Scratching or roughening plaster.

A wooden hand float with nails projecting from each corner; used to roughen the surface of plaster to provide a key for the

Numbers (assigned by ANSI/IEEE Standard C37.02) that provide a convenient way of indicating the function of various types of electrical

In an electric system, a component that is intended to carry, but not consume, electric energy, e.g., a switch.

Same as anchorage bond stress.

(Brit.) An area in which the government encourages new and esp. diversified industry in order to promote industrial stability.

1. A tract of previously undeveloped land which is subdivided for housing and provided with all necessary utilities, such as