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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

||---|---|---|---|

||**decay (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|DECREASE (v)|WHEN THE ENGINE
SPEED DECREASES
TO 500 RPM, STOP
THE ENGINE.|When the engine speed
decays to 500 rpm, stop
the engine.|
||**decelerate (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|DECREASE (v)|MAKE SURE THAT THE
ENGINE SPEED
DECREASES TO
500 RPM.|Make sure that the
engine decelerates to
500 rpm.|
|||SLOWER (adj)|TO MAKE THE CURING
PROCESS SLOWER,
DECREASE THE HEAT
THAT YOU APPLY TO
THE COMPOUND.|The curing process of
the compound can be
decelerated by
decreasing the heat
applied.|
||**decide (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|SELECT (v)|SELECT THE
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
THAT YOU WILL
PRESSURIZE.|Decide which hydraulic
system you will
pressurize.|
|||DECISION (n)|IF YOUR DECISION IS
NOT TO REPLACE THE
UNIT, MONITOR ITS
TEMPERATURE FOR A
MINIMUM OF
15 CYCLES.|If you decide not to
replace the existing unit,
watch its temperature for
at least 15 cycles.|
||**DECISION (n)**|The result after you think
about a problem|MAKE A DECISION
ABOUT WHICH
PROCEDURE YOU
WILL USE.|
|**decontamination**
**(n)**|REMOVE
CONTAMINATION|REMOVE THE
CONTAMINATION
FROM THE
INSTRUMENTS AND
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.|Do the decontamination
of the instruments and
medical equipment.|
|||CLEAN (v)|CLEAN THE AIRCRAFT
IN AN APPROVED
AREA.|The decontamination of
the aircraft shall be done
in an authorized area.|
||**decrease (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|DECREASE (v)|THE PRESSURE MUST
DECREASE BY MORE
THAN 2 bar.|There must be a
decrease in pressure of
more than 2 bar.|

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**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIONS**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

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||**DECREASE (v),**
**DECREASES,**
**DECREASED,**
**DECREASED**|To make or become
smaller or lower|DECREASE THE
HEADING
INDICATIONS.|
||**decrement (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|INCREMENT (n)|TURN THE ADJUSTER
COUNTERCLOCKWISE
IN INCREMENTS OF
60 DEG.|Turn the adjuster
anticlockwise in
decrements of 60 deg.|
||**DEDICATED (adj)**|That is used only for one
purpose|A DEDICATED TOOL IS
NECESSARY FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF THE
UNIT.|
||**DE-ENERGIZE (v),**
**DE-ENERGIZES,**
**DE-ENERGIZED,**
**DE-ENERGIZED**|To remove electrical
power from|DE-ENERGIZE THE AC
AND DC BUSBARS.|
||**DEEP (adj)**
**(DEEPER,**
**DEEPEST)**|That has a specified
depth|MAKE SURE THAT THE
HOLE IS 20 mm DEEP.|
||**DEFECTIVE (adj)**|Unserviceable for
operation|REPLACE THE
DEFECTIVE BOOSTER
PUMP.|
||**define (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|CALCULATE (v)|CALCULATE THE
QUANTITY OF FUEL
THAT IS NECESSARY
FOR THE FLIGHT.|Define the amount of
fuel required for the
flight.|
|||GIVE (v)|THE BRAKE
INDICATOR GIVES THE
WEAR ON THE BRAKE
SHOE.|The brake indicator
defines the wear on the
brake shoe.|
|||SPECIFIED (adj)|THE FLAP ANGLES
ARE SPECIFIED IN
TABLE 1.|Table 1 defines the flap
angles.|

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**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

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||**DEFLATE (v),**
**DEFLATES,**
**DEFLATED,**
**DEFLATED**|To make or become
smaller as a result of
depressurization|DEFLATE THE TIRE TO
A PRESSURE OF
2 bar (29 psi).|
|||IF THE WHEEL
TEMPERATURE
INCREASES TO MORE
THAN 177 DEG., THE
CORE OF THE
FUSIBLE PLUG MELTS
AND THE TIRE
DEFLATES.|
||**deflect (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|MOVE (v)|THE BARS MOVE TO
THE RIGHT SIDE.|Bars deflect to the right.|
||**deflection (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|MOVEMENT (n)|REMOVE ALL THE
RIGGING PINS AND
EQUIPMENT THAT
PREVENT FREE
MOVEMENT OF THE
CONTROL SURFACES.|Remove all rigging pins
and equipment
preventing free
deflection of control
surfaces.|
|||POSITION (n)|MAKE SURE THAT THE
POSITION IS 23 DEG.|Ensure that deflection is
23 deg.|
|||TRAVEL (n)|MAKE SURE THAT THE
TRAVEL IS 23 DEG.|Ensure that deflection is
23 deg.|
||**deformed (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|DAMAGED (adj)|THE COVER ON THE
GUN CAMERA IS
DAMAGED.|The cover on the gun
camera is deformed.|
|||DEFORMATION (TN)|MAKE SURE THAT THE
TUBES HAVE NO
DEFORMATION.|Make sure that the tubes
are not deformed.|
||**DEFUEL (v),**
**DEFUELS,**
**DEFUELED,**
**DEFUELED**|To remove fuel|DEFUEL THE TANK.|
||**defueling (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|DEFUEL (v)|DEFUEL ONLY IN AN
OPEN AREA THAT HAS
A GOOD AIRFLOW.|Only do the defueling in
an open area that is
well-ventilated.|
||**degrease (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|GREASE (TN)|REMOVE ALL GREASE
FROM THE FAYING
SURFACE WITH
SOLVENT.|Degrease the faying
surface with solvent.|
||**de-ice (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|ICE (TN)|REMOVE THE ICE
FROM THE WINDOW.|De-ice the window.|

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||**delay (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|INTERVAL (n)|BEFORE YOU
CONTINUE THE TEST,
AN INTERVAL OF
5 MINUTES IS
NECESSARY.|A delay of 5 minutes is
necessary before
continuing with the test.|
|||IMMEDIATELY (adv)|THE JAWS OF THE
UPLOCK UNIT MUST
OPEN IMMEDIATELY.|The jaws of the uplock
unit must open with no
delay.|
||**delay (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|AFTER (prep)|ONLY USE THE
STARTER AFTER A
PERIOD OF
20 MINUTES.|Use of the starter must
be delayed for
20 minutes.|
||**delete (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|ERASE (v)|ERASE THE FLIGHT
DATA FROM THE
SYSTEM.|Delete the flight data
from the system.|
|||REMOVE (v)|REMOVE THE PENCIL
MARKS WITH AN
ERASER.|Delete the pencil marks
with an eraser.|
||**delicate (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|EASILY DAMAGED|BE CAREFUL WITH
EASILY DAMAGED
PARTS.|Be careful with delicate
parts.|
||**deliver (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|SUPPLY (v)|SET THE RIG TO
SUPPLY A PRESSURE
OF 800 kPa.|Set the rig so that it
delivers a pressure of
800 kPa.|
||**delivery (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|SUPPLY (v)|A CENTRIFUGAL
PUMP SUPPLIES
HYDRAULIC FLUID TO
THE UNIT.|Hydraulic fluid delivery to
the unit is ensured by a
centrifugal pump.|
||**demand (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|NECESSARY (adj)|IN THIS
CONFIGURATION, A
DIFFERENT TEST
PROCEDURE IS
NECESSARY.|This configuration
demands a different test
procedure.|
||**denote (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|SHOW (v)|FIGURE 2 SHOWS
THAT YOU CAN
INSTALL AN
ALTERNATIVE RELAY.|Figure 2 denotes that an
alternative relay may be
installed.|
