Number sign

Number sign is a name for the symbol #, which is used for a variety of purposes, including (mainly in Canada and the United States) the designation of a number (for example, "#1" stands for "number one"). On many social media platforms, it is used to declare a searchable metadata tag called a hashtag.

The term number sign is most commonly used when the symbol is used before a number. In the United States and Canada, it is sometimes known as the pound sign (particularly in the context of its use on telephone keypads), and has been traditionally used in the food industry as an abbreviation for pounds avoirdupois. Outside of North America the symbol is called hash and the corresponding telephone key is called the "hash key", and the term "pound sign" usually describes the British currency symbol "£". The symbol is defined in Unicode as U+0023 # NUMBER SIGN (HTML # · as in ASCII).

The symbol may be confused with the musical symbol called sharp (♯). In both symbols, there are two pairs of parallel lines. The main difference is that the number sign has two horizontal strokes while the sharp sign has two slanted parallel lines which must rise from left to right, in order to avoid being obscured by the horizontal musical staff lines. Although the signs are strictly speaking different, one of the names for the telephone number sign key in French is dièse (sharp sign), and the name of the programming language C sharp is usually rendered with a hash symbol rather than the technically correct sharp sign.

Leontopodium alpinum

Leontopodium alpinum, usually called edelweiss (English pronunciation ⁱ/ˈeɪdəlvaɪs/, from German [ˈeːdəlvaɪs]), is a well-known mountain flower, belonging to the Asteraceae (the daisy or sunflower family).

The plant is unequally distributed and prefers rocky limestone places at about 1800–3000 m altitude. It is non toxic, and has been used traditionally in folk medicine as a remedy against abdominal and respiratory diseases. The dense hair appears to be an adaptation to high altitudes, protecting the plant from cold, aridity and ultraviolet radiation. As a scarce short-lived flower found in remote mountain areas, the plant has been used as a symbol for alpinism, for rugged beauty and purity associated with the Alps and Carpathians, and as a national symbol especially of Austria, Switzerland , Bulgaria and Romania. There is a folklore associated with the edelweiss in which it is stated that giving this flower as a gift to a loved one is a promise of dedication.

Names

The common name is from the German, in standard spelling Edelweiß (with the Eszett (ß) letter), literally translating to "noble-white", a compound of the adjectives edel "noble" and weiß "white" (spelled Edelweiss, weiss in Switzerland). As an adjective, edelweiss is also used in oenology of wine from the Gutedel (Chasselas) grape.

Edelweiss (disambiguation)

Edelweiss (German: Edelweiß) is a European mountain flower (Leontopodium alpinum). It may also refer to:

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Edelweiss (skyscraper)

Edelweiss (Russian: Эдельвейс) is a 43-story residential high-rise in Moscow, completed in 2003.

Overview

The tower stands 157 m (515 ft) tall with a spire extending an additional 19 m (62 ft). The building was designed to be a companion for the Seven Sisters and shares a similar design concept with Triumph-Palace. Edelweiss is the first project in the "The New Circle of Moscow" program, in which about sixty high rise multi-use residential complexes will be built on plots around the city which were approved by the Moscow Architecture Committee.

Facilities

Recreational facilities include an aquapark equipped with hydromassage tubs, waterslides, a solarium, a universal gymnasium, a ten-track bowling center, and billiards rooms.

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Coordinates: 55°43′39″N 37°28′48″E / 55.7274°N 37.4799°E / 55.7274; 37.4799