CELSIUSTEMPERATURESCALE - Formerly called Centigrade Temperature Scale. A temperature scale based upon the freezing point of water defined as 0° C and the boiling point defined as 100° C.
CENTI - A prefix to a unit, denoting a submultiple of one-hundredth (10 -2) of that unit.
CENTIGRADETEMPERATURE SCALE - The older name for the Celsius Temperature Scale in English speaking countries. Officially abandoned by international agreements and the U.S. Bureau of Standards in 1948, but still in common usage.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE (CONFOR- MANCE) - A certificate which is normally generated by a quality control department which shows that the product being shipped meets the customer’s specifications. Abbreviation C of C, sometimes referred to as CERTS.
CERTIFIED TEST REPORTS - A report providing actual test data on a cable. Tests are normally run by a quality control department which show that the product being shipped conforms to test specifications. Abbreviation CTR or TR.
CERTS - Abbreviation for certificate of compliance. See certificate of compliance.
CF - The designation for cotton fixture wire. It is a cotton insulated, impregnated with moisture resisting, flame-retarding compound. It is used in lighting fixtures up to 90° C.
CF GLASS - Means continuous filament glass yarn which is used in braiding, in making glass fabric, and glass thread.
CFT - The abbreviation for 100 feet.
CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE - a) The impedance that when connected to the output terminals of a transmission line of any length, makes the line appear infinitely long. b) The ratio of voltage to current at every point along a transmission line on which there are no standing waves.
CHEMICALLY CURED COMPOUND - Those com- pounds which are cured by chemical process rather than by heat and pressure.
CHLORO - Abbreviation for chloroprene. See chloroprene.
