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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.
Noun ellipsis (N-ellipsis), also noun phrase ellipsis (NPE), is a mechanism that elides, or appears to elide, part of a noun phrase that can be recovered from context. The mechanism occurs in many languages like English, which uses it less than related languages.
DBB with Construction Management is a modified version of the Design-bid-build approach With partially completed contract documents, an owner will hire a construction manager to act as an agent. As substantial portions of the documents are completed, the construction manager will solicit bids from suitable subcontractors.
Verb phrase ellipsis, an elliptical construction in which a verb phrase has been left out (elided) See also. Elision (disambiguation) Ellipse (disambiguation)
Setbacks on the pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt. A setback, in the specific sense of a step-back, is a step-like form of a wall or other building frontage, also termed a recession or recessed story. [1]
Heavy construction equipment is usually used due to the amounts of material to be moved — up to millions of cubic metres. Earthwork construction was revolutionized by the development of the scraper and other earth-moving machines such as the loader, the dump truck, the grader, the bulldozer, the backhoe, and the dragline excavator.
Beyond their support function, the pilotis (or piers) raise the architectural volume, lighten it and free a space for circulation under the construction. [2] They refine a building's connectivity with the land by allowing for parking, garden or driveway below while allowing a sense of floating and lightness in the architecture itself.
I made an edit that was reverted with the comment "you need to be clear about why you think your version is correct". My original edit was made "to more closely match the wording in Standard 1037C", which states "polarization, is elliptical and is traced in a clockwise or counterclockwise sense, as viewed in the direction of propagation".