TM 5-4320-275-13 & P
GLOSSARY
Section I. ABBREVIATIONS
amps ................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... .... Ampere
................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... ..............................Degree Celsius
C
CBR ................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... Chemical-biological-radiological
EIR ................................ ............................... ............................... ..............Equipment Improvement Recommendations
F................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... ........................Degree Fahrenheit
ft lb ................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ..Foot pound
gpm ................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... .....................Gallons per minute
kg................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ........ Kilogram
kPa ................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... .. Kilopascal
lb................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............. Pound
mm ................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ... Millimeter
MTOE ................................ ............................... ............................... ......... Modified table of organization and equipment
N ................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................ Newton-meter
m
NPT . ................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... .................National pipe thread
phr . ................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... .........................Pounds per hour
PMCS ................................ ............................... ............................... ......... Preventive maintenance checks and serv ices
psi ................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... .................Pounds per square inch
rpm . ................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... ............. Revolutions per minute
TMDE ................................ ............................... ............................... ....... Test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment
vdc................................ ............................... ............................... ............................... .......................Volts direct current
Section II. DEFINITION OF UNUSUAL TERMS
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ABRASION - A scraped or scuffed area. A hose may become abraded if an unshielded portion of it rubs against a piece
of bracket or another hose.
ALIGN - To arrange in a line vertically and/or horizontally. In order to bolt check valve assembly to pump bowl, bolt
holes must be aligned.
ALLOCATION - Assignment of duties or materials according to a plan.
ALPHA-NUMERIC - In alphabetical and numerical order. An alpha-numeric die set includes one die for each letter in the
alphabet, and one die for each number zero through nine.
APPENDIX - A collection of supplementary material at the end of a book.
APPROVED - Permitted to be used for a specific purpose by the person or group who is allowed to grant approval.
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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