bargello
nounManufacturing
A type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts.
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barley reel
A machine designed to remove wild oats from barley, wild oats from large tame oats, and pin oats from wheat.
barley scald
A disease of barley caused by the fungus Rhynchosporium secalis.
barley smut
A disease of barley caused by the fungus Ustilago nuda.
barleycorn
nounCarpentry
A small groove between two moldings.
barn
A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
barnacle
On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard.
barrel process
nameMetalworking
A process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in a revolving barrel or drum, with mercury, chlorine, cyanide solution, or other reagent.
barrel vault
nounConstruction
A building profile featuring a rounded profile to the roof on the short axis, but with no angle change on a cut along the long axis.
barreling
A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a barrel-like shape.
barrier board
nounConstruction
noncombustible board stock material of low thermal conductivity placed between two elements of a roof assembly.
barring
Timber used for supporting the roof or sides of shafts.
barrister's bands
Two rectangular strips of white cloth, worn as formal neckwear by barristers and judges as part of traditional court dress.
barrister's block
A pattern used in quilting, based on triangles with smaller triangular protrusions.
barrow
A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse.
barrow crossing
nounRail equipment
A type of crossing found mainly in railway stations which allows passengers to cross between platforms at track level.
barrowman
A putter: one who puts the tubs of coal from the workings to the cranes, flats, or stations, so that they can be conveyed to the surface.
barry
adjectiveManufacturing
Of a dyed material: having bars or bands of color.
barstock
nounMetallurgy
Alternative form of bar stock.
base
The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
base cap
nounConstruction
A decorative molding that is applied on top of a baseboard molding to create a layered trim and finished look.
base flashing
Plies or strips of roof membrane material used to close-off and/or seal a roof at the horizonta-to-vertical intersections. Membrane base flashing covers the edge of the field membrane.
base metal
nounMetallurgy
The metal to be welded (rather than that used to weld).
base sheet
nounConstruction
an impregnated, saturated, or coated felt placed as the first ply in some low-slope roof systems.
base station
nounSurveying
A GPS receiver at known fixed location, used to derive correction information for nearby portable GPS receivers.
base station subsystem
that section of a GSM network which is responsible for transmitting radio signals to and receiving radio signals from a mobile phone
baseball cap
A cap with a rounded crown and a curved, stiffened bill at the front.
baseboard
nounCarpentry
A panel or molding between the floor and the interior wall of a structure.
baseboard heating
nounCarpentry
A type of zone heating that uses a series of heating elements along the bottom of a wall to gradually release heat into a room.
basher
nounMetalworking
One who bashes something, figuratively or literally.
basic ignition timing
nounAutomotive
The position of the crankshaft in relation to the top dead center when the piston is located at the top of the compression stroke.
basic process
nameMetalworking
A Bessemer process or open-hearth steel-making process in which a lining that is basic, or not siliceous, is used, and additions of basic material are made to the molten charge during treatment.
basseting
The upward direction of a vein in a mine.
bastard type
A type having the face of a larger or smaller size than the body.
baste up
To prepare or treat a fabric by basting (to sew with long or loose stitches).
basting
nounManufacturing
The use of long or loose stitches; the act by which something is basted.
batch up
verbManufacturing
To line up multiple tasks to be executed at once in order to improve efficiency.
batching plant
Usually a set of equipment assembled for the purpose of mixing concrete from raw materials, typically sand or gravel, cement, and water, but some are used for asphalt.
batten
nounCarpentry
A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.
battening
nounConstruction
Synonym of batten (“strip of wood used to hold things together or provide a fixing point”).
batter
verbMetalworking
To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
batter rule
nounConstruction
An instrument consisting of a (normally wooden) rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter (slope) of a wall is regulated.
battery
A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
battery cage
A small cage in which a hen is kept to lay eggs.
battery cell
A unit that chemically stores energy, consisting of an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte.
battery charger
A device that stores energy in a battery by running an electric current through it.
battery electric multiple unit
An electrically driven multiple unit or railcar whose energy is derived from rechargeable batteries driving the traction motors.
battery pack
A set of batteries or battery cells connected together to deliver a certain voltage, capacity, or power density, often with an integrated battery management system.
battery-backed
adjectiveIndustrial electronics
Of a device, using a battery to maintain operation when not powered by the main electrical supply (e.g. during a blackout).
batting
Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
BBS
Initialism of bulletin board system or bulletin board service.
BCM
nounConstruction
Initialism of bank cubic meter, a measure of the original volume of excavated material as it was in the ground, prior to removal.
bead
nounWoodworking
A decorative, convex, rounded profile (often a half-circle) cut into an edge or surface of wood, typically defined by a narrow, deep channel called a quirk.
bead breaker
A tool or device used to separate the bead from a tire rim.
beam
In steam engines, a heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft.
beamwork
A tin working where the lode was followed by digging down from the surface.
bean shot
nounMetallurgy
Refined copper that has been cast into small, pelletlike drops by pouring molten copper into water.
bean stitch
A large, thick running stitch produced by stitching several times at the same point.
bean-shot copper
nounMetallurgy
Copper that has been melted and poured into cold water.
beanie
nounManufacturing
A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.