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Term Definition
Bottom Bars. The reinforcing bars that lie close to the bottom of a reinforced concrete beam or slab.  
Bottom Beam. The lowest horizontal member supporting a building or structure.  
Bottom Chord. The bottom member in a truss.  
Bottom Dip. The lowest water or waste point in a trap.  
Bottom Line. 1. The last line on a financial report which shows the profit or loss. 2. The most important factor or statement.  
Bottom Pivot Hinge. A flexible pair of plates joined by a pin to allow swinging of a door or gate installed at the bottom.  
Bottom Plate. In wood stud framing construction, the bottom continuous horizontal member that supports the studs.  
Boulder. A large stone worn smooth by erosion; a rock which is too heavy to be lifted readily by hand.  
Bounce-Back. Spray rebound similar to blow-back.  
Boundaries. A separating line that indicates or fixes a limit or extent.  
Boundary Elements. Portions along wall and diaphragm edges strengthened by longitudinal and transverse reinforcement; boundary elements do not necessarily require an increase in the thickness of the wall or diaphragm.  
Boundary Survey. A survey of the property lines of a piece of land.  
Bourdon Tube. Thin-walled tube of elastic metal flattened and bent into circular shape which tends to straighten as pressure inside is increased; used in pressure gauges.  
Boutique. A small fashionable store or a small specialty shop within a larger store.  
Bow Trowel. A finishing trowel with a slight curve for crowning the final application of gypsum board joint treatment.  
Bow Window. A bay window with a curved front.  
Bow. The distortion of lumber in which there is a deviation, in a direction perpendicular to the flat face, from a straight line from end-to-end of the piece.  
Bowl, Toilet. The oval part of a toilet which receives the waste and fills with water after flushing the toilet tank.  
Box Beam. A beam of metal, concrete, or plywood which, in cross section, resembles a closed rectangular box.  
Box Culvert Formwork. The temporary wooden structure which holds wet concrete in place for the final curing of a rectangular-shaped, reinforced concrete drainage system.  
Box Culvert Reinforcing. Iron or steel rods that are embedded in the wet concrete of a rectangular-shaped drainage system to give additional strength.  
Box Culvert. A concrete drainage structure rectangular shaped, reinforced and cast in place or made of precast sections.  
Box Cutter. A specially designed hand tool for shear-cutting electrical outlet holes in gypsum board.  
Box System. A framing system that is made up of bearing walls with lateral forces being resisted by shear walls and diaphragms.  
Box Wrench. A type of end wrench in which the gripping end surrounds the nut or bolt head.  
Box, Distribution. A box which contains the circuit breakers, connects to the service wires, and delivers current to the various outlets throughout a building or structure.  
Box, Floor. A metal electrical rough-in box fed by conduits in or under the floor to provide for a floor outlet.  
Box, Gang. Electrical rough-in box constructed of metal or hard plastic, to provide for two or more outlets or switches.  
Box, Junction. A metal or hard plastic electrical rough-in box usually square or octagonal housing only wire or cable connections.  
Box, Plastic. An electrical box for the joining of electrical wires, constructed of hard plastic and nailed in place.  

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