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10 Cards in this Set
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A force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in opposite directions.
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SHEAR
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The process of designing a new product.
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INVENTION
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New and maybe needlessly novel
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NEWFANGLED
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A structural element, usually concrete, placed on the ground for a column or pier to rest on.
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FOOTING
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A document that gives an inventor the exclusive rights to manufacture or sell the item
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PATENT
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Something that moves a mind to create
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INSPIRATION
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The stress caused when one end of an object is twisted in one direction while the other end is held motionless.
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TORSION
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A fortunate accident in which a person finds something valuable or pleasing when he or she was not looking for it
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SERENDIPITY
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Resistant to change of position or condition; not easily moved or disturbed.
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STABLE
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The change created by improving an existing technology.
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INNOVATION
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