English for Architecture Students by Cyrus R. Moghadam

Author:Cyrus R. Moghadam [Moghadam, Cyrus R.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2019-10-18T16:00:00+00:00

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Earth

Material excavated from the upper layers of the ground, fine mineral material or topsoil; the mass of conductive earth whose potential is zero, to which cables in a low voltage electrical system are also connected

Earthquake

A natural catastrophic movement, cracking, upheaval and shaking of the earth’s crust caused by the release of interior geological forces and by volcanic action

East

One of the points of the compass, the direction from which the sun rises and lies in the Northern hemisphere at six o’clock in the morning

Eaves

The junction of the roof and wall of a building

Ebonite

A form of fully vulcanized hard rubber

Eccentric

Referring to something which is off-center; eccentric motion occurs when a circle is rotated about a point other than its center

Eclecticism

A name given to a style of European and American architecture from the 1800s, characterized by the use of decorative motifs from a range of different styles

Ecology

A branch of science which deals with the relations between living organisms and their environment

Economic

Pertaining to the management of finances and resources

Ecotone

In landscape architecture, the area where two different environments or ecosystems merge

Edge

The extremity, side, boundary or arris of an object, surface or area; the sharp boundary line between two perpendicular planes, as with adjacent sides of a block

Edifice

A building or structure, often large or imposing

Effect

The result of a certain set of actions or plan; in architecture and the arts, the outward appearance or impression caused by use of a certain material, form or other device

Efficiency

The management of a system and machine with minimum loss of energy and time

Efflorescence

An often temporary defect in clay brickwork caused by soluble salts which are leached from new bricks and deposited as white crystals on the surface

Effluent

The liquid component of pretreated or untreated sewage conveyed to a waste water treatment plant

Elasticity

The ability of a material or structural member to recover its original form after loading forces on it are released

Electric

Referring to a device or system which consumes, produces or contains electricity

Electrician

A tradesman or skilled worker who is responsible for the installation and repair of electrical services

Electricity

A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged subatomic particles such as the electron and proton

Element

In architecture and ornament, a significant feature such as a component, sculpting or artwork, often repeated as part of a theme; a basic substance which cannot be broken down into a simpler form by chemical reaction

Elevation

One of the exterior vertical planar surfaces of a building; a drawing or planar projection showing a representation of the outside face or facade of a building, viewed theoretically from infinity and at right angles to the face; the height of a particular point in a building or landscape above sea level

Elevator

A mechanical installation for lifting of passengers or goods from one level or story in a building to another

Ellipse

An oval planar figure described by a line around two points or foci; the total distance from one focus to a point on the ellipse to the other focus is the same for all points on the ellipse

E-mail

Electronic mail; the sending, reception and storage of

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