GLOSSARY Flashcards
What is Transpiration?
The process by which water vapor escapes into the atmosphere from plants
What is a parterre?
Ornamental garden arrangement
With regards to surveying, what is a bearing?
They stated direction in degrees, minutes, and second in angular deviation east or west from due north or south
What is a catchment area?
Hey geographic area from which participants in an activity are drawn, such as customers of the shopping center
What is a plat?
A plan of a city or subdivision showing the boundaries of individual properties
What is a granolith?
Concrete used for paving which uses crushed granite as the course aggregate
What is Macadem?
Paving using crushed stone
What is encroachment?
The extension of the building into the property of another
What is another term for grade separation?
Interchange
What is the definition of “improved land”?
Land on which buildings have not yet been constructed but which contain utilities and
What is exedra?
A semi circular open area, with or without a roof, providing a continuous seat
What is a catch basin?
A sieve-like device at the entrance to the storm sewer which traps matter that could block the sewer
What is effective temperature?
A fictitious temperature which would produce the same physiological effect is the combined effects of temperature humidity and air movement.
