{"id":1812,"date":"2015-03-13T23:05:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T23:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/technicalwriting1xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1812"},"modified":"2023-03-28T22:59:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T22:59:52","slug":"terms-that-are-commonly-misspelled-in-technical-writing","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jeffersoncc-technicalwriting\/chapter\/terms-that-are-commonly-misspelled-in-technical-writing\/","title":{"raw":"Terms that are Commonly Misspelled in Technical Writing","rendered":"Terms that are Commonly Misspelled in Technical Writing"},"content":{"raw":"<table id=\"misspelled\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div><strong>A<\/strong><\/div>\r\nabrasive\r\nabsorption\r\naggregate\r\nAleutian\r\nalgae\r\nalgorithm\r\nalkali\r\nalkyl\r\nanalogous\r\nangular\r\nanomalous\r\nanomaly\r\naperture\r\naquatic\r\naqueous\r\naquifer\r\nasbestos\r\nasymmetry\r\n<div><strong>B<\/strong><\/div>\r\nbandwidth\r\nbase line\r\nblackbody\r\nbrackish\r\nbuoyancy\r\nbuoyant\r\n<div><strong>C<\/strong><\/div>\r\ncapacitance\r\nCelsius\r\ncetacean\r\nchromatography\r\nclear-cut\r\nclimatology\r\ncoaxial\r\ncombustible\r\ncondensation\r\nconductivity\r\nconfiguration\r\ncorollary\r\ncorrosion\r\ncrustacean\r\ncrustal\r\ncrystalline\r\ncrystallography<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div><strong>D<\/strong><\/div>\r\ndata base\r\ndeposition\r\ndesiccant\r\ndiffraction\r\ndiffusion\r\ndiscrete\r\ndissymmetry\r\ndivisible\r\nDoppler effect\r\nDoppler radar\r\ndrainage\r\n<div><strong>E<\/strong><\/div>\r\nebullient\r\nebullition\r\neigenfunction\r\neigenvalue\r\nemission\r\nemissivity\r\nend point\r\nequilibrium\r\nequinox\r\nevaporation\r\neyepiece\r\n<div><strong>F<\/strong><\/div>\r\nfacies change\r\nFahrenheit\r\nfeedback\r\nferromagnetism\r\nferrous\r\nfilterable\r\nflow chart\r\nfluorescence\r\nfluorescent\r\nFourier series\r\nFresnel equations\r\n<div><strong>G<\/strong><\/div>\r\ngeyser\r\nglacial\r\ngradient<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div><strong>H<\/strong><\/div>\r\nhalf-life\r\nhalogen\r\nhatchable\r\nheat-treat\r\nhistogram\r\nhistology\r\nhorsepower\r\nhybridization\r\nhydraulic\r\nhysteresis\r\n<div><strong>I<\/strong><\/div>\r\nin situ\r\nincandescent\r\ninfinitesimal\r\ninflection\r\ninfrared\r\ninterference\r\nisotropic\r\nisotropism\r\n<div><strong>L<\/strong><\/div>\r\nleast squares\r\nlogarithm\r\nluminance\r\nluminescence\r\nluminescent\r\nluminosity\r\nluminous\r\n<div><strong>M<\/strong><\/div>\r\nmanganese\r\nmean life\r\nmeasurable\r\nmetallurgical\r\nmetallurgy\r\nmidpoint\r\nmonetar<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div><strong>N<\/strong><\/div>\r\nNewton's law\r\nnucleation\r\nnucle\r\n<div><strong>O<\/strong><\/div>\r\nopaque\r\noperable\r\noptical\r\norogeny\r\noscillation\r\n<div><strong>P<\/strong><\/div>\r\nparameter\r\npeninsula\r\npermeability\r\nPetri dish\r\nphosphorus\r\nphoto-ionization\r\nphotocell\r\npiezoelectric\r\nPlanck's constant\r\nplateau\r\npolarization\r\npolygon\r\npolymerization\r\nporosity\r\nprecipitation\r\npredominant\r\n<div><strong>R<\/strong><\/div>\r\nradiant\r\nradio frequency\r\nradioactive\r\nradiocarbon\r\nrefractive\r\nresistant\r\nresistivity\r\nretardance\r\nreversible\r\nrock salt<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<div><strong>S\r\n<\/strong><\/div>\r\nsalinity\r\nseismic\r\nside band\r\nsinusoidal\r\nsolenoid\r\nsolid state\r\nsoluble\r\nspace-time\r\nspectrometer\r\nspectroscopy\r\nsteam-distilled\r\nstochastic\r\nstrata\r\nstratigraphic\r\nstratigraphy\r\nsubsidence\r\n<div><strong>T<\/strong><\/div>\r\nterranes\r\ntest tube\r\ntidal\r\ntonnage\r\ntornadoes\r\ntransit time\r\ntransmissible\r\ntransmissivity\r\ntransmittance\r\ntroposphere\r\ntrough\r\ntyphoon\r\n<div><strong>U<\/strong><\/div>\r\nunionized\r\n<div><strong>V<\/strong><\/div>\r\nvalence\r\nviscometer\r\nviscosimeter\r\nviscosity\r\nviscous\r\nvisible\r\n<div><strong>W<\/strong><\/div>\r\nwave front\r\nwave packet\r\nwave system\r\nwave theory\r\nwavelength\r\nwettability\r\n<div><strong>X<\/strong><\/div>\r\nxenolith<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div>\r\n<h3>Self-Study<\/h3>\r\nWord lists of additional commonly misspelled technical terms appear at these sites:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonly_misspelled_English_words\">Commonly misspelled English words<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"ext\" style=\"font-size: 1rem; text-align: initial;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.che.utah.edu\/~geoff\/writing\/Learned.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"A Short Guide to Technical Writing\" page from the University of Utah<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<table id=\"misspelled\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><strong>A<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>abrasive<br \/>\nabsorption<br \/>\naggregate<br \/>\nAleutian<br \/>\nalgae<br \/>\nalgorithm<br \/>\nalkali<br \/>\nalkyl<br \/>\nanalogous<br \/>\nangular<br \/>\nanomalous<br \/>\nanomaly<br \/>\naperture<br \/>\naquatic<br \/>\naqueous<br \/>\naquifer<br \/>\nasbestos<br \/>\nasymmetry<\/p>\n<div><strong>B<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>bandwidth<br \/>\nbase line<br \/>\nblackbody<br \/>\nbrackish<br \/>\nbuoyancy<br \/>\nbuoyant<\/p>\n<div><strong>C<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>capacitance<br \/>\nCelsius<br \/>\ncetacean<br \/>\nchromatography<br \/>\nclear-cut<br \/>\nclimatology<br \/>\ncoaxial<br \/>\ncombustible<br \/>\ncondensation<br \/>\nconductivity<br \/>\nconfiguration<br \/>\ncorollary<br \/>\ncorrosion<br \/>\ncrustacean<br \/>\ncrustal<br \/>\ncrystalline<br \/>\ncrystallography<\/td>\n<td>\n<div><strong>D<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>data base<br \/>\ndeposition<br \/>\ndesiccant<br \/>\ndiffraction<br \/>\ndiffusion<br \/>\ndiscrete<br \/>\ndissymmetry<br \/>\ndivisible<br \/>\nDoppler effect<br \/>\nDoppler radar<br \/>\ndrainage<\/p>\n<div><strong>E<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>ebullient<br \/>\nebullition<br \/>\neigenfunction<br \/>\neigenvalue<br \/>\nemission<br \/>\nemissivity<br \/>\nend point<br \/>\nequilibrium<br \/>\nequinox<br \/>\nevaporation<br \/>\neyepiece<\/p>\n<div><strong>F<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>facies change<br \/>\nFahrenheit<br \/>\nfeedback<br \/>\nferromagnetism<br \/>\nferrous<br \/>\nfilterable<br \/>\nflow chart<br \/>\nfluorescence<br \/>\nfluorescent<br \/>\nFourier series<br \/>\nFresnel equations<\/p>\n<div><strong>G<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>geyser<br \/>\nglacial<br \/>\ngradient<\/td>\n<td>\n<div><strong>H<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>half-life<br \/>\nhalogen<br \/>\nhatchable<br \/>\nheat-treat<br \/>\nhistogram<br \/>\nhistology<br \/>\nhorsepower<br \/>\nhybridization<br \/>\nhydraulic<br \/>\nhysteresis<\/p>\n<div><strong>I<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>in situ<br \/>\nincandescent<br \/>\ninfinitesimal<br \/>\ninflection<br \/>\ninfrared<br \/>\ninterference<br \/>\nisotropic<br \/>\nisotropism<\/p>\n<div><strong>L<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>least squares<br \/>\nlogarithm<br \/>\nluminance<br \/>\nluminescence<br \/>\nluminescent<br \/>\nluminosity<br \/>\nluminous<\/p>\n<div><strong>M<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>manganese<br \/>\nmean life<br \/>\nmeasurable<br \/>\nmetallurgical<br \/>\nmetallurgy<br \/>\nmidpoint<br \/>\nmonetar<\/td>\n<td>\n<div><strong>N<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Newton&#8217;s law<br \/>\nnucleation<br \/>\nnucle<\/p>\n<div><strong>O<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>opaque<br \/>\noperable<br \/>\noptical<br \/>\norogeny<br \/>\noscillation<\/p>\n<div><strong>P<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>parameter<br \/>\npeninsula<br \/>\npermeability<br \/>\nPetri dish<br \/>\nphosphorus<br \/>\nphoto-ionization<br \/>\nphotocell<br \/>\npiezoelectric<br \/>\nPlanck&#8217;s constant<br \/>\nplateau<br \/>\npolarization<br \/>\npolygon<br \/>\npolymerization<br \/>\nporosity<br \/>\nprecipitation<br \/>\npredominant<\/p>\n<div><strong>R<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>radiant<br \/>\nradio frequency<br \/>\nradioactive<br \/>\nradiocarbon<br \/>\nrefractive<br \/>\nresistant<br \/>\nresistivity<br \/>\nretardance<br \/>\nreversible<br \/>\nrock salt<\/td>\n<td>\n<div><strong>S<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>salinity<br \/>\nseismic<br \/>\nside band<br \/>\nsinusoidal<br \/>\nsolenoid<br \/>\nsolid state<br \/>\nsoluble<br \/>\nspace-time<br \/>\nspectrometer<br \/>\nspectroscopy<br \/>\nsteam-distilled<br \/>\nstochastic<br \/>\nstrata<br \/>\nstratigraphic<br \/>\nstratigraphy<br \/>\nsubsidence<\/p>\n<div><strong>T<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>terranes<br \/>\ntest tube<br \/>\ntidal<br \/>\ntonnage<br \/>\ntornadoes<br \/>\ntransit time<br \/>\ntransmissible<br \/>\ntransmissivity<br \/>\ntransmittance<br \/>\ntroposphere<br \/>\ntrough<br \/>\ntyphoon<\/p>\n<div><strong>U<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>unionized<\/p>\n<div><strong>V<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>valence<br \/>\nviscometer<br \/>\nviscosimeter<br \/>\nviscosity<br \/>\nviscous<br \/>\nvisible<\/p>\n<div><strong>W<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>wave front<br \/>\nwave packet<br \/>\nwave system<br \/>\nwave theory<br \/>\nwavelength<br \/>\nwettability<\/p>\n<div><strong>X<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>xenolith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<h3>Self-Study<\/h3>\n<p>Word lists of additional commonly misspelled technical terms appear at these sites:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonly_misspelled_English_words\">Commonly misspelled English words<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ext\" style=\"font-size: 1rem; 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