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rotor |
Noun
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the rotating armature of a motor or generator |
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rotor |
Noun
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the revolving bar of a distributor |
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rocket |
Noun
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a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion |
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rocket |
Noun
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any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine |
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rocket |
Noun
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sends a firework display high into the sky |
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rocket |
Noun
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propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon |
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rocket |
Noun
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erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender, known as arugula in some dialects of English |
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rocket |
Verb
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to propel with a rocket |
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rocket |
Verb
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to gain speed abruptly |
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rotor coil |
Noun
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the rotating armature of a motor or generator |
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rotor blade |
Noun
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the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air |
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reset |
Noun
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device for resetting instruments or controls |
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reset |
Verb
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adjust again after an initial failure |
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reset |
Verb
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set to zero |
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reset |
Verb
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set anew |
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rotary wing |
Noun
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the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air |
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ridgepole |
Noun
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a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top |
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rocket engine |
Noun
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a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion |
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rotor head |
Noun
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the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns |
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reset button |
Noun
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a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism |
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rooftree |
Noun
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a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top |
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rocket base |
Noun
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a military base for rocket missiles |
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rotor shaft |
Noun
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the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns |
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resistance pyrometer |
Noun
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pyrometer that measures high temperatures by the resistance in a heated wire |
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ridge rope |
Noun
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either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship |
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rocket range |
Noun
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a firing range for rocket missiles |
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rotunda |
Noun
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a large circular room |
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rotunda |
Noun
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a building having a circular plan and a dome |
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resistance thermometer |
Noun
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thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire |
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riding bitt |
Noun
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one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor |
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rock garden |
Noun
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a garden featuring rocks |
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rouge |
Noun
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makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks |
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rouge |
Verb
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redden by applying rouge to |
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riding boot |
Noun
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a boot without laces that is worn for riding horses |
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rockery |
Noun
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a garden featuring rocks |
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resistor |
Noun
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an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current |
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riding crop |
Noun
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a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates |
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rocking chair |
Noun
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a chair mounted on rockers |
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resonator |
Noun
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any system that resonates |
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resonator |
Noun
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an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude |
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resonator |
Noun
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a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves |
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roentgenogram |
Noun
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a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays |
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roughcast |
Noun
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a rough preliminary model |
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roughcast |
Noun
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a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls |
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roughcast |
Verb
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hew roughly, without finishing the surface |
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roughcast |
Verb
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apply roughcast to |
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roughcast |
Verb
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shape roughly |
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riding mower |
Noun
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a power mower you can ride on |
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resonant circuit |
Noun
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an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude |
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rifampin |
Noun
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an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis |