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Jambs   The wings attached to a tower house of the English/Scottish border region, which were used to increase the flanking ability. The design developed into what is known as a Z-plan towerhouse. (Fr. jambe, leg). Jo   The proper noun suffix in Japanese for the word castle. The term comes from the Chinese character for city and wall (shiro or jo). Later, the meaning changed from city to castle; for in Japanese a walled enclosure means a castle rather than a city. Joint   a device connecting two or more adjacent parts of a structure; a roller joint allows adjacent parts to move controllably past one another; a rigid joint prevents adjacent parts from moving or rotating past one another Jokamachi   The town or city which developed about a Japanese castle, which was carefully set out in designated zones according to rank; the samurai residences were situated nearest to the castle, then came those of the merchants and then those of the artisans. Thus the jokamachi became centres of trade and growth, centred around the defensive works of the castle. (J. town below the castle). Joule   The basic unit of thermal energy. Journal   A journal is that part of a rotor that is in contact with or supported by a bearing in which it revolves. Juliet   A type of circular donjon. Junction   The point in a thermocouple where the two dissimilar metals are joined. Back to top