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Infinitely; Boundless; in great number; or quality; without
measure。
Initial。 The first; that which is at the beginning。
Indestructibility。 Not capable of being injured or destroyed。
Influenced。 Swayed; to be induced to change。
Inherent。 That which is in or belongs to itself。
Initiating。 To teach; to instill; to give an insight。
Indicator。 A term applied to mechanism which shows the results of
certain operations and enables the user to read the measure;
quantity; or quality shown。
Inconceivable。 Not capable of understanding; that which cannot be
understood by the human mind。
Institute。 To start; to bring into operation。
Insignias。 Things which are significant of any particular calling
or profession。
Instinct。 That quality in man or animals which prompts the doing
of things independently of any direct knowledge or understanding。
Intermediate。 Between; that which may be within or inside the
scope of the mind; or of certain areas。
Intervening。 The time between; also applied to the action of a
person who may take part in an affair between two or more
persons。
Interval。 A time between。
Investigator。 One who undertakes to find out certain things。
Incidence。 In physics this is a term to indicate the line which
falls upon or strikes another at an angle。
Inverted。 Upside down。
Invest。 To give to another thing something that it lacked before。
Kinetic。 Consisting in or depending upon motion。
Laminated。 Made up of a plurality of parts。 When wooden strips;
of different or of the same kinds are glued and then laid
together and put under heavy pressure
until thoroughly dried; the mass makes a far more rigid structure
than if cut out of a single piece。
Launchiug。 The term applied to the raising; or starting of a
boat; or of a flying object。
Lateral。 In mining this is a term to indicate the drifts or
tunnels which branch out from the main tunnel。 Generally it has
reference to a transverse position or direction;that is; at
right angles to a fore and aft direction。
Lift。 The vertical motion; or direction in an airship; thus the
lift may be the load; or the term used to designate
what the ship is capable of raising up。
Ligament。 The exceedingly strong tendons or muscles of birds and
animals; usually of firm; compact tissues。
Limitations。 Within certain bounds; in a prescribed scope。
Longitudinally。 Usually that direction across the longest part。
Majestically。 Grand; exalted dignity; the quality which inspires
reverence or fear。
Manipulate。 To handle; to conduct so that it will result in a
certain way。
Maneuver。 A methodical movement or change in troops。
Manually。 To perform by hand。
Manifestations。 The act of making plain to the eye or to the
understanding。
Manually…operated。 With the hands; a term applied to such
machines as have the control planes operated by hand。
Maintained。 Kept up; to provide for; to sustain。
Material。 The substance; or the matter from which an article is
made; also the important thing; or element。
Mass。 In physics it is that which in an article is always the
same。 It differs from weight in the particular that the mass of
an article is the same; however far it may be from the center of
the earth; whereas weight changes; and becomes less and less as
it recedes from the center of the earth。
Margin。 The edge; the principal differecee between this word and
edge; is; that margin has reference also to a border; or narrow
strip along the edge; as; for instance; the blank spaces at the
edges of a printed page。
Medievral。 Belonging to the Middle Ages。
Mercury。 A silver…white liquid metal; usually called quicksilver;
and rather heavy。 It dissolves most metals; and this process is
called amalgamation。
Militate。 In determining a question; to have weight; or to
influence a decision。
Mobility。 Being freely movable; capable of quick change。
Modifieation。 A change; making a difference。
Monitor。 Advising or reproving。 Advising or approving by way of
caution。
Monstrosities。 Anything which is huge; or distorted; or wrong in
structure。
Monorail。 A railway with a single track; designed to be used by a
bicycle form of carriage; with two wheels; fore and aft of each
other; and depending for its stability upon gyroscopes; mounted
on the carriage。
Momentum。 That which makes a moving body difficult to stop。 It is
the weight of a moving body; multiplied by its speed。
Monoplane。 The literal meaning is one plane。 As monoplane
machines are all provided with a fore and aft body; and each has
a wing or plane projecting out from each side of this body; it is
obvious that it has two planes instead of one。 The term; however;
has reference to the fact that it has only one supporting surface
on the same plane。 Biplanes have two supporting surfaces; one
above the other。
Multiplicity。 Frequently confounded with plurality。 The latter
means more than one; whereas multiplicity has reference to a
great number; or to a great variety。
Muscular。 Being strong; well developed。
Negative。 The opposite of positive; not decisive。
Neutralize。 From the word neuter; which means neither; hence the
term may be defined as one which is not a part of either; or does
not take up with either side。
Normal Pressure。 Normal means the natural or usual; and when
applied to air it would have reference to the condition of the
atmosphere at that particular place。 If the pressure could change
from its usual condition; it would be an abnormal pressure。
Notoriously。 Generally known; but not favorably so; the subject
of general remark; or unfavorably known。
Obscurity。 Not well known; in the background; without clear
vision; hidden from view。
Obliquely。 That which differs from a right angle; neither
obtuse nor acute; deviating from a line by any angle except a
right angle。
Obvious。 That which is readily observed and understood。
Orthopter。 That type of flying machine which depends on flapping
wings to hold it in space; and to transport it; in imitation of
the motion of the wings of birds in flying。
Oscillate。 Moving to and fro; the piston of a steam engine has an
oscillating motion。
Outline。 Describing a marginal line on a drawing; setting forth
the principal features of an argument; or the details of a story;
or the like。
Overlapping。 One placed over the other。
Parabolic。 A form of curve somewhat similar to an ellipse。
Pedestal。 A standard or support; an upright to hold machinery。
Pertinent。 Appropriate; pertaining to the subject。
Pectoral。 The bone which forms the main rib or support at the
forward edge of a bird's wing。
Persistent。 Keeping at it; determination to proceed。
Perpendicular。 At right angles to a surface。 This term is
sometimes wrongly applied in referring to an object; particularly
to an object which is vertical; meaning up and down。 The blade of
a square is perpendieular to the handle at all times; but the
blade is vertical only when it points to the center of the earth。
Pernicious。 Bad; not having good features or possessing wrong
attributes。
Pendulum。 A bar or body suspended at a point and adapted to swing
to and fro。
Perpetual。 For all time; unending or unlimited time。
Phenomena。 Some peculiar happening; or event; or object。
Pitch。 In aviation this applies to the angle at which the blades
of a propeller are cut。 If a propeller is turned; and it moves
forwardly in the exact path made by the angle; for one complete
turn; the distance traveled by the propeller axially indicates
the pitch in feet。
Placement。 When an object is located at any particular point; so
that it is operative the location is called the placement。
Plane。 A flat surface for supporting a flying machine in the air。
Plane of movement pertains to the imaginary surface described by
a moving body。 A bicycle wheel; for instance; when moving
forwardly in a straight line; has a plane of movement which is
vertical; but when the machine turns in a circle the upper end of
the wheel is turned inwardly; and the plane of rhovement is at an
angle。
Pliant。 Easily yielding; capable of being bent; liable to be
put out of shape。
Plurality。 See multiplicity。 More than one。
Poise。 Held in suspension; disposed in a particular way。
Pontoon。 Applied to a series of boats ranged side by side to
support a walk laid thereon。 In aviation it has reference to a
float for supporting an aeroplane。
Ponderous。 Large; heavy; difficult to handle。
Posterior。 The rear end; the opposite of anterior。
Principles。 The very nature or essence of a thing; the source or
cause from which a thing springs。
Proportion。 The relation that exists between different parts or