compartmentalisation — (Brit.) n. partitioning into compartments; separation between different subject or issues; (Psychology) division of functions to specific areas of the brain (also compartmentalization) … English contemporary dictionary
compartmentalization — noun 1. a mild state of dissociation • Syn: ↑compartmentalisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑compartmentalise (for: ↑compartmentalisation), ↑compartmentalize • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
Fire protection — is the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of fires [NFPA Fire Protection Handbook, pg. 2 19] . It involves the study of the behaviour, compartmentalisation, suppression and investigation of fire and its related emergencies, as… … Wikipedia
Passive fire protection — (PFP) is an integral component of the three components of structural fire protection and fire safety in a building. PFP attempts to contain fires or slow the spread, through use of fire resistant walls, floors, and doors (amongst other examples) … Wikipedia
Joint (building) — A building joint is a junction where building elements meet without applying a static load from one element to another. When one or more of these vertical or horizontal elements that meet are required by the local building code to have a fire… … Wikipedia
Arlington Baths Club — was originally built during 1870 1871 and is a fine example of Victorian Architecture of the time. It opened on the August 1 1871 as the Arlington Swimming Club. Along with bicycling and tennis clubs it formed part of that developing interest… … Wikipedia
categorisation — noun 1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category • Syn: ↑classification, ↑categorization • Derivationally related forms: ↑categorize (for: ↑categorization), ↑classify ( … Useful english dictionary
categorization — noun 1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category • Syn: ↑classification, ↑categorisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑categorize, ↑classify (for: ↑classification) … Useful english dictionary
classification — noun 1. the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type (Freq. 8) • Syn: ↑categorization, ↑categorisation, ↑compartmentalization, ↑compartmentalisation, ↑assortment • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Endothermic — In thermodynamics, the word endothermic within heating describes a process or reaction that absorbs energy in the form of heat. Its etymology stems from the Greek prefix endo , meaning “inside” and the Greek suffix –thermic , meaning “to heat”.… … Wikipedia
