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  2. Ellipsis (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, ellipsis (from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis) 'omission') or an elliptical construction is the omission from a clause of one or more words that are nevertheless understood in the context of the remaining elements. There are numerous distinct types of ellipsis acknowledged in theoretical syntax.

  3. List of largest domes - Wikipedia

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    Elliptical dome. Largest dome to be constructed in the Occident in the years between the construction of Hagia Sophia's dome in 563 and the completion of Florence Cathedral in 1436. [60] 1405 18.2 60 Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi: Turkistan, Kazakhstan Timur: Double dome 1557 27.2 89 Süleymaniye Mosque: Istanbul, Turkey Ottoman Empire ...

  4. Highly elliptical orbit - Wikipedia

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    A highly elliptical orbit (HEO) is an elliptic orbit with high eccentricity, usually referring to one around Earth. Examples of inclined HEO orbits include Molniya orbits , named after the Molniya Soviet communication satellites which used them, and Tundra orbits .

  5. List of tallest buildings in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    There are 88 high-rise buildings (150m+) in Jakarta (the capital city of Indonesia) and its greater areas, and 26 more under construction. Indonesia is ranked in the world by the number of 150m+ completed buildings and 9th in Asia. There are four supertall buildings (300m+) under construction. The average building age is eight years.

  6. History of construction - Wikipedia

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    Skyscrapers dominated the construction field and new technologies like prefabrication and computer-aided design emerged. Trade unions were formed to protect construction workers' interests and occupational safety and health. Personal protective equipment such as hard hats and earmuffs also came into use, and have become mandatory at most sites.

  7. Construction engineering - Wikipedia

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    A typical construction engineering curriculum is a mixture of engineering mechanics, engineering design, construction management and general science and mathematics. This usually leads to a Bachelor of Science degree. The B.S. degree along with some design or construction experience is sufficient for most entry-level positions.

  8. Stern - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. Back or aft-most part of a ship or boat For other uses, see Stern (disambiguation). Detailed schematic of an elliptical or "fantail" stern The flat transom stern of the cargo ship Sichem Princess Marie-Chantal The stern is the back or aft -most part of a ship or boat, technically defined ...

  9. Co-construction (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, a co-construction is a single syntactic entity in conversation and discourse that is uttered by two or more speakers. [1] Other names for this concept include collaboratively built sentences , [ 2 ] sentences-in-progress , [ 3 ] and joint utterance constructions . [ 4 ]