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  • 21pervious — per•vi•ous [[t]ˈpɜr vi əs[/t]] adj. 1) permeable 2) accessible to reason • Etymology: 1605–15; < L pervius passable per′vi•ous•ness, n …

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  • 22pervious —   a. permeable; open minded …

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  • 23pervious — adj. 1 permeable. 2 (usu. foll. by to) a affording passage. b accessible (to reason etc.). Derivatives: perviousness n. Etymology: L pervius (as PER , vius f. via way) …

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  • 24Types of concrete — There are many types of concrete, variations of installation, composition, finish and performance characteristics. A highway paved with concrete …

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  • 25Permeable paving — Permeable paving, is different than pervious paving or porous pavement, by virtue of the fact that rainwater passes around the paver as opposed to passing through the paver helping to reduce or eliminate clogging found in pervious or porous… …

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  • 26Antecedent moisture — is a term from the fields of Hydrology and sewage collection and disposal that describes the relative wetness or dryness of a watershed or sanitary sewershed. Antecedent moisture conditions change continuously and can have a very significant… …

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  • 27Pervial — Per vi*al, a. [See {Pervious}.] Pervious. [Obs.] {Per vi*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] Chapman. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 28Pervially — Pervial Per vi*al, a. [See {Pervious}.] Pervious. [Obs.] {Per vi*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] Chapman. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 29Channel Tunnel — Map of the Channel Tunnel Overview Location English Channel (Strait of Dover) Coordinates Folkestone …

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  • 30dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …

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