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Construction-Topic A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. construction-topic <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> is a human-constructed, freestanding object that exists in a fixed location. Examples include buildings, pyramids, the Great Wall of China, dams, bridges, elevated roadways, and canals. Such structures may have parts which are also instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> (e.g. bridge pilings) and parts which are not freestanding (e.g. the span of a bridge, or a room in a building). fixed freestanding structure FixedStructure single-family residence <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVixspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleResidenceUnit</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwdpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernHumanResidence</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVixspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleResidenceUnit</a> is either a modern-style detached house, an apartment, or another instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwdpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernHumanResidence</a> designed to accomodate either a single person or a single family (i.e., instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjhG5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FamilyCohabitationUnit</a> (q.v.)). Usually, each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVixspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleResidenceUnit</a> has a unique mailing address. SingleResidenceUnit <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieLpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartOfBuilding</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvZc8MZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartOfAnHSC</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieLpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartOfBuilding</a> is a part of a building that is 'built-in', that is, built with the intention of remaining as part of the building. part of a building PartOfBuilding PartOfRoomInAConstruction A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieLpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartOfBuilding</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjv7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartOfRoomInAConstruction</a> is a part of some room in a construction artifact (see the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVifspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RoomInAConstruction</a>). The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjv7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartOfRoomInAConstruction</a> includes as instances both solid parts, such as instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBmsJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Mantel</a>, as well as enclosed regions, such as those contained by cabinets and cupboards. Note that instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjv7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartOfRoomInAConstruction</a> are required to be features which are 'built-in'; that is, built with the intention of remaining as part of the room. part of a room FloorInAConstruction floor <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj4k5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FloorInAConstruction</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvZc8MZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartOfAnHSC</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjfapwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Wall_GenericBarrier</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj4k5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FloorInAConstruction</a> is a physical floor in a building (typically made to walk upon), _not_ the level (the story composed of rooms or halls -- see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjKCZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LevelOfAConstruction</a>). The floor can include any floor in a building such as the floor of a room on the third floor as well as the floor of the entire first level of the building. This includes just the horizontal surface -- not the subfloor. It also does not include floor coverings like carpet or tile. modern shelter construction A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjNP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanShelterConstruction</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViggZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernShelterConstruction</a> is a construction artifact that provides comfortable shelter for humans during some of their daily activities. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViggZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernShelterConstruction</a> have the kinds of features found in modern-day buildings in Europe, the USA, and other technologically developed parts of the world, namely, amenities like doors, plumbing, electricity, and probably some kind of climate control system for maintaining humanly comfortable conditions indoors. Examples include the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViz65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NewYorkHiltonAtBroadway</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwaXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SydneyOperaHouse</a>, and instances of the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwdpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernHumanResidence</a> (e.g., a newly built home in a suburban development or a renovated brownstone in New York City). ModernShelterConstruction portal covering PortalCovering A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjElJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SolidTangibleThing</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidaZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PortalCovering</a> is a solid tangible object that covers a portal. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidaZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PortalCovering</a> may be either flexible or rigid, and they may be either fixed in place or removable. Examples include windows (in buildings or automobiles), doors, shutters, screens, draperies, window blinds, convertible tops, lids, and corks. A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJXokJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Path_Spatial</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViRqJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cavity</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVl5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Portal</a> is an opening -- in a surface, through a tube, or whatever -- with or without a covering (although any covering is not itself typically part of the portal). Specializations include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj5FJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Doorway</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvqiwE5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Valve</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwE4XkZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BodilyOrifice</a>. portal Portal DoorwayCovering door A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidaZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PortalCovering</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViZ_5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DoorwayCovering</a> is a physical object used to cover some kind of portal, including but not limited to doorways in buildings. This collection also includes doors of cars, buses, subways, elevators, garages, airplane hangars -- coverings over any doors that people (and perhaps vehicles) pass through. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjGkZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ThreeStoryBuilding</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj7KJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Building</a>. Each instance is a building with exactly three stories. three-story building ThreeStoryBuilding A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkH_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artifact</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkGrZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanScaleObject</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkHdZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanOccupationConstructObject</a> is an artifact that is of a type typically found in some indoor place where humans live or work -- i.e. in some instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVigNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanOccupationConstruct</a>. Since these objects are normally found indoors, they are all roughly &quot;human-sized&quot;. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkHdZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanOccupationConstructObject</a> include everything from furniture to tools, appliances to artwork, medical examining tables to church altars and pews. human-occupation construct object HumanOccupationConstructObject A general predicate that relates portals to their coverings. (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjO35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">portalHasCovering</a> PORTAL COVERING) means that the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidaZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PortalCovering</a> COVERING covers the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVl5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Portal</a> PORTAL. Cf. the more specialized predicates, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjPIpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">doorwayHasCovering</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvzmzZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">windowHasCovering</a>. portalHasCovering Portal Has Covering indoor space SpaceInAHOC A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViRqJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cavity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVigNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanOccupationConstruct</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVif9pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpaceInAHOC</a> is a space found inside some instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVigNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanOccupationConstruct</a> (HOC). Instances include all major spaces inside any <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVigNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanOccupationConstruct</a>, including not only rooms (instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVifspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RoomInAConstruction</a>), but also halls, elevator shafts, attics, stairwells, and the spaces inside trains, cars, and airplanes that are designed for human occupation. Other building parts which are not open spatial regions (e.g., walls, plumbing, etc.) are _not_ included in this collection; cf. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieLpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartOfBuilding</a>. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkF6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InanimateObject</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjTcpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanlyOccupiedSpatialObject</a> is a place that humans occupy. Instances include both movable things, such as cars and ships, and things having a more or less permanent location, such as houses or office buildings. Instances include things made by human beings, such as subway stations or concert halls, as well as things not made by human beings, such as caves. place occupied by humans HumanlyOccupiedSpatialObject Has Levels This predicate relates buildings (or other instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>) to their levels. (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViL9ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">hasLevels</a> ARTIFACT LEVEL) means that LEVEL is a level (e.g., a floor) of ARTIFACT. hasLevels WindowPortal window <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj5V5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WindowPortal</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVl5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Portal</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVid6ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PhysicalPartOfObject</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj5V5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WindowPortal</a> is a portal found in a human occupation construct, typically covered by some instance of <font color="#ff0000">#$WindowThePortalCovering</font> (q.v.). A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjKq5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanResidenceArea</a> is a region in which a number of people live semi-permanently (that is, for a duration of at least a year or more). Examples include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQr_A5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SanFranciscoBayArea</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwql5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ResearchTrianglePark</a>, research stations at the <font color="#ff0000">#$SouthPole</font>, and radar posts in the Aleutians. HumanResidenceArea human residence windowHasCovering Window Has Covering A predicate that relates a window to a physical covering used to seal it. (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvzmzZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">windowHasCovering</a> WINDOWCOVER) means that the instance WINDOW of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj5V5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WindowPortal</a> has as a physical covering the instance COVER of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidaZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PortalCovering</a>. above-ground level <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViLspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AboveGroundLevelInAConstruction</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjKCZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LevelOfAConstruction</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViLspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AboveGroundLevelInAConstruction</a> is at or above ground level. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjOGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BasementLevelInAConstruction</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViU9ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BalconyLevelInAConstruction</a>. AboveGroundLevelInAConstruction Workplace business location <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViJnJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Workplace</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQrZsJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PhysicalContactLocation</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViJnJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Workplace</a> is a place where people customarily work. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViJnJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Workplace</a> includes as instances offices, restaurant buildings, construction sites, agricultural sites, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBTd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpaceNeedle</a>, and so on. Some places may be <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViJnJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Workplace</a>s only during a small part of their existence (a piece of residential property while the house is being built, for example); some may almost always be <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViJnJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Workplace</a>s (grocery store buildings, office buildings, smithies, hospitals, and so on.). LevelOfAConstruction <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjKCZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LevelOfAConstruction</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv6-_j5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpaceInAFixedHOC</a>. Each instance of a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjKCZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LevelOfAConstruction</a> is a level, also called floor or story, of a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>. Levels are regions in space; they are not two-dimensional planes. level of a construction ceiling <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj3Q5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CeilingOfARoom</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjv7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartOfRoomInAConstruction</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj3Q5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CeilingOfARoom</a> is a ceiling of some <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVifspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RoomInAConstruction</a>. Note that, unlike walls, ceilings are conventionally considered to be 'one-sided' objects. The other side of a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj3Q5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CeilingOfARoom</a> may be a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj3iJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RoofOfAConstruction</a>, or in a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViggZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernShelterConstruction</a>, more probably the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj4k5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FloorInAConstruction</a> in another room. CeilingOfARoom A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvuh8yZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Path_Customary</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViOopwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PathArtifact</a> is a spatial path made by humans or animals. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViOopwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PathArtifact</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjyCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ErieCanal</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjjzZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WellandShipCanal</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1I6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChampsElysee</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQto3ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WallStreet</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBVGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Highway101CA</a>. Note that each of these artifacts is a single, particular path; to refer to a whole system of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViOopwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PathArtifact</a>s, use <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvmCrpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PathArtifactSystem</a>. constructed route PathArtifact <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjGy5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TwoStoryBuilding</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj7KJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Building</a>. Each instance is a building with exactly two stories. two-story TwoStoryBuilding The physical object which 'covers' or fills in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj5V5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WindowPortal</a>. It is a physical barrier, but because it is made primarily of glass, it allows light to enter. window WindowPortalCovering-Glass <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjGDZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OneStoryBuilding</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj7KJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Building</a>. Each instance is a building with exactly one story. one story building OneStoryBuilding wall of a building WallOfAConstruction <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj405wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WallOfAConstruction</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvZc8MZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartOfAnHSC</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPu77JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Wall_Vertical</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj405wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WallOfAConstruction</a> is a part of a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjNP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanShelterConstruction</a>. This includes the walls on the outside of the building as well as those on the inside such as the wall separating two rooms in a house. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVifspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RoomInAConstruction</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv6-_j5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpaceInAFixedHOC</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVifspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RoomInAConstruction</a> is a room found in a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>. room RoomInAConstruction <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj5FJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Doorway</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVl5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Portal</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvdzSmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CavityWithWalls</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvY5LhpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artifact_NonAgentive</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj5FJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Doorway</a> is a portal in some instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVigNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanOccupationConstruct</a> (q.v.), suitable for people (and perhaps vehicles) to enter and exit. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj5FJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Doorway</a> includes the frame, not merely the empty space within the doorway. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj5FJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Doorway</a> include doorways to houses, office buildings, elevators, automobiles, airplanes, and garages. doorway Doorway hasRooms room (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViiPpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">hasRooms</a> BUILD ROOM) means that the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVif9pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpaceInAHOC</a> ROOM is a room or demarcated space which is physically contained within the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a> BUILD, and that ROOM is not removable from BUILD. Spaces that can be identified in this way include lobbies, hallways, kitchens, closets, dining rooms, gymnasia, studios, stairwells, and bedrooms. BasementLevelInAConstruction <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjOGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BasementLevelInAConstruction</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjKCZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LevelOfAConstruction</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjOGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BasementLevelInAConstruction</a> is a level in a construction that is below ground level. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViLspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AboveGroundLevelInAConstruction</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViU9ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BalconyLevelInAConstruction</a>. basement A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjmiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanResidence</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViggZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernShelterConstruction</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjwdpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernHumanResidence</a> is a humanly constructed shelter of a modern type in which people live. Such residences are the typical dwellings in the developed world of the late 20th century and may be found in the more affluent regions of the developing world. Examples include houses in suburban `developments', modern apartment buildings, `modular' homes, etc. modern residence ModernHumanResidence WindowPane A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVipWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlateGlass</a>. Each instance of this collection is a sheet of transparent material (usually made of glass) in a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj5V5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WindowPortal</a>. These days, a window generally has just one window pane. window pane <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj3iJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RoofOfAConstruction</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjgpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TopSurface</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieLpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartOfBuilding</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj3iJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RoofOfAConstruction</a> is a roof of a structure which is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjNP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanShelterConstruction</a>. Like instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPu77JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Wall_Vertical</a>, instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj3iJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RoofOfAConstruction</a> may be considered as having one or two sides; the 'inner' side of a roof may or may not qualify as a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj3Q5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CeilingOfARoom</a>. It is understood that one and only one side of a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj3iJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RoofOfAConstruction</a> is 'exposed to the elements.' roof RoofOfAConstruction HumanResidence home A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjNP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanShelterConstruction</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjmiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanResidence</a> is a humanly constructed shelter (or a part of one) in which humans reside. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjmiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanResidence</a> includes residential huts, igloos, longhouses, hotels, barracks, palaces, houseboats, and mobile homes, as well as apartments, duplexes, and detached houses. A person's residence is typically the place where she/he usually sleeps and keeps most personal effects. ShelterConstruction shelter A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViagpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShelterConstruction</a> is an artifact built by some agent, including but not limited to humans, and intended for use as a shelter. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViagpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShelterConstruction</a> include bird nests, termite mounds, beaver dams, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwaXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SydneyOperaHouse</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPSK05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalaceOfFineArts_SanFrancisco</a>, and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViz65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NewYorkHiltonAtBroadway</a>. Doorway Has Covering A predicate that relates a doorway to a physical covering used to seal it. (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjPIpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">doorwayHasCovering</a> DOORWAY COVER) means that the instance DOORWAY of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj5FJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Doorway</a> has as a physical covering the instance COVER of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViZ_5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DoorwayCovering</a>. doorwayHasCovering BalconyLevelInAConstruction balcony <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViU9ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BalconyLevelInAConstruction</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjKCZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LevelOfAConstruction</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViU9ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BalconyLevelInAConstruction</a> is a balcony in the style of those overhanging levels sometimes found in churches, theatres, etc. Such balconies are often approximately one-third the size of the floor or level below them, and therefore can be considered legitimate levels themselves. They usually contain a mob of seats. Note that this collection does _not_ include the kind of balcony that protrudes from a window or door on an already existing level. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViLspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AboveGroundLevelInAConstruction</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjOGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BasementLevelInAConstruction</a>. ConstructionArtifact A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkH_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artifact</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a> is a structure designed and built by agents (human or otherwise). This collection includes buildings and parts of buildings, as well as things like dams, railroad lines, and roads. Examples include the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgEAb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RomanColiseum</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1lTJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArcDeTriomphe</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVwFKJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HooverDam</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLIPtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EmpireStateBuilding</a>, and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgCp_5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HollywoodBowl</a>. Note that the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a> includes some instances (such as instances of the specialization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv28VbJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MannedSpacecraft</a>) that are not tied to a fixed location, as well as some instances (such as instances of the specialization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQtof5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BridgeSpan</a>) that, although tied to a fixed location, are not free-standing artifacts. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a>, an important specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>, is the collection of free-standing construction artifacts that are tied to a fixed location. man-made structure HumanBeings-Topic A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r2SZdtGMBQdiOl-Ui2UGs_g" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopLevelTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. human beings topic Construction-Topic A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. construction-topic CycVocabularyTopic An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvprlOZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetingCollectionType</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Thing</a>s falling under a topic for which some Cyc Vocabulary exists. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a> is neither a strict [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvcZ1FpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">facets_Strict</a>] nor a covering [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv86JWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">facets_Covering</a>] faceting of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Thing</a>: many <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Thing</a>s may be instances of no <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a>, or of multiple <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a>s. cyc vocabulary topic Construction-Topic A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. construction-topic A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwIE23ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TimeDependentCollection</a> (q.v.). This is the collection of all and only those collections <code><b>COL</b></code> such that any thing's being an instance of <code><b>COL</b></code> depends on the current state of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqoZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycKB</a>. Such a <code><b>COL</b></code> corresponds to a property defined (at least partly) in terms of the contents, features, or implementation of the Cyc Knowledge Base itself, as opposed to a property that &quot;exists out there&quot; in the KB-independent world. <p/> For example, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvV281JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycLAssertion</a> is a KB-dependent collection, membership in which requires of a given CycL sentence that it has in fact been asserted to the KB. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycLSentence</a> is also KB-dependent, as being a CycL sentence requires being composed (ultimately) out of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvu6KTZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycLReifiedDenotationalTerm</a>s (and perhaps variables) -- i.e. terms that are currently reified in the KB. Conversely, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv5ddsJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sentence</a> is <i>not</i> a KB-dependent collection. <p/> See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvip9N5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">KBDependentRelation</a>. KB dependent collection KBDependentCollection Construction-Topic A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. construction-topic