Temepred to Text type

Temepred to Ternary steel
quenching. The hardening of spe­cial steels is accomplished by "heat treatment".
Tempered. Of or pertaining to steel or cast iron that has been tempered.
Tempering sand. (Fdry.) The mixing of foundry sand with water to bring it to the proper degree of dampness for molding purpoes.
Tempest. An extensive currnent of wind rushing with great velccity and violence; a violent storm.
Template. (Mech.) Any temporary pat­tern, guide, or model, by which work is either marked out, or by which its accuracy is checked.
Temple or tenter-hook. (Textile) A device for keeping cloth stretched to an even width in hand weaving.
Temporary magnetism. Magnetism in a body that is present when the body is in a magnetic field but that largely disappears when it is re­moved from the field. Tenacity. That propefty by which a material resists forces tending to tear it apart.
Tenon. (Carp.) A tongue projecting from the end of a piece of timber, which, with the mortise into which it fits, constitutes a mortise-and­tenon joint.
Tenon saw. (Woodlllkg.) An ordinary hacksaw used by woodworkers on the bench.
Tenor. Part of audio spectrum extend­ing approximately from 150 Hz to 500 Hz In musical notation. tenclef covers D, to E (146.83329.63Hz).
Tensile. (Engin.) Of, or pertaining to extension or tension, as tensile ac­tion, tensile strength; capable of being stretched or drawn out.
Tensile strain. (Engin.) A strain or pull in a longitudinal direction; the reverse of a crushing strain.
Tensile strength. The strength nec essary to enable a bar or structure to resist a tensile strain. (phys.) The amount of directly applied pull which a part will stand before it breaks. It is expressed as the number of pounds of force required to break a bar I sq. in. in area.
Tensile stress. (Ellgin.) The stress to which a bar or structure is subject when in tensIOn. Tension. A pulling force; the oppo­ site of compression.
Tension spring. (Mech.) Any spring designed to be operated under a pulling strain.
Terminal. (Arch.) The finish to a newel or standard. (Elec.) A point at which a connection is made be­tween an electrical apparatus and the external circuit.
Terminal board. Strip or block of insulating material fined with screw-terminals. Suitable for mounting components or terminat­ing leads when soldering is not appropriate.
Term of patent. The length of time during which full protection is given one's rights in a patent. The term is seventeen years with no extensions allowed.
Ternary steel. (Metal.) A general term which includes all alloy steels composed of iron, carbon, and one

Terneplate to Text type other speical element.
Terneplate. (Metal.) Ordinary black. soft s'teel plate, coated both sides with an aHoy of &0 per cent lead and 20 per cent tin.
Terrace. (Arch.) A raised level space as a lawn, having at least one ver­tical or sloping side.
Terra cotta. (Arch.) A burned-clay product widely used for ornamental work on the exterior of buildings.
Terrazzo flooring. (Bldg.) A flooring of the granolithic type with polished surface; the body consists of frag­ments of coloured stone imbedded in neat cement.
Tertiary coolor. A colour obtained by mixing the secondary colours, or­ange. green, and violet, in pairs. The hues thus made are olive, citrine, and russet.
Tesla. Unit of magnetic flux density (in SI system). One tesla equals one weber per squar metre.
Tesla coil. (Elec.) A type of inducti0n coil for obtaining high voltages and frequencies. ,Its primary wiflding consists of a few turns of heavy wire excited by a high voltage and con­troHed by a rotary spark gap and the secondary winding is of fine wire.
Tessera. (Arch.) A small square stone or tile used in making mosaic pave­ments, walks etc.
Test bar. (Fdry.) The tests on gray cast iron are for transverse strength, Ilexure. shrinkage, chill. and 'hard­ness. The bars un which the tc~ts are made are usually about I ~'4 in. di­ameter amI 15 in. long.
Test bench. (Auto. Elec.) A bench or table fitted with various instru­ments and gauges for testing au­tomotive electrical equipment.
Tester. (Furn.) A canopy over a bed supported by the bed posts.
Testing. (Mech.) A procedure for determining whether mechanical devices or electrical equipment is in proper workable condition.
Testing machine. (Engin.) A machine. used for testing the strength and elasticity of materials.
Testing set. (Elec.) Those instruments or devices used for determining whether wiring or equipment is in perfect working order.
Test lamp. (Elec.) An ordinary lamp in a weatherproof socket.
Test pattern. (Tel.) A drawing con­taining a group of lines and cir­
cles, etc., transmitted for receiver' adjustment and transmitter test pur­poses.
Test-tape. Magnetic tape recording carrying special tones or other material such as selected bands of
white noise; used for measuring replay freqeucny response, wow and flutter. etc., 'of tape recorders.
Tetraethyl lead. (Clzem.) A poison­ous, volatile liquid added in small quantities to gasoline to reduce en­gine knock.
Tetrode. Valve with four electrodes plus beaming plates; cathode. con­trol gridc, screen grid, beam plates. anode.
Text. (Print.) The body matter of a book or other piece of printing.
Text type. (Prillt.)A tenn applied to any black Jetter or Old English type.