Orders to Output

Orders of architecture to Oscillator

column and its parts as distin­guishing a style of architecture.

Orders of architecture. (Arch.) The five classic orders: Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite.

Ordinate. (Math.) The distance of any point from the axis of abscis~ sas; also the line indicating such distance.

Ore. (Mineral) Metal-bearing rock in such form or amount as to make it practical. for use as raw mate­rial from which to extract a metal.

Organic. (Chern.) Of an animal or vegetable source or nature.

Oriel. (Arch.) A window built out from a wall and resting on a brac­ket or on corbels; distinguished from a bay window.

Orient. To find or fix the position of, with reference to the east.

Oriental walnut. (Wood) Also known as oriental wood. An Australian tree of large size. Suitable for pro­ducing great quantities of veneer with grain similar to American walnut. Used for furniture and paneling.

Orientation. Specifically, construc­tion with reference to the East; generally, the term is applied to the determining of the direction in which a building is to face. The layout of an athletic field in such a manner as to keep the sun from the eyes of conrestants, etc.

Orifice. A small opening into a cavity. Original. Novel; new; ability to pro­duce works requiring thought, without copying or imitating those of others. (Plaster.) The name is given to the model from which a mold is taken. An original for a gelatin molding needs to be coated with shellac or some other sub­stance which will render its face impervious. An original for a gela­tin molding needs to be coated with shellac or some other sub­stance which will render its face impervious. An original for a wax molding must be well soaked in water to prevent absorption.

Ormolu. (Furn.) Bronze or other metal gilded and used in mounts for furniture.

Ornament. (Furn.) Any addition or part so treated that it adds to the beauty or elegance of a thing. (Print.) Any decorative device, as a rule, border, or design us.ed as an embellishment.

Ornamentation. (Measonry) The laying of stone, bricks, tiles, or other masonry, in silch a manner as to form a decorative design.
Ornithopter. (Aero.) A heavier-than­air craft with flapping wings.
Orometer. (Meterol.) An aneroid barometer which records ele­vations above sea level.

Orphan. (Mach.) Some odd or obso­lete machine or item for which repair parts are not available.
Orthographic. Relating to the arr­angment of columns in a straight line.

Oscillation. (Meeh. Eng.) A back­ward and forward motion as in apendulum; a vibration.

Oscillator. (Radio) A high-frequency Oscillograph to Output circuit used to generate alternat­ing current.

Oscillograph. (Elee.) An instrument used for studying waveforms of current or voltage either by means of a screen or photograph.

Osmium. (Metal.) A rare metal used for the tips of gold pens and for the production of corrosion resis­tant alloys.

Osmosis. (Phys.) The intermingling of two fluids separated by a p0­rous membrane, the greater flow being toward the denser liquid.

Ottoman. A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Thrkey.

Outboard Bendix drive. (Auto.) A Bendix starter drive in which worm, spring, and gear permit engagement with engine flywhel from the outboard end of the starting motor shaft.

Outboard motor. A detachable gaso­line engine which can be readily fastened to the stern of small boats. Such motors are capable of driving racing boats at very high speeds.

Outboard stabilizing float. (Aero.) A stabilizing float placed relatively far out from the main float or hull, usually at or very near the tip of the wing.

Outlet. (Elec.) Any point on the wiring system from which current may be taken for consumption.

Outlet box. (Elee.) An iron box in­serted in a conduit system, from which current is taken to supply some apparatus as, for instance, a lamp.

Outlined halftone. (Print.) A half­tone from which the screen sur­rounding any part of an image has been cut away. A silhouette.tIining. (I) Drawing the outline of. (2) To describe in general terms. (3) To sketch.

Out of gear. (Meeh.) When the teeth of gear wheels, which usually mesh together, are disengaged, or when the driving mechanism of a machine is disconnected from the rest of the machine by clutch or other means, they are said to be out of gear.

Out of register. (Print.) When the printed matter on both sides of a sheet does not occ'upy the same position on the page the sheet is out of register. Or in colour work when the different colours do not strike in proper relation.

Out of sorts. (Print) Refers to the type case when the supply of any letter or character is exhausted.

Out of true. (Bldg. and Shopwk.) In­accurate, twisted, varying from the exact.

Output. (Elee. and Mach.) Amount of energy delivered to an external de­vi~ from the source of generation. (Phys.) Work accomplished which is equal to input less various losses.