Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle

December 2, 2012

2012 Crosswords Archive

Visit the Crossword Express website - RF CafeTake a well-deserved break and try your hand at some of these goodies. Every word in the RF Cafe crossword puzzles is specifically related to engineering, mathematics, and science. There are no generic backfill words like many other puzzles give you, so you'll never see a clue asking for the name of a movie star or a mountain on the Russia-China border.

All of these crossword puzzles were created using the fabulous Crossword Express (now called "Magnum Opus") software.

2024 | 2023 |2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | Sudoku

Cruciverbalist:

A cruciverbalist is a person who is skilled at creating or solving crossword puzzles. The term is a combination of "cruci-" from "crucifix," meaning cross, and "verbalist" from "verbal," indicating a person who deals with words. cruciverbalists are often responsible for designing crossword puzzles, and they possess a deep knowledge of wordplay, vocabulary, and the techniques used in constructing and solving crosswords. They aim to make puzzles that are both challenging and enjoyable for crossword enthusiasts.

December 30

December 23

December 16

December 9

December 2

November 25

November 18

November 11

November 4

October 28

October 21

October 14

October 7

September 30

September 23

September 16

September 9

September 2

August 26

August 19

August 12

August 5

July 29

July 22

July 15

July 8

July 1

June 24

June 17

June 10

June 3

May 27

May 20

May 13

May 6

April 29

April 22

April 15

April 8

April 1

March 25

March 18

March 11

March 4

February 26

February 19

February 12

February 5

January 29

January 22

January 15

January 8

January 1

Reproduction of this puzzle without the express permission of RF Cafe is prohibited.

Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle for December 2, 2012 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
ACROSS

1. Configure a switch to make electrical contact

5. The "A" in ASDL

11. Pick-and-_____ automated PCB component insertion tool

15. Keyboard key

16. Morse Code for "from"

17. Electrical overstress (abbr.)

18. Chemical symbol for radium

20. The "T" in ATE

22. Chemical symbol for gallium

24. Unit of length (abbr.)

25. 4th rock from the sun

27. Chemical symbol for bromine

28. Software drafting tool (abbr.)

30. Carrier-to-noise ratio (abbr.)

31. Unit of weight (pl.)

34. Modulation technique (abbr.)

35. 1/000 of an inch

36. Entity defined in the second law of thermodynamics

38. Chemical symbol for neon

39. Use a DMM or o-scope

40. PC follower

42. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)

43. Mate to a TX

44. Chemical symbol for silver

45. Increased elapsed time before a signal begins

47. Upper frequency (abbr.)

49. Instrument for measuring current

51. Exponent that returns the original number

53. 36 in. (abbr., pl.)

54. Transportation accident investigation agency (abbr.)

56. Electromagnetic interference (abbr.)

57. Adjust a pot

59. Sound frequency in the human hearing range (abbr.)

60. European Telecommunications Standards Institute (abbr.)

61. Opposite of O.D.

62. Chemical symbol for rubidium

64. A common lamp tube gas

66. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)

67. Common gateway interface (abbr.)

68. Chemical symbol for chromium

70. Negative temperature coefficient (abbr.)

72. English theoretical physicist who created the delta function now named after him

73. Software for circuit or system design (pl.)

74. Ratio of a mechanical drawing

DOWN

1. The "CB" in PCB (2 wds.)

2. Opposite of I.D.

3. Adjust a pot

4. Type of capacitor dielectric

5. The science of the stars

6. Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

7. Chemical symbol for mendelevium

8. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors

9. Type of memory

10. Enclosed volume for equipment (pl.)

11. Number of way in which a group of objects can be arranged when order matters (pl.)

12. Line of Sight (abbr.)

13. Chemical symbol for arsenic

14. Common point on a BJT curve trace graph where the extrapolated linear operating regions all intersect (2 wds.)

19. A common battery cell size

21. Signal-to-noise ratio (abbr.)

23. PC follower

24. 1E6 nanoseconds

26. Automatic Calibration System (abbr.)

27. Chemical symbol for bismuth

29. Factor of ten

32. Switch position

33. Chemical symbol for neon

35. Metric length units

37. 36 inches

39. 1000000 prefix

41. Mate to an RX

42. Chemical symbol for lanthanum

46. Agilent's EE design software (abbr.)

47. Unit of length (abbr.)

48. Unit of time (abbr.)

50. Using the moon as a passive reflector to establish a signal path; moonbounce (abbr.)

52. A measure of receiver quality (abbr.)

54. Chemical symbol for neodymium

55. Chemical symbol for bromine

58. 1/6 inch printer's measure

60. Enhanced Graphics Adapter

61. Big Blue

63. Chemical symbol for beryllium oxide

65. Negative temperature coefficient (abbr.)

67. Chemical symbol for chromium

68. Chemical symbol for chlorine

69. Chemical symbol for radium

71. Chemical symbol for calcium


See solution below

Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for December 2, 2012 - RF Cafe