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house
Architecture; General architecture
A building which people, usually one family, live in. All the people living in a house.
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.
lightning rod
Architecture; General architecture
A metal rod that protects a building or another structure from lightning. It conducts lightning along a heavy wire.
keystone
Architecture; General architecture
The middle stone at the top of an arch. The keystone holds or locks the other stones together in the rest of the arch.
planetarium
Architecture; General architecture
A building in which special equipment projects an image of the night sky onto a domed ceiling.
