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Technical Drawing Terms
Vocabulary for drafting
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Engineering
6th Grade
01/27/2014

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Term
Drafting
Definition
A method of drawing used by technical fields to convey information about a product or design.
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Lettering
Definition
Used to give dimensions and other important information needed to fully describe an item.
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Guidelines
Definition
Lightly drawn lines used for lettering.
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Object Lines
Definition
Thick dark lines that outlines an object
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Hidden Lines
Definition
Thin but dark dashed lines that shows the edge of a hidden surface
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Accuracy
Definition
The ability to avoid errors.
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Estimate
Definition
A rough calculation
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Standard measurement
Definition
A system of measuring that uses inches, feet, yards, and miles to describe distance, where an inch is divided into 16ths.
(Also known as: English, US Customary or conventional measuring.)
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Metric measurement
Definition
A system of measuring based on the decimal system, where centimeters, meters, and kilometers, are used to describe distance.
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Linear Measurement
Definition
A measurement of the length of a line.
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