{"id":217,"date":"2023-05-11T12:12:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T12:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-technicalwriting\/chapter\/terms-that-are-commonly-misspelled-in-technical-writing\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T12:12:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T12:12:40","slug":"terms-that-are-commonly-misspelled-in-technical-writing","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-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":"\n<table id=\"misspelled\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><strong>A<\/strong><\/div>\nabrasive\nabsorption\naggregate\nAleutian\nalgae\nalgorithm\nalkali\nalkyl\nanalogous\nangular\nanomalous\nanomaly\naperture\naquatic\naqueous\naquifer\nasbestos\nasymmetry\n<div><strong>B<\/strong><\/div>\nbandwidth\nbase line\nblackbody\nbrackish\nbuoyancy\nbuoyant\n<div><strong>C<\/strong><\/div>\ncapacitance\nCelsius\ncetacean\nchromatography\nclear-cut\nclimatology\ncoaxial\ncombustible\ncondensation\nconductivity\nconfiguration\ncorollary\ncorrosion\ncrustacean\ncrustal\ncrystalline\ncrystallography<\/td>\n<td>\n<div><strong>D<\/strong><\/div>\ndata base\ndeposition\ndesiccant\ndiffraction\ndiffusion\ndiscrete\ndissymmetry\ndivisible\nDoppler effect\nDoppler radar\ndrainage\n<div><strong>E<\/strong><\/div>\nebullient\nebullition\neigenfunction\neigenvalue\nemission\nemissivity\nend point\nequilibrium\nequinox\nevaporation\neyepiece\n<div><strong>F<\/strong><\/div>\nfacies change\nFahrenheit\nfeedback\nferromagnetism\nferrous\nfilterable\nflow chart\nfluorescence\nfluorescent\nFourier series\nFresnel equations\n<div><strong>G<\/strong><\/div>\ngeyser\nglacial\ngradient<\/td>\n<td>\n<div><strong>H<\/strong><\/div>\nhalf-life\nhalogen\nhatchable\nheat-treat\nhistogram\nhistology\nhorsepower\nhybridization\nhydraulic\nhysteresis\n<div><strong>I<\/strong><\/div>\nin situ\nincandescent\ninfinitesimal\ninflection\ninfrared\ninterference\nisotropic\nisotropism\n<div><strong>L<\/strong><\/div>\nleast squares\nlogarithm\nluminance\nluminescence\nluminescent\nluminosity\nluminous\n<div><strong>M<\/strong><\/div>\nmanganese\nmean life\nmeasurable\nmetallurgical\nmetallurgy\nmidpoint\nmonetar<\/td>\n<td>\n<div><strong>N<\/strong><\/div>\nNewton's law\nnucleation\nnucle\n<div><strong>O<\/strong><\/div>\nopaque\noperable\noptical\norogeny\noscillation\n<div><strong>P<\/strong><\/div>\nparameter\npeninsula\npermeability\nPetri dish\nphosphorus\nphoto-ionization\nphotocell\npiezoelectric\nPlanck's constant\nplateau\npolarization\npolygon\npolymerization\nporosity\nprecipitation\npredominant\n<div><strong>R<\/strong><\/div>\nradiant\nradio frequency\nradioactive\nradiocarbon\nrefractive\nresistant\nresistivity\nretardance\nreversible\nrock salt<\/td>\n<td>\n<div><strong>S\n<\/strong><\/div>\nsalinity\nseismic\nside band\nsinusoidal\nsolenoid\nsolid state\nsoluble\nspace-time\nspectrometer\nspectroscopy\nsteam-distilled\nstochastic\nstrata\nstratigraphic\nstratigraphy\nsubsidence\n<div><strong>T<\/strong><\/div>\nterranes\ntest tube\ntidal\ntonnage\ntornadoes\ntransit time\ntransmissible\ntransmissivity\ntransmittance\ntroposphere\ntrough\ntyphoon\n<div><strong>U<\/strong><\/div>\nunionized\n<div><strong>V<\/strong><\/div>\nvalence\nviscometer\nviscosimeter\nviscosity\nviscous\nvisible\n<div><strong>W<\/strong><\/div>\nwave front\nwave packet\nwave system\nwave theory\nwavelength\nwettability\n<div><strong>X<\/strong><\/div>\nxenolith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<h3>Self-Study<\/h3>\nWord lists of additional commonly misspelled technical terms appear at these sites:\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonly_misspelled_English_words\">Commonly misspelled English words<\/a>\n\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>\n\n<\/div>\n","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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