Science Crossword Puzzle
August 5, 2012

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.
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Science Crossword Puzzle for August 5, 2012 -  RF Cafe
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1. Logarithmic unit of ratio
8. Part of a gyroscope that facilitates free movement of the reference sphere (pl.)
14. Solid of rotation whose sides are the hypoteneuse of a right triangle (pl.0
15. Circuit for maintaining constant voltage (abbr.)
17. Graph
19. Microprocessor vendor
22. Automatic Calibration System (abbr.)
24. Nuclear explosion byproduct harmful to electronic (abbr., pl.)
25. Amateur Radio Direction Finding (abbr.)
26. Imaging device (abbr.)
28. Network department (abbr.)
29. Chemical symbol for lawrencium
30. Effective Radiated Power (abbr.)
31. Chemical symbol for lanthanum
33. Unit for 1,000,000 watt-seconds (abbr.)
34. LCD display vendor
37. Keyboard key
39. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)
41. Securing device
42. Start frequency (abbr.)
43. Brightest star in the Aquila constellation
44. Ferrous material that exerts a type of force-at-a-ditance on similar materials
45. Positive electrode
46. Chemical symbol for gallium
48. Change connector type
50. The "D" in BCD
53. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)
54. Opposite of O.D.
55. High speed data over telephone lines (abbr.)
56. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
58. Unit of length (abbr.)
59. Powers pneumatic devices
60. One port of an amplifier
61. Online service
63. 30 GHz to 300 GHz
66. A common battery cell size
68. Logarithmic ratio (abbr.)
69. Person responsible for program spending (abbr.)
71. Logarithmic unit of power
73. Chemical symbol for cesium
74. Amateur Radio activity in June to practice emergency communications (2 wds.)
75. Goes through the process of planned creation
2. Official engineering change document (abbr., pl.)
3. Chemical symbol for cobalt
4. Mate a plug to a jack
5. Chemical symbol for beryllium
6. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
7. Device which converts mechanical energy, into alternating current
9. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)
10. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
11. Plate or vane used to direct or control movement of fluid or air within confined area
12. Chemical symbol for argon
13. Type of high frequency circuit substrate (abbr.)
15. Army-Navy specification prefix
16. European equivalent to the U.L.
18. A measure of stability in an amplifier (2 wds.)
19. Network department (abbr.)
20. Chemical symbol for lanthanum
21. Tuning step
23. Chemical symbol for cesium
27. Centimeter (abbr.)
29. Chemical symbol for lutetium
32. PC follower
35. Archaic term for an outdoor antenna
36. Remove heat by shedding burned material
37. Impurity in a semiconductor
38. Greek letter used for wavelength
40. Chemical symbol for chlorine
42. Chemical symbol for iron
47. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)
48. Graphics workshop software
49. High speed data over telephone lines (abbr.)
51. Electronics Industry Association (abbr.)
52. Constellation : The dragon
53. Chemical symbol for lithium
57. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
58. Small unit of capacitance (abbr.)
61. Ticker symbol for Analog Devices
62. Software drafting tool (abbr.)
64. Chemical symbol for holmium
65. Logarithmic unit of voltage (abbr.)
67. MS's server-side script engine for dynamically-generated web pages (abbr.)
69. Chemical symbol for cadmium
70. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)
71. Morse Code for "from"
72. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.



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Science Crossword Puzzle Solution for August 5, 2012 - RF Cafe