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.
