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IB Design Technology Vocab

Subjects : engineering, ib
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1. Involving the use of sense organs






2. A measure of how fast heat is conducted through a slab of material with a given temperature difference across the slab.






3. The resistance of an elastic body to deflection by an applied force.






4. Reuse of a product in the same context or in a different context.






5. The width of the electromagnetic spectrum that a signal occupies






6. Someone who immediately welcomes a technological change.






7. The application of methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology






8. The reliance on the knowledge and skills of an expert in the operation of the product






9. The use of the suns energy to heat up water and air directly






10. Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with a long hydrocarbon chain - usually straight






11. Costs that vary with output - for example - fuel or raw materials.






12. Where a completely new product is devised by going back to the roots of a problem and thinking about a solution in a different way.






13. Excessively high amount of body fat in relation to lean body mass. a body mass index of more than 30 is defined as obese by the World Health Organization






14. A sugar alcohol with three hydrophilic alcoholic hydroxyl groups. it is an important component of triglycerides (fats and oils) and phospholipids






15. The design contains those implicit features of a product that are recognized as essential by a majority of manufacturers and purchasers






16. Designing in relation to materials during processing






17. Fatty acids that are required in the human diet. this means that it cannot be synthesized by the body from other fatty acids and must be obtained from food.






18. An individual working outside or inside an organisation who is committed to the invention of a novel product and often becomes isolated because he or she is engrossed with ideas that imply change and are resisted by others






19. The assessment of the effect a product has on the environment from the initial concept to disposal






20. Designing a product so that when it becomes obsolete it can easily and economically be taken apart - the components reused or repaired - and the materials recycled






21. The formation of a gel by using gelatin or by the heat treatment of starch and water to break open starch granules - for example custard






22. The way a person or group lives - including patterns of social relations - consumption - entertainment and dress






23. The ability of a material to withstand pulling forces.






24. Lack of essential vitamins and minerals resulting from unbalanced food intake and specific problems of food absorption






25. The feed speed is the rate at which the cutting tools moves in x - y and z paths






26. Analysing a situation that would benefit from redesign - and working out a strategy for improving it






27. All aspects of the processing - preparation - storage - cooking - and serving of food to make sure that it is safe to eat






28. This is the factor in which the machines multiplies the force put into it






29. The simplest form of carbohydrate - consisting of one sugar residue. they are the building blocks for disaccharides and polysaccharides






30. The manufacture of 3D parts by removing (cutting) unwanted material from a block






31. A tool used in the manufacture of parts by moulding - forging - swaging or stamping processes






32. Using creative ability to produce a wide range of possible solutions to a problem






33. The research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms






34. Limited volume production (a set number of items to be produced)






35. A flexible computer- operated machine that is able to perform a range of tasks in an efficient and accurate manner






36. That proportion of a population with a dimension at or less than a given value






37. A technique that uses a fluid support structure that can be washed and drained away. Used for more intricate internal construction where it would be difficult to break away supports.






38. Someone who resists all technological change.






39. In chemistry - an amino acid is any molecule that contains both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups. in biochemistry - this is shorter and more general term is frequently used to refer to alpha amino acids in which the amino and carboxylate f






40. The difference in electrical potential between two points.






41. The production of large amounts of standardized products on production lines - permitting very high rates of production per worker






42. A test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used






43. Small changes to the design of a product that seem trivial but the cumulative effect of which over a longer period can be very significant






44. A condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs






45. The direct introduction to molten plastic under pressure into a die - which then cools rapidly - allowing the formed object to be released from the mould






46. The technique of heating and cooling a building naturally without the use of mechanical equipment






47. An evaluation of the actual performance of the task or learning objective using the conditions under which it will be performed and the absolute standard for acceptable performances






48. A 2D physical anthropometric model based on a specific percentile - which is used with drawings of the same scale as the model to consider the relationship between the size of an object and people






49. The use of computers to aid the design process






50. A computer program that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system