SHOWER UNITとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

shower unit (plural shower units)

1. A room or building containing one or more showers.
   • 1953, The Quartermaster Corps: Organization, Supply, and Services, page 166:

     In April the AAF requested the development of a portable eight-head shower unit which would be an improvement over the shower unit developed by the Corps of Engineers.

   • 2008, Gary Karp, Life on Wheels, page 408:

     Sometimes the accessible restroom/ shower unit is restricted to qualified users who get a key from the park ranger.

   • 2012, Tom Watson, Best Tent Camping: Minnesota, page 103:

     Toilet stations and a restroom and shower unit, along with the six water pumps scattered throughout the two sites, give all campers easy access.

2. A shower enclosure.
   • 1975, United States. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Design Manual: Community Facilities, page 17:

     Walls of shower stalls shall be formed of one sheet, or of two or more pieces welded together and ground smooth, so there will be no vertical or horizontal open joints in the completed shower unit.

   • 2009, Rick Peters, Practical Improvements for Older Homeowners, page 169:

     The major advantage of a shower unit over most bathtubs? The lower threshold of the shower pan is easier to get over than the rim of a bathtub ( but not a walk-in tub like that shown on page 166) .

   • 2011, Gene Hamilton, Katie Hamilton, Bathroom Remodeling For Dummies:

     The two things that determine the size and shape of a shower unit;;; are the floor space where it will be installed and the features you want it to perform.

3. A device that uses electric coils to heat water from mains and deliver it to the showerhead of an electric shower.
   • 2015, Good Housekeeping Institute, The Art of Good Housekeeping:

     Electric showers also require wiring from the shower unit to mains electricity by a qualified professional, so the installation costs will be more expensive.

   • 2015, Robert Hutchings, Cambridge International AS and A Level Physics Revision Guide:

     The resistance of the two wires in the cable causes the potential difference across the shower unit to be reduced.

   • 2022, DK, How Everything Works: From Brain Cells to Black Holes:

     Cold water flows into shower unit past an electric heating element.

4. The showerhead and associated hose, if any.
   • 1975, Water's Interface with Energy, Air, and Solids, page 143:

     A photograph of a hand-held reduced flow shower unit is shown in Figure 5.

   • 1992, Americans with Disabilities Act Handbook, page 45:

     In shower stalls 36 in by 36 in ( 915 mm by 915 mm ) , all controls, faucets, and the shower unit shall be mounted on the side wall opposite the seat.

   • 2002, Gary F. Wiggins, Contract Yourself and $ave, page 206:

     I also called the plumbing supply store to check on my bathtubs and shower unit.