Términos

Members of a species of large, solitary, strictly carnivorous bear found throughout the Arctic region, having a stocky build, long neck, relatively small head, short rounded ears, a short tail, insulating blubber, black skin, and fur comprising dense underfur with an outer layer of guard hairs that appear white or biege but are actually transparent. The polar bear travels long distances over vast desolate expanses, generally on drifting oceanic ice floes, searching for seals, its primary prey. It is endangered by loss of habitat resulting from global warming. According to both fossil and genetic evidence, the polar bear diverged from the arctic brown bear around 200,000 years ago, when it is probable that a population of brown bears became isolated during a period of glaciation in the Pleistocene.

Members of an extinct species of very large bear notable for its habit of inhabiting European caves, where its remains are frequently preserved. The cave bear is best known from late Pleistocene cave deposits, although it can be traced back to Late Pliocene times.

Family containing around 45 genera of herbs, shrubs, small trees, and vines, distributed primarily in tropical regions. The family is typical of the nettle order (Urticales). Many species, especially the nettles (Urtica) and Australian nettle trees (Laportea), have stinging hairs on the stems and leaves. The leaves are varied and the sap is usually watery. The small, greenish flowers often form clusters in the leaf axils. Both male and female flowers may be borne on the same plant.

Language family of southwestern Bolivia.

Se refiere al período Protoalfabetizado de aproximadamente 4000 al 2900 a.C., en Mesopotamia del sur, que lleva el nombre del sitio de Uruk. Durante este período se produjeron adelantos como la invención de la escritura y sellos cilíndricos, el surgimiento de ciudades grandes, el establecimiento de comercio extendido y la aparición de edificios públicos monumentales.

Estampas japonesas en que algunas áreas son impresas en tinta tipo barniz negra que permanece satinado; otras áreas pueden luego ser coloreadas a mano.

Alfombras Ushak caracterizadas por un diseño compuesto de un gran motivo parecido a una estrella de ocho puntas y un rombo más pequeño; estos motivos están rellenos con arabescos.

Alfombras Ushak con un medallón ovalado en el campo de diseño central y un medallón semejante a una estrella de 16 puntas que aparece a los lados de la alfombra. Ambos tipos de medallones están llenos de composiciones arabescas y adornos de plantas, con flores de pináculo que se proyectan de los extremos o lados. La base está cubierta con un modelo de tallos, hojas y flores.

Portable, removable computer drives that operate via a type of non-volatile flash memory in which data can be written or erased only in blocks, and that connect to a computer via USB port.

In a thesaurus, a used for term is a term that is not a descriptor and not an alternate descriptor, but which is none-the-less a synonym for the descriptor.

The tools and commands that connects the user to a computer or device. It allows the user to control operations and input commands or data. The design for the user interface can range from graphic to command-driven.

Figuras egipcias de piedra, madera o arcilla que fueron ubicadas en la tumbas con el propósito de servir al fallecido en la otra vida.

Boxes used to house Egyptian funerary ushabti figures in tomb settings. Evolving from miniature coffins, ushabti boxes became larger during the New Kingdom, housing multiple figures, and were decorated with funerary scenes.

Style of textile, particularly carpets, made in the town of Ushak, the principal manufacturing center of large commercial carpets in Ottoman Turkey. It includes rugs created for palace and mosque use and for export. By the close of the 19th century the style had become coarser and rougher, with designs calculated to please European tastes. The best-known pattern among the older carpets is a scheme of large, rounded medallions of two types, alternating upon a field of brick red or dark blue. A second common pattern shows diagonal rows of eight-pointed star medallions alternating with diamonds. In the 18th and 19th centuries, a number of carpets with prayer-niche motifs in rows were made for mosque worship.

Cilindro de madera u otros materiales, generalmente con mangos cortos en cada extremo, utilizado para enrollar la masa.

Marca física que identifica a buda, convencionalmente representada por un bulto craneal del que se dice tiene propiedades mágicas.