Términos

Puente diseñado para el tráfico peatonal, generalmente compuesto de una cubierta reforzada por arcos o cables en suspensión para minimizar el movimiento horizontal.

Walking with long or extended steps.

Order containing around 180 species in two families of nocturnal raptorial birds with hooked beaks, strong talons, and soft plumage. All owls have the same general appearance, which is characterized by a flat face, small hooked beak, short tail, round wings, and large, forward-facing eyes. The bird became associated with Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and also owls became symbolic of intelligence because it was thought that they could forsee events. Also, because of their nocturnal existence and hooting sounds, owls have also been symbols associated with the occult. In the Middle Ages, the owl became a symbol of the darkness before the coming of Christ.

Instruments with a curved blade, used by ancient Greeks and Romans to scrape sweat and dirt from the skin after exercise or while bathing.

Adornos elaborados frecuentemente parecidos a animales, seres humanos o plantas, producidos por calógrafos para decorar obras caligráficas. Fueron especialmente comunes en cuadernos de escritura europeos del siglo XVII y XVIII y realizados o hechos para que parecieran ejecutados con una línea contínua.

Clocks that designate periods of time audibly by using a striking mechanism on a bell or gong. If the sounds are musical, prefer "chiming clocks."

Pottery created in the later phase of Bandkeramik culture, characterized by rows of incisions, punctures, impressions, and notches arranged to suggest bands.

Family of gastropods known as "true conchs," that feed on fine plant matter in warm waters.

Distinguished by a foot and operculum that are greatly modified; they move with a lurching motion; they feed on algae and plants. Some species used for human food, others used by humans for decoration.

Species of marine snail found in sandy bottoms from Florida to Brazil; prized for its attractive white and pink ornamental shell. In some classifications now known as Eustrombus gigas or Lobatus gigas.

Strontium (symbol: Sr) is a soft silver-white metallic element that turns yellow when exposed to air. Strontium is used commercially in luminous paint, fireworks and television tubes, and the compound strontium-oxide serves as a non-toxic replacement for lead in ceramic glazes. Paleontologists study strontium levels in human and animal bone for information about ancient diet.

Cloth bands functioning as brassieres in ancient Greece.

In architecture, engineering, and other fields, the discipline that does structural analysis to study and predict the behavior of structures as subjected to dynamic actions, such as acceleration and loading. Dynamic loads include people, wind, waves, traffic, earthquakes, and blasts.

Architectural glass introduced in the early 20th century used for interior and exterior wall surfaces. Products included glass building blocks, reinforced plate glass, and pigmented structural glass known under such trade names as Carrara Glass, Sani Onyx (or Rox), and Vitrolite. Structural glass was a popular building material of the Art Deco period, and is no longer manufactured.

Models that describe the structural design of a built work, without including the full form; used to work out and illustrate issues having to do with structure and space for architects and engineers.

Scanning technique that involves a pattern of lines projected onto a 3-D object and the subsequent mathematical measurement of the deformations caused by the geometry of the object to create a virtual model.

Game pieces used in the game of the same name that originated in Belgium The piece comprises a sculpted wooden bird, often decorated, with a metal pin in the beak, that is suspended from the ceiling or a cross beam by rope. The bird is aimed at a target by players, not unlike a game of darts.

Sonajeros compuestos de pequeños objetos, como conchas, semillas o cascos, ensartados en hilos o atados en manojos.

Genus containing only one living species of ostrich.