Engineering Vocabulary #1

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A movement of electrons, positive ions, negative ions, or holes; the rate of transfer of electricity from one point to another.

A branch of physics concerned with the motions of objects and their response to forces.

The study of the effects of external forces including gravity upon the motions of physical bodies.

A solid, liquid, or gaseous material that can sustain an electric field and act as an insulator.

A small hand-held tool used to insert contacts into a connector.

The conducting part of a connector that acts with another such part to complete or break a circuit

A device providing electrical connection/disconnections. It consists of a mating plug and receptacle.

A pivot point or edge about which objects are free to rotate.