Términos

Suelos o pisos planos, generalmente elevados sobre una superficie contigua.

Dispositivos de energía solar pasiva tipo anaquel, generalmente situados cerca del techo, proyectándose desde el interior o exterior de las ventanas para permitir que la luz natural o luz del sol directa rebote profundamente en edificios sin brillo o fuerte modulación, para mejorar las condiciones de iluminación interior.

Superficie, bloque, o piso plano, generalmente a mayor altura que lo que lo rodea.

Superficie inferior del zapato que eleva el pie a la misma altura en toda su longitud. Pueden estar fabricada con elementos discontinuos, como zancos o cuñas.

Structures that supports the drill and other machinery used in drilling for oil.

Espacios diseñados para visualizar un paisaje, u observar la vida silvestre. Estos pueden ser espacios abiertos en la parte superior de los edificios altos o construida en ambientes naturales.

Drilling structures designed to haul the, drill, lengths of pipe and drill bit in and out of a hole.

Plataforma utilizada para sostener la maquinaria empleada en la perforación de bolsas de petróleo o gas en localizaciones cubiertas de agua, generalmente sobre placas continentales sumergidas.

Úsese para sistemas pequeños independientes con una plataforma que se eleva verticalmente, generalmente solo un piso o menos, para transportar una silla de ruedas o mercaderías.

Family containing one genus of trees.

Madera del árbol perteneciente al género Platanus, de color marrón pálido con una textura homogénea y un grano fino. Se utiliza para hacer mangos de cepillos, paletas, paneles y chapas.

Madera de la especie Platanus acerifolia. Es una madera de color marrón rojizo fuerte, dura, ligera con una textura fina que se pule bien, pero puede ser difícil de trabajar. Es de uso general para interiores, construcción, mangos de herramientas, muebles, gabinetes, pisos y chapas. Se vende comercialmente como "madera de encaje" porque la madera aserrada en cuarto tiene un patrón de grano con marcas en forma de escamas características, con vetas de color marrón rojizo que contrastan con el color de la veta aparecida de fondo más claro.

Genus containing 10 species; it is the only genus of the family Platanaceae. These large trees are native to North America, eastern Europe, and Asia. They are characterized by scaling bark; large, deciduous, usually palmately lobed leaves; and globose heads of flower and seed. They bear flowers of both sexes on the same tree but in different clusters.

Species that is a hybrid of Platanus occidentalis and Platanus orientalis. It combines characteristics of both in varying degrees. It is a little shorter and more squat than the American (occidentalis) tree and usually has bristly, paired seedballs. There are variegated forms of London plane. It is planted widely in cities for its resistance to air pollution and to diseases that more readily affect other plane trees.

Species of plane tree native to North America; the tallest of the plane trees, reaching more than 50 m (160 feet) in height. Its pendent, smooth, ball-shaped seed clusters usually dangle singly and often persist after leaf fall. It is distinguished from other trees by its mottled exfoliating bark, which flakes off in great irregular masses, leaving the surface mottled, and greenish-white, gray and brown. For trees known simply as "sycamore," use Acer Pseudoplatanus, which is a species of maple.

Plane tree native from southeastern Europe to India, known for its longevity and spreading crown. It has been known in cultivation in other areas from ancient times. It reaches 30 m (100 feet) in height, and has huge, often squat boles, some measuring nearly 10 m in circumference (3 m in diameter). Its bristly seedballs hang in clusters of two to six.

Species of large plane tree native to to California and Baja California. The trunk generally divides into two or more large trunks splitting into many branches; it has an attractive bark that is white, beige, gray, and pinkish, with older bark becoming darker and peeling away. It is used for landscaping, for timber, the fruit is food for birds, and mammals eat its twigs and bark.

Devices that dispense plates, usually in cafeterias or self-service food establishments.

Se refiere a objetos de vidrio soplados con doble pared y sellados después de platear las superficies encerradas. Se utiliza para producir objetos de adorno.

Acto o proceso de cubrir con plata.