Forged - Answer A copy of something, normally made with the intention to deceive.
Accident & Emergency (A & E) - Answer The department in a hospital for treating
serious injuries or people with bad illnesses that require immediate treatment.
ergonomics - Answer The science of how equipment and furniture can be designed and
fitted so that people can carry on work or other activities more effectively and easily.
copycat - Answer One who copies another's work without contributing anything new to
that work.
trademark - Answer A sign or symbol devised and used by an individual or business
entity to identify a product as having been manufactured by them.
customs - Answer Government department, regulating the importation of products into
a country, through which tax must be paid on products.
infringement - Answer The violation of a law or right.
fuse - Answer A small wire or device inside a piece of electrical equipment that melts
and cuts the current when the flow of electricity is too strong.
copyright - Answer A legal right that protects a work from being copied or produced
without permission.
fake - Answer A fake is an imitation of something original.
, rise - Answer To make greater or larger.
intellectual property - Answer Refers to legal types of monopolies over creations of the
mind, both artistic and commercial and the corresponding fields of law.
extinction - Answer When an animal or plant dies out.
automation - Answer The technique of making a process happen automatically.
knowledge - Answer Awareness or understanding gained through experience or study.
hardhat - Answer A special hat to protect your head from falling debris.
silencer/ muffler - Answer Device for reducing the amount of noise produced by a
machine.
exceed - Answer To go beyond something.
fanbelt - Answer A loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts
mechanically.
chassis - Answer The part which makes up the frame of a robot, a car or other vehicle.
distort - Answer To change the usual or normal shape.
valve - Answer A device which controls the flow of a gas or fluid by opening and closing
various passageways.
aerial - Answer A device used for transmitting and/or receiving radio waves.
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