Gyarmati, Deszo Hungarian water polo player and coach. Widely regarded as one of the greatest water polo ...
gyascutus an imaginary, large, four-legged beast with legs on one side longer than those on the ...
Gyavira, Saint (from the article "Uganda, Martyrs of") ...who was bludgeoned by his own father, the pages were burned alive on June 3, ...
Gyda Peninsula peninsula, northern Russia. It is a northern extension of the West Siberian Plain reaching into ...
Gyeryong, Mount (from the article "Ch'ungch'ong, South") ...(a thorium-bearing rare-earth mineral) and zircon fields has attracted attention. The famous native ramie cloth ...
Gygax, Ernest Gary American inventor helped create (1974) the world's first role-playing fantasy game, Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), ...
Gyges king of Lydia, in western Anatolia (now Turkey), from about 680 to about 652 BC; ... [5 Related Articles]
Gyldenlove, Ulrik Frederick (from the article "Norway") For almost a generation after 1664, Ulrik Frederick Gyldenlove, the illegitimate son of Frederick III, ...
Gylippus Spartan general who in 414-413, during the Peloponnesian War, broke the Athenian siege of Syracuse, ...
Gyllenborg, Gustaf Fredrik, Greve Swedish poet known for his satirical and reflective poetry. Although members of his family were ... [1 Related Articles]
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Gyllenstierna, Johan, Greve statesman and chief adviser of King Charles XI of Sweden.
gymel (from Latin cantus gemellus, "twin song"), medieval musical style of two-part polyphonic composition, possibly of ... [1 Related Articles]
Gymir (from the article "Freyr") ...the ruler of peace and fertility, rain, and sunshine and the son of the sea ...
gymkhana originally in 19th-century India and England, a display of athletics and equestrian events; in the ...
Gymnarchus (from the article "osteoglossomorph") ...to swim with little body movement, using instead the dorsal fins for propulsion. This unusual ...
Gymnarchus niloticus (from the article "osteoglossomorph") The breeding biology of the Mormyridae has been little studied; it does not seem likely, ...
Gymnasia (from the article "Gustav II Adolf") ...and an orator of extraordinary eloquence and force. And the decisions were always his, though ...
gymnasial class (from the article "Egypt, ancient") ...up in AD 4/5 established the right of certain families to class themselves as Greek ...
gymnasieskola (from the article "Sweden") Nearly all of the pupils continue from comprehensive school to the upper secondary school. The ...
Gymnasium in Germany, state-maintained secondary school that prepares pupils for higher academic education. This type of ... [5 Related Articles]
gymnasium large room used and equipped for the performance of various sports. The history of the ... [3 Related Articles]
gymnasium (from the article "gymnasium") ...and games at public festivals and who directed the schools and supervised the competitors. The ...
Gymnast (from the article "international relations") ...an immediate conference with Roosevelt. The two met for three weeks at the Arcadia Conference ...
gymnastics the performance of systematic exercises-often with the use of rings, bars, and other apparatus-either as ... [15 Related Articles]
gymnemic acid (from the article "sensory reception, human") ...may be only partly attributed to multiple branches of taste nerve endings. In humans, tastes ...
Gymnodinium genus of marine or freshwater dinoflagellates. Members of the genus are bilaterally symmetrical with a ...
Gymnodinium breve (from the article "Representative animals poisonous when eaten") ...acids that are produced by several kinds of algae, especially species of
Gymnolaemata (from the article "moss animal") ...proximal portions thin walled, distal portions funnellike and separated by extensive calcification; Ordovician to Triassic; ...
Gymnophiona one of the three major extant orders of the class Amphibia. Its members are known ... [6 Related Articles]
Gymnophiona (from the article "amphibian") ...of animals from strictly aquatic forms to terrestrial types. Today, amphibians are represented by frogs ...
Gymnophthalmidae (from the article "lizard") ...characters unique to all members, including presence of a prearticular crest and a pit (or ...
Gymnosomata (from the article "gastropod") ...uncertain limits. Order Thecosomata Shell present; pelagic ciliary feeders; no gill; 6 families. Order Gymnosomata Shell absent; no mantle ...
gymnosperm any vascular plant that reproduces by means of an exposed seed, or ovule, as opposed ... [19 Related Articles]
Gymnostoma (from the article "Casuarinaceae") the beefwood family of dicotyledonous flowering plants, with two genera (Casuarina, 30 species; Gymnostoma, 20 ...
gymnostome any ciliated protozoan of the large holotrichous order Gymnostomatida; included are oval to elongated protozoans ...
gymnotid eel (from the article "ostariophysan") ...belonging to the superorder Ostariophysi, including the majority of freshwater fishes throughout the world. Familiar ...
gymnure any of seven species of hedgehoglike mammals having a long muzzle with a protruding and ... [1 Related Articles]
Gympie city, southeastern Queensland, Australia, lying on Gympie Creek and the Mary River. It was first ...
gynecological examination procedures aimed at assessing the health of a woman's reproductive system. The general examination usually ... [1 Related Articles]
gynecology (from the article "obstetrics and gynecology") medical/surgical specialty concerned with the care of women from pregnancy until after delivery and with ...
gynecomastia enlargement of the breasts in the male, usually because of hormone imbalance. The growth and ... [3 Related Articles]
Gyngell, Bruce Australian-born television executive (b. July 8, 1929, Melbourne, Australia-d. Sept. 7, 2000, London, Eng.), had ...
gynocritics (from the article "Showalter, Elaine") American literary critic and teacher, and founder of gynocritics, a school of feminist criticism concerned ...
gynoecium (from the article "flower") ...distinct whorls of flower parts: (1) an outer calyx consisting of sepals; within it lies ...
gynogenesis (from the article "reproductive system, animal") Nematodes, especially free-living species such as some dioecious soil nematodes, exhibit a type of parthenogenesis ...
gyo (from the article "Ikenobo") ...vase. From its basic tristructure of branches representing heaven, man, and Earth, the freer, shoka ...
Gyoda city, Saitama ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, lying on the alluvial plain between the Tone and ...
Gyongyos (from the article "Heves") ...to the south, Pest to the southwest, and Nograd to the west. The main cities ...
Gyongyosi, Istvan (from the article "Hungarian literature") ...been defended against the Turks by Zrinyi's great-grandfather. Though the influence of classical epics is ...
Gyor historic city and seat of Gyor-Moson-Sopron megye (county), northwestern Hungary. It is on the Moson ... [1 Related Articles]
Gyor-Moson-Sopron megye (county), northwestern Hungary. It is bordered by Austria and Slovakia to the north and ... gypcrete gypsum-cemented duricrust, an indurated, or hardened, layer formed on or in soil. It generally occurs ...
Gypsisol one of the 30 soil groups in the classification system of the Food and Agriculture ...
gypsum common sulfate mineral of great commercial importance, composed of hydrated calcium sulfate (CaSO4 · 2H2 O). ... [17 Related Articles]
gypsum flower (from the article "cave") ...Deposition of the sulfate minerals is due to evaporation of the mineral-bearing solutions. These minerals ...
gypsum lath (from the article "lath") One of the most common laths is gypsum lath. It is manufactured with an air-entrained ...
gypsum plaster (from the article "gypsum") ...in portland cement. About three-fourths of the total production is calcined for use as plaster ...
gypsum wallboard (from the article "wallboard") One of the most common wallboard types is the gypsum panel. Gypsum, a natural mineral ...
gypsy moth lepidopteran that is a serious pest of both deciduous and evergreen trees. [3 Related Articles]
gypsy skirt (from the article "Fashions") ...embraced fashion's upbeat direction by taking to the streets in summer in romantic peasant skirts. ...
gyration (from the article "geomagnetic field") ...rather than as part of a fluid. The behaviour of these particles may be approximated ...
Gyratrix hermaphroditus (from the article "flatworm") Some flatworm species occupy a very wide range of habitats. One of the most cosmopolitan ...
gyre (from the article "ocean current") ...the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise (cyclonically) in the Southern Hemisphere and deflect them about 45° ...
gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus ), Arctic bird of prey of the family Falconidae, the world's largest falcon (q.v. ). ... [3 Related Articles]
gyrocompass (from the article "navigation") The direction a gyrocompass points is independent of the magnetic field of the Earth and ...
Gyrocotylidea (from the article "flatworm") ...a coiled tube; genital pore well separated from posterior extremity; intestinal parasites of teleosts, occasionally ...
gyroglider (from the article "autogiro") The gyroglider is an unpowered autogiro designed to glide freely on the rotary wings after ...
gyromagnetic compass (from the article "compass") ...when airplanes suddenly change course. The corrective mechanism is a gyroscope (q.v. ), which has the ...
Gyromitra (from the article "cup fungus") ...is found during early summer in woods. The bell morel (Verpa ), an edible mushroom with ...
Gyromitra brunnea (from the article "cup fungus") ...morel (Verpa ), an edible mushroom with a bell-shaped cap, is found in woods and in ...
Gyromitra esculenta (from the article "Representative poisonous mushrooms") ...reproductive stages are known). The large toxic mushrooms, or toadstools, are mostly members of the ...
Gyroplane (from the article "helicopter") ...were two significant steps forward. On September 29, the Breguet brothers, Louis and Jacques, under ...
gyroscope device containing a rapidly spinning wheel or circulating beam of light that is used to ... [9 Related Articles]
gyroscope equation (from the article "mechanics") Equation (90), illustrated in Figure 24, is called the gyroscope equation.
Gyrostemon (from the article "Brassicales") Gyrostemonaceae is a small family of trees and shrubs, with 5 genera and at least ...
Gyrostemonaceae (from the article "Brassicales") Gyrostemonaceae is a small family of trees and shrubs, with 5 genera and at least ...
gyrotron (from the article "electron tube") One major type of fast-wave electron tube is the gyrotron (see figure). Sometimes called the ...
gyrus (from the article "nervous system, human") ...the cerebrum and the cerebellum; the massive growth of the cerebral hemispheres over the sides ...
Gyula city, Bekes megye (county), extreme southeast Hungary, on the Feher Koros (White Koros) River, near ... [1 Related Articles]
Gyulai, Franz (from the article "Magenta") ...1859), fought during the Franco-Piedmontese war against the Austrians (second War of Italian Independence, 1859-61). ...
Gyumri city, western Armenia. It is believed to have been founded by the Greeks in 401 ... [2 Related Articles]
Gyurcsany, Ferenc (from the article "Hungary") Area: 93,030 sq km (35,919 sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 10,055,000 | Capital: Budapest ...
Gzhatsk (from the article "Gagarin, Yury Alekseyevich") ...pilot in the crash of a two-seat jet aircraft while on what was described as ...
Gzhelian Stage last of four internationally defined stages of the Pennsylvanian Subsystem, Carboniferous System, encompassing all rocks ... [1 Related Articles]
Gzowski, Peter Canadian broadcaster (b. July 13, 1934, Toronto, Ont.-d. Jan. 24, 2002, Toronto), was the inimitable ...
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