Glossary B

Deutsch: Breite / Español: Manga / Português: Boca / Français: Largeur / Italiano: Baglio

Beam is described as the widest part of a boat; and a sturdy wooden timbers running across the width of a boat. The beam is used to support the deck of a wooden boat.

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Benzoate refers to a common form of preservative,

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Boxing refers to mixing of paint by pouring from one container to another several times to ensure thorough mixing.

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Bookbinding machinery is described as automatic or manually operated device that folds printed sheets to form signatures or pages and assembles them in order to form book body.

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Deutsch: Batterie / Español: Batería / Português: Bateria / Français: Batterie / Italiano: Batteria /

Battery is referring to a device for making or storing electricity chemically. Electricity is a form or energy that is easy to control, convenient to use but difficult to store.

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Blank sheet is described as the flat stamping produced in a stamping die. The use of a blank to describe a stamping usually implies the need for subsequent drawing.

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Bamboo relates to the wood of the bamboo tree that is used for furniture in the East, and came to the Occident in various waves of Chinese influences.

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Breadth pertains to a measurement calculated by comparing the number of advancing stocks to the number declining. The more net advances seen in an up market, the greater its breadth; vice versa for down markets.

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