Términos

Se refiere a la filosofía de Platón o a cualquier filosofía inspirada en Platón, especialmente al ideal platónico en que los fenómenos percibidos por los sentidos son un reflejo imperfecto y transitorio de formas ideales de una realidad eterna e inalterable. Esta realidad (o realidades) absoluta da valor y significado a toda existencia, particularmente a la vida humana.

Large wooden puck-like objects used in the Dutch game of platte bol and for other traditional Dutch games. For similar objects used for ice hockey, use "hockey pucks."

Naturally occurring mineral form of lead dioxide; black crystals or blackish brown masses. In mural paintings, lead-based pigments may convert to plattnerite over time, causing deterioration and blackening to the pictorial surface.

Phylum of flat soft-bodied invertebrates that include tapeworms and flukes. The flatworms are free-living as well as parasitic and lack respiratory, skeletal, and circulatory systems. The body is not divided into true segments, but rather has spongy connective tissue called parenchyma filling in the space between organs. Flatworms are hermaphroditic and are the lowest invertebrates to possess three embryonic layers of endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm. Bilaterally symmetrical worms of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a soft, solid, usually flattened body without an internal cavity.

With the echidna, Platypoda are the only egg-laying mammals. Family contains one extant genus with one species, and one or more ancient genuses. Semiaquatic, burrowing mammals inhabiting lakes and streams in Tasmania and eastern Australia, having brown fur, a sensitive, pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs in the male, a flattened tail, and laying leathery eggs with young sucking milk from the pores of milk patches.

An East Low German dialect used by Mennonite settlers to the south west of the Russian Empire starting in the 18th century.

Educational institutions for children, having facilities and structured program activities devoted to play, often convening only in the summer; established as an emergency measure during World War I; used both as places for children of working parents and as places for parents and teachers to study the playing habits of children.

Riberas compuestas por una acumulación de sedimentos, como arena o piedras, a lo largo del borde del mar o lago, y formado por procesos costeros, tales como olas y mareas.

Beaches set aside for or used by people immersing themselves in the water and exposing themselves to the sun and air for recreational purposes.

Chairs of various form designed to be used in a seaside recreational context. These are often designed to be lightweight, incorporating fabric or wicker, and may have the ability to be broken down and carried.

Espacio abierto público en ciudades o pueblos, generalmente rectilíneo, rodeado de construcciones y localizados en la unión de dos o más carreteras.

Relatively buildings or sets of buildings containing a relatively small number of retail units with interconnecting walkways, generally having only one or a small number of stories, often located outdoors in a suburban area, and typically arranged in a single row facing a shared parking lot. For larger, more elaborate structures housing a larger number of retail units, often under a roof with indoor walkways, use "shopping malls."

Estructuras relativamente grandes diseñadas o construidas para albergar a un mercado, a menudo ya sea bajo un gran techo único o colocado entre y alrededor de un pórtico al aire libre.

Rows of toll booths on a toll road, where traffic is stopped or slowed to collect tolls.

Ruedo para las corridas de toros.

Particular type of administrative subdivisions. Examples are in Spain.

Úsese para designar tanto las pequeñas plazas públicas de pueblos como espacios urbanos y paisajes peatonales adyacentes a los edificios de oficinas o áreas de parkings.

En la arquitectura maya, espacio exterior que se asemeja a una plaza, pero de menor tamaño. Distíngase de patio (habitaciones y espacio) mayas en virtud de las diferentes relaciones de las estructuras colindantes.

Relatively large areas intended for enjoyment and amusement, distinguished by woods and other features, such as architectural fantasies and riding trails. For smaller areas having a similar purpose but with an enclosing wall and focusing on flowers, shrubs, mazes, fruit trees, pedestrian paths, etc., prefer "pleasure gardens." Later pleasure parks may include separate areas for different amusements, forerunners of "amusement parks."

Light ornamental structures, often found in gardens or palaces, built for recreation, entertainment, and shelter.