TM 10-4320-310-14
GLOSSARY
Section I. ABBREVIATIONS
C................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... Degree Celsius/Centrigate
cm-kg ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... Centimeter-kilogram
cu................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ Cubic
ea ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... Each
EIR ................................ ................................ ................................ .........Equipment Improvement Recommendations
°F................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... Degree Fahrenheit
ft ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... Foot; feet
ft-lb ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... Foot pound
gal ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... Gallon
gpm ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............Gallons per minute
hp ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. Horsepower
in................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... Inch
kg ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. Kilogram
lb................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ Pound
m3 ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ Cubic Meter
m-kg ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... Meter-kilogram
mm ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. Millimeter
N-m ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... Newton-meter
NPT ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. National pipe thread
oz................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......Ounce
PMCS ................................ ................................ ................................ ...Preventive maintenance checks and services
psi ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... Pounds per square inch
qt ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ Quart
rpm ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... Revolutions per minute
TDC ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... Top dead center
TMDE ................................ ................................ ................................ . Test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment
Section II. DEFINITION OF UNUSUAL TERMS
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ABRASION - A scraped or scuffed area. A hose may become abraded is an unshielded portion of it rubs against a piece
of pipe bracket or another hose.
ALIGN - To arrange in a line vertically and/or horizontally.
APPROVED - Permitted to be sued for a specific purpose by the person or group who is authorized to grant approval.
ARC - A discharge of electric current crossing a gap between two electrodes.
ASSEMBLY - A combination of parts that may be taken apart without destruction, which has no application or use of its
own but is needed for the completeness of a more complex item with which it is combined, or to which it is attached.
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