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Term Definition
Y Strainer. A device in the shape of a Y for withholding foreign matter from a flowing liquid or gas.  
Yard lumber. Run of the mill lumber in a lumber yard, including all sizes and patterns.  
Yard. 1. A unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet or 36 inches; equal to 0.9144 meters. 2. A square yard, as in yards of carpeting. 3. A cubic yard, as in yards of earth cut or fill. 4. A piece of enclosed ground. 5. The space around a residence; see Curtilage. 6. The space between buildings.  
Yarn Size. Carpet yarn is measured by the number of yards in length to the ounce of weight in a single ply; two to four plies of this single strand will be twisted to form the best balance for any particular weave and quality of fabric desired; it is necessary to know yarn sizes and plies in order to make fair comparisons.  
Y-Axis. One of the axes in a three-dimensional system, that is not the x- or y-axis.  
Yellow Fir. Douglas Fir.  
Yellow Metal. Muntz metal.  
Yellow Ochre. An earthy pigment made from impure iron ore, used in paint.  
Yellow Ware. A yellow semi-vitreous ware or an earthenware with a colorless clear glaze.  
Yellowing. Development of yellow color or cast, in whites, on aging.  
Yield Point. The point at which a material deforms with no increase in load; the stress at which a material ceases to deform in a fully elastic manner.  
Yield Strength. The specified minimum yield strength or yield point of reinforcement in psi.  
Yield. 1. The ratio of the net income of a real estate or other investment compared to the acquisition and operating costs. 2. The amount of concrete produced by a given combination of materials; the total weight of ingredients divided by the unit weight of the freshly mixed concrete. 3. The cubic feet of concrete produced per sack of cement. 4. The number of product units, such as block, produced per batch of concrete or sack of cement.  
Yoke Vent. A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack to a vent stack for the purpose of preventing pressure changes in the stacks.  
Youngs Modulus. The ratio of the unit stress to the unit strain below the proportional limit.  

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