A flow of fluxers
A sod of solderers (esp. USA)
A prowess of printers
A covey of coaters
An insurrection of inspectors... (I like alliterations)
Brian
paul reid wrote:
> We have been having snow flurries today here in Ottawa. This is an
> improvement over the driving snows of last week, and it's warmed up to -6C.
> The Holidays are upon us, everyone seems a little excited, good spirits
> abound. In the spirit of the season....
>
> I am a biologist who started working in the electronic industry 29 years ago
> (started on x-sections). I rarely get to use the primary scope of my
> education in this industry. Oh if someone gets hurt I can apply a bit of
> human anatomy and physiology, sickness allows me some respite in
> patho-physiology, down stream from the ammonical etcher allows a jump into
> extreme ecology and the possibility to describe a new species or two, but
> the majority of the time its, electronics, material sciences, physics and
> chemistry.
>
> I am very content to be a biologist in the electronics industry but I do
> miss my original calling. I on occasion try to bring a little bit of bio
> into my work. To that end....
>
> In biology we have nouns of assemblages. For example; a "gaggle" of geese,
> a "herd" of cows, or a "flock" of birds. "Gaggle", "herd" and "flock" are
> the nouns used to describe the assemblages of those animals. Some of my
> favorite nouns of assemblages are a "pride" of lion, a "murder" of crows and
> a "parliament" of owls. We had a "parliament" of Great Horned Owls living
> in the eves of our house in Calgary a few years ago. I was proud of our
> "parliament"; the cat seems a little nervous that year.
>
> Indulge a biologist; what are the nouns of assemble in this industry? What
> noun describes a gathering of electrical engineers, quality managers or
> company presidents?
>
> We call 6 IST test coupons connected by V-scoring a "raft" of coupons. Are
> there nouns of assemblage for a box of resistors, IC, or connectors?
>
> Would two or more electrical engineers be called a "shock" of double eagles?
> Could one say that two or more quality directions is a "statement" of
> quality directors?
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Paul Reid
>
>
> Program Coordinator
> PWB Interconnect Solutions Inc.
>
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