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Electrically Welded Wire Mesh. Electrically Welded Wire Fabric.  
Electrician. A craft worker who installs, maintains, and repairs electrical systems in buildings.  
Electrochemical Coating. A coating on metal by means of electron transfer by electrical current; electroplating; electrodeposition.  
Electrode Force. In spot, seam, and projection welding, the force, in pounds, between the electrodes during the actual welding cycle.  
Electrode Holder. A device used for mechanically holding the electrode and conducting current to it.  
Electrode. Terminal point to which electricity is brought in the welding operation and from which the arc is produced to do the welding; in electric arc welding, the electrode is usually melted and becomes part of the weld.  
Electrolier. Pole-mounted street light.  
Electrolysis. Production of chemical changes, such as decomposition, by the passage of current through an electrolyte, an acidic liquid, or damp earth; corrodes metals.  
Electrolytic Condenser-Capacitor. Plate or surface capable of storing small electrical charges.  
Electromagnet. A soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it.  
Electromotive Force. The force that makes electrons move in an electric current; voltage.  
Electron. Elementary particle or portion of an atom which carries a negative charge.  
Electronic Air Filter. A filter that attracts dust particles by static charge; also called Electrostatic Filter.  
Electronic Distance Measuring. A high-precision surveyors instrument that measures distance by use of radio-frequency or light-frequency electromagnetic waves that are reflected back to source, the elapsed time being precisely measured and converted to distance.  
Electronic Industries Association (EIA). 2500 Wilson Boulevard, #300, Arlington, Virginia 22201, (703) 907-7500.  
Electronic Leak Detector. Electronic instrument which measures electronic flow across gas gap; electronic flow changes indicate presence of refrigerant gas molecules.  
Electronic. Pertaining to electrons.  
Electronics. A branch of physics and technology concerned with the behavior and movement of electrons in a vacuum, gas, or semiconductor and with electronic devices.  
Electroplate. Coat by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, copper, or other metal.  
Electrostatic Coating. Painting with a spray that utilizes electrically charged particles to ensure complete coverage.  
Electrostatic Filter. see Electronic Air Filter.  
Element. 1. A component part. 2. Any of the hundred or so substances that cannot be resolved by chemical means into simpler substances.  
Elevated Floor. A floor system not supported by a subgrade.  
Elevated Slab Formwork. The system of support for a freshly poured or placed concrete elevated slab.  
Elevated Slab Reinforcing. Metal or steel bars embedded in freshly poured concrete to strengthen an elevated slab.  
Elevated Slab, Concrete. A concrete roof system or concrete flooring system supported by structural members.  
Elevated Slab. A roof slab or floor supported by structural members.  
Elevated Stairs. A stair system not supported by the subgrade.  
Elevated Temperature Testing. Tests on plastic pipe above 23° C.  
Elevation. 1. The height above a given level, such as sea level. 2. High place or position. 3. A drawing or diagram made by projection on a vertical plane; a flat drawing of the front, side, or back of a building.  

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