ELR abbreviation 1. environmental lapse rate 2. extra long range (ICAO) embarkation /embɑke..(.)n/
noun the act of going onto an aircraft .
Embarkation will start in ten minutes.
(NOTE: Boarding is usually preferred.)
. embarkation time the time at which passengers will be asked to go onto the aircraft
embed /.mbed/ verb to fix firmly in a surrounding mass . A temperature probe is embedded into the stator of the generator. . Water outlets have heater elements embedded in rubber seals in the outlet pipe.
emergency /.md.nsi/ noun a
serious situation that happens unexpect-edly and demands immediate action . to deal with or to handle an emergency
emergency descent /.md.nsi d.sent/ noun a planned rapid losing of altitude because of a serious situation
emergency equipment noun
devices for use only in serious situa-tions
emergency exit /.md.nsi ez.t/ noun a way out only to be used in case of an emergency . How many emergency exits are there in the air-craft?
emergency frequency /. md.nsi frikw.nsi/ noun 121.5 MHz, the frequency on which aeronau-tical emergency radio calls are made
emergency landing /.md.nsi lnd../ noun a landing made as a result of an in-flight emergency
emergency procedures plural noun a set of actions pre-planned and followed in the event of a serious situa-tion
emergency services /.md.nsi sv.s.z/ plural noun the fire, ambu-lance and police services . The alarm will activate the emergency services.
emf abbreviation electromotive force emission /.m..(.)n/ noun 1. the process of sending out e.g. matter, energy or signals . light emissions .
83 engine block
radio emission . One factor on which the operational range of a radio emis-sion depends is the transmitted power.
2. a substance discharged into the air, as by an internal combustion engine .
Exhaust emissions contain pollutants.
emit /.m.t/ verb to send out e.g. mat-ter, energy or radiation . radiation emit-ted by the sun . An X-ray tube emits radiation. . Latent heat is emitted when condensation takes place. (NOTE: emit-ting – emitted)
empennage /empen.d/ noun the
tail assembly of an aircraft . The empennage usually includes the fin, rudder, horizontal stabiliser (or tail-plane), and elevator.
emphasis /emf.s.s/ noun force of expression that gives importance to something . It is only in recent years that much emphasis has been placed on determining the causes of metal fatigue.
emphasise /emf.sa.z/, emphasize
verb to give importance to something .
On some maps, different elevations are emphasised by colouring.
employ /.mpl../ verb 1. to use .
There are two methods employed to cool the cylinders down. . In some air-craft, particularly those employing nickel-cadmium batteries, temperature sensing devices are located within the batteries to provide a warning of high battery temperatures. 2. to give some-body regular paid work
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