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Term Definition
Terrazzo Removal. The act or process of demolishing and discarding old terrazzo floors or walls or terrazzo tile.  
Terrazzo Tile. A terrazzo surface, on a portland cement and sand body, made by a mixture of marble chips and portland cement and usually ground smooth.  
Terrazzo Wainscot. A wainscot made of terrazzo or terrazzo tile wall facing.  
Terrazzo. A finish floor material consisting of concrete with an aggregate of marble chips selected for size and color, which is ground and polished smooth after curing; may also be precast and pre-finished.  
Terrestrial. Of or relating to the earth.  
Tertiary Color. A color produced by mixing two secondary colors or by mixing a primary color with a secondary color.  
Tessera (pl. tesserae). A small chip of glass or marble used in mosaic formations.  
Test Cut. A sample of the roof membrane, usually 4 inches x 40 inches in size, that is cut from a roof membrane to determine the weight of the membrane, the number of plies, and the average interply bitumen poundages.  
Test Light. Light provided with test leads; used to test or probe electrical circuits to determine if they have electricity.  
Test Pattern. spray pattern used in adjusting spray gun.  
Test Pile. A foundation pile which is driven before the final design is done to see what bearing is developed and what length of pile is actually needed; a pile which is tested by placing a predetermined load on it, commonly done by erecting a crib on the pile and then filling it with ballast.  
Test Plug. A temporary plumbing fitting which is inserted into the end of a plumbing system to facilitate in pressure and leakage testing.  
Test Set. Equipment used to check standards of water condition.  
Test. A trial, examination, observation, or evaluation used as a means of measuring the physical or chemical characteristics of a material, or a physical characteristic of a structural element or a structure.  
Testate. One who dies leaving a will.  
Testimony. Oral evidence offered by a witness in the course of a hearing, a trial, or a deposition.  
Testing Laboratory. A place equipped to test construction materials to determine if they meet certain specified chemical, physical, and engineering criteria.  
Testing Machine. A device for applying test conditions and accurately measuring results.  
Testing Weld. The act or process of testing the strength of a weld.  
TEV. Thermostatic Expansion Valve.  
Texas Forest Service (TFS). PO Box 310, Lufkin, Texas 75902-0310, (409) 639-8180.  
Texture Paint. One which may be manipulated by brush, trowel or other tool to give various patterns.  
Texture. 1.Visual or tactile surface characteristics. 2. A surface decoration. 3. In carpet, a surface effect obtained by using different heights of pile or two or more forms of yarn, or by alternating the round and cut pile wires, by brocade engraving, simulated or actual carving or shaving with an electric razor, or other special treatment of the design, to give added interest beyond that provided by the woven design or tones.  
TFS. Texas Forest Service.  
Theater Equipment. Props, lighting, curtains, stage platforms and other devices and objects used in a theater.  
Theater Stage. A raised platform where plays, musicals or other theatrical events are performed.  
Theodolite. A surveyors instrument for measuring vertical and horizontal angles; a transit.  
Theoretical. In spot, seam and projection welding, the force, neglecting friction and inertia, available at the electrodes of a resistance-welding machine by virtue of the initial force application and the theoretical mechanical advantage of the system.  
Therm. A heat unit; 100,000 BTUs.  
Thermae. Roman public baths; see Calidarium.  

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