plaster molds
1Plaster — The term plaster can refer to plaster of Paris, lime plaster, or cement plaster. This article deals mainly with plaster of Paris.Plaster of Paris is a type of building material based on calcium sulfate hemihydrate, nominally CaSO4·0.5H2O. It is… …
2plaster of Paris — calcined gypsum in white, powdery form, used as a base for gypsum plasters, as an additive of lime plasters, and as a material for making fine and ornamental casts: characterized by its ability to set rapidly when mixed with water. Also, plaster… …
3plaster of Paris — noun any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑plaster •… …
4plaster of paris — Usage: often capitalized 2d P Etymology: Paris, France Date: 15th century a white powdery slightly hydrated calcium sulfate CaSO4• 1/2H2O or 2CaSO4•H2O made by calcining gypsum and used chiefly for casts and molds in the form of a quick setting… …
5plaster of Paris — noun A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds or sculpture …
6molding plaster — noun : a finely ground retarded gypsum plaster for use in molds and for cast ornaments (as rosettes, medallions, friezes) …
7sculpture — sculptural, adj. sculpturally, adv. /skulp cheuhr/, n., v., sculptured, sculpturing. n. 1. the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the… …
8Oil lamp — Neolithic stone lamps in Thousand Lamp Museum in Qiandeng town of Kunshan …
9Architectural sculpture in the United States — Architectural sculpture is a general categorization used to describe items used for the decoration of buildings and structure. The term encompasses both sculpture that is attached to a building and free standing pieces that are a part of the… …
10Self-replicating machine — A self replicating machine is an artificial construct that is theoretically capable of autonomously manufacturing a copy of itself using raw materials taken from its environment. The concept of self replicating machines has been advanced and… …
