y-front
adjectiveManufacturing
(of briefs) With a flap at the front framed by Y-shaped seams.
Terms starting with Y
19 terms.
y/o
phraseManufacturing
Abbreviation of yarnover.
yard slug
nounRail equipment
A slug (locomotive accessory) designed for switching; it has a low body, and no cab, in order to allow an engineer or driver in a powered unit to the rear to see past it.
yarn-beam
A large, horizontal spool that holds warp yarn for weaving, knitting, or other processing.
yarnover
nounManufacturing
A technique in which the yarn is passed over the right-hand needle. In general, the new loop is knitted on the next row, either by itself (producing a hole) or together with an adjacent stitch.
yb
verbManufacturing
Initialism of yarn backward.
yeast-bitten
adjectiveManufacturing
With the froth of the yeast having re-entered the body of the beer.
yellow goods
nounConstruction
Equipment for construction and earthmoving tasks.
yem
nounManufacturing
A Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and a V-shaped bottom worn by women on the torso, originally as an underbodice and now also as an outer garment.
yf
phraseManufacturing
Initialism of yarn forward.
YO
nounManufacturing
Abbreviation of yarnover.
yo-yo
A cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch.
yoctoampere
An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10⁻²⁴ amperes. Symbol: yA
yoctogram
An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻²⁴ grams. Symbol: yg
yoctokatal
An SI unit of catalytic activity equal to 10⁻²⁴ katals. Symbol: y
yoctomole
An SI unit of amount of substance equal to 10⁻²⁴ moles. Symbol: ymol. The yoctomole is approximately 0.6 of an individual particle.
yoke
nounManufacturing
Senses relating to a frame around the neck.
yon
phraseManufacturing
Acronym of yarn over needle.
Yue
Yue ware, a southern Chinese style of celadon-glazed stoneware.