Key seat to Knotting

Key seat rule to Kingwood
Key-seat role. (Shopwk.) A rule used for laying out key seats.
Keystone. (Masonry) The uppermost stone of an arch which locks its members together.
Keystoning. (Tel.) When parallel tend to, converge, Jenses used off center of subject.
Key-stroke. One stroke of any key on a machine ,operated by a'keyboard.
Keyway. (Mech.) A groove in which a key is placed for the purpose of binding something, as a crank, gear, or pulley, on a shaft. .
Kick. '(Tel.) Unwanted high light caused by reflection of light source on polished surface.
Kick plate. (Arch.) A metal plate attached to the lower portion of a door to prevent marring of the finish.
Kid finish. (Paper) A paper or board finish having the appearance of un­ dressed kid leather.
Kill. (Print.) To eliminate, condemn, or indicate that composed matter is not to be used.
Killed steel. (Metal.) Molten steel retained in a ladle or furnace until the gas has left it and the metal is quiet.
Kiln. An oven or furnance for baking, burning, or drying, as a kiln for drying lumber, a kiln for burning bricks, and a kiln for burning lime.
Kiln-dried. (Wood wkg.) Lumber in which the seasoning process is has­tened by placing the boards in dry­ing room or kiln.
Kilo. Perfix. in metric system mean­ing one thousand; also shortened form of kilogram.

Kilocycle. (Elec.) One thousand cycles.
Kilogram. Metric unit of mass: one thousand .grams; equal to 2.204 pounds.
Kilometer. One thousand meters; equal to 3280 ft. 10 in., 'or .6213of a mile.
Kilowatt. (Elec.) A thousand watts.
Kilowatt hour. (Elec.) The work performed by one kilowatt of electric power in one hour. The unit on which the price of electrical energy is based.
Kindling temperature. (Chern.) Temperature at which a substance ignites. .
Kinematics. (phys.) The study of the laws which regulate the actions of bodies in motion.
Kinescope. (Tel.) The cathode-ray or picture tube which may be used in television receivers and at monitor positions in control rooms.
Kinetic. (Engin.) Active motion, as opposed to potential.
Kinetic energy. (Engin.) The energy possessed by a moving body by virtue of its motion.
Kingpin. (Auto. Mech.) A steel pin or shaft, hardened and ground to size, used in fastening and sup­porting the steering knuckle to the axle beam, permitting free move­ment right and left of the front wheels. .
King post. (Arch.) The central up­right pieces in a roof truss against which the rafters about, and which supports the tie beam.
Kingwood. (Wood) A tree native to

Kink toKnottingBrazil, of the pea family. The wood contains violet-coloured streaks; used for cross-cut veneer.
Kink. (Shopwk.) A sharp bend or an­gle made in a piece of metal by a blow or strain.
Kip. (Engin.) An engineering expres­sion meaning one thousand pounds. Kit. A tool box either with or without tools.
Kite balloon. (Aero.) An elongated form of captive balloon fitted with lobes to keep it headed into ~he wind; it usually derives increased lift from the inclination of its axis to the wind.
Knee. (Furn.) The projecting upper curve of a cabriole leg. (Print.) The adjustable piece on a composing srick which permits setting of type to any measure within the limit of the stick.
Knee-action wheels. (Auto.) A name given to front wheels independently sprung and where the linkage cor­responds to the action of the human knee joint.
Kneeler. (Masonry) A stone cut to provide change of direction.
Knife. An instrument consisting of a handle to which is attached a blade with a cutting edge.
Knife-blade (use. (Elee.) A fuse hav­ing end connections which resem­ble the blades of a knife switch and which fit into the contacts of the cutout in the same manner that the blades of a switch fit into the switch contacts.
Knife.switch. (Elee.) A switch which opens or closes a circuit by the contact of one or more blades between two or more flat surfaces or contact blades.
Knob. (Elee.)A porcelain device for holding electrical conductors in place. (Furn.)
Knob turning. (Furn.)A turning re­sembling a series of knobs or balls.
Knock. (Mach.) A jar or pound re­sulting from a loose fitting of parts.
Knocked down. (I) Something com­plete in its various parts which is shipped or delivered unassembled. (2) Ready for assembling or putting , together.
Knocking. (Auto.) (Meeh.) Sounds resulting from worn or improperly fitted pistons, piston (wrist) pins,
connecting rod, or main bearings. (Elee.) Sound produced in the engine by premature explosion, detonation, of fuel in the cylinder due to improper timing of the spark. (Gaso-line) The sound that may be produced in the engine by the detonation of certain types of fuels, carbon, or heat.
Knot. (Carp.) A fault in timber, sup­posed to be caused by a branch or offshoot when the tree is growing. A live knot is one that cannot be knocked out. A dead knot is one which is loose and can be sepa­rated from the timber. (Naut.) A nautical mile, equal to 6,080.27 ft., or 1.15 statute miles.
Knotting. (Paint.) A compound used by painters for covering knots to prevent them from showing through the paint. Shellac or a compound of red lead and. glue may be used satisfactorily.

Knuckle joint to Kymograph
Knuckle joint (Mech.) One In vvh:ch an eye at the end of a rod is en­gaged by the forked end of a sec­ond rod, the two being connected with a joint pin.
Knuckle thread. A thread which is half round at both root and crest, can be cast in a mold, and is rarely used except on rough work.
Knurl. To finish by roughing or mill­ing the surface, as on the round head of a thumb screw, to permit a better grip.
Koa. (Wood) Acacia koa. This tree is found only in the Hawaiian Islands. Weight 52 pounds per cubic foot; colour, light brown with wavy streaks across grain. Has a wide variety of uses including fine furni­ture, musical instruments, and paneling.
Koko. (Wood) Also known as Laurel and East India walnut. It is coarse grained, hard, and brittle; weight 53 lb. per cubic foot; colour and grain similar to dark mahogany.and paneling.
Kraft board. (Paper) A strong board made from unbleached sulphate pulp or kraft wood pulp.
Kraft paper. (Papermkg.) A strong, brown paper, sometimes dyes, used extensively for wrapping purposes.
Kraft pulp. (Paper) A pulp of con­siderable strength made mainly from pine and spruce trees by the sulphate process.
Kyanize. To impregnate wood with mercuric chloride' to prevent de­cay.
Kyants process. (Wood) A preserva­tive method of impregnating tim­ber with bichloride of mercury.
Kymograph. (Aero.) An instrment for recording the angular oscillations of an aircraft in flight with re­spect to axes fixed in space. The reference direction is usually given by a gyroscope Or a beam of sunlight.

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