The engineering language : a consolidation of the words and their definitions / [edited by] Ronald E. Hanifan.

Edited by Ronald Hanifan, P.E.--Cover.

Contains many of the most common terms and words used thoughout the engineering community with their proper definition. The definitions as identified in the material are recognized and approved and have been extracted from appropriate sources such as military handbooks, standards, specifications, and commercial specifications. The material provides terms and words used in the structured field of engineering to facilitate conciseness and clarity so as to avoid intermixed or misapplied meanings in engineering documents, verbal communication, contracts, purchase or orders, technical orders, technical manuals and all documents realted to or associated to engineering field. The words used form a legal agreement , misuse of them will result into repercussions. The users are motivated to know the proper usage of these identified words and terms for uniform interpretation of requirements , to save companies millions of expenditures.