Glossary

A group of rooms used as a dwelling by one person or one family.

On drawings, abbr. for acoustical plaster ceiling

In architecture or construction, the highest point, peak, or tip of any structure.

The uppermost stone in a gable, pediment, vault, or dome; usually triangular, often highly decorated.

A room in Greek or Roman baths, or in the palaestra, where the bathers or those taking part in gymnastic

Abbr. for American Plywood Association

The columnar audience hall in a Persian palace.