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baseboard

[′bās‚bȯrd]
(building construction)
A finish board covering the interior wall at the junction of the wall and the floor. Also known as skirt; skirting.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Baseboard

A flat projection from an interior wall or partition at the floor, covering the joint between the floor and wall, and protecting the wall: it may be plain or molded.
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baseboard, mopboard, scrubboard, skirting board, washboard

baseboard
A flat projection from an interior wall or partition at the floor, covering the joint between the floor and wall and protecting the wall from kicking, mopping, etc. It may be plain or molded; a base, 4.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Baseboard often tilts inward at the bottom because of the drywall's tapered edge.
It is suspected that the specialized fittings for the temperature sensors in the second floor baseboard restricted the flow more than the normal fittings would have.
The effects of pigment shape, baseboard, coat weight, calendering and RH and temperature on barrier properties were studied though full factorial design of experiment.
The PrPMC communicates to the baseboard (also sometimes called a carrier card) through the industry-standard PCI bus running at up to 66 MHz and 64 bit wide bus or 528 MBytes/sec.
Following the manufacturer's instructions, fit the cradle legs to the frame and baseboard. Also fit the centre support leg, if supplied.
Electric baseboard heaters and some insulation stopped being a luxury for "softies" and suddenly became a necessity.
Sure, I had a woodstove--it came with the house--but I had been buying my fuel, and after my friend's convincing collapse, I decided electric baseboard heat would do me just fine in the future.
Sometimes you can't force baseboard tight against the wall because there's no stud behind the gap.
Condensing boilers paired with low-temperature baseboard heating systems are one of the most cost effective methods of heating single-family, low-load homes.
The Board of Selectmen plans to spend $295,000 or $321,000 to eliminate electric heat and install baseboard radiation heating in the nearly century-old building at 48 High St.
The offices feature two-tone cream walls, multi-colored carpeting and baseboard moldings, and can both be accessed through the building's elegantly appointed lobby.