English architecture, which generally has two, levels with the second level typically overlaying the first story. With a high roof and a sculptured chimney, it usually has half-timber stucco walls.
Ell
(1) Plumbing fitting, shaped like an elbow, which allows water to flow in a curve. Also referred to as an elbow, it is designed to use with pipe, tubing, conduit, or duct and is available in 90 to 45 degrees. (2) Extension or wing of a house, at right angles to the main structure.
Ellipse
Closed curve produced when a cone is cut by a plane inclined obliquely to the axis and not touching the base. Closed curve plane figure where the sum of distances from any point on the curve to two fixed points remain the same.
Ellipsoid
Solid figure in which any section through it is a circle or an ellipse.
Elliptical reflector (er) lamp
An incandescent lamp with an elliptically-shaped reflector. This shape produces a focal point directly in front of the lamp which reduces light absorption in some types of luminaires. It is particularly effective at increasing the efficiency of baffled downlights.
Elongate
Make longer.
Elongated
The shape of a some toilet bowls, where the bowl is about 2 inches longer than the standard round front bowl, usually 14 inches wide by 18 1Ú2 inches long.
Elongation
The ability of a material to be stretched or lengthened.
Eluvium
Decomposed rock or soil.
Embankment
Mounded soil used as a support along a roadway or to retain water.
