Often we do not suspect that this or that polysemous word fundamentally describes various objects, phenomena, processes. Here we take a rather curious concept of "flora". What is it? Let's try to figure it out together.
Marine value
First of all, the concept is associated with shipbuilding. There, flora is a word that has two meanings:
- Cross steel beams or set sheets at the bottom of the vessel. They are in a vertical position across the bottom.
- Sheets in tanks, transverse steel beams in the hull of the craft, which frames continue from the zygomatic zone to the upper deck (transverse ribs of the hull).
There is a word from the English. floor, which can mean bottom, floor.
Features and types of flora
In the shipbuilding context, there are three types of flora:
- Solid with cutouts.
- Solid deaf (waterproof).
- Open (lightweight, braque).
As a rule, on large vessels, cutouts in the floras are made in such a way that the distances from this hole both to the bottom and to the deck of the hold are 25 cm. Given that the standard height of the tank between the bottom and deck is 95-100 cm, then we it is easy to determine that the cutout of the flora will be about 50 cm high. It is made both round and oval. The latter form allows a person of average physique to climb through it to examine the compartments of the swimming means.
Thus, flora is a beam that can be present in:
- bottom;
- upper tanks;
- bulk carriers;
- afterpeak;
- forepeaks.
About the name Flor
Flor is also a masculine name. Derivatives of it are Fleur, Florech, Florka, Laura. Patronymic - Florovich, Florovna.
It has Latin roots - came from flos - "flower".
Another option is also the male name Florenti ("blooming"), which also came from the ancient Roman era.
Name day Flora falls on August 31, November 1, December 31.
Today the name is very rare, but at the beginning of the XX century, on the contrary, it was widespread. For some reason, maximum interest in him was recorded in 1925. In subsequent years, the name was forgotten. It is possible that this is due to anti-religious Soviet propaganda. After all, Flor and Laurus are Orthodox saints, whose remembrance day falls on August 31. They were the most revered among the peasants.
A new wave of interest in the name woke up at the beginning of the two thousandth. The conversational variation, Frol, has also become popular. By the way, it is from her that the popular Russian surname Frolov comes from. Why did they change “l” and “r”? Perhaps this combination of letters is more familiar than the "overseas" Flor, Florov.
Other meanings of the word "flora"
However, these are not all interpretations of this harmonious word. Let's see what it is - flora - yet:
- One of the types of insurance in transactions with options in the event of a fall in the interest rate. Achieved by financing the lowest interest rates.
- Flower, flowering plant.
Proper names
It is also known that Lucius Anney Flor is a Roman historian who lived in the second century BC. His most famous work is Excerpts from Titus Livius. Presumably, it was originally called the Roman Wars. This is a collection of two books written in the reign of Emperor Andrian.
The books were not a retelling of the words of Titus Livius, since both the concept of history in the "Roman Wars" and the very content of creation are completely different. It is known that for his work, Flor turned to the works of Caesar, Seneca the Elder, Nepot, Sallust, in addition to the works of Libya.
The author described in the book a series of Roman wars before the reign of Augustus (IX century BC). I wonder how he draws an analogy between the history of the state and periods of human life:
- The era of kings - childhood.
- Unification before the First Punic War - youth.
- The time before the reign of Augustus is maturity.
- The reign of Trajan is a wonderful rejuvenation.
For Lucius Anneus Flora, it was more important to present the Roman people in their work as courageous and courageous than to take care of the historical truth of the story. Nevertheless, the "Roman Wars" were quite popular among contemporaries, although many reproached the author for moving away from sources.
We also note a poet of African descent with the name Publius Anney Flor. He is the author of the partially reached dialogue "Virgil - poet or orator".
The world also knows a collection of novels by the Brazilian writer of the last century, Jorge Amado, under the general title "Don Flor and her two husbands." Books are translated into many languages of the world, and the author himself is a laureate of many prestigious prizes. It is believed that it was "Don Flor", "Gabriella" brought J. Amad world recognition and fame.
Synonyms
Having understood that this is Flor, we will decide on analogs that can be replaced in speech and in writing by this word. Depending on the context, they will be as follows:
- In shipbuilding: beam, sheet, floor, bottom.
- As a proper name: Fleur, Frohl, Frohl, Floreka, Florence.
- Flower: laura, flora, fleur.
So we sorted out all the meanings of the rare and, it would seem, completely incomprehensible word "flora". In most cases, it means beams, the bottom of the vessel. The second most popular meaning is the masculine name. But less well-known definitions are also relevant.