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Step (Ship Construction)
Step(s) or STEP may refer to: Common meanings * Stairs#Step, Steps, making a staircase * Walking * Dance move * Military step, or march ** Marching Arts Films and television * Steps (TV series), ''Steps'' (TV series), Hong Kong * Step (film), ''Step'' (film), US, 2017 Literature * Steps (novel), ''Steps'' (novel), by Jerzy Kosinski * Systematic Training for Effective Parenting, a book series Music * Step (music), pitch change * Steps (pop group), UK * Step (Kara album), ''Step'' (Kara album), 2011, South Korea ** Step (Kara song), "Step" (Kara song) * Step (Meg album), ''Step'' (Meg album), 2007, Japan * Step (Vampire Weekend song), "Step" (Vampire Weekend song) * Step (ClariS song), "Step" (ClariS song) Organizations * STEP (company), Belgium * Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, international professional body for advisers who specialise in inheritance and succession planning * Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy of the U.S. National Academies * Solving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stairs
Stairs are a structure designed to bridge a large vertical distance between lower and higher levels by dividing it into smaller vertical distances. This is achieved as a diagonal series of horizontal platforms called steps which enable passage to the other level by stepping from one to another step in turn. Steps are very typically rectangular. Stairs may be straight, round, or may consist of two or more straight pieces connected at angles. Types of stairs include staircases (also called stairways), ladders, and escalators. Some alternatives to stairs are elevators (also called lifts), stairlifts, inclined moving walkways, and ramps. A stairwell is a vertical shaft or opening that contains a staircase. A flight (of stairs) is an inclined part of a staircase consisting of steps (and their lateral supports if supports are separate from steps). Components and terms A ''stair'', or a ''stairstep'', is one step in a flight of stairs.R.E. Putnam and G.E. Carlson, ''Architectural a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
