| similar to a globe valve, it has a needle which seats into a small opening to control the flow of liquid.
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| Type of valve having a needle point plug and a small seat orifice for low flow metering.
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| The condition in a CPM schle when there is not enough time available to perform some operation.
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| A result of bending moment in a beam in which the upper part is in tension and the lower part is in compression; compare with Positive Moment.
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| 1. Condition that exists when less air is supplied to a space than is exhausted from the space, so the air pressure within that space is less than that in surrounding areas. 2. A pressure within a pipe that is less than atmospheric pressure; also called a Minus Pressure.
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| 1. To pay insufficient attention to. 2. To disregard a duty, leaving it undone.
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| The failure to exercise due care
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| A written promise or request for the payment of a certain sum of money to order or bearer; includes checks, bills of exchange, letters of credit, promissory notes, trade acceptances, and certain bonds.
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| A construction contract where the price has been arrived at by negotiation between owner and contractor rather than by competitive bidding.
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| A small shopping center; a convenience center.
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| In community planning, a residential area in which residents are within walking distance of each other.
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| The Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association.
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| A bolt-like rod, sometimes threaded to receive a nut, welded to a steel member for attaching another member.
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| A electrical switch approved by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
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| National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
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| National Elevators Manufacturing Industry, Inc.
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| An inert gaseous element occurring in traces in the atmosphere and giving an orange glow when electricity is passed through it in a sealed low-pressure tube; used in advertising and commercial signs.
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| A fitting of synthetic rubber, neoprene, where two or more members meet.
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| An impervious, oil-resistant synthetic rubber, manufactured to be installed in layer form; used for roofing and waterproofing.
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| A roof system covered with a sheet of synthetic rubber.
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| A synthetic rubber (polychloroprene) that is used in fluid or sheet applied elastomeric roofing membranes or flashing; sometimes called chloroprene rubber; sheets are available with or without reinforcing fabric; resists weather, heat, oils, solvents and abrasion; can be used in an inverted roof assembly, a loosely laid, ballasted, or fully adhered.
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| A mineral aggregate consisting chiefly of albite, microcline, and nephelite, each in significant amount.
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| National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants - EPA Rules under the Clean Air Act.
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| Of concrete masonry units, the gross cross-sectional area of a section minus the area of cores or cellular spaces; the cross- sectional area of grooves in scored units is not dcted from the gross cross-sectional area to obtain the net cross-sectional area.
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| This is not an actual temperature in the sense that it can be measured by a thermometer; it is an experimentally determined index of the various combinations of dry-bulb temperature, humidity, radiant conditions, and air movement that induce the same thermal sensations.
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| The remainder of revenues after direct and indirect costs are dcted; profit.
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| A lease in which the tenant pays certain specified costs, such as taxes, insurance, and maintenance, of operating the property; a net, net lease and a net, net, net lease are variations where the tenant pays more of the costs.
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| A real estate listing where the net proceeds of a sale or lease to the owner are specified and all above that figure is the brokers commission; this is an illegal arrangement in some states.
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| The excess of income after costs and expenses of a business are dcted.
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| The amount of a building that is available for rental to tenants, expressed in square feet.
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