A sluice is a water channel that is controlled at its head by a gate (from Dutch word 'sluis'). For example, a millrace is a sluice that channels water toward a water mill. The terms "sluice gate", "knife gate", and "slide gate" are used interchangeably in the water/wastewater control industry.
Fabri is a surname, and may refer to: *C. Fabri - an Italian mathematician of the late 19th century, who worked on the theory of functionals *Frances Fabri *Honoré Fabri (1607 - 1688) - French Jesuit theologian
*Martinus Fabri - a Dutch composer
*Thomas Fabri - a Dutch (Franco-flemish) composer
A cylindrical mechanism in a brass instrument that, when depressed or turned, admits air into different sections of tubing and so extends the range of available notes
A device for controlling the passage of fluid through a pipe or duct, esp. an automatic device allowing movement in one direction only
A membranous fold in a hollow organ or tubular structure, such as a blood vessel or the digestive tract, that maintains the flow of the contents in one direction by closing in response to any pressure from reverse flow
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
Knife Mosaic
Ceremonial knife from Mexico, Alta Highlands, Mixtec. Ca 1200-1500. Obsidian, turquoise, spondylus shell, resin. Gift to DeYoung from Lauren and Patrick Hallinan.
Guarding The ZodiaCultri!
Ningizzia, from the (Sumerian/Assyrian/Babylonian) - guardian of the gates of heaven. :)=