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Roof (category Theory)
A roof (: roofs or rooves) is the top covering of a building, including all materials and constructions necessary to support it on the walls of the building or on uprights, providing protection against rain, snow, sunlight, extremes of temperature, and wind. A roof is part of the building envelope. The characteristics of a roof are dependent upon the purpose of the building that it covers, the available roofing materials and the local traditions of construction and wider concepts of architectural design and practice, and may also be governed by local or national legislation. In most countries, a roof protects primarily against rain. A verandah may be roofed with material that protects against sunlight but admits the other elements. The roof of a garden conservatory protects plants from cold, wind, and rain, but admits light. A roof may also provide additional living space, for example, a roof garden. Etymology Old English 'roof, ceiling, top, summit; heaven, sky', also fig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tak - Ystad-2022
Tak or TAK may refer to: Places * Dağdöşü or Tak, Azerbaijan, a village * Taq, Iran or Tak, a village * Tak province, Thailand ** Tak, Thailand, capital of the province Entertainment *'' Total Annihilation: Kingdoms'' or ''TA:K'' * Tak, title character of ''Tak and the Power of Juju ''Tak and the Power of Juju'' is a 2003 platform game developed by Avalanche Software and published by THQ for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance. The game was released in North America on October 15, 2003 and in Europe on Marc ...'', a video game, and ''Tak and the Power of Juju'' (TV series) * Tak (Stephen King), a character in novels by King * Tak, a character in '' Invader Zim'' * Tak, a character from the novel '' Lord of Light'' by Roger Zelazny * ''Tak'' (game), an abstract strategy board game * TAK ensemble, a New York City-based contemporary chamber ensemble Transport * Takamatsu Airport's IATA code * Tallinna Autobussikoondis * Tai Koo station's stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
