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Quoin. Quoins ( / kɔɪn / or / kwɔɪn /) are masonry blocks at the corner of a wall. [ 1] Some are structural, providing strength for a wall made with inferior stone or rubble, [ 2] while others merely add aesthetic detail to a corner. [ 3] According to one 19th-century encyclopedia, these imply strength, permanence, and expense, all ...
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. [ 1] The style eventually developed into the Gothic style with the shape of the arches providing a simple distinction: the Romanesque is characterized by semicircular arches, while the Gothic is marked by the pointed arches.
c. 900 BC–1st century AD. Ancient Greek architecture came from the Greeks, or Hellenes, whose culture flourished on the Greek mainland, the Peloponnese, the Aegean Islands, and in colonies in Anatolia and Italy for a period from about 900 BC until the 1st century AD, with the earliest remaining architectural works dating from around 600 BC. [ 1]
Basin and range topography is characterized by alternating parallel mountain ranges and valleys. It is a result of crustal extension due to mantle upwelling, gravitational collapse, crustal thickening, or relaxation of confining stresses. [1] [2] The extension results in the thinning and deformation of the upper crust, causing it to fracture ...
A butcher block or butcher's block is a heavy duty chopping block, typically laminated of hardwood. Traditionally made of hard maple, it was commonly used in butcher shops and meat processing plants but has now become popular in home use. [ 1][ 2] The term “butcher block” can also refer to the pattern or style of a traditional block adapted ...
Rustication (architecture) Rustication is a range of masonry techniques used in classical architecture giving visible surfaces a finish texture that contrasts with smooth, squared-block masonry called ashlar. The visible face of each individual block is cut back around the edges to make its size and placing very clear.
An alternating copolymer has regular alternating A and B units, and is often described by the formula: -A-B-A-B-A-B-A-B-A-B-, or -(-A-B-) n-. The molar ratio of each monomer in the polymer is normally close to one, which happens when the reactivity ratios r 1 and r 2 are close to zero, as can be seen from the Mayo–Lewis equation.
Alternative fashion. Alternative fashion or alt fashion is fashion that stands apart from mainstream, commercial fashion. It includes both styles which do not conform to the mainstream fashion of their time and the styles of specific subcultures (such as emo, goth, hip hop and punk ). [ 1] Some alternative fashion styles are attention-grabbing ...