city titty
A raised marker separating the lanes of a road.
Entries starting with C
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civision
The use of encryption when broadcasting television signals.
CKD
nounManufacturing
Initialism of complete knockdown.
CL
Initialism of lift coefficient.
clack door
The removable cover of the opening giving access to a pump valve.
cladder
nounConstruction
One who applies cladding, or insulation.
cladding
nounConstruction
A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.
claggy
adjectiveMining and extraction
Adhesive, having coal clinging to it.
clamp
A compact pile of agricultural produce (such as root vegetables or silage) used for temporary storage (often covered with straw, earth, or both).
clamper
A circuit that restricts the amplitude of a waveform.
clamshell
verbManufacturing
To deform a die in a shape resembling the shell of a clam, as a result of uneven extrusion pressure.
clasp brake
A type of brake that presses a cast-iron block against the tyre of a railway wheel when activated; they can be on opposite sides of a wheel (when viewed from the side).
classic car
nounAutomotive
An older car, especially a desirable one. Typically older than 25 years, but newer than a vintage car.
classification yard
nounRail equipment
a railroad yard where incoming freight trains are sorted into various sidings.
clause
To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).
clean
adjectiveAviation maintenance
Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
clean feed
The setup of a mixing console or matrix mixer such that the output contains everything except a designated input; often used to prevent echoes or feedback.
cleaning shoe
The part of a harvester or combine which both sieves out large impurities such as rocks and blows out light impurities such as chaff.
cleaning sieve
The lower sieve in a combine harvester's cleaning shoe assembly, designed for the final separation of clean grain from finer debris.
cleantech
nounManufacturing
Technologies that support increased productivity or profitability while also reducing resource consumption or pollution.
clear
nounCarpentry
Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
clearance time
nounAutomotive
The amount of time it takes to empty something out.
clearcut
The area of the forest cleared of trees.
clearcutter
One who engages in clearcutting.
clearer
An unskilled labourer who clears away the rubbish etc.
clearing
A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
clearspan
nounConstruction
A span between e.g. roof timbers that is clear of obstructions.
CLEC
Initialism of competitive local exchange carrier.
cleft grafting
a method of grafting in which the scion is placed in a cleft or slit in the stock or stump made by sawing off a branch, usually in such a manner that its bark evenly joins that of the stock.
CLI
Initialism of calling line identity or caller line identity.
cliché
A stereotype (printing plate).
clickability
nounManufacturing
The ability of a foam to retain its original shape after cutting, without deformation or burrs
clickable
adjectiveManufacturing
That retains its shape after being cut by a blade or punched by a die.
clicker
An employee who locks the type in the form to make it ready for printing.
climbing lane
nounAutomotive
On a road, an inside lane on an incline that is designated for slow-moving traffic such as heavy goods vehicles.
Clio
nameAutomotive
Ellipsis of Renault Clio (“a model of car manufactured by Renault”).
clipper
A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value.
cloche
An apparatus used in controlling certain aeroplanes, consisting principally of a steering column mounted with a universal joint at the base, which is bell-shaped and has attached to it the cables for controlling the wing-warping devices, elevator planes, etc.
clock
An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
clock generator
a circuit that produces a timing signal for use in synchronizing a circuit's operation.
clock out
To transmit individual bits of data under the control of a clock.
clock rate
The rate of clock pulses in an electronic circuit.
clock skew
A phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times due to gate or wire signal propagation delay.
clock speed
The rate, measured in hertz, at which a processor performs its fundamental operations.
clock-face timetable
A service pattern where services depart at regular intervals, and thus at the same number of minutes past each hour.
clocked
adjectiveIndustrial electronics
Electronically running at a particular rate; governed by a repetitive time signal.
cloff
An allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight.
close
verbSurveying
To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
closed
adjectiveElectrical engineering
In a position allowing electricity to flow.
closed assembly time
nounWoodworking
The time elapsing between the closed contact of an assembly of glued joints until application or full pressure.
closed-cut valley
nounConstruction
a method of valley application in which shingles from one side of the valley extend across the valley while shingles from the other side are trimmed back a few inches from the valley centerline.
closed-toe
adjectiveTextile production
Of the foot of a sewing machine: having has its front area cut away. https://books.google.com/books?id=5W-ChoTedM4C&pg=PA128&dq=%22closed-toe%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC4Q6AEwADgKahUKEwjEiNe5j-nIAhVFLYgKHRv-Abw#v=onepage&q=%22closed-toe%22&f=false
closet hook
A firefighter's tool similar to a pike pole.
cloud
A telecom network (from their representation in engineering drawings).
clove
One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb.
CLR
Initialism of current-limiting resistor.
club
To drift in a current with an anchor out.
club car
A railroad car that serves in the manner of a club (lounge), offering drinks, snacks, background music, and sometimes meals.
clutch
A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
clutch pedal
nounAutomotive
A pedal in a manual transmission car that modulates the clutch mechanism, via clutch plate pressure.