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Term Definition
Metal Timber Connector. Fabricated metal devices used to transfer structural loads from a timber member to another timber or other material member or supporting structure.  
Metal Toilet Partition. A prefinished, manufactured dividing wall in a toilet room.  
Metal Toothed Ring. Metal rings with toothed edge to embed in wood to resist shear.  
Metal Track. Horizontal channel-shaped steel member located at top or bottom to receive metal studs.  
Metal Trim. see Casing and Bead, 4.  
Metal. 1. Any of various fusible, ductile and typically lustrous chemical elements that can conduct heat and electricity. 2. Any alloy.  
Metal-Clad Cable. A fabricated assembly of insulated conductors in a flexible metallic enclosure.  
Metal-Electrode-Arc Welding. An arc-welding process wherein metal electrodes are used.  
Metallic Color Tile. Tile that has been coated with metal flakes to reflect light.  
Metallic Grout. Grout that has been coated with metal flakes that reflect light.  
Metallic Soap. A compound of metal and organic acid; used as driers, fungicides, suspending agents, and flatting agents.  
Metallize. 1. To coat, treat or combine with a metal. 2. Coat with a thin layer of metal.  
Metallurgy. The science concerned with the production, purification, and properties of metals and their application.  
Meter Center, Indoor. see Indoor Meter Center.  
Meter Center. The room or area where meters for measuring the usage of water, electricity and/or gas are located.  
Meter Socket. A receptacle with electric contacts in which an electric meter is plugged.  
Meter Stop. A valve used on a water main between the street and a water meter; it permits installation or removal of the meter.  
Meter, Electric. see Electric Meter.  
Meter, Gas. A mechanical measuring and recording device of the volume of gas passing a given point.  
Meter, Gas. see Gas Meter.  
Meter, Water. see Water Meter.  
Meter. 1. An instrument for measuring consumption of gas, electrical current, or water. 2. A metric unit that equals 100 centimeters or 1000 millimeters and is equivalent to 39.37 inches.  
Metering. The mechanical process of measuring the usage of water, electricity or gas.  
Metes and Bounds. A type of legal description of land where each segment of the boundary line is described by length and bearing.  
Methane. A colorless, odorless, highly inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon, sometimes known as marsh gas or firedamp, produced by decomposition of organic matter in marshes and mines or the carbonization of coal, used as a fuel and raw material in chemical synthesis  
Method of Joints. Mathematical procre for determining the forces in the members of a truss or frame.  
Methods of Sections. Mathematical procre for determining the forces in the members of a truss or frame.  
Methyl Acetate. An inflammable fragrant liquid used as a lacquer solvent.  
Methyl Alcohol. Poisonous alcohol obtained by destructive distillation of wood.  
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK). A flammable liquid cleaning solvent.  

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