Términos

Cordage fiber derived from the stems of a few species in the Garcinia genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, particularly in tropical Africa and Brazil.

Aberturas en superficies verticales, tales como muros, parapetos, bordillos o baluartes, para permitir el escurrimiento del exceso de agua de las superficies horizontales.

Acomodo de formas, ya sea azulejos, guijarros, o un motivo decorativo en los que las filas de elementos repetitivos se superponen sucesivamente unas a otras.

The technique or practice of applying shingles to a surface, typically in the construction of a roof.

Reproducciones de objetos en su totalidad cuando la intención es engañar; incluye el vaciado de esculturas sin la autorización del artista.

Any material that is not the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of a mammal, but resembles genuine fur. To refer specifically to the fashion textile having a very long pile, prefer the narrower term "fake fur fabric."

Any material that resembles gemstone, but is typically less expensive and used in place of genuine gems. Examples of imitation gemstones include rhinestones and cubic zirconia (imitation diamonds).

Any of various materials used to replicate gold leaf. Genuine gilding has been imitated since medieval times by using a transparent yellow glaze over silver or tin leaf. In the 19th century, bronze leaf was also used as a gilding imitation. Currently, imitation gold leaf is typically made from tinted sheets of aluminum or white gold (palladium and platinum).

Any metallic alloy used as a substitute for gold.

Any material used to resemble or substitute for natural hair, particularly human hair.

Material resembling pearls, often inexpensive. Imitation pearls, first made in the 19th century, were constructed by injecting hollow beads of glass with a mixture of aqueous ammonia and fish scales; this deposited a layer of guanine crystals as an iridescent film on the interior surface of the beads. In the 20th century, another process made imitation pearls by coating the exterior of solid glass beads with the fish scale mixture; the nacreous coating was sealed with a protective varnish layer.

Any material intended to resemble genuine tortoise shell, which is a material made from the thinly sliced horny plates covering the shells of some turtles and tortoises.

Supernatural beings not subject to death, as applied to mythological deities.

Legal exemptions from a service, obligation, or duty, or freedom from liability to taxation or other jurisdiction.

Any of several laboratory testing techniques based on the binding of antigen to antibody that are used to detect or measure biochemical substances involved in immunological reactions.

Fluorescence microscopy technique used for specific identification of molecules. It uses the specificity of antibodies to their antigen to target fluorescent dyes to specific targets within a cell, and therefore allows visualization of the distribution of the target molecule through the sample. In conservation science, the technique has been used for the highly sensitive and specific identification of proteins in artistic and archaeological materials.

Cambio en uno o más de varias características socioeconómicas y biofísicas de un ambiente dado como resultado del desarrollo de un sitio o nuevas regulaciones gubernamentales.

El grado de cambio en la apariencia del ambiente visible causado por un proyecto de desarrollo o política de planificación, y respuesta del espectador a estos cambios.

Técnica de evaluación no destructiva para construcciones de albañilería o mampostería que detecta fallas por medio del monitoreo de ondas de sonido generadas por impacto que se diseminana por una estructura y que se reflejan en fallas internas y superficies externas.