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Term Definition
High Tension. High Voltage.  
High Voltage Cable. Cable manufactured to withstand high-voltage.  
High Voltage Circuit. Any circuit having a difference of potential of more than six hundred volts, or seven hundred fifty volts where specified in certain regulations, between any two conductors of the circuit.  
High Voltage. Electrical power of over 600 volts.  
High Wall. Undisturbed soil or rock bordering a cut; a face which is being excavated, as distinguished from spoil piles.  
Highbay Lighting. A lighting system located high above work or floor level.  
Highest and Best Use. The use of land that will produce the highest future net income.  
Highlight. A smooth area, noticeably different from the normal surface.  
Highlighting. Making certain parts of finished project appear lighter than other parts.  
High-Pressure Boiler. Boiler furnishing steam at pressures of 15 pounds per square inch gauge or higher (1.05 kg/cm2).  
High-Pressure Cut-Off. Electrical control switch operated by the high-side pressure which automatically opens electrical circuit if too high a pressure is reached.  
High-Rise. A multi-storied building with elevators.  
High-Side Float. Refrigerant control mechanism which controls the level of the liquid refrigerant in the high-pressure side of mechanism.  
High-Vacuum Pump. Mechanism which can create a vacuum in the 1000 to 1 micron range.  
Highway Demolition. The destruction and removal of a public road.  
Hinge Stile. The door stile to which the hinges are installed as distinguished from the lock stile.  
Hinge. 1. A joint fixing the relative position of the ends of two or more structural members, but permitting their relative rotation. 2. A piece of door hardware that permits the opening and closing of a door by joining the door to the jamb with a flexible device.  
Hip Rafter. A structural member of a roof forming the junction of an external roof angle or, where the planes of a hip roof meet.  
Hip Roof. A roof consisting of four sloping planes that intersect to form a pyramidal or elongated pyramid shape; a roof which slopes up toward the center from all sides, necessitating a hip rafter at each corner.  
Hip. The diagonal intersection of planes in a hip roof.  
Hippodamian Plan. Greek plan, derived its name from Hippodamos, with grid city blocks, informal organization of public spaces and facilities within the grid matrix; better known examples are the Ionian cities of Ephesus and Miletus, 5th Century BC.  
Hod. A portable trough for carrying plaster, mortar, and bricks, fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.  
Hoddability. A term descriptive of the ease with which a plaster mortar may be handled with a hod or hawk, dependent upon flow characteristics and angle of repose of the mortar.  
Hoe. A long handled tool with a thin flat metal blade for cultivating, weeding, and mixing.  
Hog Ring. A heavy galvanized wire staple applied with a pneumatic gun which clinches it in the form of a closed ring around stud, rod, pencil rod or channel.  
Hoist, Industrial. see Industrial Hoist.  
Hoistway. Any shaftway, hatchway, well hole, or other vertical opening or space in which an elevator or dumbwaiter is designed to operate.  
Hold Harmless. see Indemnification.  
Hold Out. Ability to prevent soaking into substrate.  
Holder, Door. see Door Holder.  

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