Hi, I am Rémi, a student at Ahuntsic College in pure and applied science. I have been in this program for a year. My glossary is going to be for all current and future electrical engineer. I believe that this glossary will help students and current engineer better understand what they are doing and the meaning of of words they might not know. My glossary features 20 terms related to electrical engineering, with a definition, part of speech, an image, an audio pronunciation, an automatic French translation and examples. All the information provided was obtained via the website Virtual Writing tutor.
capacitor
noun
A device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by an insulator.
Example: The engineer calculates the energy available in the
capacitor.
en: condensateur
circuit
noun
A complete and closed path around which a circulating electric current can flow.
Example: The engineer tests the electrical circuit of
the device.
en: circuit
circuit breaker
noun
An automatic device for stopping the flow of current in an electric circuit as a safety measure.
Example: The engineer installs the circuit breaker in
the electrical distribution panel.
en: disjoncteur
coating
noun
A thin layer or covering of something.
Example: The engineer must replace the coating
exterior with brick.
en: revêtement
electric trunking
noun
(Electrical engineering: General) Cable trunking is an enclosure usually with a rectangular cross section, and with one removable or hinged side, that is used to protect cables and provide space for other electrical equipment.
Example: The engineer places two electrical cables
inside a trunking cable
en: goulotte
electromechanical
noun
Elating to or denoting a mechanical device which is electrically operated.
Example: The engineer tests the electromechanics of the
prototype.
en: électromécanique
embankment
noun
A wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.
Example: This made the plane bounce back up into the air, before it landed on the opposite EMBANKMENT of the motorway and broke into pieces.
en: remblai
engineering
noun
The branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.
Example: It is widely used in the science and ENGINEERING area, such as innovative design, optimization, machine learning and flexible and adaptive system.
en: ingénierie
environment
Noun
1-The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
2-The natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity.
Example: This system allows freedom and more of a natural ENVIRONMENT; the one drawback is that they can not exercise outdoors.
en: Environment
estimate
noun
A written statement indicating the likely price that will be charged for specified work or repairs.
Example: A worst case ESTIMATE for the proposed system would be: 20 x 438 = 8760 bytes Add to this 500bytes for the storage of barcodes in the temporary memory would give a total of 9260 bytes or 9kb.
en: devis
filtration
noun
The action or process of filtering something.
Example: The engineer plans air filtration
effective in eliminating toxic vapors.
en: filtration
frame
noun
Rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something such as a door or window.
Example: The engineer must replace the worn reinforcement.
en: armature
frequency
noun
The rate at which a vibration occurs that constitutes a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves), or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light), usually measured per second.
Example: The engineer calculates the frequency of a circuit.
en: fréquence
fuse
noun
(of an electrical appliance) Stop working when a fuse melts.
Example: The engineer replaces the fuses in
the low voltage device.
en: fusible
generator
noun
A dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity.
Example: The engineer analyzes the problem of
operation of the generator.
en: générateur
milestone
noun
Object used as a reference, to determine a
alignment, a direction, a distance or a limit.
Example: The engineer carries out her alignment using milestones.
en: jalon
modeling
verb
The devising or use of abstract or mathematical models to assist calculations and predictions.
Example: The engineer carries out a modeling of the
building electrical distribution system.
en: modélisation
subcontracting
noun
Employ a business or person outside one's company to do (work) as part of a larger project.
Example: The engineer entrusts part of the work to
subcontracting.
en: sous-traitance
timeline
noun
A schedule for when a process or procedure will be carried out.
Example: An approximate TIMELINE for each major activity can be found in Table 1.
en: échéancier
treatment
noun
The use of a chemical, physical, or biological agent to preserve or give particular properties to something.
Example: The engineer recommends treatment to
increase the durability of wood.
