.
en: système
technology
noun
The branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences.
Example: The train uses a hybrid hydrogen and battery technology for propulsion and to power onboard electrical systems.
en: technologie
tools
noun
A device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.
Example: Machines are the TOOLS of the system.
en: outils
transistor
noun
A semiconductor device is used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power.
Example: Chemistry we can see (albeit in a few year's time) Computers currently work with silicon TRANSISTOR technology and are fast approaching a scale that they cannot go under.
