Handle that is made with a curved shoe, that gives the appearance of a lengthwise split pipe that has been bent to a 90 degree curve, with a pawl to hold a piece of electrical conduit on its end. When the shoe is pressed against the conduit with force on the handle, it bends the conduit around the shoe to prevent crimping as it bends.
Conduit box
Electrical box at which conduit is terminated, which can also be used as a container in which electrical wires and be joined, redirected or terminated. It is a form of junction box.
Conduit clamp
A screw-down, U-shaped spring clamp formed out of a band of metal used to hold conduit pipe.
Conduit fitting
Fitting which joins the conduit to a panel or box or is used to change the direction of the conduit.
Conduit strap
Strap that is fitted around and supports conduit by attaching it to a structure.
Cone
A solid, three-dimensional item with a circle at its base and a curved surface that tapers evenly to a point.
Cone of depression
Angle of depression, during dewatering, of a water table.
Confession of judgment
Credit contract provision whereby a borrower agrees to accept guilt in advance for any suit that may be brought against him/her by the lender, regardless of the reason for nonpayment.
Configuration
This describes the direction in which a furnace outputs heat. A furnace may have an upflow, downflow or crossflow (horizontal) configuration.
Confiscation
Government seizure of private property without fair and reasonable compensation or the seizure of property with the owner's legal right abolished because of a legal violation.
