Word Formation - Engineering

The alkalinity of water is determined by acid titration; the _______ of water is given in mg CaCO

• hard

• hardness

• harden

A material is considered ___________ if it resists plastic deformation.

• hard

• hardness

• harden

We measure the ______ of a magnetic field in units of gauss of milligauss.

• strong

• strength

• strenghthen

• strenghthening

When certain chemicals are stored in plastic labware, the plastic container can frequently ___________ and swell.

• soft

• soften

• softening

Compression usually results in ____________ of the material.

• short

• shorten

• shortening

The current work demonstrates ........................gradient-transition multiphase separation for thermoplastic

polysiloxane-based polymers.

• broad

• broadness

• broaden

• broadening

Surface .................. is the deviation of a profile or a surface from its ideal form.

• rough

• roughness

• roughen

The .................... of expansion joint gap is 2.5 cm in a cement concrete pavement.

• wide

• width

• widen

It is essential to ........ an engine cylinder head.

• tight

• tightness

• tighten

A method of ...................... a wire rod of titanium or titanium alloy

• straight

• straightness

• straighten

• straightening