Current regulotor to complete the series in each case

Current regulator. (Auto. Elec.) A magnetic-controlled relay by which the field circuit of the gen­erator is made and broken very rap­idly to secure unvarying current output from the generator.
Current strength. (Elec.) The flow of an electric current measured in amperes.
Current transformer. (Elec.) See Transformer.
Currying. (Leather.) The dressing of tanned hides for use.
Curtain wall. (Arch.) A thin wall supported independently of the wall below, by the structural steel or concrete frame of the building.
Curvature. A departure from a straight line of the longitudinal di­mension of the tape in the plane of the surface of the tape.
Curve. A line with continuous change of direction.
Curve-bending. Reshaping of fre­quency response curve to serve some particular purpose.
Curved needle. (Uphol.) Used for the same purpose as the straight needle but under conditions where it is not possible to handle the straight tool.
Curved plate. (Print.) One that is backed up and curved to suit the cylinder of a rotary press.
Curvilinear. Consisting of, or,bounded by curved lines.
Cushioned frieze. (Furn.) A convex, Renaissance. Frieze.
Cushioning. The use of springs, air cushions, or any type of shock ab­sorber for reducing shock, knock, or excessive wear.
Cusp. (Arch. and Furn.) A 'lobe or point in the foliation of medieval tracery.
Cut. (Print.) An engraved block or plate. (Shopwk.) The removal of shaving from a piece of work either in wood- or metal-working ma­chines.
Cut cards. (Print.) Cards cut to size.
Cut flush. (Print.) To trim a pamphlet so the edges of the cover and the in­side material will be exactly flush, i.e., without overhang.
Cut gears. (Mach.) Gears with ma­chine-cut teeth as distinguished from cast gears.
Cut-in note or side note. (Print.) A note usually in small type, set into the side of a page of printed matter. Frequently used in the composition ofte~boob. '
Cutlery. Cutting instruments although the term is generally applied only to those for household use.
Cut nails. (Carp,) Machine-cut iron. nails as distinguised from wire nails which are now in more general use.
Cut of nle. The manner' in which the face of a me is cut, and from which
a me takes its name, as smooth cut, rough cut, bastard, etc.
Cut off. (Plost.) The lines where the two halves of a mold com~, together; also called a land or flash ridge, or a flash groove.
Cutoff rule. (Print.) Rule used in newspaper or periodical work 'to separate advertisements.

Cutout. (Elec.) A device for ope~g a circuit when the current rise is be­yond the safety limit There are two kinds: electromagnetic, which is usually called a circuit breaker, and thenno which may be .one of the various kinds of fuse.
Cutout box. (Elec.) A box which con­tains fuse blocks and fuses.
Cutout relay. (Auto. Elec.) An auto­matic magnetic switch attached to the. generator to cut out genera~or circuitto prevent over-charging of battery.
Cutter. (Mech.) Any cutting tool fixed in a machine or holder for au­tomatic cutting of wood or metal.
Cutti~g angle. (Mech.) The angle measured between the cutting face of the tool and the surface of the material on which the tool operates.
Cutting compound. (Mach.) Lard oil, soda water, or any of the vari­ous coolants used on work being machined. (SEE COOLANT.)
Cutting face. (Me.ch.) The face of the cutting tool against which the ma-. terial is moved.
Cutting gauge. (Furn.) A gauge with a cutter in place of a marker.
Cutting nippers. (Furn.) A type of pincers with a cutting bite.
Cutting oils. (Mach,) Any of the heavy oils or combination of oils used as a metal lubricant in machin­ing operations. The tenn does not: properly include those watery so- : lutions used merely as coolants,
Cut~ngout. (Auto.. Mech.) (1) De­scriptive of action of relay in elec­tric circuit in breaking the circuit at predetermined voltage or current. (2) Point at which centrifugal clutch re­leases pressure or contact.
Cutting pliers. Pliers which, in addi­tion to the flat jaws, have a pair of nippers placed to one side for cut­ting off wire.
Cutting rule. (Print.) Made of steel strips. Used in making up forms for cutting cardboard, etc.
Cutting tools. Avery general term but ~ferring to edged tools used in ma­chines more than to tools held by hand.
Cutting up. (Mach,) In milling-ma­chine work, the cutting done when the cutter tool moves up against the work.
Cyanide. (Chern.) Usually refers to cyanide of potassium;. very poison­ous; a white powder or in lumps. Used in the extraction of gold .and silver from ores,. in electroplating, heat treatment of steel, ~tc.
Cyaniding. The process of surface liardening an alloy with an iron base by heating it at a sUItable tempera:­ture in contact with cyanide sale, af­ter which it is quenched.
Cycle. (Elec. and Mech.) A series of operations forming a closed circle, a new series beginning where another ends, as in a two or four-cycle motor, so named from the number of piston strokes required to
complete the series in each case. (Plast.) In plastics, the complete
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