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diaconicon
Architecture; General architecture
Originally a place where the deacons kept the vessels used for the church service.
diagonal brace
Architecture; General architecture
An inclined structural member in compression and/or tension; usually employed to stabilize a frame against horizontal forces, such as wind.
diagonal buttress
Architecture; General architecture
One extending at 45° from the right-angle corner of two walls.
diagonal chimney stacks
Architecture; General architecture
Several brick chimney stacks that are square in cross section and oriented so that diagonals through them form a straight line; usually corbeled and joined at their tops.
daylight glass
Architecture; General architecture
A bluish glass, often colored with cobalt, used with incandescent lamps to produce the effect of daylight by absorbing excess radiation in the red part of the light spectrum.
daylighting
Architecture; General architecture
Lighting of the interior of a building by natural means; for example, by windows or skylights.
dead bolt
Architecture; General architecture
A type of door lock; the bolt, which is square in cross section, is operated by the door key or a turn piece.
