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Term Definition
Sash Chain. A metal chain adapted for use with vertical sliding sash, attached to the sash and to the counterbalancing sash weight.  
Sash Cord. Cord or rope used similarly to sash chain.  
Sash Pole. A wood or metal pole to which a sash pole hook is attached, used to raise or lower a transom or sash beyond hand reach.  
Sash Pulley. A pulley mortised into a double-hung sash frame over which the sash cord or sash chain passes.  
Sash Socket. A metal plate, attached to a sash, containing a hole or cup to receive a sash pole hook.  
Sash Tool. A beveled paint brush for use on windows and other precise cutting in.  
Sash Weight. A cast iron weight used for counterbalancing the weight of a vertical sliding sash as on a double-hung window.  
Sash, Transom. see Transom Sash.  
Sash. The framework which holds the glass in a window.  
Satin Finish. The dried film of paint or other finishing material which does not have a full luster, but a dull luster like that of satin.  
Saturated Air. Air that contains all of the moisture vapor it can hold; in saturated air, the dry-bulb, wet-bulb, and dew point temperatures are all equal.  
Saturated Felt. A felt that is partially impregnated with low softening point bitumen.  
Saturated Surface Dry (SSD). A condition of an aggregate which holds as much water as it can without having any water within the pores between the aggregate particles.  
Saturated Vapor. Vapor condition which will result in condensation into droplets of liquid if vapor temperature is rced.  
Saturation Coefficient. see C/B Ratio.  
Saturation. Condition existing when substance contains all of another substance it can hold for that temperature and pressure.  
Savanna. A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few or no trees.  
Saw Cut, Concrete. see Concrete Saw Cut.  
Saw Cutting, Concrete. see Concrete Saw Cutting.  
Saw Fence. A device on a table saw for guiding lumber being sawed.  
Saw Kerf. 1. A groove in a piece of wood made by a saw blade. 2. That portion of a log, timber, or other piece of wood removed by the saw in parting the material into two pieces.  
Saw, Band. see Band Saw.  
Sawed Control Joints. A joint cut in hardened concrete, generally not to the full depth of the member, by means of special equipment.  
Sawed Veneer. Veneer produced by sawing.  
Sawhorse. A frame, usually four-legged, for supporting wood while sawing.  
Saw-Tooth Roof. A roof shape that is saw-toothed in section; the vertical planes are usually to accommodate windows.  
SBA. small Business Administration.  
SBCCI. southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.  
SBS. sick Building Syndrome.  
SC Asphalt. see Slow-Curing Asphalt.  

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