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| Capstan
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A hoist made of a cable which is wound around a drum which has either a crank or motor attached to turn it to raise the load which is attached. It has a vertical axis of rotation used to wind or unwind the cable once it has a load attached. |
| Capsule
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A dry fruit containing seeds. |
| Caption
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Heading of a document. |
| Capture rate
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Proportionate share of an item to total items in the population. |
| Capture velocity
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Amount of air velocity necessary to draw contaminants into a ventilation filter. |
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Capturing hoods, which are usually used in laboratories or industry, have enough air suction to pull fumes from outside of the hood area. They control fumes for safety and health reasons by capturing them in the ventilation system where they are processed and neutralized, removing harmful vapors and then are released into the air. |
| Caravan, real estate
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Agents, in a group, who tour a recently listed property. |
| Carbide tipped
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Carbide tipping is used to hold a long-lasting edge on tools by brazing a piece of tungsten carbide metal to the edge or end of a steel tool. Saw teeth and drill pits are examples of carbide tipping. |
| Carbide tipped saw blade
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Also referred to as a tipped tooth blade, this circular saw blade has carbide tips that are a bit wider than the thickness of the blade, which allows the teeth to cut freely without having the blade bind. |
| Carbide-tipped circular saw blade
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Carbide-tipped circular saw blades can last up to ten times longer than steel blades. |
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