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much air as gasoline by volume, produces a mixture which will in­stantaneously ignite throughout its mass when the ignition spark oc­curs. , Free end In a cantilever, the end which is not fixed is alwilYs called the "free end."
Free fit. (Mach.) Gives a liberal al­lowance for running fits of machine parts.
Freehand Executed with the hand without the aid of drawing instru­ments.
Free sheet. (Papermkg.) Paper free from ground wood pulp.
Free stone. (Arch.) Stone suitable for molding, ~tc., which may be cut or ,. carved with a chisel wihtout a ten­dency, to split. .
Free-wheeling. (Auto.) An overunn­ing clutch placed in second and high­gear assembly, permitting easy en­gagement and full coasting effect irrespective of engine speed.
Freneb curve. (Draw.) Also called universal curve or or regular curve. A .tool.used by.draftsmen in draw­ing curved lines which are not arc~.
French folio. (Paper and Print.) A thiri writing paper used for proof­ing and other work requiring a lightweight paper.
French seam. (Uphol.)A seam stand­ ing upright.
French window. (Bldg.) A. double­sash caseinent window extending down to the floor and serving ~ a door to a porch or teirnce.
Freon. (Chem.) Dichlorodi~flouron methane. F12. Used as a refrigerant.
Frequency. (Eke.) The number of double alternations per second made by an alternating current. (Tel.) The number of vibrations or cycles in a unit of time. Radio waves fall into low frequencies, high. frequencies, ultra-high fre­quencies and micro waves.
Frequency me~r. (Elee.) An a~c. meter which indicates directly the frequency of the circuit to which it is attached.
Frequency modulation. (FM) (Tel.) A method of radio-wave transmis­sion by which the carrier wave varies in frequency in accordance with the sound waves impressed on it while its amplitude (loudness or power) remains constant. .
Fresco. (Arch.) The method of paint­ing on wet plaster. The term is often incorrectly applied to painting' on a dry wall.
Fres -air inlet. (Plumb.) A connec­tion made to ~ house drain above the house or drain trap, Jeading to . the outside atmosphere. Fret. Ornamental work done in re­. lief, characterized by angular in­terlocked or interlacing lines.
Fret saw. A saw. with a very narrow blade; used asa jig or scroll saw.
Friable. Easily crumbled or reduced to a powder.
Friction. The resistance to motion which is set up when two moving surfaces come in cOntact which each other.

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Friction calender. (Papermkg.) A calender having rollers of different sizes which glazes paper by the action of the smaller rollers.
Friction catch. (Furn.) A device used on small doors of articles of furni­ture to keep them tightly closed but not locked. It consists essentially of a spring and plunger contained in a casing.
Friction coupling. (Mech.) Anyone of a variety of couplings which op­erate through frictional contact. Friction disk. The disk of a friction drive.
Friction drive. (Mach.) Transmission of power by frictional contact.
Friction of motion. (Mech.) That fric­tion which mus~ be overcome by force in order to keep any solid, spherical, or cylinder body p1ov­ing over a plane surface after it is once set in motion.
Friction of rest. (Mech.) That fric­tion which must be overcome by force in order to start any solid, spherical or cylindrical body slid­ing or rolling over a piane surface.
Friction tape. (Elec.)An impregnated cotton insulating tape used to cover the rubber tape required to protect a splice in electrical conductors. Friction wheel. Any wheel which drives or is driven by friction, as when contact takes place only be­tween smooth or grooved surfaces.
Friesland design. (Furn.) Angular and circular design executed in flat carving.
Frieze. (Arch.) Any sculptured or ornamented band in a building; also the horizontal member of a cor­'nice set vertically against a wall.
Frilled. (Furn.) A term used to refer to a scroll which has added deco­rative carving along its projecting edges, such as a frilled C-scroll.
Fringe. An ornamental edging for dresses, upholstery, etc.; in Europe, from the beginning of the Renais­sance, consisting of a. band with hanging tassels or twisted threads of silk or other material.
Frise aileron. (Aero.) An aileron hav­ing the nose portion ahead of the hinge axis, the lower surface being in line with the lower surface of the wing. When the trailing edge of the aileron is raised, the nose portion protrudes below the lower surface of the wing, increasing drag.
Frisket. (Print.) A heavy sheet of paper stretched across the grippers of a job press, when certain parts of a form mark and spoil a sheet.
Frithstool. (Furn.) A round stool used in Anglo-Saxon times.
Fritted. (Ceram.) Refers to a glaze which contains some pulverized material which has been made in­soluble by melting and suddenly cooling in water.
Frontis-piece. (Bookbndg.) An illus­tration in the front of a book, fac­ing the title page.
Front-wheel drive. (Auto.) A con­struction in which the live pro­pelling axle is at the front end. The rear axle is dead.
Frosting. (Plast.) An apparently crys­talline pattern on the surface of a plastic.