Honeycomb structure — For other uses, see Honeycomb (disambiguation). An image of aluminum honeycomb structure … Wikipedia
honeycomb — (n.) O.E. hunigcamb; see HONEY (Cf. honey) + COMB (Cf. comb) (n). Probably the image is from wool combing. Transferred use, of structures of similar appearance, from 1520s. As a verb, from 1620s (implied in honeycombed) … Etymology dictionary
Honeycomb — A honeycomb is a mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honey bees in their nests to contain their larvae and stores of honey and pollen.Beekeepers may remove the entire honeycomb to harvest honey. Honey bees consume about 8.4 pounds of honey to… … Wikipedia
Honeycomb mirror — A honeycomb mirror is a large mirror whose face is supported by a ribbed structure that resembles a honeycomb. Used in astronomical telescopes, the design provides sufficient rigidity for ultra high precision optics while reducing the weight of… … Wikipedia
Honeycomb sea wall — A honeycomb sea wall (also known as a seabee ) is a coastal defense structure that protects against strong waves and tides. It is constructed as a sloped wall of concrete blocks with hexagonal holes, which makes it look like a honeycomb. These… … Wikipedia
Hanna-Honeycomb House — Infobox nrhp2 | name =Hanna Honeycomb House nhl=yes caption = nearest city= Palo Alto, California, USA lat degrees = 37 | lat minutes = 24 | lat seconds = 57.65 | lat direction = N long degrees = 122 | long minutes = 9 | long seconds = 48.79 |… … Wikipedia
Composite honeycomb — is a material used as a core material in Sandwich structured composite structures.Composite honeycomb takes its name from its visual resemblance to a bee s honeycomb a hexagonal sheet structure. ManufactureComposite honeycombs are constructed of… … Wikipedia
Sandwich-structured composite — Composite sandwich structure panel used for testing at NASA A sandwich structured composite is a special class of composite materials that is fabricated by attaching two thin but stiff skins to a lightweight but thick core. The core material is… … Wikipedia
Cushioning — Package cushioning is used to help protect fragile items during shipment. It is common for a transport package to be dropped, kicked, and impacted: These events may produce potentially damaging shocks. Transportation vibration from conveyors,… … Wikipedia
Nomex — A firefighter affixes his Nomex hood Nomex (styled NOMEX) is a registered trademark for flame resistant meta aramid material developed in the early 1960s by DuPont and first marketed in 1967.[1] … Wikipedia
