Vocabulary

• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• have to: Must do
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at least: As a minimum
• in little: To a small extent; insignificantly.
• tuned to: To adjust a radio receiver to the frequency of a particular station.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• spit out: To eject something from the mouth.
• bear with me: Be patient with me.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• mess up: To make a mistake
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• hook it up: To connect a piece of equipment to a power supply or to another piece of equipment
• zoom in on: To adjust a camera or lens to make a subject appear closer.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in parallel: Done at the same time; simultaneously.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• check out
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
• audio: Concerning sound
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• slew: To turn and move suddenly in another direction
• antenna: Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
• datum: Item of factual information
• telegraph: To signal to someone without speaking
• amplitude: Breadth, width or largeness of something
• modulation: Musical passage moving from one key to another
• capacitor: Device that can temporarily store electric charge
• op: Shortened form of of 'medical operation'
• hertz: Unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves
• megahertz: One million periods per second