Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• consider: To think carefully about something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• due: When something is required or expected
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• click: To work well with someone or something
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• important: Having power or authority
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• thermal: Item of warm clothing for cold weather use
• pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
• ambient: Of or in the surrounding area or air
• mount: To attach something to something else
• dissipate: To disappear over time
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• limited: (Of a company) with a limit of financial liability
• linear: Made of lines
• junction: Place where streets, highways, or roads meet
• multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• voltage: Measured force of electricity
• mounted: To attach something to something else
• overheat: To become too hot
• theta: 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
• dissipation: Bad or immoral living, e.g. drinking