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The following glossary is taken from the State Examinations Commission website, rearranged in alphabetical order. http://www.examinations.ie examination material archive – marking schemes Honours Level (2004, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, ‘10) Acme thread Application: Lead screw of lathe Absolute – All dimensions are taken from a fixed datum point or line. Acetylene if directly compressed into a cylinder would explode under high pressure. Acetylene cylinders have to be packed with a porous material which is filled with acetone. Acetone is capable of absorbing up to 25 times its own volume of acetyl