Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle
January 23, 2011

Note: A standard for crossword puzzles is when all words in a clue are capitalized, the solution is the abbreviation or acronym for that clue; e.g., Alternating Current = AC.

2011 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzles

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RF Cafe - Engineering Crossword Puzzle, 1/23/2011


ACROSS DOWN

1. Junction between two different metals that produces a voltage related to a temperature difference
8. High frequency semiconductor, abbr.
9. Unit of liquid measure (abbr.)
11. Angular speed unit
12. Voltage-current phase mnemonic
14. Monolithic microwave integrated circuit
17. Chemical symbol for lanthanum
19. Network department (abbr.)
20. A type of average
22. Workplace safety group (abbr.)
24. JavaScript (abbr.)
26. Form of radiation first observed by the German physicist Roentgen
28. An efficient microstrip corner shape
29. Trigger diode that conducts current only after its breakdown voltage has been exceeded momentarily (pl.)
31. Balun with both ports unbalanced
33. Chemical symbol for polonium
34. Stock symbol for National Instruments
36. Aerodynamic opposition to thrust
38. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
39. Mate to a bolt (pl.)
41. Small representative graphic
43. Next to
45. 10 decibels (pl.)
47. Advanced Test Equipment Rentals, TE supplier in San Diego, CA (abbr.)
49. Type of current flow (abbr.)
51. International phonetic alphabet letter "M"
53. Greek letter used for resistance
54. Engineer who experimented with extremely high voltages
56. 10^-12 numerical prefix
58. A common battery cell size
59. Total Access Communication System (abbr.)
61. It is the "P" in S2P
63. Ratio of circumference to diameter
64. Chemical symbol for rhodium
66. Do a total memory transfer
67. Half of a DIP
68. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)
69. Type of modulation (abbr.)
72. 1's and 0's
73. Device used to photograph the spectrum of a light sample

1. Transformer interwinding connections
2. Amateur radio enthusiast
3. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
4. Connector vendor
5. Chemical symbol for californium
6. Geometric solid having two ends which are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and sides which are parallelograms
7. Equalizer (abbr.)
8. Test equipment that causes a meter decrease (dip) when near resonant circuits (3 wds.)
10. Chemical symbol for thallium
12. Electromagnetic (abbr.)
13. International Amateur Radio Union (abbr.)
15. Chemical symbol for molybdenum
16. IC
18. Branch of physics that studies the motion of gaseous fluids, and their effect on solid bodies moving through them
21. Logic gate
23. Basic element
24. Prefix used on many MIL-SPEC components
25. Move in a raster pattern
27. First man to orbit the earth - ... Gagarin
30. A length of transmission line that is open or shorted at one end
32. Forerunner to NASA
35. Thing in a bill of material
37. BASIC program command
40. Describes when a synchronous motor loses phase lock
42. Electric enclosure standard organization (abbr.)
44. Fairchild Advanced Schottky TTL (abbr.)
46. Propagation by means of ionospheric reflection
48. Government program to bring electricity to farms (abbr.)
50. Encased in a protective covering
52. Official engineering change document (abbr., pl.)
55. An angle that has less than 90 degrees
57. Using a logical connection scheme for redundant power supplies
60. Type of component package (abbr.)
62. Test point (abbr.)
63. Radio signal route
65. 3 MHz to 30 MHz
68. SIP x 2
70. 1E6 nanoseconds
71. Chemical symbol for strontium
72. Stock symbol for Boeing



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RF Cafe - Science Crossword Puzzle Solution, 1/23/2011