Términos

Flint tools with sharp points used to pierce holes through bone, wood or skins.

Máquinas con forma de mesa, generalmente con la parte superior de vidrio inclinado y activados con monedas, usadas para jugar el juego de flipper.

Type of mounting in which an artwork shows the edges of the paper within the window mat, and appears to float above the backing board.

Foundations consisting of flat reinforced concrete slabs or mats or of reinforced concrete tubs with walls turned up around the edge of the mat to create a larger volume, either designed to move with the surface of the ground without structural damage, or used when the soil is so soft that even friction piles will not support the building load. In the latter case, the floating foundation is used because it makes the building like a boat in obeying Archimedes' principle: it is buoyed up by the weight of the earth displaced in creating the foundation.

Perspective used in certain landscapes in Chinese painting, characterized by having not only one point of view, but including several perspectives, often shifting from near to far vignettes. The philosophy of this perspective scheme is to achieve an "angle of totality," by which the viewer can see all parts of the scene to best advantage.

Groups of animals of one kind, feeding or traveling together; in modern usage, specifically applied to an assemblage of birds, sheep, or goats.

Mineral rico en magnesio del grupo de la mica. Es habitualmente marrón amarillento a rojo marrón, y se presenta habitualmente en la caliza cristalina como resultado de la desdolomitización.

Pieles, generalmente de marta cibelina, comunmente montadas con cabezas decoradas y patas de cristal o de oro adornadas con piedras preciosas.

Natural or man-made basins that control the runoff from large storms.

Egyptian holiday with ancient origins, celebrating the natural cycle of the Nile; it is held during two weeks annually starting August 15. In Ancient Egypt, the flooding was associated with the tears of Isis for Osiris, her deceased husband. In the Coptic Church the ritual includes ceremonially throwing a martyr's relic into the river. With the construction of High Dam at Aswan, the annual flooding cycle in Egypt came to an end in 1970.

Form of farming in which crops are grown reliant upon the varying residual moisture in delta areas and other floodplains.

Lights, often in elevators, that display floor numbers.

General term for the conceptual arrangement of a built work, as imagined in a horizontal section of the building; including the footprint, the arrangement of the passages, rooms, and openings, colonnades, walls, and partitions, at the level of the principal or ground floor. For drawings or other visual works that represent the conceptual floor plan, use "floor plans (orthographic projections)."

Attribute of something reaching the floor, often drapery or clothing.

Designa tanto los retoños reproductivos de las plantas producidas por semilla, como las plantas enteramente florecidas.

Herramientas para acabado de cuero que constan de una piedra o una hoja roma de metal, vidrio, o un conjunto de plástico en un mango de madera, utilizados para raspar suavemente, sin problemas, y eliminar el exceso de humedad de piel muy fina y delicada o pergamino, o para producir un grano excepcionalmente suave en la piel. A veces también utiliza paradas trabajar mezcla en una piel.

Porción reproductiva de cualquier planta de la división Magnoliophyta (Angiospermae), comúnmente llamadas plantas florales o angiospermas. Usado popularmente, el término común "flor" se aplica especialmente cuando una parte o toda la estructura reproductiva se diferencia en color y forma.

Objeto construido tridimensional que imita la apariencia de flores y follaje. Los materiales pueden incluir la porcelana, cristal, vidrio, madera tallada, marfil, seda, papel, y plástico.

Cuero ordinario, habitualmente de carnero, que ha sido revestido con una pasta delgada o un lavado de adhesivo que, al secarse, causa un encogimiento de la piel que forma un diseño de grano artificial, destacado al ponerlo sobre tapas.