3D Vocab - Quiz 4

polymer

• a substance that has a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together
• a material used in 3D printing that changes characteristics when exposed to light
• a type of cloth or woven fabric
• human-made processes, substances, or devices that imitate natures

printhead

• a method of production in whihc computer technology is responsible for producing products with little or no involvement from humans
• an online printing service platform which connects 1 billion people around the world to a network of 3D printers
• the use of 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) data to quickly produce a 3D printed model
• a moveable part in a printer that holds the material that will be used for printing

prosthetic

• a person who purchases goods and services for personal use
• the act of making a product from raw materials
• an object that has width and height, but no thickness or depth
• an artificial device used to replace a missing or defective body part, such as a limb or a heart valve

prototype

• a material used in 3D printing that changes characteristics when exposed to light
• a sample or model of a product that is built as a test to be learned from or to be copied
• an artificial device used to replace a missing or defective body part, such as a limb or a heart valve
• a technology in digitial printing in which a product can be printed or created at the click of a button

rapid prototyping

• the use of computer systems to create, modify, or improve graphic designs of physical objects
• the use of 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) data to quickly produce a 3D printed model
• the surface or shape that is revealed when a straight cut is made through an object
• a technology in digital printing in which a product can be printed or created at the click of a button

resin

• an object that has height, width, and depth
• a form of manufacturing used to create objects by braiding, cutting, drilling, grinding, and/or shaping the materials
• the act of making a product from raw materials
• a sticky, flammable substance produced by plants and trees that is insoluble in water

stereolithography

• a 3D printing technique in which structures are built from liquid polymers that harden when they come into contact with computer-controlled laser light
• a substance that has a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together
• any non-traditional or non-commercial photographic printing process
• the production of high volumes of standardized products, typically performed on assembly lines

textile

• a clear, tough, and shatterproof material that is commonly used in fibers for clothing, containers for liquids, and as filament for 3D printing
• a type of cloth or woven fabric
• human-made processes, substances, or devices that imitate nature
• the type of material, similar to ink in a traditional printer, used to construct objects in 3D printing

thermoplastic

• a manufacturing process in which a three-dimensional object is created layer by layer from a digital model
• an artificial device used to replace a missing or defective body part, such as a limb or a heart valve
• a plastic material, or polymer, that can be easily molded or shaped at high temperatures and becomes solid at cool temperatures
• a 3D printing technique in which structures are built from liquid polymers that harden when they come into contact with computer-controlled laser light