decorative
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Some of New York City’s majestic apartment buildings are defined by their almost whimsical decorative details.
Prints, paintings and works of decorative art document the philosophies, pivotal events and major figures of the time, from the Boston Massacre and Paul Revere to indigenous conflicts and George Washington.
Fifteen involved some form of pyrotechnics and about 13 involved acoustic foam or decorative materials.
From BBC
"The structure concerned is not decorative, it's an essential part of the mechanism that attaches the engine to the wing, and carries loads such as thrust and drag," he explained.
From BBC
A new study by mathematicians at Freie Universität Berlin shows that planar tiling, also known as tessellation, is far more than a decorative technique.
From Science Daily
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