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Term Definition
Burglar Alarm. A security system that signals when any of the contacts have been interrupted.  
Burglar Bars. A grille of steel bars to protect a window or skylight opening from intrusion.  
Burl. A hard woody outgrowth on a tree, good for highly figured veneers.  
Burlap Rub. A finish obtained by rubbing burlap to remove surface irregularities from concrete.  
Burlap, Concrete. A curing concrete surface that has had a coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or less commonly, flax applied, for use as a water-retaining covering.  
Burlap. A coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or less commonly, flax, for use as a water-retaining covering in curing concrete surfaces; also called Hessian.  
Burling. In carpet manufacturing, a hand-tailoring operation after weaving, to remove any knots and loose ends, to insert missing tufts of surface yarn and otherwise check the condition of the fabric; also, a repair operation on worn or damaged carpet.  
Burn. To cut metal with a gas flame.  
Burned Finish. Wood finish in which hard portion of grain stands out in relief; produced by using blowtorch and stiff bristled brush.  
Burned. Over-dried, partially calcined gypsum board.  
Burner. Device in which burning of fuel takes place.  
Burning In. Repairing a finish by melting stick shellac into the damaged places by using a heated knife blade or iron.  
Burnish. Polish by rubbing.  
Burnoff Rate. See Melting Rate.  
Burnt Sienna. An earthy substance containing oxides of iron and usually of manganese; orange red or reddish brown pigment, used in paint; sienna that has been roasted.  
Burnt Umber. A brown earthy substance containing oxides of iron and manganese; a pigment, darker than ochre and sienna, used in paint; umber that has been roasted.  
Burn-Thru. A term erroneously used to denote excessive Melt-Thru or a hole.  
Burr. A sharp, roughened, in-turned edge on a piece of pipe which has been cut but not reamed.  
Burst Strength. The internal pressure required to break a pipe or fitting; this pressure will vary with the rate of build-up of the pressure and the time during which the pressure is held.  
Bus Bar. 1. A large, flat conductor, usually solid copper, used for carrying very high electrical currents. 2. An uninsulated bar or tube used as an electrical conductor at a circuit junction.  
Bus Duct Connection. A metal bar serving as a common connection for two or more circuits in a prefabricated unit.  
Bus Duct. A prefabricated unit containing one or more electric conductors, often a metal bar, that serves as a common connection for two or more circuits.  
Bus Ground. In the main electrical service panel, where the neutral service wire, generally white, attaches and is linked to the earth by the ground wire.  
Bush Hammer. In stone dressing, a steel hammer used in finishing the harder stones; it has a square-ended prismatic head divided into a number of pyramidal points.  
Bushed Nipple. A pipe threaded at both ends to connect two pipes of different dimensions.  
Bushing, Conduit. A threaded metal or plastic pipe connector used to connect conduit to a box or other housing where the hole is not threaded.  
Bushing. 1. A removable cylindrical lining for an opening used to limit the size of an opening, resist abrasion, or serve as a guide. 2. An electrically insulating lining for a hole to protect a through conductor. 3. A pipe fitting with both male and female threads used in a fitting to rce the size; used to connect pipes of different sizes.  
Business Entity Concept. The assumption that a business is separate and distinct from its owners financial operations and holdings.  
Busway. A rigid assembly consisting of one or more busbars.  
Butane. A gaseous hydrocarbon (C4H10) of the alkane series used in liquefied form as fuel; also used as a low temperature application refrigerant.  

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