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product of the magnitude of one of the forces and the perpendicular distance between the lines of aclion of the forces.
Moment ot a force. (Engin.) The measure of the tendency of the force to cause rolation about the axis. The product ohhe force and the perpendicular distance from the axis to its line of action. It is measured in footpounds or inch-pounds.
Moment of inertia. (Engin.) The sum of the products of each particle of a moving body multiplied into the squares of the distances of the par. tides from their neutral axis.
Momentum. The quantity of motion. The product of the mass of a body and the velocity imparted to it equals the momentum.
Monaural. One-eared. Sometimes erroneously used to mean monophonic. Mond "seventy" alloy. (Metal.) A nickel copper alloy. Tensile strength runs as high as 90,000 pounds.
Monel metal. (Chern.) An-alloy of 67 per cent nickel, 28 per cent copper, and 5 per cent cobalt and iron. It is practically non-corrosive and is used for acid-resisting chemical equipment, cooking appratus, screens, etc.
Monitor. TV set without receiving circuitry used to directly display the composite video signal from a camera, video tape-recorder, or special effects generator.
Monitor head. Extra tape-head on tape recorder used for replay purposes only. Enables user to monitor recording.
Monitoring. 'Listening in' during recording or transmission of a programme to judge and/or control quality. Watching such a programme as registered on a meter with a view to restricting dynamic rar.g'-=.
Monitor Mixer. A mixer or mixing console that is used primarily for balancing the sound fed to monitor speakers or performer cue head phones. Usually used for stage monitor speakers during live performances, where the on-stage sound balance requirements are substantially different from the house sound requirements.
Monkey wrench. An adjustable wrench named for its inventor. Thomas Monkey.
Mono. Short for Monophonic or Monaural and meaning single channel sound. Also used to describe monochrome or black and white television pictures.
Monobloc. (Mach.) Cast or made in one piece.
Mono Bus. In a mixing console, the bus or channel which is used to feed a programme to monaural tape recorder, broadcast transmission point, or other mono device. Many mixing consoles have the ability to obtain the mono mix is being provide.
Mooncoque fuselage. (Aero.) A type of fuselage construction wherein
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the structure consists of a thin material, supported by ribs, frames, bell frames, or bulkheads, but usually without longitudinal members other than the shell itself.
Monograph. (Print.) A booklet or pamphlet in which but one thing is described.
Monolith. A single piece or block of stone, especially of large size, standing alone.
Monomer. (Chern. Plast.) The basic component, or one of the basic components, in the manufacture of plastics whose reaction forms a polymer.
Monomial. (Algebra) Consisting of a single term.
Monophonic. Single channelled audio device or system.
Monoplane. (Aero.) An airplane which has but one main supporting surface sometimes divided into two parts by the fuselage.
Monorail crane. (Engin.) A travelling crane which is suspended from a single rail.
Monoscope. (Tel.) A television camera tube which contains a simple picture or pattern used for test purposes.
Monotone. (Print.) A type face in which the various elements are all of equal width.
Monotron hardness test. A testing machine which registers on dials the depth of penetration of a diamond under certain load conditions.
Mono type. (Print.) A typesetting machine that sets single letters instead of words or lines as in the linotype machine.
Mordant. (Art.) The corrosive used in etching. (Chern.) The name given to compounds which unite chemically with dyestuffs to produce a permanent colour, as in the dyeing of wool and silk goods.
Moresque. (Furn.) A M90rish style of decoration, marked by high colouring and gilding.
Morocco goat skin. (Leather.) A thin easily worked leather made from oriental (Moroccan) goatskin, tanned with sumac. Supplied in a variety of colours. Excellent for lining articles made of heavier leather. Also used in bookbinding.
Morse code. (Elec.) A systems of dots and dashes, transmitted by electricity, to represent letters and numbers in the sending of messages.
Morse taper. (Mach.) Standard taper from 0 to 7 fitting the shanks of drills and other tools to machine spindles.
Mortar. A heavy-walled vessel in which substances are ground with a pestle. (Masonry) A mixture of sand and slaked lime for joining bricks, stone etc.
Mortar board. (Masonry) A square board, with handle underneath. on which a mason holds mortar. A hawk. .
Mortar box. (Masonry) The large box or trough in which mortar or plaster is mixed.
Mortar joints. A variety of styles of finishing the mortar in brick or masonry work.
Mortose. (Print.) An opening in a
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