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Perimeter heating system
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A warm-air heating system in which the ducts are embedded in the concrete slab of a basementless house, around the perimeter of the rooms; heated air from the furnace is carried through the ducts to registers placed in or near the floor; air is returned to the furnace from registers near the ceiling. peristalith 717 peripteral
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Peristalith, английский
A circle of upright stones surrounding a burial mound.
Peripteral, английский
A term descriptive of a classical building that is surrounded by a single row of columns. perimeter heating system peripteros, periptery a building having a peristyle of a single row of columns.
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Pedestal washbasin, английский
A washbasin which is supported from the floor by a column-like base.
Miniwarehouse, английский
A warehouse that is subdivided into a number of small, separate spaces, each with its own lock. minoan architecture the architecture of bronze age crete, which reached its apogee between the 19th and 14th century b.c. most important were its palaces, in which a great number of rectangular rooms of various sizes, serving different functions and connected by long labyrinthine passages, were clustered around a large central courtyard. gate buildings with columnar porches provided access to the otherwise unfortified compounds, which were generally constructed on sloping sites, utilizing terracing and split and multilevel organization of buildings with a great number of open and enclosed stairs; light wells, air shafts, elaborate drainage and sewage systems, and flushing toilets were the engineering features. foundation walls, piers, lintels, and thresholds were built in ashlar stone; upper walls and stories in timber framework with rubblestone masonry faced by stucco and decorated by wall paintings. ceilings were of wood, as were the frequently used columns with their typical downward-tapering shape.
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