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A bathtub, also known simply as a bath or tub, is a container for holding water in which a person or another animal may bathe. Most modern bathtubs are made of thermoformed acrylic, porcelain-enameled steel or cast iron, or fiberglass-reinforced polyester. A bathtub is placed in a bathroom, either as a stand-alone fixture or in conjunction with ...
Alcove in the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild In architecture , an alcove is a small recessed section of a room or an arched opening (as in a wall). [ 1 ] The section is partially enclosed by such vertical elements as walls, pillars and balustrades.
In comparison, the South Pole differs in having higher elevation which can cause changes in alcove formation. These differences include the South Pole having older alcoves due to its denser deposition craters which are approximately 2 to 3 m thick which include particles of ice and minerals, and craters that contains carbon dioxide ice. [2]
Alcove Canyon, a valley in Arizona, U.S. Alcove Springs, a former stop along the Oregon Trail in Kansas, U.S. Alcove House, in Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos and Santa Fe counties, New Mexico, United States; Alcove, New York, a hamlet in New York, U.S. Alcove Historic District, Alcove in Albany County, New York, U.S.
A tokonoma with a kakemono and ikebana flower arrangement Detailed view of a tokonoma and aspects of a Japanese room View from the side of a tokonoma Tokonoma at Tenryū-ji. A tokonoma (床の間), [1] or simply toko (床), [2] [3] is a recessed space in a Japanese-style reception room, in which items for artistic appreciation are displayed.
Charles Allan Gilbert (September 3, 1873 – April 20, 1929), better known as C. Allan Gilbert, was an American illustrator.He is especially remembered for a widely published drawing (a memento mori or vanitas) titled All Is Vanity.
Vanitas by Antonio de Pereda. Vanitas (Latin for 'vanity', in this context meaning pointlessness, or futility, not to be confused with the other definition of vanity) is a genre of memento mori symbolizing the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death, and thus the vanity of ambition and all worldly desires.
Continental shelves appear mostly by a depth of 140 meters, mid-ocean ridges by 3000 meters, and oceanic trenches at depths beyond 6000 meters. A seafloor map captured by NASA Bathymetry ( / b ə ˈ θ ɪ m ə t r i / ; from Ancient Greek βαθύς ( bathús ) 'deep' and μέτρον ( métron ) 'measure') [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is the study of ...