interstage
Connecting separate stages
Interstage describes what happens between stages of a process or system.
In rocketry, an interstage is the structural section connecting rocket stages, often jettisoned during flight: The interstage separated cleanly after first-stage burnout.
In engineering, interstage refers to components bridging sequential phases: an interstage cooler, interstage amplifier.
Rotary propellant pressurizer
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- thrustForceful forward motion
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- propellantSubstance creating thrust
booster · cryogenic · oxidizer · separation · fairing · payload · adapter · coupling
Scheduled performance pause
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- intervalDuration between two points
- entr'acteBreak between acts
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
scenery · backstage · stagehands · program · refreshments · lobby
Semiconductor signal switch
- gainPositive return received
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- boostUpward push or increase
- preamplifierInitial signal amplification stage
audio · circuit · impedance · coupling · buffer · cascading · noise · filter
Of early insect stages
- instarArthropod developmental stage
- moltShed outer covering
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- pupationMetamorphic encasement phase
chrysalis · cocoon · nymph · caterpillar · emergence · transformation · juvenile · maturation
turbopump
Rotary propellant pressurizer
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- thrustForceful forward motion
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
propellant · booster · cryogenic · oxidizer · separation · fairing · payload · adapter · coupling · ignition
intermission
Scheduled performance pause
audience · scenery · backstage · stagehands · program · refreshments · lobby
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
preamplifier · audio · circuit · impedance · coupling · buffer · cascading · noise · filter · output
larval
Of early insect stages
- instarArthropod developmental stage
- moltShed outer covering
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
pupation · chrysalis · cocoon · nymph · caterpillar · emergence · transformation · juvenile · maturation
interstagenose cone
Tapered forward section
payload · terminal stage · final stage · first stage · booster
- interstate highwayMajor road between states
- interstate travelMovement across state boundaries
- interstate truckingCommercial freight across states
- interstate routeNumbered highway crossing states
- interstate systemNational highway infrastructure
- interstate mapChart of cross-country roads