Glossary

Glossary of 7847 Property Development Terms

X

X Acto Knife - This is a razor like blade in a handle, the blades come in various shapes, very handy for fine work.

X Axis - One of the axes in a three dimensional system that is not the y or z axis.

X Bracing - That form of bracing wherein a pair of diagonal braces cross near mid-length of the bracing members.

X Council - A former Council property now sold and in private ownership.

X Ray Weld - To examine, treat, or photograph the connection of surfaces that have been welded together.

Xanthic - Containing yellow or pertaining to yellow colour.

Xenon - A heavy colourless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in traces in the atmosphere and used in fluorescent lamps.

Xeric - Requiring only a small amount of moisture, as a xeric habitat.

Xerography - A dry electrostatic document copying process.

Xerothermic - A hot dry environment.

Xestobium Refovillosum - Pest which affects structural timbers especially hardwoods and those with fungal decay. Also know as Deathwatch Beetle.

XO XOO XOOX -

• Designations of the arrangement of sliding and fixed panels in sliding glass doors and windows
• X indicates a sliding panel
• O indicates a fixed panel.

Xylem - The portion of the tree trunk, branches, and roots that lies between the pith and the cambium.

Xylene - A solvent obtained from wood tar, coal tar, or petroleum.

Xylography - The art of making engravings on wood.

Xylol - A solvent obtained from wood tar, coal tar, or petroleum.

Xylonite - A thermoplastic material like celluloid, used in model building.

Xyst - In Greek and Roman architecture, a long covered portico for exercise in bad weather.

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