Invented around 1890, to improve the water wheel and to drive electrical generators, this water turbine wheel has high pressure water directed at the buckets around its outside, turning the wheel.
Pen
Penal valve
A commercial flush valve, so-named because of its use in penal institutions.
Penalty
Money that will be paid by a person or business for violating a statute or legal court order. Also may be assessed for violating the provisions of a contract.
Penalty clause
Provision in a contract that specifies the dollar amount or rate an individual to the contract must pay for not conforming to its terms.
Pencil
Pencil rod
Reinforcing rod with a diameter of no greater than 1/4 inch.
Pendant
(1) An ornamental hanging object. (2) A decorative piece suspended from a ceiling or roof, very popular in Gothic architecture.
Pendant
Pendants can provide both task and general lighting. Equipped with shades or globes to avoid glare, they are suspended from the ceiling over dinette tables, game tables, kitchen counters, or other work areas. When used over end tables or night tables, they free up the space occupied by table lamps. In general, pendants should be hung about 30— above the tabletop and be about 12" narrower that the table on all sides.
Pendente lite
Latin for pending the suit. A suit which is actually in progress and the outcome is pending.
