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Term Definition
Flue. A passage for smoke and combustion products from a furnace, stove, water heater or fireplace; the opening in a chimney through which smoke passes.  
Fluffing. Lint and fuzz that appears on newly installed carpet, which is merely the factory-sheared pile ends working their way to the surface, not the tufts or pile yarns themselves; this condition disappears as the carpet is used; also called Shedding.  
Fluid Adjusting Screw. A screw on a spray gun which controls the amount of fluid entering the gun.  
Fluid Applied Elastomer. An elastomeric material, which is fluid at ambient temperature, that dries or cures after application to form a continuous membrane.  
Fluid Applied Roof Membrane. A roof membrane applied in one or more coats of a liquid that cure to form an impervious sheet.  
Fluid Applied Roof. A roof coated with an asphalt-based liquid.  
Fluid Flow. A measure of flow through a spray gun with atomizing air shut off.  
Fluid Hose. specially designed hose for paint materials; usually black.  
Fluid Nozzle. spray gun fluid tip with orifice; the needle and tip combination.  
Fluid. substance in either a liquid or gaseous state; substance containing particles which move and change position without separation of the mass.  
Fluorescent Fixture. An illuminating device which uses a tubular electric lamp which has a coating of fluorescent material on its inner surface and contains mercury vapor.  
Fluorescent Lamp Starter. see Ballast.  
Fluorescent Paint. Luminous paint which glows only during activation by ultraviolet or black light.  
Fluorite. Fluorspar, CaF2, an inorganic mineral of the isometric form, used as a source of fluorine for fluxing of glasses and glazes.  
Flush Bolt. A door bolt so designed that when applied it is flush with the face or edge of the door.  
Flush Bushing, Copper. A threaded pipe fitting used to connect two pipes with different diameters together and create a continuous smooth surface, made of copper.  
Flush Cabinet Construction. A method of building cabinets where the fronts of the doors and drawers are flush with the face frame.  
Flush Door. A door with a smooth surface and no protrusions.  
Flush Molding. A piece of trim which is fastened flat onto or flush with a wall and sometimes is used as a divider or chair rail.  
Flush Tank. The water tank or cistern on a toilet to supply flushing water.  
Flush Valve. A regulated water valve at a toilet or urinal to supply flushing water directly from a high pressure water line.  
Flush. 1. Adjacent surfaces even, or in the same plane. 2. Operation to remove any material or fluids from refrigeration system parts by purging them to the atmosphere using refrigerant or other fluids. 3. To operate a water closet or urinal valve.  
Flushing. Of asphalt paving, see Bleeding, 1.  
Flushometer. A high pressure flush valve for a toilet or urinal.  
Fluted Column. Column with vertical decorative, semi-circular channeled shafts.  
Flux. 1. A substance that promotes fusion in a given ceramic mixture. 2. A chemical used when soldering, brazing, or welding to prevent oxides from forming when heated. 3. Fusible material used in welding or oxygen cutting to dissolve and facilitate removal of oxides and other undesirable substances. 4. The density of a magnetic field.  
Fly Ash. Extremely fine ash from the burning of pulverized coal; when it has over 90 percent silica content it may be used as a pozzolan in concrete; it can improve the concrete by increasing the volume of cement paste.  
Fly Gallery. The space above a theater stage where the scenery is suspended.  
Flying Buttress. A masonry buttress springing from a separate column, forming an arch with the wall it supports  
Flying Formwork. Large sections of slab formwork that are moved by crane.  

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