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  • 11Roof or ceiling insulation, insulation in exterior walls —   Any material that when placed between the interior surface of the building and the exterior surface of the building, reduces the rate of heat loss to the environment or heat gain from the environment. Roof or ceiling insulation refers to… …

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  • 12roof — noun (plural roofs) 1》 the structure forming the upper covering of a building or vehicle.     ↘the top inner surface of a covered area or space. 2》 the upper limit or level of prices or wages. verb cover with a roof. ↘function as the roof of.… …

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  • 13roof prism — noun : a glass prism used in an optical range finder and other instruments that performs the double function of changing the direction of the light rays by 90 degrees and reversing the image right to left compare porro prism * * * Optics. See… …

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  • 14surface — Synonyms and related words: 3 D, acreage, ankle deep, apparent, appear, appearing, area, arise, bail out, bob up, border, boundary, breadth, break cover, break forth, break water, burst forth, circumference, clerestory, come, come forth, come out …

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  • 15surface — The outer part of any solid. SYN: face (2) [TA], facies (2) [TA]. [F. fr. L. superficius, see superficial] acromial articular s. of clavicle SYN: acromial facet of clavicle. anterior s. [TA] the s. of a …

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  • 16roof prism — noun a reflecting prism in which the reflecting surface is in two parts that are angled like the two sides of a pitched roof …

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  • 17roof·top — /ˈruːfˌtɑːp/ noun, pl tops [count] : the upper surface of a roof They have a garden on the rooftop of the apartment building. He wanted to shout from the rooftops when he got the job. often used before another noun a rooftop television antenna …

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  • 18roof of the mouth — noun the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑palate • Derivationally related forms: ↑palatal (for: ↑palate) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 19roof of nasal cavity — the superior surface of the cavity, formed by portions of the sphenoid, ethmoid, frontal, and nasal bones; it is narrow anteriorly and wider posteriorly …

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  • 20Cool roof — In the world of industrial and commercial buildings, a cool roof is a roofing system that can deliver high solar reflectance (the ability to reflect the visible, infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths of the sun, reducing heat transfer to the… …

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