Francisco Javier Figueroa Robles

25 Glossary terms

Glossary of architecture words

Arc
Noun
arc is any continuous curve that joins two points.
Example: the arches of the historic center of Colima are beautiful
es: Arco
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Architecture
Noun
It is the art and technique of projecting and designing buildings, other structures and spaces that make up the human environment.
Example: the architecture is beautiful
es: Arquitectura
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Armed
Noun
Set of metallic structures used to form the skeleton of a reinforced concrete element or construction.
Example: Architect that armed we are going to use for these castles
es: Armado
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balcony
Noun
It is a kind of platform that projects from the wall of a building, supported by columns or corbels, and closed by a balustrade.
Example: Cousin let's go out to the balcony
es: balcón
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Brick
Noun
It is a piece of construction, generally ceramic and with an orthohedral shape, whose dimensions allow it to be placed with one hand by an operator. It is used in masonry for the execution of factories in general.
Example: boss this brick is at 45
es: Ladrillo
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Chamfer
Noun
It is also a long and narrow plane that, instead of a corner, joins two flat surfaces or surfaces, which form an angle.
Example: The chamfer of this house is very noticeable
es: Chaflan
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Cobble
Noun
It is a stone or block carved of rectangular shape that is used in the construction of pavements.
Example: mom we'll put paving stone in the garage
es: Adoquín
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Concrete
Noun
It is a composite material used in construction consisting essentially of a binder to which is added: particles or fragments of an aggregate, water and specific additives.
Example: Juan, where do we throw this concrete
es: Hormigon
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construction site
Noun
It is the set of manual and mechanical operations that the contractor performs during the execution of the work, according to plans and specifications, conventionally divided for measurement and payment purposes
es: Obra
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decor
Noun
it is also a set of elements that adorn a room, an environment.
Example: dad let's decorate for christmas
es: Decoración
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edifice
Noun
It is a construction dedicated to housing different human activities: housing, temple, theater, commerce
Example: this building is very big
es: Edificio
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facade
Noun
It is, by extension, any exterior wall of a building; although by default, when talking about the façade, allusion is made to the front or main one, indicating more data otherwise Façade of the Palace of Versailles.
Example: The facade of this house is beautiful
es: Fachada
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foundation
noun
Foundations are the set of structural elements whose mission is to transmit the loads of the building or elements supported to it to the ground, distributing them in such a way that they do not exceed their allowable pressure or produce zonal loads.
Example: Architect what foundation will be used in this house
es: Cimentación
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Iron
Noun
It is a chemical element with atomic number 26 located in group 8, period 4 of the periodic table of elements.
Example: When iron is exposed to air, it combines with oxygen to form iron oxide.
es: Hierro
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level
Noun
Height to which a thing is located, or to which the surface of a liquid or the highest part of a set of piled up things reaches.
Example: Let's play the second level
es: Nivel
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Masonry
Noun
Masonry is called the traditional construction system that consists of erecting walls and walls by manually placing the elements or the materials that compose them that they can be.
Example: the walls of the house will be masonry
es: Mamposteria
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Ramp
Noun
It is an architectural element that has the functionality of partially bypassing two different planes, so that they have a relative difference in altitude in a given space
Example: Come on let's go up the disabled ramp
es: Rampa
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Sketch
Noun
It is a drawing made in a schematic way and without worrying about the details or terminations to represent ideas, places, people or objects.
Example: Master here is my sketch of the pensioner's house
es: Boceto
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stairs
Noun
It is a construction designed to communicate several spaces located at different heights.
Example: We went up the stairs to go to the room
es: Escalera
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Stretcher
Noun
It is a device used in medicine both to transport an injured person from one place to another or to care for a sick patient in a medical consultation.
Example: bring the stretcher for this patient
es: Camilla
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structural footing
Noun
is a type of shallow foundation (normally insulated)
Example: we are going to use the insulated footing on this terrace
es: Zapata estructural
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Tile
Noun, adjetive.
It is a piece of ceramic of little thickness, generally square, in which one of the faces is glazed, the result of the firing of an enamel-based substance that becomes waterproof and shiny.
Example: the tile in this house is ugly
es: Azulejo
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unevenness
Noun
It is also the height difference between two or more points.
Example: This house has a notable unevenness
es: Desnivel
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wood
Noun
It is an orthotropic material, with different elasticity depending on the deformation direction, found as the main content of the trunk of a tree.
Example: wood is used in construction
es: Madera
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workshop
Noun
it is properly the space where a manual or artisan work is carried out, such as a painter's or a potter's workshop, a sewing workshop or a workshop for making alfajores.
Example: Friend, let's go to the sewing workshop
es: Taller
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