| The deflection of an electric arc from its normal path because of magnetic forces.
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| The voltage (electrical potential) across the welding arc.
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| A process of joining two pieces of metal by melting them together at their interface with a continuous electric spark and adding a controlled additional amount of molten metal from a metallic electrode.
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| 1. Arched or curved. 2. A portion of an ellipse or circle.
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| 1. An arched covered passageway. 2. An amusement center with coin-operated games.
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| Wedge-shaped brick for special use in an arch.
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| A job-shaped length of corner bead used to define the curved portion of arched openings.
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| A curved shaped drain under a roadway, canal or embankment.
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| A curved structural member used to span an opening or recess; also built flat. Structurally, an arch is a piece or assemblage of pieces so arranged over an opening that the supported load is resolved into pressures on the side supports, and practically normal to their faces.
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| The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of human remains.
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| An original model; a Prototype.
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| A law of physics that states that a floating body displaces a weight of liquid equal to its own weight.
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| A primitive device for raising water, consisting of a pipe spirally wound around an axis.
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| A group of islands in the sea.
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| One who designs buildings and advises on their construction.
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| 1. Architectural. 2. Having an organized and unified structure or concept that suggests an architectural design.
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| The science of architecture.
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| A more or less continuous architects representative on the jobsite; reports to the architect; formerly called Clerk of the Works.
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| The implements, apparatus, or equipment used in the construction and initial outfitting of a building.
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| The amount of money charged by an architect for professional services such as programming, design, preparation of contract documents, and administration of the construction of a building or facility.
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| Hard-burned, glazed or unglazed clay building units, plain or ornamental, machine-extruded or hand-molded, and generally larger in size than brick or facing tile; also see Ceramic Veneer.
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| Finish work using wood or composites for ornamental designs or casework.
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| 1.Of or relating to or conforming to the rules of architecture. 2. Having a single, unified overall design, form, or structure.
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| 1. The lowest division of an entablature. 2. The molding around a rectangular opening, such as a door or window.
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| A metric unit of measure equal to 100 square meters. 100 ares equal 1 hectare.
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| In roof construction, a raised double wood member attached to a properly flashed wood base plate that is anchored to the roof deck; used to relieve the stresses of thermal expansion and contraction in a roof system where no expansion joints have been provided.
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| Any drain installed for the purpose of collecting rain water from an open area and channeling it to the storm drain.
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| 1. The masonry surrounding or partly surrounding an area. 2. The retaining wall around basement windows below grade.
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| 1. The extent or measure of a surface, expressed in square units. 2. The space allocated to a particular function.
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