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| The height above a known point of reference, often taken as the height above sea level. |
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| a horizontal angle measured clockwise from north or south |
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| paving using crushed stone |
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| concrete used for paving which uses crushed granite as the coarse aggregate |
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| the prevailing or average weather conditions of place as determined over a number of years |
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| the angle which the sun makes with the horizaon |
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reflectivity measured as the relative permeability of a surface to radiant energy flowing in either direction |
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| a plan of a city or subdivision, showing the boundaries of individual properties |
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| the process of determining location, form, and boundaries of a parcel of land by measurement, computation, and drawing |
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| the rate of slope between two points on a surface determined by dividing their vertical difference in elevation by their horizontal distance apart |
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| the geographic area from which the participants in an activity are drawn, such as customers of a shopping center or the employees of a manufacturing plant |
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| the difference of elevation between adjacent contour lines |
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| in surveying, a direction stated in degrees, minutes, and seconds as an angular deviation east or west from due north or south |
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| an excavated, level terrace in a slope used to collect running water |
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| an ornamental garden arrangement |
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| the rate of rise or descent of a sloping surface. also, to remove and/or add earth in order to bring the ground surface to a specified elevation or profile |
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| the process by which water vapor escapes into the atmosphere from plants |
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| the right of a owner to have ingress and egress to and from a property |
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| percentage of total rainfall which is not absorbed in the ground and, hence, runs off - it must be collected in a system of surface and subsurface drains |
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| lowest point of the inside of a drain, sewer, pipe, channel, or other liquid-carrying conduit |
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| a semicircular open area, with or without a roof, providing a continuous seat |
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| number of degrees north or south of the equator of a point on the earth's surface |
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| process of controlling, collecting, transporting, and disposing of excess water |
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| a partial obstruction against flow, in a duct or pipe |
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| land with utilities and streets previous to having a building |
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| a horizontal plane elevation used as a reference for other elevations in surveying and mapping |
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| temp of air at which the water contained in the air begins to condense and form dew - it is therefore the temp at which the air is 100% relative humidity |
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| the amount (of what?) by which the average outdoor temp at a particular location is below 65 deg F for one day. may be summed an stated for a month or year |
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| grade separation/interchange |
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| intersection of two roads at different levels so that vehicles may move from one road to the other without crossing the stream of traffic |
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| the extension of a building into the property of another |
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