Search results for "Term" - New World Encyclopedia
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- The term æolian is derived from the name of the Greek god Æolus ... loss of 133 lives, that introduced the term "microburst" to ...17 KB (2,718 words) - 10:56, 15 May 2023
- |term=March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |preceded=George Briggs ... S. House of Representatives and served one term. Tweed's focus was then ...9 KB (1,503 words) - 11:11, 10 May 2023
- While "dead-beat" is a descriptive term used often in the media and by child support advocacy groups, it is not the legal term used to describe ...14 KB (2,096 words) - 15:32, 10 December 2023
- from their control. During his second term as Prime Minister, he ruled ... the Meiji Constitution. During his first term, from December 24, 1889, to ...14 KB (2,206 words) - 10:08, 22 May 2023
- and in support of her fellow artists. In fact, the term "impressionist" was originally used as a derisive term, but the artists of this school ...10 KB (1,531 words) - 17:21, 29 September 2023
- Midrash (מדרש; plural midrashim) is a Hebrew word referring to the exposition, or exegesis, of a biblical text. The term can also refer to ...16 KB (2,400 words) - 17:34, 9 November 2022
- The term "alkali" is derived from the Arabic word al qalīy ... however, conflicting definitions of the term alkali do exist. These ...21 KB (3,307 words) - 11:03, 20 September 2023
- Virginity is a term used to describe the state of never having engaged ... Christ and St. Paul. However, applying the term to men as well has become ...20 KB (2,940 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2023
- Adams served one term as president, from March 4, 1825 to March 4 ... During his term, he worked with Henry Clay on developing the American ...17 KB (2,529 words) - 03:49, 3 May 2024
- At times, the term "traitor" has been leveled as a political ... Sedition is a term of law to refer to covert conduct such as speech ...14 KB (2,143 words) - 12:38, 18 April 2023
- within a species is essential for its long-term evolutionary success (Meselson). Among plants and animals, few species reproduce only asexually ...11 KB (1,517 words) - 21:46, 16 April 2023
- Traditionally, the term thermoelectric effect or thermoelectricity ... vital role in explaining and conceiving the term "thermoelectricity." ...25 KB (3,886 words) - 18:30, 30 April 2023
- The term charisma originates from the Greek word χάρισμα meaning ... define or even fully understand the complex term. In many individuals, the ...16 KB (2,186 words) - 01:46, 4 December 2023
- is unfathomable. Philosophically the term “existentialism” came ... existential movement. Furthermore, the term “leap of faith” is frequently ...22 KB (3,260 words) - 23:54, 24 March 2024
- The term Biblical canon refers to a definitive list of inspired, authoritative books that "constitute the recognized and accepted body of ...22 KB (3,254 words) - 03:43, 1 October 2023
- . In the context of heat and mass transfer, the term "convection" is used to refer to the sum of advective and diffusive transfer.Frank ...11 KB (1,793 words) - 02:51, 8 January 2024
- (1917–1991) as the Gulags. Also, the term's modern usage is often ... === Other usages of the term Gulag === In addition to the most common ...26 KB (3,838 words) - 12:39, 24 January 2023
- Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the twenty-third president of the United States. Serving one term from 1889 to 1893 ...14 KB (2,048 words) - 09:55, 28 September 2023
- The term "incest" can include sexual activity between family ... In other words, it is a social and cultural term. Inbreeding describes procreation ...23 KB (3,379 words) - 21:59, 4 February 2023
- in the above formula. This led to the use of the term square to mean raising to the second power. == Standard coordinates == The coordinates for ...6 KB (904 words) - 16:16, 8 February 2023
