Glossary

Said of the condition where the illumination provided by daylight equals or exceeds the illumination provided by artificial lighting.

A reservoir, often of architectural nature, at the end of an aqueduct, for distributing the water into various channels.

1. Bearing the external fortification elements of a castle, in particular, battlements, turrets, etc. 2. Ornamented with a battlementlike or

A packaged, dry mixture of hydraulic cement (generally calcium aluminate cement) and specially selected and proportioned refractory aggregates which, when

Lighting of the interior of a building by natural means; for example, by windows or skylights.

A bluish glass, often colored with cobalt, used with incandescent lamps to produce the effect of daylight by absorbing excess

In plastering, a shape, usually decorative, made in a mold and then fastened in place.