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Term Definition
Parting Stop. Parting Bead.  
Partisan Arbitrator. An arbitrator appointed by, controlled by, or biased in favor of a party to a dispute; a Party-Appointed Arbitrator.  
Partition Closure. Method of construction used to close openings formed between flutes of deck and abutting walls or partitions; resilient foam material is often used for this purpose.  
Partition Door. Door located in Wire Mesh Partition.  
Partition Fabric. The wire mesh fabric component of Wire Mesh Partition.  
Partition Framing Member. Metal framework component of Wire Mesh Partition.  
Partition System. An assembly of materials designed to perform a special function as a wall.  
Partition, Clay Tile. see Clay Tile Partition.  
Partition, Toilet. see Toilet Partition.  
Partition, Wire Mesh. see Wire Mesh Partition.  
Partition. A permanent interior wall which serves to divide a building into rooms.  
Partner. One of the owners of a partnership.  
Partnering. An cational procre for obtaining the cooperation and understanding of all concerned in a construction contract by their participation at meetings or seminars attended by owner, architect, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers to find out what is important to each participant.  
Partnership. A business relationship between two or more persons, based upon a written, oral, or implied agreement, to combine their resources and skill in a joint enterprise and to share profits and losses jointly.  
Parts Per Million (PPM). 1. Unit of concentration, as in solutions. 2. In swimming pools, the parts of a chemical or mineral per million parts of water by weight.  
Party Wall. 1. A special purpose wall system used to divide compartments for different occupancies; may have requirements for fire and sound. 2. Partitions of brick or stone walls between buildings on two adjoining properties in which each of the respective owners of the adjacent buildings share the rights and benefits of the common wall. 3. A common wall between two tenancies; also called Demising Wall.  
Party-Appointed Arbitrator. An arbitrator appointed by one of the parties; see Partisan Arbitrator.  
Pascals Law. A law of hydrostatics that states that in a perfect fluid the pressure exerted on it anywhere is transmitted undiminished in all directions.  
Pass. 1. In spray painting, motion of the spray gun in one direction only. 2. A single longitudinal progression of a welding operation along a joint or weld deposit; the result of a pass is a weld bead. 3. A working trip or passage of an excavating or grading machine.  
Passage Door. A door other than an exit door through which persons may traverse.  
Passenger Elevator. An elevator used for people.  
Passivation. Act of making inert or unreactive.  
Passive Pressure. The horizontal resistance of the soil to forces against the soil.  
Passive System. A solar heating or cooling system that uses no outside mechanical power to move the collected solar heat.  
Pass-Through. An opening between two rooms or in an exterior wall through which things may be passed, as in serving food or returning soiled dishes.  
Paste Wood Filler. A compound supplied in the form of a stiff paste for filling the open grain of hardwoods, such as oak, walnut, and mahogany.  
Pastel. A light and subdued shade of a color.  
Pastiche. An architectural design that imitates previous designs or styles; a stylistic imitation; a hodgepodge; see Eclectic.  
Patch, Concrete. Material for the repair of small to medium holes or cracks in concrete surfaces.  
Patch. A piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or as reinforcement.  

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