external cavity wall
1Cavity wall — Cavity walls consist of two skins separated by a hollow space (cavity). The outer skin is commonly masonry. Masonry is an absorbent material, and therefor will slowly draw rainwater or even humidity into the wall. The cavity serves as a way to… …
2Cavity wall insulation — is used to reduce heat loss through a cavity wall by filling the air space with a porous material. This immobilises the air within the cavity (air is still the actual insulator), preventing convection, and can substantially reduce space heating… …
3Tie (cavity wall) — The tie in a cavity wall is used to tie the internal and external walls(or leafs) constructed of bricks or cementatious blocks together. It is placed in the cavity wall during construction and spans the cavity. The ends of the tie are designed to …
4External orifice of the uterus — Posterior half of uterus and upper part of vagina. (External orifice labeled at bottom.) …
5wall — An investing part enclosing a cavity such as the chest or abdomen, or covering a cell or any anatomic unit. A w., as of the chest, abdomen, or any hollow organ. SYN …
6cavity — 1. A hollow space; hole. See cave, c., cavitas, cavernous space. 2. Lay term for the loss of tooth structure due to dental caries. SYN: cavum [TA], cavitas. [L. cavus …
7external muscle — (BRYOZOA) A muscle extending from a body wall across the body cavity, to the lophophore or to the gut …
8Nasal cavity — Head and neck …
9Abdominal wall — Body cavities Diagram of sheath …
10Thoracic cavity — Latin cavitas thoracis Gray s subject #136 524 Dorlands/Elsevier …
