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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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bed
Building materials; Stone
1. In granites or marbles, a layer or sheet of the rock mass that is horizontal, commonly curved and lenticular, as developed by fractures. Sometimes applied also to the surface ...
wall tie
Building materials; Stone
A bonder or metal piece which connects wythes of masonry to each other or to other materials.
oolitic limestone
Building materials; Stone
A calcite-cemented calcareous stone formed of shells and shell fragments, practically non-crystalline in character. It is found in massive deposits located almost entirely in ...
aedicule
Building materials; Stone
A canopied niche framed by colonettes, resembling a temple and intended as a shrine or votive offering; a doorway or window flanked by a pair of columns and topped by a pediment.
vug
Building materials; Stone
A cavity in rock; sometimes lined or filled with either amorphous or crystalline material; common in calcereous rocks such as marble or limestone.
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- Brackets (31)
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- Cement (381)
- Concrete (2341)
- Finishing building materials (84)
- Lintel (25)
- Lumber (7432)
- Pipework and drainage (59)
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- Stone (3339)
- Tiles (1692)
- Wire (328)
- Wood flooring (1493)