A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 C ... Cabrol, Fernand C computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by American computer scientist Dennis M. Ritchie ... [1 Related Articles] C band (from the article "radar") ...It is similar in principle to Nexrad but is a shorter-range system since it has ... C clef (from the article "clef") The C clef, or movable C clef, determines the position of middle C. It is ... C fibre (from the article "pain") ...therefore, they are associated with the sharp, well-localized pain that first occurs. These fibres are ... C horizon (from the article "soil") Below the A and B horizons is the C horizon, a zone of little or ... C ring (from the article "Saturn") ...in optical depth, with an average value of 0.1. The A ring extends from 2.02 ... C&G Trophy (from the article "Cricket") In domestic cricket in England, Warwickshire won the county championship, Gloucestershire the one-day C&G Trophy, ... C++ (from the article "computer programming language") The C++ language, developed by Bjarne Stroustrup at AT&T in the mid-1980s, extended C by ... C-141 (from the article "logistics") ...of World War II vintage that carried out the Berlin airlift of 1948-49 had a ... C-17 Globemaster III (from the article "aerospace industry") ...transporters have special features such as short-takeoff-and-landing capability, loading ramps, airdrop capability, and paratroop doors. ... C-3 cycle (from the article "bacteria") ...synthesize all their cell constituents using carbon dioxide as the carbon source. The most common ... C-4 cycle (from the article "Poaceae") The most significant variation in the internal structure of grass leaves involves anatomical differences associated ... C-47 U.S. military transport aircraft that served in all theatres during World War II and continued ... C-5 (from the article "aerospace industry") ...proposals to build a large transporter for the U.S. Air Force. Lockheed and engine manufacturer ... C-5A (from the article "logistics") ...Coast to South Vietnam in 43 hours and evacuate wounded back to the East Coast ... c-axis (from the article "ice") ...near 0° C, the ice crystal commonly takes the form of sheets or planes of ... C-class asteroid (from the article "Asteroid taxonomic classes") Among the larger asteroids (those with diameters greater than about 25 km), the C-class asteroids ... C-Fern (from the article "water fern") ...bred and are maintained in culture collections, and detailed instructions on creating new mutant lines ... C-Group culture (from the article "Nubia") ...he named Yam, whence he obtained a Pygmy whom he brought to Pepi II. Toward ... c-L-myc oncogene (from the article "oncogene") ...prefixes, suffixes, and superscripts provide further delineation. About 60 human oncogenes have been identified. Breast ... c-neu oncogene (from the article "oncogene") ...for cell or chromosome; additional prefixes, suffixes, and superscripts provide further delineation. About 60 human ... C1 (from the article "immune system") ...antibodies must be bound to antigens (the antigen-antibody complex mentioned above). Free antibodies do not ... C3 (from the article "complement") ...embedded in the surface membranes of invading microorganisms and does not require the presence of ... C3b (from the article "immune system") ...activated. The classical and alternative complement pathways converge here, at the cleavage of the C3 ... C50 (from the article "Physical Sciences") In 2004 Xie Su Yuan and associates of the State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry ... C60 (from the article "Physical Sciences") Nanoparticles, such as buckyballs (soccer-ball-shaped molecules [C60] made of 60 carbon atoms), are ultrasmall particles ... Ca Mau Peninsula peninsula, the southernmost projection of Vietnam, lying between the South China Sea on the east ... Ca River river rising in the Loi Mountains of Laos and flowing southeastward through northern Vietnam to ... Ca' d'Oro (from the article "Venice") ...(13th to early 14th century) pointed and Moorish-looking and those of the 15th century adorned ... Ca' da Mosto, Alvise Venetian traveler and nobleman, who wrote one of the earliest known accounts of western Africa. [4 Related Articles] Ca' Grande (from the article "Venice") ...panel extends across the whole facade and is repeated on two upper stories. In the ... CA, Inc. (from the article "Computers and Information Systems") The former chief executive officer of Computer Associates, which changed its name to CA, Inc., ... CA-125 (from the article "ovarian cancer") ...including a pelvic exam. On rare occasions a Pap smear may detect an early ovarian ... caa gazu (from the article "mate") ...roasting; the branches are next heated on an arch of poles over a fire; and ... caa-cuys (from the article "mate") ...called caa gazu, or yerva do polos. In Paraguay and parts of Argentina the leaves, ... caa-miri (from the article "mate") ...producing a mate called caa gazu, or yerva do polos. In Paraguay and parts of ... Caacupe town, central Paraguay. The name Caacupe originated from the Guarani word caaguycupe, ... Caapor (from the article "South American forest Indian") ...expressed in these adornments. The Carib tribes of the Guianas and some Tupi were outstanding ... caatinga (from the article "South America") Caatinga (white forest) refers to the generally stunted, somewhat sparse, and often thorny vegetation of ... Caazapa town, southern Paraguay. Founded in 1607 by Friar Bolanos, the town is situated on the ... Cabaiguan city, central Cuba. It is an important manufacturing and commercial centre for surrounding agricultural and ... cabal a private organization or party engaged in secret intrigues; also, the intrigues themselves. In England ... [2 Related Articles] cabaletta (from Italian cobola, "couplet"), originally an operatic aria with a simple, animated ... Caballe, Montserrat Spanish operatic soprano, admired for her versatility and phrasing and for her performances in the ... Caballero y Gongora, Antonio (from the article "Colombia") Educational reforms played an important role in the changing outlook of the Granadine Creoles. Archbishop ... Caballero, Eugenio (from the article "2006: Other Winners") ...Screenplay: Michael Arndt for Little Miss SunshineAdapted Screenplay: William Monahan for The DepartedCinematography: Guillermo Navarro ... Caballero, Fernan Spanish writer whose novels and stories depict the language, customs, and folklore of rural Andalusia. [2 Related Articles] Caballero, Pedro Juan (from the article "Paraguay") ...from the Portuguese in defending the colony from further attacks from Buenos Aires, he underestimated ... Cabanas Hospice (from the article "Orozco, Jose Clemente") ...culminated in his Guadalajara murals (1936-39), which he painted in the lecture hall of the ... Cabanatuan chartered city, central Luzon, northern Philippines, on the Pampanga River. It is the commercial centre ... Cabanilles, Juan Bautista Jose distinguished Spanish organist and composer for the organ. From 1665 he was organist at the ... Cabanis, Pierre-Jean-Georges French philosopher and physiologist noted for Rapports du physique et du moral de l'homme (1802; ... [1 Related Articles] cabaret restaurant that serves liquor and offers a variety of musical entertainment. [1 Related Articles] Cabarrus, Francois, conde de financier and economist, adviser to the government of King Charles III of Spain. Cabasilas, Nicholas Greek Orthodox lay theologian and liturgist who eminently represents the tradition of Byzantine theology. He ... [1 Related Articles] Cabasilas, Nilus Greek Orthodox metropolitan, theologian, and scholar, whose treatises critical of medieval Latin theology became classical ... [1 Related Articles] cabbage vegetable and fodder plant the various forms of which are said to have been developed ... [5 Related Articles] cabbage aphid (from the article "aphid") The cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae) is small and gray-green with a powdery, waxy covering. It ... cabbage looper distinctive green, white-lined larva, or caterpillar, in the owlet moth family Noctuidae (order Lepidoptera). Like ... cabbage maggot (from the article "anthomyiid fly") ...are often found in the home. In most species the larvae feed on plants and ... cabbage palmetto (from the article "palm") ...Syrphus flies apparently pollinate Asterogyne martiana in Costa Rica, and drosophila flies are thought to ... Cabdulqaadir Xirsi "Yamyam" (from the article "African literature") ...established by the military in 1969. Poems may now be written down, but they are ... cabecera (from the article "municipio") ...village or community, as is usual in Guatemala, or it may comprise a number of ... Cabeiri important group of deities, probably of Phrygian origin, worshiped over much of Asia Minor, on ... [2 Related Articles] Cabell, James Branch American writer known chiefly for his novel Jurgen (1919). [1 Related Articles] Cabell, Joseph C. (from the article "Virginia, University of") ...Virginia, U.S., on a campus of 1,000 acres (405 hectares) near the foothills of the ... caber, tossing the a Scottish athletic event consisting in throwing a "caber," a straight, approximately 17-foot- (5-metre-) long ... [1 Related Articles] Cabet, Etienne French socialist and founder of a communal settlement at Nauvoo, Ill. [1 Related Articles] Cabezon, Antonio de earliest important Spanish composer for the keyboard, admired for his austere, lofty polyphonic music, which ... cabezone (from the article "sculpin") In the Pacific Ocean, there are such species as the cabezone (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus), a large, ... cabildo (Spanish: "municipal council"), the fundamental unit of local government in colonial Spanish America. Conforming to ... [2 Related Articles] cabildo abierto (from the article "cabildo") ...city chose some of the councillors. Creoles (American-born people of Spanish descent), barred from most ... Cabimas city, northeastern Zulia estado (state), northwestern Venezuela. It lies on the northeastern shore of Lake ... cabin (from the article "airplane") ...the thrust necessary to push the vehicle through the air. Provision must be made to ... cabin cruiser (from the article "motorboat") ...laterally across the width of the craft and occasionally with decking over the bow area. ... Cabin John Bridge (from the article "Meigs, Montgomery C") ...most substantial contribution, however, was the Washington Aqueduct, which extended 12 miles (19 kilometres) from ... cabin tent (from the article "tent") ...horizontal flap; the umbrella tent, which was originally made with internal supporting arms like an ... Cabinda northern exclave of Angola, on the west (Atlantic) coast of Africa north of the Congo ... [3 Related Articles] Cabinda (from the article "Angola") There were problems of a different character in the Cabinda enclave. In February a spokesman ... Cabinda Forum for Dialogue (from the article "Angola") There were problems of a different character in the Cabinda enclave. In February a spokesman ... cabinet in furniture design, originally a small room for displaying precious objects and later a piece ... [4 Related Articles] cabinet in political systems, a body of advisers to a chief of state who also serve ... [11 Related Articles] cabinet (from the article "book collecting") There are at least as many types of book collectors as there are kinds of ... Cabinet Mission Plan (from the article "India") ...hope of resolving the Congress-Muslim League deadlock and, thus, of transferring British power to a ... cabinet piano (from the article "keyboard instrument") ...its pointed tail in the air, producing the asymmetrical "giraffe piano." Placing shelves in the ... cabinetmaking (from the article "furniture industry") ...made furniture. Where previously carpenters and joiners had made furniture along with every kind of ... cable in electrical and electronic systems, a conductor or group of conductors for transmitting electric power ... [4 Related Articles] cable in engineering, either an assemblage of three or more ropes twisted together for extra strength ... [5 Related Articles] Cable Act (from the article "Mussey, Ellen Spencer") ...activity and in 1917 became chairman of the committee on the legal status of women ... cable car (from the article "streetcar") The cable car, the invention of Andrew Hallidie, was introduced in San Francisco on Sacramento ... cable modem (from the article "computer") ...and they demodulate the analog signal back into a digital message on reception. In practice, ... Cable News Network subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., engaged in 24-hour live news broadcasts. Headquarters are ... [8 Related Articles] cable television generally, any system that distributes television signals by means of coaxial or fibre-optic cables. The ... [13 Related Articles] Cable, George W. American author and reformer, noted for fiction dealing with life in New Orleans. [3 Related Articles] cable-stayed bridge (from the article "bridge") Cable-stayed bridges carry the vertical main-span loads by nearly straight diagonal cables in tension. The ... cable-stayed roof (from the article "building construction") Another system derived from bridge construction is the cable-stayed roof. An early example is the ... cable-tool drilling (from the article "petroleum production") Early oil wells were drilled with impact-type tools in a method called cable-tool drilling. A ... cabled fluting (from the article "fluting and reeding") Sometimes, although not in the Doric, the flutes are partly filled by a small, round, ... Caboche, Simon French demagogic agitator whose raising of riots promoted an abortive reform of the royal administration. cabochon cut method of cutting gemstones with a convex, rounded surface that is polished but unfaceted. Opaque, ... [7 Related Articles] caboclo (from the article "Brazil") ...mulatos; people of mixed African and European ancestry) and mestizos (mesticos, or ... Cabombaceae (from the article "Nymphaeales") Nymphaeaceae (including the former family Barclayaceae), or the water-lily family, has 6 genera and 58 ... Caboolture shire, southeastern Queensland, Australia, on the Caboolture River. Originally a livestock station, its name was ... caboose (from the article "railroad") One type of vehicle that is fast disappearing in North America and virtually extinct in ... Cabot Family prominent American family since the arrival of John Cabot at Salem, Mass., in 1700. The ... Cabot Strait channel (60 miles [97 km] wide) between southwestern Newfoundland and northern Cape Breton Island, Nova ... [1 Related Articles] Cabot, George powerful Federalist Party leader, especially in New England. [1 Related Articles] Cabot, John navigator and explorer who by his voyages in 1497 and 1498 helped lay the groundwork ... [7 Related Articles] Cabot, Sebastian navigator, explorer, and cartographer who at various times served the English and Spanish crowns. He ... [4 Related Articles] cabotage (from the article "airplane") Today the main restriction on flying appears under two headings: exception of the fifth freedom ... Cabra city, Cordoba provincia (province), in the comunidad autonoma (autonomous ... Cabral, Amilcar agronomist, nationalist leader, and founder and secretary-general of the African Party for the Independence of ... [1 Related Articles] Cabral, Luis de Almeida (from the article "Guinea-Bissau") ...de Spinola, to govern Portugal and negotiate independence for the African colonies. Guinea-Bissau was granted ... Cabral, Pedro Alvares Portuguese navigator who is generally credited as the discoverer of Brazil (April 22, 1500). [7 Related Articles] Cabrera (from the article "Balearic Islands") ...There are two groups of islands. The eastern and larger group forms the Balearics proper ... Cabrera Infante, Guillermo novelist, short-story writer, film critic, and essayist who was the most prominent Cuban writer living ... [1 Related Articles] Cabrera, Angel (from the article "Golf") More high scoring came as no surprise at the U.S. Open, held in June at ... Cabrera, Lydia Cuban ethnologist and short-story writer noted for both her collections of Afro-Cuban folklore and her ... Cabrera, Ramon influential Spanish Carlist general and later one of the party's most controversial figures. Cabrillo National Monument (from the article "San Diego") ...Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, on the 19th-century settlement site, displays artifacts and ... Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez soldier and explorer in the service of Spain, chiefly known as the discoverer of California. [5 Related Articles] Cabrini, Saint Frances Xavier Italian-born founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart and first United States citizen ... cabriole ballet jump, formerly performed only by men, in which the dancer beats the calves of ... [1 Related Articles] cabriole leg leg of a piece of furniture shaped in two curves-the upper one convex, the lower ... [3 Related Articles] cabriolet originally a two-wheeled, doorless, hooded, one-horse carriage, first used in 18th-century France and often let ... Cabrol, Fernand Benedictine monk and noted writer on the history of Christian worship.

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