Adobe soil, often referred to as clay soil, is a naturally occurring substance made up mostly of fine-grained minerals that are pliable through a wide range of water contents and that can be made harder by drying and/or firing. Clay minerals, such as phyllosilicate minerals, lend flexibility and harden when burnt and/or dried, and varying amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure by polar attraction make up the majority of clay deposits. Clay deposits may also contain organic elements that lack flexibility.
Adobe (/əˈdoʊbi/ ə-DOH-bee; Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðoβe]) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. Adobe is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is used to refer to any kind of earthen construction, or various architectural styles like Pueblo Revival or Territorial Revival. Most adobe buildings are similar in appearance to cob and rammed earth buildings. Adobe is among the earliest building materials, and is used throughout the world.
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Adobe architecture has been dated to before 5,100 BCE.
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈdəʊ.bi/, /əˈdəʊb/
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈdoʊ.bi/
- Rhymes: -əʊbi
Noun
adobe (usually uncountable, plural adobes)
- An unburnt brick dried in the sun.
- Synonyms: mudbrick, dobe
- 1977, George Lucas, Star Wars (script)
- The Jawas mutter gibberish as they busily line up their battered captives, including Artoo and Threepio, in front of the enormous Sandcrawler, which is parked beside a small homestead consisting of three large holes
