adobe

/ə'doubi/

Thân thiện

A family builds a house from adobe bricks in a sunny desert.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sun-dried brick: A building material made from earth, clay, and straw, dried in the sun rather than fired in a kiln. It is traditionally used in hot, dry climates.
   • The clay or earth mixture itself: The raw material from which adobe bricks are made.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Brick):
  • The ancient pueblo was constructed from adobe.
  • They built their home using traditional adobe bricks.
• Noun (Material):
  • The workers prepared the adobe by mixing clay, sand, and straw.
  • This region's soil is perfect for making adobe.

Advanced Usage

• "Adobe construction": A method of building using adobe bricks.
  • Adobe construction is valued for its thermal mass, keeping interiors cool.
• "Adobe style": An architectural style characterized by the use of adobe, often with rounded edges and flat roofs.
  • The resort was designed in a Southwestern adobe style.

Variants and Related Words

• Adobe brick: The specific brick form.
  • Each adobe brick was handmade.
• Adobe house: A house built primarily from adobe.
  • They live in a beautiful, centuries-old adobe house.

Synonyms

• Mudbrick: A very close synonym, also meaning a sun-dried brick made from a mixture of loam, mud, or clay.
• Earth brick: A more general term for bricks made from earth materials.

Related Phrases and Terms

• Rammed earth: A related construction technique using compacted earth, distinct from formed bricks.
• Cob: Another natural building material made from subsoil, water, and fibrous organic material, often used in a monolithic form rather than as bricks.

Học thuật

Noun

1. sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
2. the clay from which adobe bricks are made

Từ đồng nghĩa

• adobe brick