P has various meanings in the Construction category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of P in Construction.
A drawing prepared for use in building a ship. Chart covering a small area on a very large scale There is n distortion, relative distances and positions being maintained
ConstructionWhat most people think of when they think of polymers. Strictly speaking, a plastic is a polymeric material that can be molded into different shapes when heated (a thermoplastic) - this is true for most of the materials mentioned on this website, including poly(styrene), nylon66, PVC, and PET.
ConstructionA liquid material applied or spread over a solid surface on which it subsequently dries or hardens to form a continuous, adherent, obliterating ffilm. Paint consists of a pigment, a binding agent and a solvent. The pigment determines the properties of the paint.
ConstructionCapable of being carried in the hands e.g. a portable fire extinguisher \nExample: The aneroid barometer is a more portable device than a mercury barometer.
ConstructionFirst or foremost in time or development. The primary teeth (the baby teeth) are those that come first. Primary may also refer to symptoms or a disease to which others are secondary.A primary tumor is one that is at the original site at which it arose. For example, a primary brain tumor is one that arose in the brain as opposed to one that arose elsewhere and metastasized (spread) to the brain. The original tumor is sometimes called "the primary."
ConstructionLevel of surface on which people or things can stand. It is also used to install the machines or structure. The part of a metrorail station that is on either side of the track bed where passengers wait for trains to arrive. The combination of an operating system and hardware that makes up the operating environment in which a program runs.
ConstructionThe normal force exerted by a homogeneous liquid or gas, per unit of area, on the wall of its container. The force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit). The force per unit area acting on a surface. A force being exerted on part of a surface. When you stand, your feet put pressure on the ground.
ConstructionTo break. Partial. Participle.
ConstructionNormally a 2 X 4 or 2 X 6 that lays horizontally within a framed structure, such as: The angle of inclination to the horizontal of a roof or stair. Is the slope or inclination of a member. It is defined as the ratio of the total rise to the total width. It also is defined as the angle that the top chord makes with the lower chord. There can be single or double pitched members. The incline slope of a roof or the ratio of the total rise to the total width of a house, i.e., a 6-foot rise and 24-foot width is a one-fourth pitch roof.
ConstructionA type of bus that transfers multiple streams of data simultaneously. Also see Bus.
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