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Enamel. Type of paint made by grinding or mixing pigments with varnishes or lacquers.  
Enameling. The process of painting with enamel.  
Encased Burial Conduit. Metal or plastic conduit EB for outdoor wiring with type TW wires encased, or type UF cable.  
Encased Knot. A knot whose rings of annual growth are not intergrown with those of the surrounding wood.  
Enclosed Switch. A electric switch which is protected by thin metal shields on either side of the switch to prevent accidental tripping of the device.  
Enclosed. surrounded by a case which will prevent a person from accidentally contacting wiring, equipment or live parts contained therein.  
Enclosure, Telephone. Partitions which provide privacy on two sides of a public telephone, or which completely surround the user; a phone booth.  
Enclosure. The case or housing of electrical or mechanical apparatus, or the fence or walls surrounding an installation to prevent personnel from accidentally contacting energized parts, or to protect the equipment from physical damage.  
Encroachment. Personal property of one person intruding upon real estate owned by another.  
Encumbrance. A charge against real property.  
End Bell. 1. Cast iron pipe with a wide opening at one end, to receive the small end of an adjoining pipe; see Bell and Spigot Joint. 2. End structure or plate of electric motor which usually holds motor bearings.  
End Burn. Over-calcined gypsum board resulting in easily damaged, soft, fragile ends.  
End Distance. The distance from a bolt, screw, or nail to the end of a wood structural member.  
End Joint. A joint made by bonding two pieces of wood together end to end, commonly by finger or skarf joint or butt joint.  
End Lap. The overlapping of roofing felts at the ends of sheets cut off the roll.  
End Matched. A board with a tongue and groove joint on the ends as well as on the sides.  
End Nail. To drive a nail through one piece of lumber and into the end grain of another.  
End Play. slight movement of a shaft along its center line.  
End Support. Bearing point for a metal open-web joist located at the end of the joist, usually constructed of a steel plate attached to a supporting component to uniformly distribute the load to a supporting component.  
End Truss. A factory made wooden truss which is used at the gable end of a building and to which the sheathing and siding are fastened.  
End Wrench. A hand tool with one or both ends shaped to grip a nut or bolt head that is to be held or turned.  
End. 1. The extreme point of an object. 2. The termination of an operation. 3. Of gypsumboard, the end perpendicular to the paper- bound edge; the gypsum core is always exposed.  
End-Bearing Pile. A pile calculated to carry all of its load on its point, neglecting skin friction.  
End-Grained Wood. The grain as seen on a cut made at a right angle to the direction of the fibers.  
Endothermal. Chemical reaction in which heat is absorbed.  
Endothermic Reaction. A process that requires and absorbs heat.  
Energy Absorption. Energy is absorbed as a structure distorts.  
Energy Conservation. Measures taken to rce if not eliminate unnecessary use of all forms of energy and the consumption of non-renewable resources.  
Energy Dissipation. Rction in intensity of earthquake shock waves with time and distance.  
Energy Efficient Standards. Building code, which sets standards for energy conservation in buildings and facilities to which the code applies.  

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