Architectural and Engineering Glossary
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An electrical insulator having a mounting screw or mounting bolt and a hole for securing a conductor.
Wire welded to form a netting,usually with a paper backing;used as a base for plaster.
See welded wire fabric.
Same as mesh partition.
A nail made of wire,esp.a finishing nail or the like.
A mechanical connector for wires which are small in size;consists of an insulating cap over a threaded or coiled metal insert;the wires to be connected are stripped of insulation at their ends and inserted in the wire nut;then the wire nut is turned by hand until the wires are securely joined.
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A rope usually fabricated of twisted strands of wire,usually laid over a core.
An assembly for sawing stone by a rapidly moving continuous wire that carries a slurry of sand or other abrasive material.
Same as wire comb.
In the US,a size,usually stated in terms of American Wire Gauge (AWG) and/or thousand circular mills (MCM) which applies to copper conductors.
Same as tie wire.
A high-tensile wire which is wound,under tension,around concrete tension resisting structural components,circular concrete walls,and the like.
Clay that has been cut by wires and then burnt in a kiln at an elevated temperature.
See wire glass.
Same as raceway.
In interior electric wiring,a box,usually of metal,installed at each outlet,junction point,or switch (except for exposed wiring on insulators);classified as a floor box,outlet box,sectional switch box,or utility box.
A metal housing;see,illustration for a fluorescent lamp.
Any electrical device used to control and to provide connection points for low voltage outlets,lighting systems,and appliances (e.g.,wall switches and receptacles).
A door whose lowest panels form a capital letter X;once thought by some to ward off evil spirits;compare with Christian door.
1.A conical roof with an especially steep slope.2.Same as bonnet roof.
Same as fleuri cut.
An obsolete term for drawing room.
1.A partition dividing two flues in the same chimney stack.2.A flexible,slender twig or branch;an osier;esp.used to tie down thatching on roofs.3.Each continuous vertical section of wall,one masonry unit in thickness.
A marker set on a property line,near,but not on,a corner;used where it would be impracticable or impossible to maintain a monument at the corner itself.
1.On drawings,abbr.for “week.”2.On drawings,abbr. for “work.”
In prestressed concrete,the friction caused by the unintended deviation of the prestressing tendon from its specified profile.
A drunken saw.
See ladies’ room.
The hard fibrous substance which composes the trunk and branches of a tree,lying between the pith and bark.
1.One of many small,solid-wood blocks having plane faces,set in mastic,usually on a concrete floor slab,to form a durable floorfinish.2.A solid piece of wood placed in a concrete formwork to prevent movement of the formwork or to fill a space.
1.A piece of wood the size and shape of a brick;inserted in brickwork to serve as a means of attaching finishings,etc.2.See nog.
A chimney built of wood boards or timbers and then plastered on its interior,usually with clay,to provide a measure of fire protection.Because of its susceptibility to ignite,its use had been limited to areas where bricks and stone were not readily available.See clay and sticks chimney.
See particleboard.
A tool having a flat cutting edge with a long stiff handle;used to cut or remove chips or strips of wood by striking the end of the handle repeatedly with a hammer,or the like.
A synthetic wood,usually made with wood fibers;used as a filler.
In plywood,the area of wood fiber remaining at the glueline following completion of a specified shear test.
A liquid or paste composition used to fill the pores of a wood surface before varnishing or waxing.
The planing, sanding,and subsequent staining,varnishing,waxing,or painting of a wood surface.
The impregnation of wood or wood products with a fire-retardant chemical,under pressure,to reduce their flammability or combustibility.
Flooring consisting of standard dressed and matched boards.
A finely ground,dried wood powder;used in the molding of plastics,in plastic wood,and as an extender in some glues.
See form.
Same as ground.
A gutter,1 along the eaves of a roof,usually made of boards but sometimes made of a solid piece of wood.
One of many thin narrow strips of wood that serve as a base for plaster;usually nailed at regular intervals to studs or to boards in walls and ceilings.Until the early 19th century,wood lath was hand-split from larger pieces of wood;later,such strips were usually cut with circular saws,providing slats of relatively uniform width and thickness.Wood lath as a base for plaster in new construction has now been replaced in most countries by expanded metal lath.
Same as moisture content.
See WP-series molding pattern.
1.See mosaic,2.2.See parquetry.
See nog.
1.See tung oil.2.An oleoresin used for caulking and waterproofing.
