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Term Definition
Coping, Limestone. The use of limestone to form a cap or finish on top of a wall, pier, pilaster, or chimney.  
Coping, Precast. A precast concrete member used to form a cap or finish on top of a wall, pier, pilaster, or chimney.  
Coping. 1. The material or units used to form a cap or finish on top of a wall, pier, pilaster, or chimney; a protective cap at the top of a masonry wall; it should be waterproof and weather resistant and sloped to shed water. 2. Perimeter edging around a swimming pool.  
Copolymer. A product of copolymerization; substance obtained when two or more types of monomers polymerize.  
Copolymerization. Simultaneous polymerization of two compounds which have properties different from polymer obtained with either monomer separately; see Polymerization.  
Copper Bellows. A flexible joint in copper piping that can expand or contract to allow for thermal fluctuations.  
Copper Braid. Three or more strands of copper intertwined.  
Copper Development Association (CDA). 260 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016, (212) 251-7200.  
Copper Piping. Pipe and tubing manufactured of copper, classified as Type K, L or M. Type K being the thickest walled, Type M, the thinnest walled.  
Copper Plating. Abnormal condition developing in some units in which copper is electrolytically deposited on some compressor surfaces.  
Copper Sulfate Test. In test for Mill Scale, copper color indicates absence of mill scale when steel is swabbed with 5 to 10 percent solution.  
Copper Sulfate. 1. A chemical compound, CuSO4, used in fungicides, electroplating solutions, textile dyeing, and as a timber preservative 2. An algaecide declining in popularity because of its toxicity and incompatibility with some other compounds found in swimming pools.  
Copper. a common reddish metallic element that is ductile and malleable and one of the best conductors of heat and electricity.  
Copperas. See Ferrous Sulphate.  
Copyright. The exclusive legal right to publish or sell artistic compositions.  
Corbel Out. To construct a corbel of brick or stone.  
Corbel. 1.A masonry unit such as brick or stone which projects beyond the unit below; a spanning device in which masonry units in successive courses are cantilevered slightly over one another; a projecting bracket of masonry or concrete. 2. A projection from the face of a beam, girder, column, or wall used as a beam seat or a decoration.  
Cord Pendant. A cord hanging freely in the air in a vertical position, which has a fixed connection to a permanent wiring enclosure at the upper end and having a suitable cord connection body or lampholder attached to the lower end.  
Cord, Electric. See Electric Cord.  
Cord. 1. A small, very flexible insulated electrical cable. 2. A flexible thick string or thin rope consisting of woven thin strands. 3. A volume measure of cut firewood of 128 cubic feet (3.63 cubic meters).  
Cordierite Porcelain. A vitreous ceramic whiteware for technical application in which cordierite, 2MgO 2Al2O3 - 5SiO2is the essential crystalline phase.  
Cordless Tool. A handtool, such as a drill or screwdriver, containing a rechargeable battery.  
Cordwood. Wood cut in 4 foot or shorter lengths to be used as fuel; see Cord.  
Core Barrel. A hollow cylinder containing a socket and choker springs for holding a section of drilled rock.  
Core Bracing. Vertical elements of a lateral bracing system such as the walls for stairs, elevators, or duct shafts.  
Core Cock. A type of valve through which the flow of water is controlled by a circular core or plug that fits closely in a machined seat; the core has a part bored through it to serve as a water passageway; also called Plug Valve.  
Core Drill. A rotary drill, usually a diamond drill, equipped with a hollow bit and a core lifter.  
Core Drilling. The process of drilling which extracts a cylindrical sample of concrete, rock or soil; sometimes used to install pipe or conduit through an existing concrete or masonry wall.  
Core Hardness. The resistance of the core to penetration by a steel punch as measured by ASTM C 473 hardness test.  
Core Separation. A split in the gypsumboard core often accompanying an over calcined condition.  

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