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black plate

Uncoated cold-rolled steel in sheets, usually 12 in. (30.5 cm) to 32 in. (81.3 cm) in width.

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blackout switch

On a theater stage, a master switch that extinguishes all stage lights simultaneously.

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black steel pipe

Uncoated steel pipe, called black  because of the dark-colored iron-oxide scale formed on its surface; usually used for lowpressure

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black light

Invisible ultraviolet electromagnetic energy near the visible spectrum; useful for exciting fluorescent paints, dyes, etc., so that they become visible.

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black japan

A high-quality bituminous paint used as a metal varnish.

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