Términos

As an artistic concept, the characteristic of differences between surfaces in a work, or of the appearances of surfaces in two-dimensional works.

Texture mapping is the application of a two-dimensional image file containing texture, color, or surface detail to a 3D model or computer-generated graphic.

Porous volcanic stone, a dark reddish pumice, used as a construction and building material in Mexico since prehistoric times.

Úsese para trenes de alta velocidad franceses que corren en vías separadas y capaces de velocidades sobre 160 mph.

Arenisca utilizada como material de techumbre en el valle superior del Colne, Inglaterra, desde el siglo XIII.

Style and culture of the Rajput Dynasty of Thakuri kings, ruling from mid-12th century CE.

General term for units of currency based on various large silver coins of Central Europe minted from the late 15th to the mid-19th century.

Medallas formadas por dos mitades que se atornillan para formar una caja poco profunda en forma de medalla. Suelen contener una o varias imágenes en las superficies interiores.

Small class of marine tunicates that are free-floating for their entire lifespan; they have an atrial aperture directed toward the rear of each zooid, and asexual buds that form from a ventral stolon. Sometimes classified as an order instead of a class.

Activity, status, or expression of thankfulness or gratitude for a blessing or good fortune.

Úsese para describir obras producidas por el grupo étnico africano de mismo nombre que habita Kenia.

Rakes having relatively short, curved teeth and a handle, used for arranging and straightening the thatching material as it is laid on the roof or for removing the thatch (cut shafts of grass) after mowing. When used for roofing, the handle may be perpendicular to the rake or it may be attached on one end along the same plane as the rake.

Roofs comprising beams that are covered with plant material, such as reeds or straw, in thick mats arranged and connected to the beams and battens in a way so that rain water is shed. In European tradition, an underlayer of plant material is permanent, and the upper weathering layer is replaced or repaired as needed over time. In tropical traditions, thatching may cover the roof as well as one or more walls.

People whose skill and profession is in thatching roofs of houses, corn or hay ricks, or other structures.