2010 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzles
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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.
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"verbalist" from "verbal," indicating a person who deals with words.
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the techniques used in constructing and solving crosswords. They aim to make puzzles
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Dec 12, Dec 5-
Nov 28, Nov 21,
Nov 14, Nov 7 -
Oct 31, Oct 24,
Oct 17, Oct 10,
Oct 3 - Sep 26,
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May 30, May 23,
May 16, May 9,
May 2 - Apr 25,
Apr 18, Apr 11,
Apr 4 - Mar 28,
Mar 21, Mar 14,
Mar 7 - Feb 28,
Feb 21, Feb 14,
Feb 7 - Jan 31,
Jan 24, Jan 17,
Jan 10, Jan 3
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ACROSS
1. Wire diameter unit (abbr.) 4.
Electromagnetic radiation in the visible band 9. "Texting" (abbr.) 12. Prefix meaning ground or
earth 13. The highest numerical exponent describes this property of a polynomial 14. Crystal
surface 16. Advanced Communication Technologies and Services (abbr.) 17. Type of current flow
(abbr.)
18. Greek letter 19. Type of spread spectrum that does not use frequency hopping (abbr.) 20. Met
all test requirements 23. Point placed on a scope or analyzer display for noting a specific value
25. Software drafting tool (abbr.) 27. Thin metallic shiled material around coax cable (pl.) 28.
Wavelength division multiplexing (abbr.) 29. Brand of hobby knife 31. Like carbon batteries 32.
A concern of Boolean equations 34. IC socket type for easy insertion & removal (abbr.) 36. The "E"
in EHF 37. Type of logic gate 38. Feature of PCB layout software that lays down traces
automatically 43. Unit of capacitance (pl.) 48. Telecommunications Information Network
Architecture (abbr.) 49. Chemical symbol for tantalum 51. Ratio of circumference to diameter
52. Release control over
53. Describes when a synchronous motor loses phase lock 54. Radio navigation system 56. Transition
from solid to liquid phase 57. Official Space Shuttle designation (abbr.) 58. 36 inches (pl.)
59. Type of high speed Internet service (abbr.)
DOWN
1. ____ Electronics - RF/microwave
components manufacturer in Denville, NJ 2. Computer monitor (abbr., pl.) 3. The amount of matter
that a body contains 4. Termination 5. International Reply Coupon (abbr.) 6. Chemical symbol
for gadolinium 7. Base 16 number system (abbr.) 8. Adjust 9. Parameter that is a figure of
merit for receiver performance in presence of multiple signals (abbr.) 10. Waveform limit definition
11. Society of Civil and Structural Engineers (abbr.) 12. Transformer interwinding connection 15.
Equivalent Series Resistance (abbr.)
21. Electrical overstress (abbr.) 22. Emission of electromagnetic energy 24. Capacitor
menufacturer 25. Pure carrier (abbr.) 26. Decimeter (abbr.) 27. The last transmission by a
station during a contact 30. Greek letter used for resistance 33. Software engineering tool
(abbr.) 34. Chemical symbol for zinc
35. Chemical symbol for francium 36. Electronics Industry Association (abbr.)
38. A common RS-232 serial bus command (abbr.) 39. Applies a lubricant 40. Volt, meter, pint,
pound, eg. 41. Transformer interwinding connections 42. Radio teletype (abbr.) 43. Heatsink
feature (pl.) 44. Stock symbol for RF Micro Devices 45. Amateur Radio Emergency Service (abbr.)
46. Stock symbol for Dell Computer 47. Adjust a pot 50. A common battery cell size 51.
Attenuator 55. Chemical symbol for chromium
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