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appentice, pent, pentice

appentice
A minor structure built against the side of a building, with a roof of single slope; a penthouse, 3.

pent

1. Same as chimney pent.
2. Same as pent roof.
3. A small room, lean-to, or shed, often with one or more open sides.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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PENT and SENT tests were conducted with the initial razor-sharpened crack inserted in the butt-fusion joint material.
A fracture mechanics approach to service life prediction of HDPE fusion joints in nuclear applications
Another limitation on the theory is caused by the difference in R between the PENT specimen and the manufactured structure whose lifetime is being predicted.
Slow crack growth-notches-pressurized polyethylene pipes
Note that the failure time in a manufactured structure is compared with that of the PENT specimen, whose standard state is a slow cooled compression molded plaque.
Intrinsic lifetime of polyethylene pipelines
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This result may be due to the extent of transesterification taking place between PET and PENT during melt processing, as explained by Anderson and Zachmann (13).
Hot-fillable containers containing PET/PEN copolymers and blends
In this context, Sam Taylor-Wood's video installation Pent Up, 1996, was comparatively majestic in its reach.
"Truce: echoes of art in an age of endless conclusions." (video art, Santa Fe Biennial site)
The seven-story property offers loft style units ranging from studios to three-bedroom, two-bath pent house units with outdoor space.
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