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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Whisker | A very thin, single crystal of high perfection which has an extremely large length-to-diameter ratio. Whiskers are used as the reinforcing phase in some composites. |
| World Wide Web (WWW) | Graphical hypertext system linking many Internet computers. |
| Yield strength | The stress required to produce a very slight yet specified amount of plastic strain; a strain offset of 0.002 is commonly used. |
| Yielding | The onset of plastic deformation. |
| Zener diode | Semiconductor diode that has a well-defined turn-on voltage for conduction in the reverse direction. |
| Zero offset | The output of a sensor at zero input for a specified supply voltage or current. |
| Zone refining | A metallurgical process for obtaining a highly pure metal that depends on continuously melting the impure material and recrystallizing the pure metal. |
