Glossary G
Deutsch: Grease / Français: Graisse
In an industrial or manufacturing context, "grease" refers to a type of lubricant used to reduce friction and wear between two surfaces in motion. Grease is made up of a base oil, which is thickened using a thickener such as soap, clay, or other materials. The thickening agents help to hold the lubricating oil in place and prevent it from running or dripping away from the surfaces being lubricated.
Deutsch: Galvanometer / Español: Galvanómetro / Português: Galvanômetro / Français: Galvanomètre / Italiano: Galvanometro
A galvanometer is a type of sensitive ammeter: an instrument for detecting electric current. It is an analog electromechanical actuator that produces a rotary deflection of some type of pointer in response to electric current flowing through its coil in a magnetic field.
Deutsch: Klebstoff / Español: Adhesivo / Português: Cola / Français: Colle / Italiano: Colla
An adhesive (glue) is any substance that, when applied to the surfaces of materials, binds the surfaces together and resists separation. The term "adhesive" may be used interchangeably with glue, cement, mucilage, or paste.
Deutsch: Regierung / Español: Gobierno / Português: Governo / Français: Gouvernement / Italiano: Governo
A government is the system by which a state or community is governed. A government normally consists of legislators, administrators, and arbitrators. Government is the means by which state policy is enforced, as well as the mechanism for determining the policy of the state.
Deutsch: Gattung (Biologie) / Español: Gênero (biología) / Português: Gênero (biologia) / Français: Genre (biologie) / Italiano: Genere (tassonomia)
In biology, a genus (plural: genera) is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia. Genera and higher taxonomic levels such as families are used in biodiversity studies, particularly in fossil studies since species cannot always be confidently identified and genera and families typically have longer stratigraphic ranges than species.
Deutsch: Motorenbenzin / Español: Gasolina / Português: Gasolina / Français: Essence / Italiano: Benzina
Gasoline, or petrol, is a transparent, petroleum-derived oil that is used primarily as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives.
Gray tint pertains to a medium gray color designed to reduce solar heat gain and glare.