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B glossary entries
B glossary archive with 16 engineering terms across 9 disciplines, linking definitions to canonical Atlas of Engineering branch pages.
A ballast system transfers, stores, and controls ballast water or ballast mass to manage vessel draft, trim, stability, and operating condition.
Naval and Marine EngineeringThe frequency range over which a signal, channel, instrument, or control system can transmit or respond with acceptable performance.
Telecommunications EngineeringA battery energy storage system is an electrical energy storage system that uses batteries with power conversion, controls, protection, and thermal management.
Energy EngineeringThe displacement or rotation of a beam from its unloaded geometry under loads, support conditions, temperature effects, or imposed movement.
Civil and Construction EngineeringA machine element that supports relative motion between parts while carrying radial, axial, or combined loads with controlled friction and alignment.
Mechanical EngineeringAn energy relation for steady flow that links pressure, velocity, and elevation along a streamline under defined assumptions.
Mechanical EngineeringA hierarchical data structure in which each node has at most two child nodes, commonly called the left and right child.
Computer EngineeringBiocompatibility is the ability of a material, device, or surface to perform with an acceptable biological response for a defined medical use.
Biomedical EngineeringThe design, integration, and use of sensors, electronics, software, and measurement methods for biological, physiological, or clinical variables.
Biomedical EngineeringBiomechanics applies mechanics to living tissues, movement, implants, medical devices, and body-machine interfaces.
Biomedical EngineeringA biosignal is a measurable signal produced by a living system or by its interaction with a sensor.
Biomedical EngineeringA pair of frequency-response plots showing magnitude and phase of a linear system as functions of frequency.
Automation and Control EngineeringThe algebra of two-valued logic used to represent, simplify, and verify logical operations in digital and computational systems.
Computer EngineeringA constraint imposed on the boundary of a model domain to make a physical or mathematical problem well defined.
Mathematical EngineeringThe critical compressive load at which a member, plate, shell, or structural system loses stability and develops a lateral or local deformation mode.
Mechanical EngineeringBuoyancy is the upward resultant force exerted by a fluid on a body because pressure increases with depth.
Naval and Marine Engineering