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The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. observatory AstronomicalObservatory The collection of all installations constructed for gathering data on celestial and astronomical phenomena. Astronomical instruments are housed in observatories (and may even be a part of the structures). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observatory astronomical observatory observatories astronomical observatories <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r93G_iLgpEdmAAAACs0x8nw" class="cyc_term">RadioObservatory</a> is a facility that is equipped with an array of antennae for receiving radio waves from space. radio observatory RadioObservatory AstronomicalSatellite astronomy satellite The collection of all artificial satellites (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPzeJJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Satellite_Device</a>) which are designed for collecting data on celestial and astronomical phenomena. astronomical observatory building AstronomicalObservatoryBuilding The collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQCNdpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AstronomicalObservatory</a> which are also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>s. Astronomical instruments are housed in each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rviaF-ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AstronomicalObservatoryBuilding</a> (and may even be a part of the building). <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a> is the collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r6-wc8BKxEdeIXwCgydofLQ" class="cyc_term">CartographicFeatureType</a>s which are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkH_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artifact</a>s, as opposed to naturally occuring. Positive examples include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzt5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WaterReservoir</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzcZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Canal</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rT2uByCTVQdeVZZaE0030Zg" class="cyc_term">Airfield</a>. Negative examples include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjODZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Mountain</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjktpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ocean</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgD8VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Mesa</a>. Also see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rummjkLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">NaturalFeatureType</a>, the corresponding collection for naturally occuring feature types. artifactual feature type ArtifactualFeatureType observatory AstronomicalObservatory The collection of all installations constructed for gathering data on celestial and astronomical phenomena. Astronomical instruments are housed in observatories (and may even be a part of the structures). <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> means that <code>TERM2</code> is broader than <code>TERM1</code>, in an extremely general sense of "broader". For example, <code>TERM2</code> is, in the relevant sense, broader than <code>TERM1</code> if any of the following hold: <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that subsumes <code>TERM1</code>; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that has <code>TERM1</code> as an instance; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection, instances of which have instances of the collection <code>TERM1</code> as parts; <code>TERM2</code> has <code>TERM1</code> as a part; This list of reasons for why <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> could hold is not exhaustive, but it should give a good indication of how general the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> relation actually is. BT broaderTerm observatory AstronomicalObservatory The collection of all installations constructed for gathering data on celestial and astronomical phenomena. Astronomical instruments are housed in observatories (and may even be a part of the structures). A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rcbTVwc5uEdeX_wACs6hRuw" class="cyc_term">Facility_Generic</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjTtJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Place</a> that is designed for a specific use or to accomodate a specific type of (human or animal) activity. facility Facility-Generic observatory AstronomicalObservatory The collection of all installations constructed for gathering data on celestial and astronomical phenomena. Astronomical instruments are housed in observatories (and may even be a part of the structures). observatory AstronomicalObservatory The collection of all installations constructed for gathering data on celestial and astronomical phenomena. Astronomical instruments are housed in observatories (and may even be a part of the structures). Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is a collection C of spatial things (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjpUZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatialThing</a>), where each of the spatial things in C is spatially disjoint with the other spatial things in C. For example, the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>, since dogs do not spatially overlap. Even pregnant dogs do not spatially overlap the pups they bear; rather, pregnant dogs contain their unborn pups. Other instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwVGrQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LatitudeLine</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvW4n1pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CompactDisc_Audio</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwR7UWZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetaryBody</a>. An important specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjlE5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointRegionType</a> (a collection of specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a>, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjnZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">City</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwT-n15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a>). spatially disjoint object type SpatiallyDisjointObjectType observatory AstronomicalObservatory The collection of all installations constructed for gathering data on celestial and astronomical phenomena. Astronomical instruments are housed in observatories (and may even be a part of the structures). Building building 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/Mx4rvVj7KJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Building</a> is a (usually large) fixed structure with walls and a roof, and with some inside area or areas designed to be occupied by humans (but not necessarily as a residence). Examples include the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLIPtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EmpireStateBuilding</a>, Hearst Castle, an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjI9ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AircraftHangar</a> at O'Hare, a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWRPO5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Lighthouse</a> in the Mediterranean sea, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwaXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SydneyOperaHouse</a>, and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPzXP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WashingtonMonumentInWashingtonDC</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