The Inventor's Secret Vocabulary

What does "locomotives" mean?

• the engines that make a train go forward

• small, specialized machines or electronic devices

•  worked in a rough or uneven way and made popping noises

• gives off a lot of light

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does "gadgets" mean?

• legal documents If you get a patent for an invention, no one else is allowed to make or sell it

• small, specialized machines or electronic devices

• worked in a rough or uneven way and made popping noises

  
  

• gives off a lot of light

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does "sputtered" mean?

• legal documents If you get a patent for an invention, no one else is allowed to make or sell it

• moved slowly and noisily

•  worked in a rough or uneven way and made popping noises

• gives off a lot of light

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does "incandescent" mean?

• legal documents If you get a patent for an invention, no one else is allowed to make or sell it

• moved slowly and noisily

• a machine that plays recorded music or sound

  
  

• gives off a lot of light

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does "patents" mean?

• legal documents If you get a patent for an invention, no one else is allowed to make or sell it

• moved slowly and noisily

• a machine that plays recorded music or sound

• a complete failure

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does "chugged" mean?

• has circular ends and straight sides. In an engine, a cylinder takes in gas to make other parts move.

• moved slowly and noisily

• a machine that plays recorded music or sound

• a complete failure

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does "phonograph" mean?

• has circular ends and straight sides. In an engine, a cylinder takes in gas to make other parts move.

• the engines that make a train go forward

• a machine that plays recorded music or sound

• a complete failure

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does "flop" mean?

• has circular ends and straight sides. In an engine, a cylinder takes in gas to make other parts move.

• the engines that make a train go forward

• small, specialized machines or electronic devices

• a complete failure

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does "cylinder" mean?

• has circular ends and straight sides. In an engine, a cylinder takes in gas to make other parts move.

• the engines that make a train go forward

• small, specialized machines or electronic devices

• worked in a rough or uneven way and made popping noises

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4