(n.) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc. See Illust. of Double-framed floor, under Double, a.
(v. t.) To fit or furnish with joists.
Example Sentences:
(1) This may be because the joists below are defective – it’s worth seeking professional advice in this instance.
(2) They are constructed using rows of thick wooden beams, called joists, topped by floorboards running at a right angle to the joists.
(3) The lines of nails on the boards indicate the position of the joists underneath.
(4) They unloaded bags, tools and two wheelie bins, which they carried (or wheeled) in through the fire escape, and large metal joists.
Trimmer
Definition:
(n.) One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
(n.) One who does not adopt extreme opinions in politics, or the like; one who fluctuates between parties, so as to appear to favor each; a timeserver.
(n.) An instrument with which trimming is done.
(n.) A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust. of Header.
Example Sentences:
(1) Wood-trimmers' disease, generally called extrinsic allergic alveolitis, which affects workers in sawmills, is thought to be caused by fungal diaspores.
(2) The other method was the use of an axial margin trimmer.
(3) Antibody levels in the newly employed wood trimmers were similar to antibody levels in wood trimmers who had already worked in the trimming department before the start of the study.
(4) Pulmonary function was studied in 66 wood trimmers exposed to organic dust (moulds) after a month of no exposure (summer vacation) and then three and 27 months later, and also during a working week.
(5) Antibody levels were significantly elevated after periods with high exposure compared to antibody levels in the same wood trimmers after periods with low exposure.
(6) The margins of the axial box as well as of the proximo-cervical curvature were significantly better finished with the EVA-System and the highly flexible file compared to the axial margin trimmer (p < 0.001).
(7) In a second treatment (Experiments 1 and 2), one-third to one-half of the beak was removed at 11 days of age with a hot blade beak trimmer.
(8) Since the trimmers do not have to be removed while this system is in use, there is no need to bypass the associated interlock system.
(9) The finishing time for the box margin was not significantly different using the EVA instrument or the axial margin trimmer.
(10) We have studied electron beam profiles with and without trimmers at the nominal source-skin distance of 1 m versus extended distances of 3-5 m. We find that the trimmers limit the field size and add little to the beam uniformity at extended distances.
(11) The study groups consisted of randomly selected 78 stevedores-trimmers and 84 mechanic equipment operators.
(12) The efficiency of the new device was compared with the axial margin trimmer by means of scanning electron microscopy and a score system.
(13) There were, however, large differences between the individual antibody levels of similarly exposed wood trimmers.
(14) Sera from 67 wood trimmers were analyzed by both methods.
(15) Fungal keratitis should be strongly considered as the cause of any corneal ulcer related to trauma from a nylon line lawn trimmer.
(16) Nylon line lawn trimmers represent a source of potentially devastating ocular trauma.
(17) The field size dependent photon output is known to be influenced by the existence of backscattered radiation (BSR) generated in the collimator or trimmer jaws of a linear accelerator.
(18) Darius is the head trimmer at Legend's, a smart London barber that specialises in traditional wet shaves.
(19) We managed three cases of fungal keratitis caused by injuries from nylon line trimmers.
(20) Playing the drag queen Albert in La Cage Aux Folles presented another difficulty: I had to ask my beloved to help me shave my entire body once a week with a beard trimmer.