tensegrity

[ten-seg-ri-tee]

ten·seg·ri·ty

[ten-seg-ri-tee]
noun Architecture.
1.
the property of skeleton structures that employ continuous tension members and discontinuous compression members in such a way that each member operates with the maximum efficiency and economy.
adjective
2.
noting any of a series of structures developed by R. Buckminster Fuller that embody this property.

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Tensegrity is always a great word to know.
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a sky lit central court in a contemporary building or house; a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early Christian church
a low wall forming a base for a construction, as a colonnade or dome; the masonry supporting a classical temple
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