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Term Definition
API. American Petroleum Institute.  
Apices. Plural of apex.  
Appliance, Fixed. An appliance which is fastened or otherwise secured at a specific location.  
Appliance, Portable. An appliance which is movable or can easily be moved from one place to another in normal use.  
Appliance, Stationary. An appliance which is not easily moved from one place to another in normal use.  
Appliance. An appliance is current-consuming utilization equipment, generally other than industrial, normally built in standardized sizes or types, which is installed or connected as a unit to perform one or more functions such as clothes washing, air conditioning, food mixing, or deep frying.  
Application for Payment. A written document forwarded by the contractor requesting payment for work completed.  
Application Rate. The quantity (mass, volume or thickness) of material applied per unit area.  
Applicator. 1. One who applies. 2. Tool for applying.  
Applied Preservative Treated. Applied treatment of wood or plywood to make it resistant to deterioration from moisture and insects.  
Appraisal. A valuation of property by a qualified person, usually in the form of a written report.  
Appraise. To give an expert judgment of the value or merit of.  
Appreciation. The increase in value of a property from any cause.  
Apprentice. A person who is learning a trade, art or calling by being employed in it for an agreed period for low wages.  
Approved. Acceptable to that enforcing agency having the responsibility and authority to grant the approval for the specified condition or application.  
APR. Annual Percentage Rate.  
Apron Wall. That part of a panel wall between the window sill and the support of the panel wall.  
Apron. 1. The lower trim member under the sill of the interior casing of a window. 2. An upward or downward vertical extension of a sink or lavatory. 3. A paved area immediately adjacent to a building, structure or facility.  
Apse. A projecting part of a building, such as in a church, usually semicircular and vaulted.  
APWA. American Public Works Association.  
Aquct. 1. An artificial channel or conduit for conveying large quantities of water, usually supported by a bridge-like structure. 2. A structure for conveying a canal over a river or a valley.  
Aqueous. Containing water.  
Aquifer. A strata of porous permeable rock or soil that is capable of holding a large quantity of water.  
AR. Acid Resisting.  
Arabesque. An ornament, style or design of intertwined leaves, flowers, or fruit to produce an intricate pattern of interlaced lines.  
Arabic Numeral. One of the number symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.  
Arbitration Award. The arbitrators judgment or decision in an arbitration.  
Arbitration Demand. A written notice by one party to a contract served on the other to avail of the arbitration provisions of the contract.  
Arbitration. 1. A proceeding for resolution of disputes in which a neutral person or panel, after hearing evidence presented by both sides, makes a final and binding decision that resolves the dispute. 2. A hearing used to resolve disputes.  
Arbor. 1. A light open-work structure of wood or metal, covered or intended to be covered with vines, as in a park or garden. 2. An Axle or spindle on which something revolves. 3. A device holding a tool in a lathe.  

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