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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.

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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.