interstage
- noun
- /ˈɪntərˌsteɪdʒ/
- Specialized
:
interetapa
- During the testing phase, the interstage component was examined to ensure it properly linked the different stages of the process.
Examples
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Engineers carefully designed the interstage to allow efficient separation between the first and second stages of the spacecraft.
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In the new data flow, since each execution stage depends only on the data from the previous stage, the need for interstage control is removed.
Academic text (1996) -
Encouragingly, these also removed the need for interstage control logic altogether.
Academic text (1996) -
The launch came at the second attempt, following an earlier scrub due to a lack of helium flow from the ground support equipment to the Interstage Adapter compartment on the launch vehicle.
Blog text (5) -
The use of compressor discharge or interstage bleed air to cool engine parts reduces engine efficiency by up to 0.5 percent for each percent of cooling air used, depending on the coolant source and flow path entrance conditions.
Academic text (1995) -
The interstage connects the two main stages of the rocket, ensuring a smooth transition during launch.
Synonyms
A small device put between two parts to connect them
A part that connects two or more modules in a system
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Interstage comes from inter- 'between' and stage 'step' or 'part'. That's why an interstage is a section or connector that sits between two main stages, like a short bridge joining them.
