Anything can mean almost anything. By day, Structuralists constructed the structure of meaning and pondered the meaning of structure. By night, Deconstructivists pulled the cortical edifice down. And the next day the Structuralists started in again. From Bauhaus to Our House , chapter 5, 1981. measure and measurement - See Centigrade , centiliter, centimeter , circumference , cubic , diameter , dimension , foot , gauge , gram , horology , inch , kilogram , liter , meter , metric system , milliliter , millimeter , paper , pi , pica , polygon , polyhedron , pound , quart , ream , temperature , time , volume , yard , and the names of the kinds of materials to be measured.
Medals are usually coin-shaped.
The front or primary side is known as the obverse , and the back or secondary side as the reverse . Also see exonumia . A large medal worn around the neck on a heavy chain, ribbon, or rope. Or, a relief sculpture resembling a medal, usually of circular or oval design , used as a decoration . Byzantium, Constantinople, beginning of the 12th century, St. Demetrios, Medallion , gold and enamel , diameter 8.4 cm, Louvre.