Términos

A stepmother is a woman who has married one's father after their natural mother's death or divorce.

Monumental structures built to resemble true geometric pyramids by erecting rectangular layers of diminishing size, each set back from the one below to form terraced structures rising in stages. Use of the term most often refers to mausolea in ancient Egypt, particularly the Step Pyramid of Djoser; but these structures are also found in Central America, where they were used as platforms for altars or temples, occasionally also covering the burial chamber of a ruler.

A stepsister is a female child of a step-parent who has married one's parent after thier natural parent's death or divorce.

A stepson is a male child of one's spouse, whom one has married after the child's natural parent's death or divorce.

Pantropical genus containing around 150 species of flowering plants. Together with the African Cola genus (125 species), was part of the former family Sterculiaceae, whose members were noted for having separate male and female flowers borne in often quite large and branched inflorescences.

Species of tree native to central and northern India.

Steroscopic display of paired radiographs taken from slightly different angles producing a three-dimensional effect.

Buque de vapor propulsado por una única rueda de palas montada en la popa.

Suborder of insects including aphids or plant lice, phylloxerans, coccids, scales, whiteflies, and mealybugs.

In its general sense, stewardship refers to the act of assuming responsibility for the welfare of someone or something. In the context of heritage management, it specifically refers to responsible maintenance and dissemination of cultural heritage by those institutions and individuals it is entrusted to.

Relatively large vessels used for boiling or cooking; examples include wide, metal vessels with side handles, a bail handle, a lid, and sometimes small feet.

A soft, gray or black antimony sulfide mineral; the chief ore of antimony. In powdered form, it was occasionally used as an eye paint in Egypt from the Amarna period onwards.

Se refiere a la fase más temprana de la cultura y estilo Bandkeramik, caracterizado por la decoración en cerámica que ha evolucionado de las bandas delineadas más tempranas para usar en cambio filas de incisiones, perforaciones, impresiones, y muescas dispuestas para sugerir bandas, pero sin la delineación definida. Esta fase más tardía también se caracteriza por la cultura que desarrolla diferencias regionales más fuertes. Esta fase se llama "Danubiana II" en el esquema de la clasificación del erudito V. Gordon Childe.

Self-stick slips of note paper with a re-adherable adhesive strip on the back.

Refers to a Russian variation of Art Nouveau that incorporated elements of that style with Russian folk art.