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| Fabric |
a thin, flexible sheet material usually made from
woven or knitted textiles |
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| Fabrication |
making something
from materials |
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| Fat |
found in meat,
milk, butter and cheese |
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| Feedback |
taking part of
the signal from the output and
passing it back to the input |
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| Felt |
a textile fabric made by compressing woollen fibres
into a single sheet |
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| Ferrous |
containing
iron |
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| Fibre
(1) |
a fine thread: most textile fabrics are composed
of fibres that have been spun into thicker yarns which are then woven or
knitted |
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| Fibre
(2) |
a food
ingredient derived from plants |
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| File |
a tool for removing burs from freshly sawn metal
or plastic |
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| Finishing |
methods used to make the surface of wood, metal
and plastic smooth and resistant to moisture; these usually involve the
use of abrasive papers and polish or varnish. |
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| Fitness
for purpose |
a criteria used to evaluate how well a product
performs the function for which it was designed. |
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| Fixings |
things used to fix materials together, e.g.
nails, screws, nuts and bolts |
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| Flame
retardent |
a chemical
protection for fabric to resist combustion |
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| Flavour |
the sensations detected by the tongue which give
food its taste |
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| Flexible |
easily
bent or pliable |
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| Flowchart |
a way of planning how to carry out a task by
drawing a sequence of boxes joined by arrows. Each box contains a short
statement about one stage |
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| Flux |
a paste or resin
that prevents oxides from forming when soldering
or brazing |
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| Foam |
materials that contain lots of air bubbles
- Expanded polystyrene is a plastic foam that comes as rigid
lightweight sheets, blocks or moulded shapes. It is used for packaging.
Plastazote is foam that comes as a thin flexible sheet. It is easy to cut.
You can use it for both decorative and structural purposes. |
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| Focused
task |
task which has a clearly defined outcome |
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| Follower |
usually a slider or lever
that is moved by a cam or an eccentric |
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| Former |
a pattern
around which materials can be formed or shaped |
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| Font |
a particular style or design of lettering |
FONT |
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| Food
Hygiene |
the standards of cleanliness necessary when
dealing with food as a material for design and technology. |
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| Food
Sensitivity |
some people are particularly sensitive to certain
foods and may have an allergy. This is important in preparing work in food
technology |
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| Found
Materials |
materials available from discarded objects; often
packaging e.g. washing up bottles, shampoo bottles, cereal packets;
sometimes referred to as reclaimed materials |
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| Framework |
a structure assembled from long thin parts called
members e.g. a pylon or girder bridge. |
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| Freehand
Drawing |
a drawing
produced by hand without using rules or straight edges |
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| Freeze
dry |
removing
moisture by freezing |
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| Friction |
the grip
produced when two surfaces rub against one another |
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| Frequency |
the
number of cycles per second.
Measured in hertz (Hz) |
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| Fulcrum |
the point of support, around which a lever moves |
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| Function |
what
a product does or how it works |
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