Cubature
Determination
of the cubic content of a solid. Volume.
Cube
1.
A solid with six equal square sides and all angles right angles.
2.
Raised to the third power.
Cubicle
Any
small compartment. A small partitioned area.
Cubic
Measurement
1.
Measurement of volume in cubic units, esp. that in which 1,728 cubic inches
= 1 cubic foot, and 1,000 cubic millimeters = 1 cubic centimeter.
2.
In a cube shape.
3.
Three dimensional measurement.
Cul-de-sac
A
street that is closed at one end with a circular turnaround area and only
one outlet.
Culling
Careful
examination for the purpose of selecting or rejecting.
Culls
Items
rejected due to lack of quality.
Culvert
A
drain, such as a pipe-like construction of brick, stone or concrete that
passes under a road, railroad, etc. or through an embankment.
Cup
Hook
Small,
open-ended hook with the opposite end of the hook threaded so that it can
be screwed into wood to hold an object.
Cupola
A
small dome-like structure on top of a roof. Cupola is Latin for "little
barrel" and the word cup derives from cupola.
Cupped
Taper
Defective
wallboard panel, which has a concave indentation on the tapered edge making
it thicker than the center. Concealing the joint is difficult and must
have extra joint compound used in the cupped area.
Cupping
the Mortar
When
laying block, the mortar is laid, cut and rolled with a trowel off the
mortarboard.
Cupronickel
An
alloy of copper and nickel, which is used in the manufacturing of hardware
and in some coins. Also called nickel silver it is white in color and tarnish-free
as well as being corrosion resistant with higher temperature properties
than other copper alloys.
Curable
Defect
A
deficiency in a property, which is easy or inexpensive to repair.
Curb
1.
Raised concrete border constructed along a street or sidewalk.
2.
Control of an action.
Curb
Appeal
The
impression of a home as seen from the street.
Curb
Cock
Also
referred to as a curb stop, this shutoff valve is normally used with water
meters and set between the meter and building.
Curb
Edger
Trowel
that is used to round the edges of newly poured concrete. Curb Machine
Machine, which moves along a road, forming and pouring concrete curbs.
Curb
Roof
Roof
with two or more slopes on each side of the highpoint with the lower slopes
having a steeper angle.
Curb
Shoe
Metal
shoe shaped the same as the bottom of a curb and bolted to the bottom of
a scraper blade and used to trim the slope at the edge of a street when
curbs are to be installed.
Curb
Stake
Survey
stakes used to locate the curb grade that is to be cut.
Curb
Stone
Curb
formed of stone.
Curb
Stop
Also
referred to as a curb cock, this shutoff valve is normally used with water
meters and set between the meter and building.
Curb-mounted
Skylight
A
skylight that fits into a curb, installed specifically around the opening
in the roof.
Cure
1.
To preserve.
2.
To change properties by chemical process or aging.
Curing
Time
Necessary
amount of time need to attain desired reaction.
Current
1.
At the present time. Now.
2.
The flow of water or air, when strong or swift, in a definite direction.
3.
The flow or rate of flow of electric charge in a conductor or medium between
two points having a difference in potential, usually noted in amperes.
Current
Assets
Assets
that are either liquid or can be made liquid quickly.
Current
Liabilities
Expenses
that are due to be paid.
Current
Ratio
The
balance of current assets against current liabilities.
Current
Value
Value
of a home at the time of appraisal.
Curtain
Wall
An
exterior wall enclosing a yard or other area. It does not provide structural
support to the home.
Curvature
The
rate of deviation of a curve.
Curve
A
line having no straight part; bend having no angular part.
Curved
Claw Hammer
Hammer
used for pulling nails with its split wedged claw, which is bent into a
curve.
Curvilinear
Consisting
of or enclosed by a curved line or lines.
Cushion
Material
Materials
used in paving to smooth and level the finished grade.
Cusp
1.
A projecting point where two arcs meet, as in the internal curve of an
arch.
2.
An apex. A peak.
3.
A point or pointed end.
Custom
Builder
A
builder who constructs a home or building with plans selected by the owner.
Custom
Built
A
structure built specifically for an owner, to his or her specifications.
Custom
Cabinets
Kitchen
cabinets, which are built to fit into a specific space.
Custom
Home
A
structure designed by an architect selected by the owner.
Customer
A
client. One for whom work is performed or any person with whom one has
dealings.
Cut
Surveyors
term which notes a grading level with relation to a reference point where
the dirt must be removed to match that point.
Cut
and Cover
Also
called dig and set, this method of laying pipe and trenching eliminates
the need to remove a large amount of dirt by using the soil from one section
to cover the pipe in an adjoining section. Therefore, only the original
soil must be removed, since the rest is buried as the work progresses down
the line.
Cutback
Asphalt
Asphalt
which has cutterstock petroleum distillates added to keep it liquid when
temperatures are lower than optimum.
Cut
End
Wallboard
panel edge which exposes gypsum core.
Cut-in
Box
Electrical
box, which can be, place in an opening in a drywall panel and fastened
by tightening the screws, which secure, to the drywall, the clamps on the
side of the box. Since it does not require fastening to a stud, it is excellent
for remodeling. Boxes may be fastened in several ways. Sheet metal strips
are folded by the screw, which makes them project out from the side of
the box. They may also have heavier gauge sheet metal attached at right
angles to the walls of the box with screws that draw the plates to the
front of the box. Whichever type, screws force the metal projections against
the back side of the wall covering, catching the wall covering between
the metal projections on the front and sides of the box to hold it in place.
Cut-in
Brace
Meeting
place where a section of an object is removed or notched to make room so
that another object will fit flush against the surface of the first object.
Studs or post fences are notched in this manner.
Cut
Joints
Masonry
joints that have been cut flush with a trowel.
Cut
Nail
Nail,
used for masonry or heavy timber, which is cut from a sheet of steel with
a square or rectangular cross section shank and a blunt end.
Cut
of the Varnish
Measurement
of the gallons of oil mixed with 100 pounds of resin.
Cut
Sheet
Surveyors
sheet showing the cuts, elevations and distances of an area of land and
is used during earth moving.
Cut
Stake
Stake
put into the ground to give information about cut locations for earth moving.
Cut
Stone
Masonry
units of cut and shaped stone.
Cutback
Cold
process roofing adhesive that has been thinned with solvent.
Cutoff
1.
Road or passage that cuts across, shortening a distance.
2.
The act of stopping steam, etc. from entering the cylinder of an engine.
3.
Any device for cutting off the flow of a fluid, a connection, etc.
Cutout
A
design cut out of something. A notch.
Cutter
Bar
1.
Holding device for a cutting tool in a machine.
2.
The stationary blade against which moving blades pass, making a shearing
action.
Cutterstock
Distillates
of petroleum that are added to asphalt for keeping it liquid at lower temperatures.
Cutting
Off Tool
Also
called parting tools, they are available for both wood lathes and metal
lathes and are used to cut straight into the piece that is turning on a
lathe to separate it from the lathe headstock. The wood lathe tool is hand
held. The metal lathe tool is held in a tool holder and is advanced into
the work as the work spins and cuts completely and smoothly through the
work.
Cutting
Torch
Electric
arc or oxyacetylene torch used for cutting steel.
Cyaniding
Process
where steel, which is in contact with molten cyanide salt, is heated then
quenched, case-hardening it.
Cycle
1.
A recurring period of a definite number of years, used as a measure of
time.
2.
A complete set of events recurring in the same sequence.
3.
One complete period of the reversal of an alternating current from positive
to negative and back again.
Cycloid
1.
A curve traced by any point on the circumference, or on a radius, of a
circle which rolls without slipping through one complete revolution along
a straight line in a single plane.
2.
Designating or having fish scales that are rounded in form with smooth
edges.
3.
Circular.
Cylinder
1.
A solid figure described by the edge of a rectangle rotated around the
parallel edge as axis; the ends of a cylinder are parallel and equal circles.
2.
The chamber in which the piston moves in a reciprocating engine.
3.
Pressurized container used to store or transport gases.
Cylinder
Head
The
closed end, usually detachable, of a cylinder in an internal-combustion
engine.
Cylinder
Lock
Door
lock whose tumblers are enclosed in a cylinder. The tumblers are aligned
with a key, allowing the lock to be turned.
Cylindroid
Solid
figure, which is cylinder, shaped.
Cyma
Molding
which has both a convex and concave curve. Cyma recta is when the double
curvature profile has the concave portion protruding past the convex portion.
Cyma reversa has the convex portion protruding past the concave portion.
Cymatium
Top
portion of a classical cornice. Topping of an entablature, which is a horizontal
superstructure that is composed of architrave, frieze and cornice and supported
by columns.
Cypress
Wood
from a type of evergreen tree, which is weather and rot resistant.
Cypress,
Red
Weather
and rot resistant wood which has a fine texture and beautiful grain pattern.