VOCABULARY. 



Iraillure, mark. 



espace parcouru, space traversed. 



essence de tre"benthine, essence 



of turpentine, 

 essieu, axle, axle-tree. 



moteur, driving-axle, driving- 

 shaft. 



Italon, standard, gauge, scale. 



de force, standard of force. 

 e'tanche'ite', tightness, water-tight- 



e"tat hygrome'trique, hygrometric 

 state, degree of saturation. 



e*tendre, to dilute. 



etre de, to be equal to. 



termine" par, to terminate in. 



Evacuation (de 1'air), exhaus- 

 tion. 



e"vaporer, evaporate. 



excentrique, eccentric. 



exp6rimentateur, experimental- 

 ist. 



Face late*rale, side. 



facies, the whole outside figure. 



fagot, bundle. 



allumeur, kindling bundle, 

 faire construire, to construct. 



couler, to tap, to run off. 



e"couler, to run off. 



marcher, to start. 



rougir, to give heat. 



tourner, to turn. 



vibrer, to set in vibration, 

 fer-blanc, tinned sheet-iron, tin- 

 plate. 



fer doux, soft iron. 



a friser, curling-iron. 



fondu, cast-iron. 



forge", forged iron, wrought 

 iron, hammered iron. 



galvanise", galvanized iron. 



Sheets of iron coated first with tin by 

 a galvanic process, and then with zinc. 



me'te'orique, meteoric iron. 

 ferme, truss, girder, compound 



beam. 



ferraillement, thrust. 

 ferrailler, to be injured (by thrust). 

 feuille de tdle, plate of sheet-iron. 



figure, diagram, figure. 



sche'matique, (explanatory) 

 diagram, 

 fil, fil de me"tal, wire. 



alrien, overhead wire. 



conducteur, conducting wire. 



d'archal, drawn wire. 



fleche d'un arc, height of an arch, 

 pitch. 



flotteur, float. 



fluor, fluorine. 



fluvial, adj. pertaining to a river, 

 river. . . . 



fonctionnement, working, work. 



fonctionner, to work. 



fondation, foundation. 



fondations (d'une machine), bear- 

 ers, sleepers. 



fonder dans, sink into. 



fondeur de cloches, bell-founder. 



fondre, to fuse, to melt, to smelt. 



fonte, pig-iron, crude iron, raw 

 iron ; cast-iron. 



en fonte, made of cast-iron. 



force centrifuge, centrifugal force- 



de cheval, horse-power. 



