cargo liner
nounAutomotive
A lining for an aircraft's cargo hold; a lining for automotive interior wayback spaces or boots (trunks).
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cargo shorts
Casual short trousers with pockets, originally designed for outdoor activities.
carmagnole
nounManufacturing
A short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons.
carpenter's pencil
nounWoodworking
A pencil specifically designed for the requirements of a carpenter: oval shape makes it less likely to roll away, and thick graphite facilitates drawing on rough surfaces.
carpet bedding
A system of horticulture in which plants are arranged in mosaic or geometrical designs.
carriage gown
A fashionable dress and outerwear ensemble that is worn for riding in a carriage, walking in a garden, etc.
carrier
nounManufacturing
A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.
cartridge
nounPlumbing
A replaceable valve assembly within a faucet or shower fixture that regulates the flow and temperature of the water.
cartridge ejector
A mechanism to eject a cartridge from its housing or cartridge drive, often operating on a simple mechanical principle.
carving knife
nounCarpentry
A knife used to pare, cut, and smooth wood.
CAS
Initialism of channel-associated signalling.
case
A small fissure which admits water into the workings.
case harden
verbMetallurgy
To impart greater hardness to the surface of a piece of metal.
case hardening
nounMetallurgy
The process of imparting greater hardness to the surface of a piece of metal.
case-hardened
adjectiveMetallurgy
Of metal: harder at its surface, due to a case hardening process.
cash crop
A crop that is grown for sale rather than for personal food or for feeding to livestock.
cassette
A saggar (ceramic container used in a kiln).
cast off
To estimate the amount of space required by the type used for the given copy.
cast on
To start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.
cast-on
The technique of starting knitting by casting on.
caster
nounAutomotive
The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.
cat's whisker
The wire that touches the crystal in a crystal radio.
cat's-paw
nounCarpentry
A small crowbar with a handle at a right angle to a blade with a V-shaped notch, principally used by carpenters to remove nails.
catalytic converter
nounAutomotive
A chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide.
catapult effect
The phenomenon where a loose current-carrying wire is catapulted horizontally away in the presence of a magnetic field.
cataract
A type of governor used in single-acting steam engines, where a flow of water through an opening regulates the stroke.
catch points
nounRail equipment
A set of points provided to derail rail vehicles out of control on a steep gradient.
cathead
A (small) capstan (“vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.”) or windlass (“type of winch”) forming part of hoisting machinery.
cathode
An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
cathode ray
A ray consisting of a stream of electrons in a vacuum tube that are emitted by the cathode and accelerated towards the anode by an electric field.
cathode ray tube
A vacuum tube that displays still or moving images (such as for a television), by controlling the direction of a cathode ray emitted towards the front of the tube. The front is coated by a layer of fluorescent material, so that it emits light when struck by the beam.
catline
A fireline constructed with the front blade of a bulldozer or similar tracked vehicle.
cattle dock
A pen on a platform in a railway goods yard for cattle travelling by rail.
cattle wagon
nounRail equipment
a covered or uncovered goods wagon (mostly formerly) used for the transportation of live cattle.
caul
nounWoodworking
A strip or block of wood used to distribute or direct clamping force.
cauldron bottom
A large, round mass in a coal seam that forms part of the roof of a coal mine passage (usually being a fossilized root or stump); considered a hazard due to being prone to falling without warning.
caulk
verbConstruction
To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
cavity
nounManufacturing
A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
cavity magnetron
A high-power vacuum tube used in early radar systems and subsequently in microwave ovens and in linear particle accelerators.
cavity wall
nounConstruction
A double wall of masonry connected by an air space.
cazo process
nounMetallurgy
An old method for amalgamating metal ores by first boiling in a solution of salt.
CB
Initialism of center back, a line marking the center on the back side of a piece of clothing.
CBDC
Abbreviation of central bank digital currency.
CC
nounManufacturing
Initialism of contrasting colour.
CCD
Initialism of charge-coupled device (digital camera cell technology).
CCN
Initialism of controlled-controlled not gate.
CCS1
nounAutomotive
A plug, charger, or, outlet, using the electric vehicle charging standard
CCS2
nounAutomotive
A plug, charger, or outlet, using the electric vehicle charging standard
CDAA
Initialism of circularly disposed antenna array.
CDDA
Initialism of circularly disposed dipole array.
CDI
nounAutomotive
Initialism of capacitor discharge ignition.
CDMA
Initialism of Code Division Multiple Access.
CDR
Initialism of current divider rule or current division rule.
cell
A region of radio reception, or the group of devices that uses it, that is a part of a larger radio network.
cellular glass insulation
nounConstruction
A rigid closed-cell insulation board made from crushed glass and hydrogen sulfide gas.
Celsius
Ellipsis of degree Celsius.
cement works
nounManufacturing
A factory where building cement (for concrete) is manufactured.
cementation
nounMetallurgy
The impregnation of the surface of a metal with another material.
center tap
A contact made to a point halfway along a winding of a transformer or inductor.
centiamp
An SI unit of electric current equal to 10⁻² amperes. Symbol: cA