Glossary

connector plate

In a truss, a prepunched toothed metal connector located at a joint or splice of a truss; designed to sustain […]

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connection

In steel construction, a combination of joints capable of transmitting forces between two or more members.

Glossary

connecting block

A plastic block containing metal wiring terminals; used to establish electrical connections.

Glossary

connected load

The electric load (in watts) on an electric system if all apparatus and equipment connected to the system are energized

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conisterium

In ancient Greece and Rome, a room appended to a gymnasium or palaestra in which wrestlers were sprinkled with sand

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conifer

A cone-bearing tree or shrub of the gymnospermous order; a softwood which includes cypress, firs, pines, and spruce.

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