Términos

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.

Family containing only one living species of ostrich.

Order containing ten species in six families. Characterized as running birds, many with small tails with little or no aftershaft, some are nearly wingless. The order includes the largest living birds.

Se refiere a los estilos que se desarrollaron bajo los Stuarts, una dinastía escocesa e inglesa de gobernantes, mecenas, y coleccionistas. Se refiere particularmente a los elegantes estilos cortesanos creados en los siglos XVII y XVIII.

Short new-sprung beards close to the unshaven look, but often shaped and cultivated.

Stucco ceilings consist of a layer of plaster or other mortar arranged on a ceiling or vault as a decorative whole.

Se refiere al grupo artístico co-fundado en 1999 por los artistas británicos Charles Thomsen y Billy Childish junto a otros once artistas. El término "Stuckist" derivó de la crítica que la artista participante Tracey Emin hizo a las pìnturas de Childish como 'Stuck! Stuck! Stuck!' El movimiento llama a un retorno a la pintura y a la autenticidad de la expresión directa. Rechazan el posmodernismo como una herramienta de mercadeo que niega emociones o contenido. Los Stuckist promueven una forma de 'Remodernismo'donde lo espiritual puede actuar contra el escepticismo y el nihilismo.

Instrumento para introducir pernos de acero endurecidos dentro de cemento u otros materiales duros. Consiste en un rueda motriz de sujeción manual que coloca los pernos. Un golpe sobre la cabeza de la rueda motriz introduce los pernos dentro del material