Glossary
A/SB bulb
absolute humidity
absolute scale
absolute temperature
absolute zero
absorber
absorptance
absorption bed
absorption coefficient
absorption field
absorption refrigeration
absorption trench
absorption unit
abstract
acceleration of gravity
access
accommodation
acorn nut
acoustic mass
acoustical analysis
acoustical cloud
acoustical design
acoustical treatment
action
active solor-heating system
acute
address
adiabatic cooling
adiabatic heating
adjacent spaces
aerator
aerodynamic damping
aerodynamic oscillation
afterimage
agitator truck
air change
air conditioner
air curtain
air gap
air mile
air switch
air terminal
airborne sound
air-handling unit
air-supported structure
air-water system
aligning punch
alignment valve
all-air system
Allen head
allowable load
allowable stress design
all-water system
alternative
alternator
ambient sound
amperage
amplitude
analysis
analytical drawing
angle of refraction
angle valve
anode
anthropomorphize
anti-scald faucet
apothem
appliance circuit
applied force
aquifer
architectural hardware
are
area of refuge
area plan
area source
asymptote
atmosphere
atmospheric pressure
attenuation
audio frequency
auditory fatigue
automatic fire-extinguishing system
automatic-closing fire assembly
autumnal equinox
average transmission loss
award
axis of abscissas
axis of ordinates
B bulb
backflap hinge
backflow
backflow valve
background noise
background noise level
backlight
back-siphonage
backup rod
backwater valve
balanced section
ball-bearing hinge
bar spacing
barometric pressure
barrell shell
base anchor
base flashing
base shear
base shear coefficient
baseboard heater
basic wind speed
beam pocket
beam seat
beam spread
beam-and-girder slab
bearing wall system
behavioral science
bell bucket
bell-and-spigot
bending member
bent bar
Bernoulli equation
Bernoulli’s theorem
béton armé
bifurcation
bimetallic element
binocular vision
bleeder
bleeder valve
blinding glare
blind-nail
blower
BOCA National Building Code
bond breaker
bond face
bonded
bonded posttensioning
bonding layer
bottom bar
bottom car clearance
boundary cable
box nail
Boyle’s law
braced core
braced tube
bracket load
branch circuit
branch drain
branch interval
branch vent
break line
breakdown voltage
breast beam
bridge lamp
brightness ratio
brush
BT bulb
bucket trap
buckling load
Buffalo box
bugle head
building drain
building sewer
building trap
building type factor
bulk-active structure
bumper
bundled tubes
bus
busbar
busway
butterfly wedge
buttonhead
C bulb
CA bulb
cabinet drawing
cable loop
cable structure
cable support
cable tray
cable-restrained pneumatic structure
cable-stayed structure
calorie
camber bar
camouflage
candela
candlepower
candlepower distribution curve
cantilever footing
cap nut
cap receiver
cap sealant
capillarity
capillary action
capillary attraction
capillary break
car frame
Cartesian coordinate
Cartesian space
cartridge fuse
castellated nut
casting bed
castle nut
cathode
cavalier drawing
ceiling cavity
cellular mat
Celsius scale
center of resistance
center of rigidity
centerline
center-to-center
Centigrade scale
central axis of vision
centrifugal fan
Chavin
chilled water plant
chiller
chimney effect
Chimu
chipboard
chisel point
Chou
CIE
circline lamp
circuit vent
circular mil
civilization
claim
class A
class A fire
class B
class B fire
class C
class C fire
class D
class D fire
class E
clear sky
closet bend
cloudy sky
coaxial cable
Code of Hammurabi
coefficient of heat transfer
coefficient of utilization
coherent
coincident
cold-air return
cold-cathode lamp
collapse mechanism
collector
collimate
collinear forces
color rendering index
color triangle
colum cap
column cap
combined footing
combplate
combustible
combustible construction
comfort envelope
common dovetail
common vent
communicate
compact flourescent lamp
components of a force
compression reinforcement
compression splice
compressive refrigeration
concealed grid
concealed hinge
conceive
condensate
configurationism
Confucianism
congruent
connected load
constant-air-volume system
construction class
construction manager
construction type
content
continuity of outline
continuous hinge
continuous plate
continuous slab
continuous vent
contour drawing
contour interval
contract drawings
contract limit
contradiction
contrast ratio
contributory area
contrive
control panel
convector
convenience outlet
convergence
conversion burner
conversion table
coolant
cooling degree-day
cooling medium
coordinate
coped joint
coplanar forces
cornice lighting
cosecant
cosine
cosine law
cotangent
couple-close
cracked section
cracking load
creative imagination
criterion
critical buckling load
critical buckling stress
critical section
cross ventilation
cross-contour drawing
crossover
cubic measure
curb box
curb cock
curb stop
cylindrical surface
damp check
damping
damping mechanism
dashed line
daylight factor method
dead-air space
decay rate
decorated shed
deep beam
deflector sheave
degree day
degree of freedom
degree of indeterminancy
degree of redundancy
delight
demand factor
depressed tendon
descriptive specification
design concept
design load
design principle
design process
design wind pressure
design wind velocity
design-build
determinate
develop
developed length
devise
dew-point temperature
diagonal point
diagonal tension
diagonal vanishing point
dielectric
dielectric strength
diffracted sound
diffraction
diffuse
diffusion
dimension line
dimmer
dimmer switch
direct glare
direct sound
direct-indirect lighting
directrix
disability glare
discharge lamp
discomfort glare
discontinuous shear wall
discrimination
disposal
disposer
distance point
distance separation
distribution box
distribution cap
distribution line
distribution of base shear
distribution panel
distribution pipe
distribution rib
diversion box
diversity factor
Doppler effect
dosing chamber
dotted line
double angle
double grid
double jack rafter
double overhanging beam
double tee
double-bevel weld
double-cable structure
double-curvature structure
double-vee weld
dovetail halving
downdraft
downfeed distribution system
drainage mat
drainage system
drainage tile
drainfield
draped tendon
drawdown
drift index
drift limitation
driftbolt
driftpin
drive screw
driving sheave
drop chute
drop elbow
drop ell
drop tee
drum trap
drumwall
dry return
dry standpipe
drywall frame
dual system
dual vent
dual-duct system
duct liner
ducting
duration of load factor
dynamic fit
dynamic load
dynamic wind pressure
E bulb
earthquake
earthquake load
eccentric bracing
eccentric tendon
economy
edge distance
edge joint
effective area of concrete
effective area of reinforcement
effective length factor
effective prestress
efficacy
eggcrate
elastic design
electric arc
electric cell
electric charge
electric furnace
electric heat
electrode
electrolyte
electromotive force
elevator car safety
elevator pit
elevator shaft
elliptic paraboloid
elliptical reflector
elliptical surface
embedded space
embedment length
emissivity
end distance
end joint
end-nail
energy code
energy efficiency rating
enthalpy
envision
epicenter
épure
equal leg angle
equal loudness contour
equiangular
equilibrant
equilibrium diagram
equinox
equipoise
equivalent load
ER bulb
Euclidean space
Euclidian geometry
Euler buckling load
evaluate
evaporative cooling
evaporator
exhaust air
exit access
exit corridor
exit court
exit discharge
exit light
exit passageway
expanded plastic
expanded view
expansion bend
expansion joint cover
expansion loop
expansion shield
expansion sleeve
expansion valve
explosive rivet
exposed grid
exposure condition
extended plenum system
extended-service lamp
extensibility
extension bolt
extension line
exterior angle
exterior exit
exterior panel
external reflected component
extruded polystyrene
fabricate
face-nail
faceplate
factored load
factored load design
Fahrenheit scale
fan-coil unit
fancy
fastening
fastest-mile wind speed
fast-pin hinge
fast-track
feedback
feeder
feint
fiber-reinforced concrete
Fibonacci sequence
Fibonacci series
field of vision
filament
filler metal
fillister head
filter fabric
fin tube
final prestress
fire area
fire assembly
fire extinguisher
fire hazard
fire hose
fire load
fire safety
fire separation
fire window
fire-alarm system
firebreak
firecut
fire-detection system
fire-rated
firestop
fixed connection
fixed frame
fixed joint
fixed-end beam
fixed-end connection
fixture drain
fixture unit
flame retardant
flame-spread rating
flanking path
flash point
flat head
flat plate
flexible
flexible duct
flexure formula
flitch girder
float switch
flood lamp
flood level
floodlight
floor anchor
floor cavity
floor framing
flourescence
flow pressure
flow rate
fluid ounce
fluorescene
flush girt
flushometer valve
flutter
flux-cored arc welding
fly ash
foam glass
foamed plastic
foamed-in-place insulation
focusing
foot cut
foot-candle
foot-lambert
force arm
forced warm-air heating
foreground
form decking
form nail
form-active structure
four-pipe system
four-way switch
frame system
framed tube
framing anchor
framing plan
free-body diagram
freight elevator
fresh air
Fresnel lens
frictional damping
fuel-contributing rating
full-penetration weld
full-surface hinge
functional dimension
fundamental
fundamental frequency
fundamental period of vibration
funicular curve
funicular shape
funicular structure
G bulb
galvanic cell
gas furnace
gate contact
general diffuse lighting
general lighting
general purpose circuit
generatrix
gesture drawing
gong
gooseneck lamp
gradation
grading plan
gram
gram calorie
graphic
graphic scale
gravel drain
gravity water system
grease interceptor
great circle
grid organization
grommet
groove weld
ground acceleration
ground fault
ground light
ground slab
ground wire
grounded conductor
ground-fault interrupter
grounding electrode
grounding outlet
grounding plug
Gupta
gust factor
guy cable
half-blind dovetail
half-mortise hinge
half-surface hinge
halogen lamp
haptic
Harappa
hard light
hard water
harmonic
harmonic series
harped tendon
haunched tenon
hearing
hearing loss
heat capacity
heat content
heat sink
heating degree day
heating medium
hectare
Heian
height factor
heliodon
hermetic
hex head
hexahedron
HID lamp
high chair
high-intensity discharge lamp
high-output lamp
high-pressure sodium lamp
high-range sealant
high-velocity duct
high-voltage
hinge joint
hinged frame
hoisting cable
hoistway door
holddown
holddown clip
hold-down clip
hollow-core slab
homogenous
hoop force
hoop line
horizontal exit
horizontal force factor
horizontal furnace
horizontal shearing stress
horizontal torsion
hot
house trap
HPS lamp
Hsia
human engineering
humidity ratio
hung-span
hurricane anchor
hurricane tie
hydronic heating
hypar
hypocenter
hypothesis
hysteresis damping
idle sheave
IES
ignition point
I-joist
imagination
impact factor
impact insulation class
impact noise
implement
importance factor
incandescence
incidence
inclined lift
increaser
indeterminate
indirect glare
indirect waste pipe
individual circuit
individual vent
induction unit
inert-gas shielded arc welding
inertia block
infared
infared lamp
inform
initial prestress
instant-start lamp
insurance
interior angle
interior design
interior panel
interlocking spaces
intermediate column
internal damping
internal reflected component
International System of Units
inverse square law
inverted tee
IR lamp
irregular grid
irregular mass
irregular structure
isobar
isochart
isolation mount
isolux line
isostatic plate
isostatics
jacking force
jamb anchor
joint filler
joint movement
joint sealant
joist band
joist slab
joule
Joule’s law
judgment
K-brace
kelvin
Kelvin scale
kern
kern area
kern point
Khmer
kilocalorie
kilogram
kilogram calorie
kilometer
kinesthesia
kinesthesia
kinesthesia
knife switch
knife-blade fuse
knockout
L sill
labeled
Lambert’s law
lamp base
lamp diameter
lamp holder
lamp lumen depreciation
lamp socket
large calorie
lât
lateral buckling
lateral load
lateral reinforcement
lateral stability
law of action and reaction
law of inertia
law of reflection
L-beam
leach
lead wedge
lending institution
lengthening joint
lenticular structure
licensed
liftoff hinge
light bulb
light center length
light frame construction
light loss factor
light strip
lighting fixture
lightning arrester
limit design
line drop
line of action
line voltage
linear source
linear structure
linked spaces
liquid-filled column
liter
live
load balancing
load combination
load factor
load flow
load reduction
load strip
load trace
load-factor design
load-indicating washer
local lighting
lock washer
longitudinal reinforcement
long-life lamp
loop vent
loss of prestress
loudness
low-key
low-pressure sodium lamp
low-voltage
LPS lamp
lumen method
luminaire dirt depreciation
luminaire efficiency
luminous flux
luminous intensity
lux
machine beam
maintenance factor
major axis
male
masonry nail
Masterformat
Maurya
maximum demand
maximum overall length
mean radiant temperature
means of egress
measuring point
mechanical advantage
mechanical equivalent of heat
mechanical scale
mechanical ventilation
medium-range sealant
mercury lamp
mercury switch
mercury-vapor lamp
merge
meridional force
metal halide lamp
metric sabin
mew
micron
micropascal
middle-third rule
mid-rise
mildew
mile
milliliter
mineral-insulated cable
minor axis
mitered halving
mixing box
mixing faucet
mixing ratio
mixing valve
model code
modify
moisture protection
molded insulation
molded polystyrene
Molly
moment arm
moment center
moment distribution method
moment-resisting frame
Moor
mortise hinge
mortise joint
moving sidewalk
MR bulb
multibay frame
multi-outlet assembly
multizone system
nailing strip
nanometer
natural period of vibration
nautical mile
net structure
newton
newton-meter
Newton’s first law of motion
Newton’s second law of motion
Newton’s third law of motion
noise
noise criteria cure
noise reduction
noise reduction coefficient
noncombustible construction
nonconcurrent forces
nonconforming
nonmetallic sheathed cable
nonparallel system
nonrecoverable light loss factor
normal force method
north arrow
notice to proceed
object line
oblate
oblate spheroid
oblique
obtuse angle
occupancy load
occupancy separation
occupant load
octave
off-center
offset bend
Ohm’s law
olfactory
olive knuckle hinge
one-sheet hyperboloid
one-way
one-way slab
opaque
optical illusion
ordinary construction
originality
oscillate
outside air
oval head
overcast sky
overflow
overhanging beam
overreinforced section
packaged air conditioner
panel clip
panel heating
panhead
parabolic reflector
parabolic surface
paraboloid
parallel forces
parallelogram law
parapet skirting
parralel
partial prestressing
partial-penetration weld
pascal
passenger elevator
passing
passive solar-heating
paumelle
pavement saw
P-delta effect
pendentive dome
people mover
percentage reinforcement
percolation test
perforated shell tube
performance specification
perimeter heating
perimeter loop system
perimeter radial system
period
periodic motion
perm
permeance
personal distance
personal space
phantom
phantom line
phase
phosphor
pi
piano hinge
pictorial space
pigtail
pilot hole
pinned connection
pint
plain lap
plane geometry
plank-and-beam construction
plastic hinge
plasticity index
plate action
plenum barrier
plenum ventilation
plug fuse
plumbing wall
pneumatic water supply
point method
point source
polar angle
polar coordinate system
polarized
pole construction
pole house
polygon method
portal method
post base
post cap
postoccupancy evaluation
posttension
potential
potential difference
pound
practice
prefabricate
preheat lamp
preheater
preparation
pre-posttension
pressure coefficient
pressure drop
pressure head
pressure-equalized design
prestress
primary air
primary beam
primary cable
principal reinforcement
principle
prismatic lens
process
project
projected area method
prolate
prolate spheroid
property line
proprietary specification
protected noncombustible construction
protected opening
protected ordinary construction
PS bulb
psychrometric chart
public way
puddle weld
punching shear
purpose
Pythagorean theorem
Qin
quart
quartz heater
quartz lamp
R bulb
radius vector
rainscreen
rainscreen principle
rapid-start lamp
rated life
raw water
reactive force
real
receptor
recessed grid
recoverable light loss factor
rectangular coordinate system
reevaluation
reference specification
refine
reflectance
reflected glare
reflected sound
reflecting surface
refrigerant
regular grid
regular structure
regulating line
reheat coil
reinforced concrete beam
reinforced concrete column
reinforced concrete slab
reinforcing edge cable
relative humidity
relief valve
relief vent
repetitive member
repetitive member factor
reproductive imagination
residual stress
resilient channel
resilient clip
resilient mounting
resistivity
restoring moment
return grille
revent
reverberation time
reverse return
reverse-trap
ridged baffle
right circular cone
right circular cylinder
right triangle
rigid board insulation
rigid connection
ring-shank nail
roller joint
roller support
Romex cable
roof flange
roof plan
room acoustics
room cavity
room surface dirt depreciation
root
rotational surface
round head
round point
rout
row spacing
ruled surface
R-valve
S bulb
sabin
saddle surface
safety factor
safing
sand filter
sanitary tee
sanitary ware
saturated air
scaffold nail
scalene
Schwedler dome
screw nail
scribbling
scum
scum clear space
second
secondary beam
secondary cable
section line
section modulus
security head
seepage bed
seismic
seismic coefficient
seismic force
seismic joint
seismic zone factor
select
self-closing fire assembly
self-tapping screw
semidirect lighting
semi-indirect lighting
sensible heat
serial distribution
series
service conductor
service drop
service entrance conductor
service equipment
service lateral
service load
service sink
setscrew
settlement load
sewage treatment plant
Shang
shear center
shear head
shear stud
shearing resistance
sheath
sheet-metal screw
sherical surface
shielded cable
shielded metal arc welding
shielding angle
shoulder miter
shutoff valve
shutter blind
shutter panel
SI unit
side cut
sidesway
sill anchor
sill sealer
similar
simultaneous contrast
single tee
single-bay frame
single-bevel weld
single-curvature structure
single-duct system
single-phase
single-vee weld
siphon-jet
siphon-vortex
site coefficient
size perspective
skew grid
skew lines
sky component
slating nail
slenderness ratio
sliding
slip mortise
slipped grid
slot diffuser
slot mortise
slotted head
sludge
sludge clear space
small calorie
smoke dome
smoke-developed rating
smokeproof enclosure
sociology
sodium lamp
soft light
soft story
soil profile
soil vent
solar constant
solar path diagram
solar screen
solar-heating system
solid angle
solid column
solid flat slab
solid geometry
sone
sound intensity
sound intensity level
sound isolation
sound power
sound pressure
sound transmission class
sound wave
sound-power level
sound-pressure level
soundproof
space heating
spaced column
spacing criteria
spark gap
spatial edge
specific conductance
specific heat
specific humidity
specific resistance
specific volume
spectral distribution curve
spectrum
speculative builder
speed of sound
spheroid
spike grid
spill
spill light
spiral reinforcement
split-ring
spray-on fireproofing
spring equinox
sprinklered
square head
square splice
stabilizing moment
stack partition
stack vent
staggered joints
staggered-stud partition
stair lift
standard atmosphere
Standard Building Code
standard candle
standard hook
standing wave
starter
static fit
static load test
statistically equivalent
statute mile
steam trap
Steiner tunnel test
step flashing
step-down transformer
stepping off
step-up transformer
steradian
stopped dado
stopped mortise
story drift
story shear
strap footing
stress design
stress relieving
stress reversal
structural analysis
structural design
structural failure
structural grid
structural member
structural pattern
structural rating
structural sealant
structural unit
structure-borne sound transmission
submerged arc welding
substation
subsurface sand filter
subtractive
successive contrast
summer solstice
sun control
supply air
supply pipe
support condition
surface condensation
surface raceway
surface structure
surface tension
surface-active structure
suspended-span
sweep fitting
synectics
synthesis
T bulb
tag
tail cut
Tang
tapered column
tapered endform
tapping screw
task lighting
TB bulb
technics
technique
temperature reinforcement
tempered hardboard
template hinge
tendon
tension reinforcement
tent structure
terminal reheat system
terminal unit
terminal velocity
territoriality
tertiary beam
tertiary member
texture perspective
theory
therm
thermal break
thermal comfort
thermal conductivity
thermal insulation
thermal resistance
thermal transmittance
thermocouple
thin shell
three-hinged frame
three-phase
three-way lamp
three-way switch
threshold of hearing
threshold of pain
through tenon
throw
thumbnut
Tiahuanaco
tied column
time-delay fuse
toenail
toggle switch
toilet partition
ton of refrigeration
tonne
toothed plate
top bar
top car clearance
torchier
torchiere
torsional irregularity
tou-kung
trace
track lighting
traction elevator
transfer girder
transformer vault
transition structure
translational surface
transmission loss
transmittance
transparent
travelling cable
triangle method
tributary
tributary area
tributary load
trignometric function
triphosphor
triple point
truck mixer
truss bar
trussed tube
tube-in-tube structure
tungsten-halogen lamp
tunnel test
turned mass damper
turn-key
two-phase
two-pipe system
two-pipe system
two-way
U-bent lamp
UL label
ultimate load
ultimate strength design
ultraviolet
unbraced length
undercut tenon
underfloor raceway
underreinforced section
unequal leg angle
uniform system
uniformly distributed load
uninterruptible power supply
unit substation
unprotected light wood frame construction
unprotected noncombustible construction
unprotected ordinary construction
unrestrained member
upfeed distribution system
U-value
valance lighting
vanishing trace
vapor migration
vapor pressure
vapor retarder
variable-air-volume system
vector sum
vector-active structure
veiling reflectance
vent system
venturi tee
vernal equinox
vertical location
vertical reinforcement
vertical shearing stress
very-high-output lamp
vibration isolator
Vierendeel girder
viscous damping
visual acuity
visual angle
visual comfort probability
visual cortex
visual field
visual literacy
visual perception
visual scale
visualize
visuospatial
voltage
volt-ampere
wall-hung
wash-down
waste vent
water load
water softener
water system
water treatment
waterstop
wattage
watt-hour
watt-hour meter
wave front
waveform
wavelength
weak story
weatherize
web reinforcement
weight factor
weld bead
welded splice
welded-wire fabric
welded-wire mesh
welding rod
wet vent
wet-pipe system
white noise
white sound
whole-house ventilator
wick
wiggle nail
wind stagnation pressure
wind suction
winter solstice
wire nut
work plane
working stress design
woven-wire fabric
x-axis
x-coordinate
Xia
Yang-shao
y-axis
y-coordinate
Yin
z-axis
z-coordinate
zenith
Zhou
zonal cavity method
zoning ordinance
Sources Cited
Ching, Francis D.K. A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995.
Key Facts
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