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Term Definition
Pipe, Galvanized. Zinc coated steel pipe.  
Pipe, Glass. Glass and glass-lined pipe used in process piping.  
Pipe, No-Hub. Pipe manufactured in cast iron, which is fabricated without hubs for coupling.  
Pipe, Polyethylene. Pipe manufactured from a thermoplastic compound.  
Pipe, Polypropylene. A tough plastic pipe with resistance to chemicals and heat.  
Pipe, PVC. Polyvinyl chloride pipe used mainly for drain lines, particularly resistant to chemicals.  
Pipe, Stainless. Pipe or tubing constructed of stainless steel which has a high resistance to corrosion.  
Pipe, Structural. Pipe used in a structure to transfer imposed loads to the ground.  
Pipe. 1. A long tube or hollow body for conducting a liquid, gas, or finely divided solid. 2. A structural column or strut.  
Piping. Any system of pipes in a building.  
PIR Detector. Passive Infra-Red detector. A part of a burglar alarm system.  
Piscina. A basin with a drain, usually to a soak pit, near the altar in a church for disposing of water from liturgical ablutions.  
Piston Displacement. Volume displaced by piston as it travels the full length of its stroke; volume obtained by multiplying area of cylinder bore by length of piston stroke.  
Piston. Close-fitting part or plug which moves up and down in a cylinder.  
Pit. A hole, shaft, or cavity in the earth.  
Pitch Board. see Bevel Board.  
Pitch Pine. Any of the pines that yield pitch; the heartwood is brownish red and resinous; the sapwood is thick and light yellow; used for lumber, fuel, and pulpwood.  
Pitch Pocket. 1. An opening between growth rings of a tree which usually contains resin, bark, or both. 2. In roof construction, a flanged metal container placed around a roof penetration at roof level to receive hot bitumen or caulking and provide a roof seal; commonly found at columns or plumbing stacks.  
Pitch Streak. A well-defined accumulation of pitch in a more or less regular streak in the wood of certain conifers.  
Pitch. 1. Resin obtained from various conifers. 2. A black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in distilling tar or oil from bones; it also occurs in natural form as asphalt. 3. The slope of a stairway, in degrees. 4. The slope of a roof. 5. Degree of slope or grade given a horizontal run of pipe. 6. The spacing of rivets or bolts. 7. The frequency of sound vibrations. 8. In carpet, the number of pile ends per inch of width; actually, in practical floor covering specifications, it is taken as the number of pile ends per unit of standard 27-inch width; terms of pitch used commonly in the industry are 180, 189, 192, 216 and 256.  
Pith. The small, soft core occurring near the center of a tree trunk, branch, twig, or log.  
Pitot Tube. Tube used to measure air velocities.  
Pits. see Pops.  
Pitting. Formation of small, usually shallow depressions or cavities in the surface of a material.  
Pivot. A shaft, axis, or pin on which something turns or oscillates.  
Placement. Process of placing and consolidating concrete; also called Pour.  
Plain Bar. steel reinforcing bar without deformations.  
Plain Concrete. Concrete that is either unreinforced or contains less reinforcement than the minimum amount specified in the code for reinforced concrete.  
Plain Reinforcement. see Plain Bar.  
Plainsawed Lumber. 1. Flat-grained lumber. 2. Lumber sawed regardless of the grain, the log is simply squared and sawed to the desired thickness; also called Slash Sawed or Bastard Sawed.  

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