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Inductor-type magneto. (Auto. Elec.) A magneto in which the permanent magnet rotates with the armature; the coil windings remaining stationary.
Industriallife~ That sphere of human activity which concerns itself with industry.
Industrial system. The system of factory organization amd management: factory production, employment of labour, etc.
Industrial waste. (Plumb.) The liquid waste resulting from the processes employed in industrial establishments.
Inert. Will not readily combine with anything.
Inertia. (Phys.) The tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest, or of a body in motion to remain in motion.
Inferrior figures and letters. (Print.) Small-type figures and letters set at the bottom of a line, e.g., C6HsOH.
Inflation. (1) The act of expanding by filling with air or gas. (2) Establishing of false standard of value.
Inflow. (Aero.) Tbe flow of air into a propeller.
Wra-red. (Plast.) Zone of invisible radiations below the red end of die spectrum of visible radiations. Waves are longer and more penetrating than those of light; zone is characterized by heat.
Infringement of patent. The unlicensed manufacture, sale, or use of a thing patented.
Wusorial earth. (Geol.) A siliceous deposit of the remains of minute organisms.
In. gear. (Mach.) A mechanism or device is said to be in gear, when it is so connected that it performs its work in unison with other parts but IS capable of quick release so that it may remain idle while other
parts continue in motion.
Ingle-nook. (Arch.) A fireside comer. Ingot. A mass of metal, which after being purified, is cast from such metals as gold, copper, tin, etc. Ingots are usually rectangular in section, and bear the imprint of the manufacturer.
Ingot iron. Mild steel, low in carbon, prepared by open-hearth or the Bessemer process.
Ingredient. One of the parts of a mixture.
Inherent stability. (Aero.) Stability of an aircraft due solely to the disposition and arrangement of its fixed parts.
Inhibitor. (Chern.) A chemical agent which either arrests or slows chemical action. A substance used to prevent or .retard rust.
Initial. (Print.) Large letter used at beginning of chapters or on main sections of other printed matter.
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Initial velocity. (phys.) The motion possessed by a body at the instant from which its rate of motion is being considered.
Injection molding. (Plast.) Heat softened plastic molding material of a themosetting t.ype, forced by a ram through the heating area and into a highly finished metal mold. On withdrawal of the ram, the mold opens and ejects the finished product, closing again for the next cycle. (See Compression molding and extrusion.)
Injector. (Engin.) A device used and affording a continu<?us supply of feed water to a steam boiler.
Ink. (Print.) A combination of pigment, varnish, and drier made in many forms, colours, and consistencies.
Ink ball. (Print.) Made of leather stuffed with cotton and used for the inking of forms. Their use was discontinued .after the invention and common use of roller presses.
Ink disk. (Print.) The circular plate, or disk, upon which the ink is fed and distributed on a platen press.
Ink fountain. (Print.) A device for the automatic feeding of ink to the disk and rollers of a press while it is in operation.
Inking in. The process of applying ink to a drawing.
Ink knife. (Print.) A palette knife used for mixing inks.
Ink mill. (Print.) A massive machine, composed of hollow steel rolls, used by ink manufacturers for grinding and mixing ink.
Inlaidwork. (Man-Arts.) Work which has been ornamented by inlaying or "setting in" small pieces of another material.
Inlay. (Furn.) (I) To decorate with ornamental design by setting pieces of ivory, wood, or metal into a ground of some other material. (2) The design itself.
Inlet port. (Auto.) The passageway through which the fuel charge is fed to the cylinder.
In-line engine. (Auto.) An engine in which all the cylinders are arranged one behind the other.
Inorganic. (Chern.) Chemicais which ordinarily do not contain carbon.
Input. (Phys.) The total amount of energy expended in doing work.
Inscribe. To write or imprint in any way, especailly in a form that will endure. In drawing, to draw within another figure.
Insecure. Not well fastened or attached so as to interfere with safe performance of job,
Insert, same as inset. (Print.) An extra piece of printed matter produced separately and inserted in proper position in a book before binding. (Shopwk.) Any small piece set in., as a patch in veneer.
Inserted blade cutters. (Mach.) Large-size milling-machine cutters in which the cutting is done by inserted blades of high-speed steel, |