| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Candlepower | Candlepower – Is the unit of luminous intensity approximately equal to the horizontal light output from an ordinary wax candle. |
| Capital | Capital – The top component of a column. |
| Casement Window | Casement Window – A tall, narrow window that opens by swinging outward from the side. |
| Casing | Casing – The type of molding found around openings such as windows or doors. Casing hides the seam between the structure and the adjoining wall. |
| Casting | Casting – The process of pouring molten metal or glass, clay slip, etc. into a hollow mold to harden. Some casting processes permit more than one reproduction. |
| Caulk | Caulk – To fill a joint with resilient mastic. |
| Celadon | Celadon – French name for a green, gray-green, blue-green, or gray glaze produced with a small percentage of iron as the colorant. |
| Celadon | Celadon – French name for a green, gray-green, blue-green, or gray glaze produced with a small percentage of iron as the colorant. |
| Ceramics | Ceramics – The art and science of forming objects from earth materials containing or combined with silica; the objects are then heated to at least 1300F to harden. |
| Chair Rail | Chair Rail – A molding that normally falls at a height of three to four feet and bands an entire room. Originally incorporated for wall protection, chair rails are now used primarily for decoration, to cap wainscoting, or as a divider between different wall treatments. |
| Chasing | Chasing - A technique in which steel punches are used to decorate and/or texture of metal surface. |
| Chasing | Chasing - A technique in which steel punches are used to decorate and/or texture of metal surface. |
| Check | Check – A lengthwise separation of a wood board that extends across the annual growth rings. |
| Chi | Chi – The life force or essential energy of the universe. Chi can be either auspicious or inauspicious. |
| China Paint | China Paint – A low-temperature overglaze fired onto previously glazed and fired ceramic. |
| Chinking | Chinking – The weatherproofing material placed between logs in a log home. |
| Clastic | Clastic – Sediments formed from the breaking up of earlier rocks. |
| Cleavage | Cleavage – The tendency of some rocks to split or break along smooth planes that are more or less parallel. |
| Closed-Grain | Closed-Grain – A wood that exhibits narrow, inconspicuous, annual growth rings is considered closed-grain. Examples are cherry and maple. |
| Column | Column – A rounded vertical structural element. Can be functional or decorative. |
| Columnar Jointing | Columnar Jointing – In igneous rocks, a regular six-sided form of jointing that produces regularly shaped pillars or columns. |
| COM (Customer’s Own Material) | COM (Customer’s Own Material) – When a designer uses a fabric on a special-ordered upholstered furniture item other than of the fabrics available from the furniture manufactured. |
| Composite | Composite – One of the architectural orders. The composite column was the result of combining both the Ionic and Corinthian columns. |
| Conglomerate | Conglomerate – A rock composed of rounded fragments, anything from a few millimeters to several centimeters in diameter. |
| Conifer | Conifer – A softwood tree type, with needles and cones rather than flat, broad leaves. |
| Contrast | Contrast – The difference in illumination level between one point and nearby points. |
| Convection Oven | Convection Oven – Heated air flows around the food. |
| Conventional Oven | Conventional Oven – Food is cooked by radiation. |
| Corbel | Corbel – A decorative bracket carved from wood; used under shelving, vent hoods, countertop overhangs, and mantel shelves. |
| Corinthian | Corinthian – The Corinthian column, featuring acanthus leaves on its capital, is the most ornate of the architectural orders. |
| Cornice | Cornice – The top horizontal band of an entablature, found above the frieze. |
| Cost Plus Percentage Mark-Up | Cost Plus Percentage Mark-Up – A design fee method that allows the design firm to add a specific percentage to the net cost of the merchandise being purchased by the client. |
| Cost Price | Cost Price – The price that the designer must pay for the goods. |
| Cost Price | Cost Price – The price that the designer must pay for the goods. |
| Country-rock | Country-rock – The rock or rocks into which an igneous intrusion is placed. |
| Coving | Coving – Angled sides of firebox. |
| Critical Path Method (CPM) | Critical Path Method (CPM) – A preparation method that begins by identifying the interrelationships of the tasks to be performed. This study shows the designer, which tasks must be completed before the next or other tasks can be performed, thus establishing the vital path. |
| Crown Molding | Crown Molding – A decorative molding used at the juncture of the wall and ceiling; it can be flat or sprung, plain or complex. |
| Crystallized | Crystallized – The stone forms into crystals. |
| Cure | Cure – Maintaining the humidity and temperature of freshly poured concrete for a period of time to keep water present so the concrete hydrates or hardens properly. |
| Curtains | Curtains – Like draperies, curtains use fabric, but they are usually hung with in the window frame and close to the glass. |
| Custom Grade | Custom Grade – Is the most common grade and still produced a high-quality job. |