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Chambéry
(Encyclopedia) Chambéry Chambéry shäNbārēˈ [key], town, capital of Savoie dept., E France, in the Alpine trough. It…Aberystwyth
(Encyclopedia) Aberystwyth Aberystwyth ăbˌərĭstˈwĭth [key], town, Ceredigion, W Wales, on Cardigan Bay. It is a summer resort and cultural center. Before the construction…Gresham
(Encyclopedia) Gresham Gresham grĕshˈəm [key], city (2020 pop. 114,247), Multnomah co., NW Oregon, mainly…Dalton
(Encyclopedia) Dalton, city (2020 pop. 34,417), seat of Whitfield co., extreme NW Ga., in the Appalachian valley; inc. 1847. It is a highly…East Providence
(Encyclopedia) East Providence, city (2020 pop. 47,139), Providence co., E R.I., on the Providence and Seekonk rivers; inc. as a city 1958.…Qinhuangdao
(Encyclopedia) Qinhuangdao or ChinwangtaoChinwangtaoboth: chĭnˈhwängˈdouˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 412,500), NE Hebei prov., China, on the Bohai, an arm of the Yellow Sea. It is an ice-free port…Toyama
(Encyclopedia) ToyamaToyamatōyäˈmä [key], city (1990 pop. 321,254), capital of Toyama prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on Toyama Bay. It is the main center of Japan's patent medicine industry and…roof
(Encyclopedia) roof, overhead covering of a building with its framework support. Various methods of construction, such as are suited to different climates, have diversified exterior and interior…concrete
(Encyclopedia) concrete, structural masonry material made by mixing broken stone or gravel with sand, cement, and water and allowing the mixture to harden into a solid mass. The cement is the…module
(Encyclopedia) module. 1 Term derived from the Latin modulus, a unit of measure in classical architecture equal to half the diameter of a column at its base. This unit was used in proportioning the…