Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle
November 20, 2011
Note: A standard for crossword puzzles is when all words in a clue are capitalized, the solution is the abbreviation or acronym for that clue; e.g., Alternating Current = AC.

2011 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzles

Visit the Crossword Express website - RF CafeTake a break from the drudgery by trying your hand at some of these goodies. Every word in the RF Cafe crossword puzzles is specifically related to engineering, mathematics, and science. There are no generic backfill words like many other puzzles give you, so you'll never see a clue asking for the name of a movie star or a mountain on the Russia-China border.

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12/25/2011
12/18/2011
12/11/2011
12/4/2011
11/27/2011
11/20/2011
11/13/2011
11/6/2011
10/30/2011
10/23/2011
 10/16/2011
10/9/2011
10/2/2011
9/25/2011
9/18/2011
9/11/2011
9/4/2011
8/28/2011
8/21/2011
8/14/2011
8/7/2011		 7/31/2011
7/24/2011
7/17/2011
7/10/2011
7/3/2011
6/26/2011
6/19/2011
6/12/2011
6/5/2011
5/29/2011
5/22/2011		 5/15/2011
5/8/2011
5/1/2011
4/24/2011
4/17/2011
4/10/2011
4/3/2011
3/27/2011
3/20/2011
3/13/2011
 3/6/2011
2/27/2011
2/20/2011
2/13/2011
2/6/2011
1/30/2011
1/23/2011
1/16/2011
1/9/2011
1/2/2011

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Engineering Themed Crossword Puzzle for 11/20/2011 - RF Cafe


ACROSS DOWN
1. Referring to a right triangle, the trigonometric function equal to the ratio between the side opposite a given angle, and the hypotenuse (pl.)
5. Mr. Tesla's first name
10. Emission of electromagnetic energy
16. Connector type
17. Add solder to tip of iron
18. Unit of time (abbr.)
20. Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (abbr.)
21. Chemical symbol for francium
23. Unit of length (abbr.)
25. Common average used for sinewaves (abbr.)
26. Chemical symbol for calcium
28. Semiconductor On Insulator (abbr.)
29. Chemical symbol for mendelevium
30. Regarding light
33. Unit of weight
34. Precision approach radar (abbr.)
36. Packet Bulletin Board System
37. Turn on the computer
38. Programmable Logic Device (abbr.)
39. Part of CAD
41. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)
43. Half of a DIP
44. Chemical symbol for selenium
45. Area on a shaft for accommodating a setscrew (pl.)
47. A shortened flexible antenna used with hand-held scanners and transceivers, slang (2 wds.).
50. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)
53. Chemical symbol for beryllium
54. Releasing volatile products from a liquid coating such as paint
59. Greek letter used for resistance
62. Chemical symbol for terbium
64. FCC Part 15 rules apply in this band (abbr.)
65. Ultra High Voltage (abbr.)
66. World's first satellite navigation system (abbr.)
67. Relating to the sun
70. Unit of length equal to 5.5 yards
71. Unit of capacitance (abbr.)
73. Snail and E are examples of this
75. Keyboard key
76. Test document for verifying proper function (abbr.)
77. Ethoxyethane
78. Army-Navy specification prefix
79. Original Equipment Manufacturer (abbr.)
81. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
83. BASIC looping keyword
84. Chemical symbol for magnesium
85. Chemical symbol for molybdenum
88. Material testing organization (abbr.)
90. Part of a FOR loop
91. Manufacturer of project boxes
93. Apollo 11 astronaut ____ Armstrong
95. Head of a corporation
96. The "N" in SNR (pl.)
97. Ratio of dimensions on a mechanical drawing		 1. Below ELF
2. Chemical symbol for neodymium
3. Sporadic E-layer ionospheric propagation (hyph.)
4. Add two or more inputs
6. Network department (abbr.)
7. 1,000 bits of data
8. Switch position
9. Test equipment vendor
11. Device for interpreting encoded data
12. Opposite of O.D.
13. Colorado Springs military school (abbr.)
14. Chemical symbol for tantalum
15. A measure of receiver quality (abbr.)
19. Miniature RF connector
22. Type of flip-flop
24. Agilent's EE design software (abbr.)
26. Software drafting tool (abbr.)
27. Amateur Radio Emergency Service (abbr.)
29. 1E6 bits per second
31. Type of e-mail address system (abbr.)
32. Part of a FOR loop
33. Chemical symbol for thallium
34. Ratio of circumference to diameter
35. Cable protective covering (pl.)
38. Substrate for mounting components (abbr.)
39. An angle that has less than 90 degrees
40. Term for reduction of receiver sensitivity due to overload from a nearby transmitter
42. Chemical symbol for californium
46. Amateur Teleprinter Over Radio (abbr.)
48. Filter type that blocks frequencies below and above a specified band (abbr.)
49. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
51. Thin Shrink Small Outline Package (abbr.)
52. Chemical symbol for nickel
55. Duration of transmission
56. Electronic component package type (abbr.)
57. Uncharged atomic particle
58. _______ Engineering, equipment enclosure manufacturer in the UK
60. A type of average
61. Chemical symbol for silver
63. Frequency vs. amplitude plot
68. Mr. de Forest's first name
69. Chemical symbol for aluminum
72. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
73. ELI the ICE ___
74. A concern of Boolean equations
77. End of transmission (abbr.)
80. Unit of length (abbr.)
82. Greek letter
84. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc.
86. Exponent that returns the original number
87. Filter type that blocks lower frequencies (abbr.)
88. Chemical symbol for arsenic
89. Time delay (abbr.)
91. Chemical symbol for bismuth
92. Morse Code for "from"
94. Chemical symbol for lanthanum


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Engineering Themed Crossword Puzzle Solution for 11/20/2011 - RF Cafe