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| Pocket door
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Sliding door, on an overhead track, which recesses into a pocket in the wall when opened. |
| Pocket garden
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A small growing area planted with miniature and dwarf varieties. |
| Pocket tape measure
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Pocket tape measures are available in a variety of styles and lengths. Each is designed to meet the needs of the user under a variety of circumstances. The metal tape of a tape measure is spring loaded into a hard case of plastic or metal. The tape is then extended to the desired length, the measurement is recorded and then the tape can either be locked into place or retracted into the case. |
| Podium
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(1) A low wall that serves as a pedestal or foundation. (2) A continuous bench projecting from the walls of a room. (3) A low, raised platform or pulpit used by speakers, conductors, etc. |
| Point of curve
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Term used by surveyors to denote the beginning of a curve. |
| Point of diminishing return
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Point at which addition units of a specific resource no longer cause the level of satisfaction that was previously attained. |
| Point of intersection
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Engineering or surveying term, also called the vertex, which denotes the point where two tangents to a curve meet. |
| Point of tangent
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Term used by surveyors to denote the end of a curve, which extends from the point of curve to the point of tangent. |
| Point of use
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Small water heater used for remote locations. |
| Point-contact cell
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A high efficiency silicon photovoltaic concentrator cell that employs light trapping techniques and point-diffused contacts on the rear surface for current collection. |
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