LexiTopic: Engineering
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The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified these words related to ENGINEERING in the Spelling Bee lexicon.
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Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to ENGINEERING
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC:
Civil and Mechanical EngineeringElectricity and Electrical EngineeringElectronic Engineering generalFluid Technologies and Plumbing
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR ENGINEERING
SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to various engineering disciplines not elsewhere classified.
Words related to roads and roadways are in TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL.
Words related to medical engineering and medical devices are in HUMAN HEALTH AND MEDICINE.
Words related to electronic devices, sound engineering, and computer science are in INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES.
Words related to optics and optical equipment are in ENERGY, LIGHT, SOUND, HEAT.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to ENGINEERING
Civil and Mechanical Engineering
BENT: engineering: a transverse framework (as in a bridge) to carry lateral as well as vertical loadsCARRY: to sustain the weight or burden of (pillars carry an arch)CARRYING: to sustain the weight or burden of (pillars carry an arch)CONTOUR: to construct (something, such as a road) in conformity to a contourDEAD: mechanical engineering: not imparting motion or power although otherwise functioning (a dead rear axle); not turning (the dead center of a lathe)DRAFT: mechanical engineering: the force required to pull a plow or other implement, or the load or load-pulling capacityDRAG: mechanical engineering: friction between engine parts; also: a slowing due to frictionDUTY: the service required (as of an electric machine) under specified conditionsGRADING: to level off to a smooth horizontal or sloping surfaceINPUT: power or energy put into a machine or system for storage, conversion in kind, or conversion of characteristics usually with the intent of sizable recovery in the form of output; also, the means by which or the point at which an input (as of energy, material, or data) is made; also, a component of production (such as land, labor, or raw materials)KINETIC: of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewithLOAD: the forces to which a structure is subjected due to superposed weight or to wind pressure on the vertical surfaces; broadly: the forces to which a given object is subjected; also, external resistance overcome by a machine or prime moverMACHINE: an assemblage of parts that transmit forces, motion, and energy one to another in a predetermined manner; also, an instrument (such as a lever) designed to transmit or modify the application of power, force, or motionMOLE: a massive work formed of masonry and large stones or earth laid in the sea as a pier or breakwater; also, the harbor formed by a moleROADWORK: work done in constructing or repairing roadsTAPPED: to connect (a street gas or water main) with a local supplyTAPPING: to connect (a street gas or water main) with a local supplyWALL: a structure that serves to hold back pressure (as of water or sliding earth)WORK: works plural: structures in engineering (such as docks, bridges, or embankments) or mining (such as shafts or tunnels)
Electricity and Electrical Engineering
ARCING: to form an electric arcBLEW: to become damaged or destroyed as a result of an electrical overload (the fuse blew)BLIND: having but one opening or outlet (blind sockets)BLOW: to become damaged or destroyed as a result of an electrical overload (the fuse blew)BLOWING: to become damaged or destroyed as a result of an electrical overload (the fuse blew)BLOWN: to become damaged or destroyed as a result of an electrical overload (the fuse blew)BOBBIN: a coil of insulated wire, also, the reel it is wound on
BOOT: an enclosing or protective casing or sheath (as for a rifle or over an electrical or mechanical connection)BROWNOUT: a period of reduced voltage of electricity caused especially by high demand and resulting in reduced illuminationCABLE: an assembly of electrical conductors insulated from each other but laid up together (as by being twisted around a central core)CAPACITANCE: the property of an electric nonconductor that permits the storage of energy as a result of the separation of charge that occurs when opposite surfaces of the nonconductor are maintained at a difference of potential; also, the measure of this property that is equal to the ratio of the charge on either surface to the potential difference between the surfaces; also, a part of a circuit or network that possesses capacitanceCAPACITOR: a device that is used to store electrical energyCAPACITY: capacitance: the quantity of electricity that a battery can deliver under specified conditionsCELL: a receptacle containing electrodes and an electrolyte either for generating electricity by chemical action or for use in electrolysis; also, a fuel cell; also, a single unit in a device for converting radiant energy into electrical energy or for varying the intensity of an electrical current in accordance with radiationCHARGING: to give an electric charge to; to restore the active materials in (a storage battery) by the passage of a direct current through in the opposite direction to that of discharge; of a battery or battery-powered device: to gain an electric charge: to receive and store a greater quantity of electrical energyCHOKE: a reactor, a device (such as a coil, winding, or conductor of small resistance) used to introduce reactance into an alternating-current circuitCIRCUIT: the complete path of an electric current including usually the source of electric energyCOIL: a number of turns of wire wound around a core (as of iron) to create a magnetic field for an electromagnet or an induction coil; also, an induction coil, an apparatus for obtaining intermittent high voltage that consists of a primary coil through which the direct current flows, an interrupter, and a secondary coil of a larger number of turns in which the high voltage is inducedCONDUIT: a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cablesCONTACT: the junction of two electrical conductors through which a current passes; also, a special part made for such a junctionCORONA: a faint glow adjacent to the surface of an electrical conductor at high voltageCOUPLE: to bring (two electric circuits) into such close proximity as to permit mutual influenceCOUPLED: to bring (two electric circuits) into such close proximity as to permit mutual influenceCYCLE: one complete performance of a vibration, electric oscillation, current alternation, or other periodic processDEAD: electrical engineering: free from any connection to a source of voltage and free from electric charges (a dead electrical circuit)DROP: electrical engineering: a decrease in electric potentialDUCT: a pipe, tube, or channel that conveys a substance; a pipe or tubular runway for carrying an electric power line, telephone cables, or other conductors DUCTED: a pipe, tube, or channel that conveys a substance; a pipe or tubular runway for carrying an electric power line, telephone cables, or other conductors FARAD: the unit of capacitance equal to the capacitance of a capacitor between whose plates there appears a potential of one volt when it is charged by one coulomb of electricity, named for Michael FaradayGATE: an electronic switch that allows or prevents the flow of current in a circuitGIGAWATT: a unit of power equal to one billion watts (from James Watt †1819)GRID: a network of conductors for distribution of electric powerGROUND: an object (such as one made of a wire or metal) that makes an electrical connection with the earth, or the electric connection with a groundINDUCE: to produce by induction, as to induce an electric current (induction is the process by which an electrical conductor becomes electrified when near a charged body…)INDUCED: to produce by induction, as to induce an electric current (induction is the process by which an electrical conductor becomes electrified when near a charged body…)INDUCTION: the process by which an electrical conductor becomes electrified when near a charged body…JACK: a female fitting in an electric circuit used with a plug to make a connection with another circuitKILL: to check the flow of electrical current through (kill the lights, kill the circuit)KILLED: to check the flow of electrical current through (kill the lights, kill the circuit)KILLING: to check the flow of electrical current through (kill the lights, kill the circuit)LEAD: an insulated electrical conductor connected to an electrical deviceLINE: the principal circuits of an electric power systemLINEMAN: one who sets up or repairs electric wire communication or power linesLINEMEN: one who sets up or repairs electric wire communication or power linesLINK: the fusible member of an electrical fuseLIVE: connected to electric powerLOOP: a closed electric circuit; also, to connect (electric conductors) so as to complete a loopLOOPING: a closed electric circuit; also, to connect (electric conductors) so as to complete a loopMADE: to cause (an electric circuit) to be completedMAGNETO: a magnetoelectric machine, especially: an alternator with permanent magnets used to generate current for the ignition in an internal combustion engineMAKE: to cause (an electric circuit) to be completedMAKING: to cause (an electric circuit) to be completedMEGOHM*: one million ohms (an ohm is the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electric resistance equal to the resistance of a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one ampere, named for Georg Simon Ohm)NULL: a minimum or zero value of an electric current or of a radio signalOHMAGE*: the resistance of a conductor expressed in ohmsOPEN: being an incomplete electrical circuit; not allowing the flow of electricity (an open switch); also, having no protective covering (open wiring)OUTLET: a receptacle for the plug of an electrical deviceOUTPUT: the terminal for the output on an electrical devicePANEL: a section of a switchboard (as for circuit breakers or for a telephone exchange) (an electrical panel)PLUG: a male fitting for making an electrical connection to a live circuit by insertion in a receptacle (such as an outlet); also, a device for connecting electric wires to a jackPOINT: the contact or discharge extremity of an electric device (such as a spark plug or distributor)POLE: either of the two terminals of an electric cell, battery, generator, or motorPYLON: chiefly British: a tower for supporting either end of usually a number of wires over a long span [NOTE: is this really C.B.? Seems a common American term as well, at least in New England]. Query to forum 2025-10-07:https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/4b13ei?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share ]TIED: to join (power systems) electricallyTYING: to join (power systems) electricallyVOLT: the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electrical potential difference and electromotive force equal to the difference of potential between two points in a conducting wire carrying a constant current of one ampere when the power dissipated between these two points is equal to one watt and equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of one ohm when one ampere is flowing through it; from Alessandro (Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio) Conte Volta 1745–1827 Italian physicistVOLTAGE: electric potential or potential difference expressed in volts, from volt, from Alessandro (Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio) Conte Volta 1745–1827 Italian physicistWATT: the absolute meter-kilogram-second unit of power equal to the work done at the rate of one joule per second or to the power produced by a current of one ampere across a potential difference of one volt : 1/746 horsepower, named for Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist James Watt †1819WIRING: to provide with wire: to use wire on for a specific purpose; to connect by or as if by a wire; also, the act of providing or using wire, or a system of wires, especially: an arrangement of wires used for electric service distribution
Electronic Engineering general
ANODE: the electron-collecting electrode of an electron tube; broadly: the positive electrode of a diodeBAND: a more or less well-defined range of wavelengths, frequencies, or energiesBLIP: a trace on a display screen (such as an oscilloscope) especially: a spot on a radar screenBOARD: electronics: a sheet of insulating material carrying circuit elements and terminals so that it can be inserted in an electronic apparatus (such as a computer)CHIP: an integrated circuit; also, a small wafer of semiconductor material that forms the base for an integrated circuitCIRCUIT: an assemblage of electronic elements: a hookupDETECT: to demodulate, to extract the information from (a modulated signal)DETECTED: to demodulate, to extract the information from (a modulated signal)DIGITAL: of, relating to, or utilizing devices constructed or working by the methods or principles of electronics: electronic; also: characterized by electronic and especially computerized technologyDIGITALLY: of, relating to, or utilizing devices constructed or working by the methods or principles of electronics: electronic; also: characterized by electronic and especially computerized technologyDIODE: an electronic device that has two electrodes or terminals and is used especially as a rectifierDONOR: an impurity added to a semiconductor to increase the number of mobile electronsDONOR: an impurity added to a semiconductor to increase the number of mobile electronsDRAIN: electronics: an electrode in a field-effect transistor toward which charge carriers moveFADE: of an electronic signal: to continuously increase or decrease in strength. —usually used with in or outFADED: of an electronic signal: to continuously increase or decrease in strength. —usually used with in or outFADING: of an electronic signal: to continuously increase or decrease in strength. —usually used with in or outFEED: to supply (a signal) to an electronic circuitFEEDING: to supply (a signal) to an electronic circuitFLIPFLOP: M-W hyphenates flip-flop: a usually electronic device or a circuit (as in a computer) capable of assuming either of two stable statesGAIN: the increase (as of voltage or signal intensity) caused by an amplifier, especially: the ratio of output over inputGAINED: the increase (as of voltage or signal intensity) caused by an amplifier, especially: the ratio of output over inputGAINING: the increase (as of voltage or signal intensity) caused by an amplifier, especially: the ratio of output over inputGATE: an electrode in a field-effect transistor that modulates the current flowing through the transistor according to the voltage applied to the electrodeGLITCH: a false or spurious electronic signalGLITCHING: M-W does not have “glitching” nor does it have a verb form of glitchHALOING: [not in M-W] condition existing in the base laminate of a printed circuit board in the form of a light area around holes or other machined areas on or below the surface of the laminatePHOTOCELL: short for photoelectric cell, an electronic device whose electrical properties are modified by the action of lightPOTTED: to embed (something, such as electronic components) in a container with an insulating or protective material (such as plastic)POTTING: to embed (something, such as electronic components) in a container with an insulating or protective material (such as plastic)
Fluid Technologies and Plumbing
BALLCOCK: M-W shows as open compound: ball cock: an automatic valve whose opening and closing are controlled by a hollow float at the end of a leverBOWL: the receptacle of a toiletCARRY: to contain and direct the course of (as drains carry water)CARRYING: to contain and direct the course of (as drains carry water)CLOG: a mass of material that blocks movement through a pipe or vessel (a clog in the kitchen sink); to cause blockage in —often used with up (arteries clogged up by cholesterol)CLOGGING: a mass of material that blocks movement through a pipe or vessel (a clog in the kitchen sink); to cause blockage in —often used with up (arteries clogged up by cholesterol)COCK: a device (such as a faucet or valve) for regulating the flow of a liquidCOIL: a series of connected pipes in rows, layers, or windingsDEAD: not running or circulating: stagnant (dead water)DRAFT: the act of causing a liquid to come out of a container or source: the act of drawing (as from a cask or keg); also, a portion of liquid so drawn (a draft of ale); also (adj.) being or having been ready to be drawn from a receptacle: being or having been on draft (drinking draft beer); also, to draw off or away (water drafted by pumps)DRAIN: a means (such as a pipe) by which usually liquid matter is drained; also, to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely (drained all the water out of the pool); to make gradually dry (drain a swamp); to become emptied or freed of liquid by its flowing or dropping (waiting for the tub to drain)DRAINING: a means (such as a pipe) by which usually liquid matter is drained; also, to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely (drained all the water out of the pool); to make gradually dry (drain a swamp); to become emptied or freed of liquid by its flowing or dropping (waiting for the tub to drain)DUCT: a pipe, tube, or channel that conveys a substance; a pipe or tubular runway for carrying an electric power line, telephone cables, or other conductors DUCTED: a pipe, tube, or channel that conveys a substance; a pipe or tubular runway for carrying an electric power line, telephone cables, or other conductors ELBOW: an angular pipe fitting resembling an elbowFAUCET: a fixture for drawing or regulating the flow of liquid especially from a pipeFLOAT: a hollow ball that floats at the end of a lever in a cistern, tank, or boiler and regulates the liquid levelFONT: or fount: a fountain: an artificially produced jet of water; also: the structure from which it risesFOUNT: or font: a fountain: an artificially produced jet of water; also: the structure from which it risesGATE: a door, valve, or other device for controlling the passage especially of a fluidHARD: of water: characterized by the presence of salts (as of calcium or magnesium) that prevent soap from latheringHYDRANT: a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from a water main (as for fighting fires); also, a faucetIRRIGATOR: a person or company who uses water supplied to their land to help crops and plants grow [Cambridge Dictionary]; also, a person employed in agricultural irrigation; an irrigation technician; also, a device used for irrigationJETTED: to spout forth: to gush;: to emit in a stream: to spoutLAVATORY: a vessel (such as a basin) for washing, especially: a fixed bowl or basin with running water and drainpipe for washing; also, a toiletLAVATORY: a vessel (such as a basin) for washing, especially: a fixed bowl or basin with running water and drainpipe for washing; also, a toiletLEACH: to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid; to subject to the action of percolating liquid (such as water) in order to separate the soluble componentsLEACHED: to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid; to subject to the action of percolating liquid (such as water) in order to separate the soluble componentsLEAD: a channel of water especially through a field of ice; also, to serve as a channel for (a pipe leads water to the house)LINE: piping for conveying a fluid (installed a new gas or water line)LIQUID: a fluid (such as water) that has no independent shape but has a definite volume and does not expand indefinitely and that is only slightly compressible; having the properties of a liquid: being neither solid nor gaseousLOCK: an air lock, a stoppage of flow caused by air being in a part where liquid ought to circulateMAIN: a pipe, duct, or circuit which carries the combined flow of tributary branches of a utility systemNIPPLE: a device with an orifice through which the discharge of a liquid can be regulated; a pipe coupling consisting of a short piece of threaded tubingOPEN: not made up of a continuous closed circuit of channels (the insect circulatory system is open)OUTGO: an outlet, a place or opening through which something is let out: an exit, ventOUTLET: a place or opening through which something is let out: an exit, a ventPIPE: a long tube or hollow body for conducting a liquid, gas, or finely divided solid; also, to furnish or equip with pipesPIPED: a long tube or hollow body for conducting a liquid, gas, or finely divided solid; also, to furnish or equip with pipesPIPELINE: a line of pipe with pumps, valves, and control devices for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solidsPIPING: a long tube or hollow body for conducting a liquid, gas, or finely divided solid; also, a quantity or system of pipes; also, to furnish or equip with pipesPLUG: a hydrant, a fireplug: a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from a water main (as for fighting fires)PUMP: a device that raises, transfers, delivers, or compresses fluids or that attenuates gases especially by suction or pressure or both; also, an act or the process of pumping; also, to work a pump: to raise or move a fluid with a pump; also, to raise (something, such as water) with a pump; also, to draw fluid from with a pumpPUMPED: a device that raises, transfers, delivers, or compresses fluids or that attenuates gases especially by suction or pressure or both; also, an act or the process of pumping; also, to work a pump: to raise or move a fluid with a pump; also, to raise (something, such as water) with a pump; also, to draw fluid from with a pumpPUMPING: a device that raises, transfers, delivers, or compresses fluids or that attenuates gases especially by suction or pressure or both; also, an act or the process of pumping; also, to work a pump: to raise or move a fluid with a pump; also, to raise (something, such as water) with a pump; also, to draw fluid from with a pumpPURGING: to free (something, such as a boiler) of sediment or relieve (something, such as a steam pipe) of trapped air by bleeding; to become purged; to cause purgationRUNNING: to cause to produce a flow (as of water) (run the faucet); also: to prepare by running a faucet (run a hot bath); to flow rapidly or under pressure (left the water running)TILE: a hollow or a semicircular and open earthenware or concrete piece used in constructing a drain; also, to install drainage tile inTILED: a hollow or a semicircular and open earthenware or concrete piece used in constructing a drain; also, to install drainage tile inTILING: a hollow or a semicircular and open earthenware or concrete piece used in constructing a drain; also, to install drainage tile inTOILET: a fixture that consists usually of a water-flushed bowl and seat and is used for defecation and urinationTRAP: any of various devices for preventing passage of something often while allowing other matter to proceed, especially: a device for drains or sewers consisting of a bend or partitioned chamber in which the liquid forms a seal to prevent the passage of sewer gas; also, to separate out (something, such as water from steam)TROUGH: a conduit, drain, or channel for waterTUBE: a hollow elongated cylinder, especially: one to convey fluidsTUBED: a hollow elongated cylinder, especially: one to convey fluidsTUBING: material in the form of a tube; also: a length or piece of tube; also, a series or system of tubesUNCLOG: to remove a clog; to free from a difficulty or obstructionUNCLOGGING: to remove a clog; to free from a difficulty or obstructionUNION: any of various devices for connecting parts (as of a machine), especially: a coupling for pipes or pipes and fittingsURINAL: a vessel for receiving urine; a fixture used for urinating; a building or enclosure with facilities for urinatingVANE: a thin flat or curved object that is rotated about an axis by a flow of fluid [or air] or that rotates to cause a fluid [or air] to flow or that redirects a flow of fluid [or air] (the vanes of a windmill)VENT: an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure; also, to provide with a vent; to serve as a vent for (chimneys vent smoke)VENTED: an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure; also, to provide with a vent; to serve as a vent for (chimneys vent smoke)
Spelling Bee words related to
ENGINEERING
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