Glossary

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Archivolts: ar·chi·volt n.

A decorative molding carried around an arched wall opening.

Carillon: car·il·lon

–noun 1.a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.

2.a set of horizontal metal plates, struck by hammers, used in the modern orchestra.

Catenary: cat·e·nar·y

1. The curve formed by a perfectly flexible, uniformly dense, and inextensible cable suspended from its endpoints. It is identical to the graph of a hyperbolic cosine.

2. Something having the general shape of this curve.

Girders: gird·er

n. A beam, as of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or bridge. Trencadis: a type of mosaic made from broken pieces of tile.

Helicoidal: hel·i·coi-dal

–adjective 1.coiled or curving like a spiral.

–noun 2.Geometry. a warped surface generated by a straight line moving so as to cut or touch a fixed helix.

Polychrome: pol·y·chrome

–adjective 1.being of many or various colors.

2.decorated or executed in many colors, as a statue, vase, or mural.

–verb (used with object) 3.to paint in many or various colors.

Topographic map

a map showing the relief features of the earth's surface, usu. by means of contour lines to show changes in elevation;

Tubular bells:

–noun Often, tubular bells. one of a set of tuned metal tubes of different lengths used as a musical instrument, suspended vertically from a frame and struck with a mallet to produce sounds or melodies.

UNSCO: UNESCO

–noun an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts. [Origin: U(nited) N(ations) E(ducational), S(cientific, and) C(ultural) O(rganization)]

Viaducts vi·a·duct

n. A series of spans or arches used to carry a road or railroad over a wide valley or over other roads or railroads.