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Term Definition
Cut Stock. Softwood stock comparable to dimension stock in hardwoods; see Dimension Stock.  
Cut Stone. Building stone cut to size and shape for specific applications and designated locations in a building or structure.  
Cut. Dispersion of a certain number of pounds of shellac or resin per gallon of volatile liquid; for example, a 4 pound cut of shellac contains 4 pounds of dry shellac and 1 gallon of alcohol.  
Cutback Asphalt. Asphalt cement which has been liquefied by blending with petroleum solvents, as for the RC and MC cutback asphalts; upon exposure to atmospheric conditions the solvents evaporate, leaving the asphalt cement to perform its function.  
Cutback. Asphalt or tar that has been diluted with solvents and oils so the resulting material becomes fluid.  
Cut-In. The temperature value or the pressure value at which the control circuit closes.  
Cutoff. In roofing installation, the procre to prevent lateral water or moisture entering the insulation where it terminated at the end of the work day; usually a felt strip hot-mopped to the deck and to the insulation edge and to the horizontal insulation surface; at the start of the next days work the strip is taken off.  
Cut-Out. Temperature value or pressure value at which the control circuit opens.  
Cutting Attachment. A device which is attached to gas welding torch to convert it into an oxygen-cutting torch.  
Cutting Tip. That part of an oxygen-cutting torch from which the gases issue.  
Cutting Torch. A nozzle or device used in oxygen cutting for controlling and directing the gases used for preheating and the oxygen used for cutting the metal.  
Cutting. 1. Excavating. 2. Sawing. 3. Slicing.  
Cuttings. In hardwoods, a portion of a board or plank having the quality required by a specific grade or for a particular use; obtained from a board by crosscutting or ripping.  
CW. Cold Water.  
Cyanic. Containing blue or pertaining to blue color.  
Cyanuric Acid. Acid used in pool water to prevent chlorine loss.  
Cybernetics. The science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things.  
Cycle. 1. One complete performance of an electrical oscillation or current alternation. 2. A series of events or operations which have the tendency to repeat in the same order.  
Cyclone. A storm or system of winds that rotate about a center of low atmospheric pressure.  
Cyclopean Aggregate. Concrete aggregate where the individual pieces are over 100 pounds.  
Cyclotron. An apparatus in which charged atomic and subatomic particles are accelerated by an alternating electric field while following an outward spiral or circular path in a magnetic field.  
Cylinder Glass. Glass sheet produced by blowing a large, elongated glass cylinder, cutting off its ends, slitting it lengthwise, and opening it into a flat rectangle.  
Cylinder Piling. Concrete filled steel pipes or tubes, driven through the ground to reach bedrock and used as a foundation for tall buildings and in underpinning.  
Cylinder Plug. The round part of a door lock containing the keyway and rotated by the key to transmit motion to the bolt.  
Cylinder Test. A test to determine the compressive strength of concrete.  
Cylinder, Refrigerant. Refrigerant Cylinder.  
Cylinder. 1. The surface traced by a straight line moving parallel to a fixed straight line and intersecting a fixed planar closed curve. 2. Of a lock, the cylindrical-shaped assembly containing the tumbler mechanism and the keyway. 3. A device which converts fluid power into linear mechanical force and motion; this usually consists of movable elements such as a piston and piston rod, plunger or ram, operating within a cylindrical bore. 4. A closed container for fluids. 5. A portable cylindrical container used for transportation and storage of a compressed gas.  
Cylindrical Commutator. Commutator with contact surfaces parallel to the rotor shaft.  
Cylindrical Lock. A door lock that can be installed in a cylindrical hole rather than in a mortise; also called a Tubular Lock.  
Cyma Recta. An ogee molding combining a concave curve with a convex curve; when the concave curve is on top and the convex curve is on the bottom it is a cyma recta; see Cyma Reversa.  

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