Civil Engineering, YUR-ḥUP
Civil engineering, the profession of designing and executing structural works that serve the general public. The term was first used in the 18th century to distinguish the newly recognized profession from military engineering, until then preeminent.
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Yurt
Yurt, tentlike Central Asian nomad’s dwelling, erected on wooden poles and covered with skin, felt, or handwoven......
zero-energy building
zero-energy building (ZEB), any building or construction characterized by zero net energy consumption and zero......
Ziggurat
Ziggurat, pyramidal stepped tower consisting of several levels, the uppermost of which may have supported a temple.......
ZIP Code
ZIP Code, system of zone coding (postal coding) introduced by the U.S. Post Office Department (now the U.S. Postal......
Zu Chongzhi
Zu Chongzhi was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and engineer who created the Daming calendar and found several......
Zwinger
Zwinger, historical landmark complex in Dresden, Germany, that houses parts of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden......
zāwiyah
zāwiyah, generally, in the Muslim world, a monastic complex, usually the centre or a settlement of a Sufi (mystical)......
École Polytechnique
École Polytechnique, (French: “Polytechnic School”), engineering school located originally in Paris but, since......
Škoda, Emil von
Emil von Škoda was a German engineer and industrialist who founded one of Europe’s greatest industrial complexes,......
ḥaram
ḥaram, in Islam, a sacred place or territory. The principal ḥarams are in Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, and, for the......
ḥuppa
ḥuppa, in a Jewish wedding, the portable canopy beneath which the couple stands while the ceremony is performed.......