Glossary

caulking, calking

April 23, 2013

1. A resilient mastic compound, often having a silicone, bituminous, or rubber base; used to seal cracks, fill joints, prevent […]

April 23, 2013

The unit in which the level, 4 of various acoustical quantities is expressed.

April 23, 2013

To remove centering or shoring.

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1. At a given frequency, the rate at which the sound level in a room decreases after a source stops

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A rivet which has not been properly driven so as to fit tightly in the hole, but to which a

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To fill a joint, crack, etc., with caulking

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See unsound knot.

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One of the main stalks of leaves which spring from between the acanthus leaves of the second row on each

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See brown rot, white rot.