A board foot is one foot long, one foot wide and one inch in thickness. Checking the Waste Mary Huston Gregory This is usually expressed in pounds per thousand board feet, a board foot being considered as one-twelfth of a cubic foot.
Sibilance is a manner of articulation of fricative and affricate consonants, made by directing a stream of air with the tongue towards the sharp edge of the teeth, which are held close together; a consonant that uses sibilance may be called a sibilant, or a strident.
senÂ·siÂ·bilÂ·iÂ·ty. n. pl. senÂ·siÂ·bilÂ·iÂ·ties. 1. The ability to perceive stimuli: lost sensibility in a toe. 2. often sensibilities. a. Mental or emotional responsiveness, especially in being offended or in having one's feelings hurt: The earthy humor of many of the ballads deeply offended her sensibilities (Anne Stott).