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Term Definition
Tooth. 1. Profile; mechanical anchorage; surface roughness. 2. Roughened or absorbent quality of a surface which affects adhesion and application of a coating.  
Toothed Ring. A shear-resisting timber connector used in the manufacturing of large member wood trusses.  
Toother. A brick projecting from the end of a wall against which another wall will be built.  
Toothing In. The joining of a new masonry wall on to the old toothed wall.  
Toothing. The system of the construction at the end of a wall in which every other course projects one half of a brick length; then another wall may be tied into this staggered brick end.  
Top Bars. steel reinforcing bars near the top of reinforced concrete.  
Top Chord. The top flat or sloping member of a truss  
Top Coating. Finish coat.  
Top Colors. Colors of the yarn used to form the design, as distinguished from ground color.  
Top Dip. The highest water or waste point in the bottom section of a trap.  
Top Mopping. The finish coat of hot bitumen on a built up roof.  
Top Plate. The horizontal member at the top of a stud wall, usually supporting rafters.  
Top Set Base. Vinyl or rubber base with an integral cove, cemented to the wall, set on top of resilient floor coverings.  
Top Weir. The top part of the outlet of a trap.  
Topographic Map. see Topographic Survey.  
Topographic Survey. A land survey that shows topography and all other physical features; also called a Topographic Map or a Contour Map.  
Topography. 1. The form of the terrain. 2. The description of the surface features in graphic terms, depicted by contour lines showing ground elevation.  
Topology. The study of the geometric properties and spatial relations of flat and solid shapes that are unchanged by squeezing, stretching, twisting, or changing of size.  
Topping Compound. A specially formulated gypsumboard joint compound designed for the final joint finishing coat; not to be used to embed tape.  
Topping, Concrete. see Concrete Topping.  
Topping, Granolithic. see Granolithic Topping.  
Topping. Fine material forming a surface layer or dressing for a road or grade.  
Topsoil. surface soil at and including the average plow depth, soil which is used as a planting or growing medium.  
Torch Brazing. A brazing process wherein coalescence produced by heating with a gas flame and by using a nonferrous filler metal having a melting point above 800° F. but below that of the base metal; the filler metal is distributed in the joint by capillary attraction.  
Torching. Application of direct flame to a membrane for the purpose of heating, melting, or adhering.  
Tornado. A violent storm of whirling winds of high speed, over a narrow path often accompanied by a funnel shaped cloud.  
Torque Wrench. Wrench which may be used to measure torque or pressure applied to a nut or bolt.  
Torque, Full Load. see Full Load Torque.  
Torque, Stall. see Stall Torque.  
Torque, Starting. see Starting Torque.  

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