Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies

Narrower term/s

• Design Elements (hierarchy name)[+]
  • design elements (attributes) [+]
    • motifs [+]
      • knots (motifs) [+]
      • linenfold
      • geometric motifs [+]
      • trumpet spirals
      • heraldic motifs [+]
      • hearts (motifs) [+]
      • natural element motifs [+]
      • zodiac symbols [+]
      • crosses (motifs) [+]
      • tetraskelions [+]
      • triskelions
      • scrolls (motifs) [+]
      • coquillage
      • labyrinths (motifs)
      • grotesques
      • cabochons (design motifs)
      • paterae (motifs)
      • [figure- and animal-derived motifs] [+]
      • plant-derived motifs [+]
      • drolleries
      • whiplash curves
      • clasps (motifs)
      • shields (motifs)
      • chintamani
      • güls [+]
      • quodlibet
      • fillets (motifs) [+]
      • compass roses
      • trifid
      • glories [+]
      • [motifs for books] [+]
      • shou
      • singerie [+]
      • candelabrum (motifs)
      • kīrttimukhas
      • serpentiforms (motifs)
      • S-motifs
      • sandıklı (motif)
      • fetters (motifs)
      • combs (motifs)
      • hairbands (motifs)
      • earrings (motifs)
      • kaikalaks
      • ewer (motifs)
      • ropework (motif)
      • ribbonwork (motif)
      • braids (motifs)
      • staffs of Asclepius
      • ehecacozcatl (motif)
      • grāsakīṅkaṇikā
      • prabhāmaṇḍala
      • paraśu
      • kadalipuṣpa
      • ratnapaṭṭa
      • siṁhapañjara
      • maṇipaṭṭī
      • grāsapaṭṭaka
      • puṣpavallī
      • dharmacakra
      • Gōnētra
      • induśālikā
      • udīcyavēṣa
      • ghaṇṭāmālā
      • grāsamālā
      • nāgabandha
      • nāga (motif)
      • nāgacakra
      • śaṅkha
      • valli
      • jaṭājūṭa
      • jaṭāmukuṭa
      • mukuṭa
      • amṛta-ghaṭa
      • grīvādēvatās
      • nāgapāśa
      • vajrabandha
      • caitya-gavākṣa
      • suparṇa [+]
      • karṇakuṇḍala
      • lambana
      • paricārikā
      • vandanamālā
      • rūpa
      • pañcamaṅgala
      • puṣparatna
      • puṣpa-tōraṇa
      • puṣpapatra
      • bakula (motif)
      • puṣpa
      • nandyāvarta
      • sarvatōbhadrikā
      • pañjara [+]
      • pūrṇa-kamala
      • jālamālā
      • stambha-tōraṇa
      • muktā-varāla
      • muktāgrāsa
      • cūlā
      • ardharatna
      • ardhadarpaṇa
      • śatadala-kamala
      • sahasrakūṭa
      • ratnāvali
      • ratna
      • maṇipadaka
      • grāsakiṅkiṇikā
      • āmalasāraka
      • tamāla
      • tamālapatra
      • patra
      • mukula
      • padmajāla
      • kiṅkiṇi
      • kūṭastambha
      • kūṭākāra
      • darpaṇa
      • mēṣavyāla
      • śaṅkhāvarta
      • nāgāyudha
      • navanidhis
      • channavīra
      • muktādāma
      • muktāvali
      • muktājāla
      • pramatha-vallī
      • vallī-khaṇḍa
      • kōṇapaṭṭa
      • vṛttasphuṭita [+]
      • ṛṣi
      • gagāraka
      • sālmali
      • śūla
      • mañjarī
      • yaṣṭi
      • lakuṭa
      • muktāpadma
      • sahasradala-kamala
      • musala
      • vajra
      • Saṁvaraṇā
      • śaṅkhanidhi
      • nidhighaṭa
      • nidhikalaśa
      • triśula (motif)
      • chatra
      • pūrṇaghaṭa
      • pūrṇakumbha
      • pūrṇakalaśa
      • latāpatra
      • vallī-maṇḍala
      • jalapatra
      • gōmutrikā
      • cakra (motif)
      • śālabhañjikā
      • pañcāgnitapas
      • chakras (motifs)
      • gadā (motif)
      • lingams (motifs)
      • yonis (motifs)
      • dentils (motifs)
    • patterns (design elements) [+]
      • [patterns by general type] [+]
      • [patterns by specific type] [+]
    • ornament areas [+]
      • borders (ornament areas) [+]
      • cartouches (ornament)
      • panels (ornament areas)
      • medallions (ornament areas) [+]
      • friezes (ornamental areas) [+]
      • exergues
      • fields (ornament areas)
      • designs (ornament areas)
      • tabulae ansatae
      • illikāvalaṇa
      • vallipaṭṭā
      • parṇapaṭṭī
      • haṁsa-cakravāka-paṭṭī
      • rūpadhārā
      • vasantapaṭṭikā
      • vallī-paṭṭikā
      • parṇamālāpaṭṭī
      • ratnapaṭṭī
      • siṁhapaṭṭī
      • siṁhapīṭha
      • puṣpapaṭṭī
      • haṁsapīṭha
      • haṁsāvalī
      • vyālaśākhā
      • haṁsapaṭṭī
      • rūpaka
      • khurapaṭṭī
      • tulāsaṅgraha
    • [design elements by function] [+]
      • plimsoll lines
      • isotherms
      • double sided (design element) [+]
      • bhūmi-āmalaka
• Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name)[+]
  • [attributes and properties by general type] [+]
    • properties (characteristics)
    • attributes (characteristics)
  • [attributes and properties by specific type] [+]
    • positional attributes [+]
      • orientation [+]
      • compass points [+]
      • [positional attributes by orientation] [+]
      • [positional attributes by portion of a whole] [+]
      • [positional attributes by relative position] [+]
      • [positional attributes by context] [+]
    • mass (property)
    • chemical properties [+]
      • acidity
      • acid resistance
      • alkalinity
      • detergency
      • salinity
      • neutrality
      • acid-free
      • concentration [+]
      • radioactivity
      • mildew resistance
      • sulfate resistance
      • chemical resistance
    • magnetic properties
    • mechanical properties [+]
      • brittleness
      • compressibility
      • ductility
      • elasticity [+]
      • malleability
      • rigidity [+]
      • stiffness
      • creep
      • mechanical strength [+]
      • fragility
      • friability
      • tearing resistance
      • folding endurance
      • abrasion resistance
      • drilling resistance
      • hysteresis
    • optical properties [+]
      • brightness (optical property)
      • luster (optical property)
      • iridescence [+]
      • opacity [+]
      • translucency
      • transparency (optical property)
      • matte (optical property)
      • gloss (optical property)
      • shine
      • birefringence
      • chromaticity
      • dichroism
      • phosphorescent (optical property)
      • illuminance [+]
      • acutance
      • allochromatic
      • whiteness
      • reflectivity (optical property)
      • color temperature
    • density
    • weight (heaviness attribute) [+]
      • heavyweight
      • lightweight
      • molecular weight
    • texture (physical attribute) [+]
      • roughness
      • smoothness
      • granularity
      • surface texture [+]
    • adaptability
    • acoustical properties
    • topography (attribute)
    • flexibility
    • color-related attributes [NP] [+]
      • monochrome
      • multicolored [+]
      • colorless
      • bright (color attribute)
      • brilliant (color attribute)
      • vivid (color attribute)
      • deep (color attribute)
      • strong (color attribute)
      • medium (color attribute)
      • moderate (color attribute)
      • light (color attribute)
      • pale (color attribute)
      • pastel (color attribute)
      • dark (color attribute)
      • dull (color attribute)
      • cool (color attribute)
      • warm (color attribute)
      • metallic (color attribute)
      • weak (color attribute)
      • grayscale
    • structure (attributes) [+]
      • microstructure [+]
      • molecular structure
      • grain (structure)
      • anisotropy
      • isotropy
      • nanostructure
    • organic
    • inorganic
    • polarity
    • reactivity
    • reversibility
    • stability [+]
      • thermal stability
      • dimensional stability
      • slope stability
    • artificial
    • operational attributes [+]
      • folding (attribute)
      • computer-assisted
      • computer-generated (general attribute)
      • machine-readable
      • [operational attributes for firearms] [+]
      • interactive
      • retractable
      • adjustable
      • rotating [+]
      • sliding
      • moving (operational attribute)
      • inflatable
    • fabrication attributes [+]
      • handmade
      • architect-designed
      • synthetic
      • man-made
      • tailor-made
      • homemade
      • wrought
      • carvel-built
      • clinker-built
      • hand-painted
      • portable
      • machine-made
      • unbound
      • grit-tempered
      • skin-covered
      • shell-tempered
      • couture
      • premade
      • bespoke [+]
      • ready-made (fabrication attribute) [+]
    • musical range attributes [+]
      • alto
      • soprano [+]
      • bass
      • baritone (attribute)
      • tenor
      • piccolo (attribute)
      • contrabass
      • natural [NP]
    • morphology (attribute) [+]
      • micromorphology
    • natural
    • capacity (general property) [+]
      • cation exchange capacity
    • intensity (strength)
    • instability
    • physical properties [+]
      • surface properties
      • permeability [+]
      • porosity (physical property)
      • specific gravity
      • hardness [+]
      • crystallinity [+]
      • viscosity
      • volatility
      • absorbency
      • dryness [+]
      • conductivity [+]
      • waterborne
      • hand (property)
      • [imperviousness attributes and properties] [+]
      • wetness
      • waterlogged
      • center of gravity
    • seasonality
    • unfinished
    • visible
    • invisible
    • geophysical properties [+]
      • seismicity
    • [physicochemical attributes and properties] [+]
      • solubility
      • durability
      • hydrophilicity
      • hydrophobicity
      • water-repellent
      • water-soluble
      • wetfastness
      • wettability
      • miscibility
      • colorfastness [+]
      • flammability
      • archival quality
      • composition (physicochemical makeup) [+]
      • hygroscopicity
      • immiscibility
      • toxicity
      • aqueous
      • biodegradable
      • insolubility
      • photosensitivity [+]
      • nontoxicity
      • nonaqueous
      • bioreceptivity
    • electromagnetic properties [+]
      • photoelasticity
    • [electrical attributes and properties] [+]
      • electrical properties [+]
      • anodic
      • cathodic
      • electrical (property)
    • [thermal attributes and properties] [+]
      • temperature [+]
      • thermal properties [+]
    • form attributes [+]
      • three-dimensional
      • two-dimensional
      • broken (form attributes)
      • flat (form attributes)
      • irregular
      • raised (form attribute)
      • unbroken (form anttribute)
      • shape (form attribute) [+]
      • hollow (form attribute)
      • solid (attribute)
      • domed
      • amorphous
      • incuse
      • cellular [+]
      • jeweled
      • [form attributes for architecture] [+]
      • [form attributes for firearms] [+]
      • three-legged
      • figure-derived form attributes [+]
      • Janus-faced
      • size/dimensions [+]
      • format [+]
      • free-form
      • four-dimensional
      • floor-length
      • [form attributes for gems] [+]
    • vitreous
    • time-related attributes [+]
      • permanence
      • extant
      • temporary
      • age
      • running time (performance or film attribute)
      • duration
    • electrophysical properties [+]
      • electrochromic
    • theatricality
    • green (environmental concept)
    • living organism attributes [+]
      • foliose
    • moisture content
    • thread count
    • unvarnished
    • space (general physical property)
    • parts (constituent portion)
    • repeats
    • corners (attribute or configuration)
    • dynamic range
    • frequency (rate or recurrence)
    • integrity (physical property)
    • wavelength
    • tlapotonilli
    • [attributes by divisions] [+]
      • monopartite
      • octopartite [+]
      • bipartite
      • tripartite
      • quadripartite
      • quintipartite
      • sextipartite
      • septipartite
• Color (hierarchy name)[+]
  • colors (hues or tints) [+]
    • neutrals (colors) [+]
      • white (color)
      • gray (color)
      • black (color)
      • black-and-white (colors)
      • variable neutral colors [+]
    • chromatic colors [+]
      • blue colors [+]
      • yellow colors [+]
      • red colors [+]
      • green colors [+]
      • purple colors [+]
      • yellow green colors [+]
      • olive colors [+]
      • brown colors [+]
      • orange colors [+]
      • pink colors [+]
    • color types [+]
      • complementary colors
      • cool colors
      • primary colors [+]
      • secondary colors
      • warm colors
      • tertiary colors
    • indeterminate colors
    • achromatic colors
  • [color and color-related phenomena] [+]
    • color (perceived attribute) [+]
      • film color (color)
      • local color
      • luminous color
      • reflected color
      • volume color
      • palette (color range)
      • color properties [+]
      • color-related attributes [+]
      • spectral color
      • color-related effects [+]
      • false color
    • color systems [+]
      • CMYK (color model)
      • RGB (color model)
      • Munsell color system
      • Universal Color Language
      • Ostwald system
• Conditions and Effects (hierarchy name)[+]
  • [conditions and effects by specific type] [+]
    • abrasion (condition or effect) [+]
      • sanding (abrasion)
      • abrash (abrasion)
    • spalling
    • patina (condition) [+]
      • verdigris (patina)
      • artificial patina
      • biopatina
    • color shift
    • dampness [+]
      • rising damp
    • damage (condition) [+]
      • insect damage
      • water damage
      • stains (damage) [+]
      • bird damage
      • bat damage
      • rodent damage
      • fire damage
      • average (damage)
    • defects [+]
      • casting defects
    • foxing
    • [conditions and effects for architecture] [+]
      • thermal bridges
      • ruined (status of property) [NP]
      • arrested decay
    • [conditions and effects for photography] [+]
      • oxidative-reductive deterioration
      • silver mirroring
      • solarization (photography)
      • Sabattier effect
      • pixelation [NP]
      • halation
      • indexed color [NP]
      • ferrotyping (damage)
    • [conditions and effects for printing] [+]
      • plate marks
      • crevé (etching effect)
      • in register
      • foul biting
      • out of register
      • offsets (printing effects)
      • foul case
    • bloom (clouding condition) [+]
      • efflorescence
    • [conditions and effects for textiles] [+]
      • lazy lines
      • abrash (textile dye condition)
      • shot (textiles)
      • ombré
      • peau de pêche
    • cracks [+]
      • crazing
      • crackle [+]
      • microcracks
    • [conditions and effects for glass] [+]
      • crizzling
      • solarization (glass)
    • wear [+]
      • microwear
    • cleavage
    • [conditions and effects for paper] [+]
      • deckle edges
    • blisters
    • wrinkles
    • [conditions and effects for wood] [+]
      • dry rot
      • brown rot
      • white rot
      • soft rot
      • blue stain
    • [conditions and effects for leather] [+]
      • red rot
      • spew
    • cockle (condition)
    • creases (condition)
    • [conditions and effects for metals] [+]
      • rust
      • tarnish
      • bronze disease
      • hammerscale
      • casting defects [NP]
      • cold shuts
      • castability
      • porosity (casting)
    • seam marks
    • [conditions and effects for landscape] [+]
      • crop marks
      • desert varnish [NP]
    • blanching (clouding condition)
    • tears (condition)
    • accretion [+]
      • cementation (geological condition)
    • [conditions and effects for books] [+]
      • opened (books)
      • unopened (books)
      • uncut (books)
    • mildew (condition)
    • blur
    • lacunae [NP]
    • [conditions and effects by origin] [+]
      • fingerprints
      • footprints (foot impressions)
      • hoofprints
      • handprints
    • [conditions and effects for electronics] [+]
      • pixelation
      • feedback (electronics)
      • indexed color
    • shivering
    • turbidity
    • mold (condition)
    • scratches (condition)
    • dents (condition) [+]
      • dimples (condition)
      • troughs (condition)
    • open
    • closed
    • catchlights
    • aliasing
    • marks (condition or effect) [+]
      • brush strokes [NP] [+]
    • plastic memory
    • holes (condition) [+]
      • kill holes (condition)
  • [conditions and effects by general type] [+]
    • conditions
    • effects

Anotations

Scope note:

Includes terms for the perceptible or measurable characteristics of materials and artifacts as well as features of materials and artifacts that are not separable as components, and needed to catalog visual works. Included are characteristics such as size and shape, chemical properties of materials, qualities of texture and hardness, and features such as surface ornament. Examples borders, round, waterlogged, brittleness.