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Insulation
Architecture; General architecture
A material that blocks heat, electricity, or sound. The walls of houses are lined with insulation to limit heat loss.
Insulator
Architecture; General architecture
A material that blocks or slows down the passage of sound, heat, or electricity. Rubber is a good insulator of electricity.
Peripteral
Architecture; General architecture
A temple or other structure where the columns of the front portico are returned along its sides as wings at the distance of one or two intercolumniations from the walls of the naos or cella. Almost ...
Revolving door
Architecture; General architecture
An entrance door for excluding draughts from an interior of a building. A revolving door typically consists of three or four doors that hang on a centre shaft and rotate around a vertical axis within ...
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