Technology

Definition of buoy

A buoy is an object that floats on water while attached to the bottom. Buoys are used as signals, usually to warn sailors of some kind of danger or to indicate a navigation route. Buoys are usually hollow and float thanks to their weight.

Definition of home button

In order to understand the meaning of the term home button, it is necessary to discover the etymological origin of the words that give it its form: -Button, first of all, comes from French. Specifically, it derives from the word “bouton”, which can be translated as “flower gem”. -Home, secondly, we have to explain […]

Definition of boat

Boat is a term with more than a dozen meanings, which can be used in multiple contexts with different meanings. It can be a small boat that lacks a deck and is generally propelled with oars. Boats can be made of wood, fiberglass and other materials. The most traditional ones are […]

Definition of button

A button is an element that, in a garment, must be inserted into the buttonhole to close or fasten. The concept, in any case, is used in multiple ways, as detailed by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) in its dictionary. Before knowing in detail the meanings of the term, we must proceed to discover its origin […]

Definition of bottle

A bottle is a utensil used for storing liquids. The Latin word butticŭla came to French as bouteille, which led to the term in our language. Bottles have a narrow neck that allows their contents to be poured into a glass or cup with ease. At the mouth (the mouth of the bottle) the bottle is […]

Definition of first aid kit

Botiquín is the diminutive of botica: a pharmacy or a place where medicines are produced and delivered. A first aid kit, therefore, is a briefcase or piece of furniture that allows pharmaceutical products to be stored and/or transported. In order to understand the meaning of the term in question, it is essential to discover its etymological origin. In this case, there is a […]

Definition of draft

The first meaning of the term "eraser" mentioned by the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) refers to that which is erased. It should be noted that the verb "eraser" refers to eliminating something, making it disappear. An eraser, therefore, can be an object that allows one to erase what is written on a blackboard, a chalkboard […]

Definition of nozzle

Mouthpiece is the diminutive of mouth: the cavity where the teeth and tongue are located, which allows food to enter the digestive tract. Mouth is also used to refer to different types of holes and openings. A mouthpiece can be a hollow piece that is part of certain wind musical instruments. The mouthpiece is a […]

Definition of water pump

A water pump is a device that converts the mechanical energy that enables its operation into the energy of an incompressible fluid that it itself displaces. When the energy of the fluid (water) increases, it also manages to increase its pressure, height or speed. Before going into an analysis of the meaning of the concept, the pump […]

Definition of hydraulic pump

A hydraulic pump is a machine that transforms the mechanical energy that enables its operation into the energy of an incompressible fluid that it displaces. As the energy of this fluid increases, its height, speed or pressure also increases. That is why hydraulic pumps are used to move fluid from one place to another.