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 ice fog ... ideas, the way of ice fog (from the article "Arctic") ...refinery and other plants in the Kola Peninsula. American scientists in Alaska have detected nickel ... ice formation any mass of ice that occurs on the Earth's continents or surface waters. Such masses ... [2 Related Articles] Ice Giant World (from the article "ice cave") ...where air currents deflect the freezing water. The splendid ice deposits formed in the lava ... ice glass (from the article "glassware") ...(vetro di trina). Other methods of decoration at this time were mold blowing and dipping ... ice hockey game between two teams, each usually having six players, who wear skates and compete on ... [25 Related Articles] ice in lakes and rivers a sheet or stretch of ice forming on the surface of lakes and rivers when ... ice island (from the article "iceberg") The Arctic Ocean's equivalent of the classic tabular iceberg of Antarctic waters is the ice ... ice jam (from the article "flood") ...the floods of Paris (1658 and 1910), of Warsaw (1861 and 1964), of Frankfurt am ... ice lens (from the article "permafrost") 2. Segregated, or Taber, ice includes ice films, seams, lenses, pods, or layers generally 0.15 ... ice milk (from the article "Nutrient composition of dairy products") ...fat content, ranging from 10 to 20 percent. Frozen custard, or French ice cream, is ... ice nucleus (from the article "atmosphere") Aerosols that are effective for the conversion of water vapour to ice crystals are referred ... ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), low-growing annual plant, of the carpetweed family (Aizoaceae), and one of 25 species ... ice point (from the article "ocean") ...and the lake becomes stably stratified with regard to temperature-controlled density. Only a relatively shallow ... ice sheet (from the article "glacier") Two great ice masses, the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, stand out in the world ... ice shelf thick mass of floating ice that is attached to land, formed from and fed by ... [3 Related Articles] ice show (from the article "figure skating") Ice shows are professional skating spectacles that combine the colourful movement of huge casts of ... ice skating the recreation and sport of gliding across an ice surface on blades fixed to the ... [17 Related Articles] Ice Skating Australia (from the article "figure skating") Ice Skating Australia is the ISU member organization governing figure skating in Australia. The country ... Ice Skating Institute (from the article "figure skating") ...competitions are held throughout the year for skaters of all levels. These competitions are sanctioned ... ice stream (from the article "glacier") ...and Greenland ice sheets is not directed radially outward to the sea. Instead, ice from ... ice wedge (from the article "permafrost") 3. Foliated ground ice, or wedge ice, is the term for large masses of ice ... ice-ax (from the article "mountaineering") ...able to detect hidden crevasses, be aware of potential avalanches, and be able to safely ... ice-rafted debris (from the article "iceberg") ...ran, whereas both Arctic and Antarctic bergs carry stones and dirt on their underside. Stones ... ice-wedge cast (from the article "permafrost") Ice wedges may be classified as active, inactive, and ice-wedge casts. Active ice wedges are ... iceberg floating mass of freshwater ice that has broken from the seaward end of either a ... [7 Related Articles] iceboating a winter sport of sailing and racing on ice in modified boats. An iceboat is ... icebreaker (from the article "Arctic Regions") ...to the Northwest Passage. The U.S. and the EU, however, held that the route was ... iced soft drink (from the article "soft drink") The first iced soft drink consisted of a cup of ice covered with a flavoured ... icefish any of several different fishes, among them certain members of the family Channichthyidae, or Chaenichthyidae ... [1 Related Articles] Iceland island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean. [43 Related Articles] Iceland moss fruticose (branched, bushy) lichen with an upright thallus usually attached in one place. It varies ... [1 Related Articles] Iceland poppy (from the article "poppy") ...developed from the corn poppy (P. rhoeas). The long-headed poppy (P. dubium) is an annual ... Iceland spar (from the article "Iceland spar") a transparent calcite used for polariscope prisms. See calcite. Iceland watercress (from the article "marsh cress") ...species of the genus Rorippa of the mustard family (Brassicaceae). Most members of the genus ... Iceland, flag of national flag consisting of a blue field incorporating a white-bordered red cross. The width-to-length ratio ... Iceland, history of (from the article "Iceland") Historydevelopment of democracydemocracyContinental Europe...the Vikings ... Iceland, University of (from the article "Selected universities and colleges of the world") ...trawlers were acquired. The country was connected by telegraph cable with Europe. School attendance was ... Icelandair (from the article "Iceland") Featuring a breathtaking natural landscape-in particular, hot springs, geysers, and volcanoes-the country has become a ... Icelanders' sagas the class of heroic prose narratives written 1200-20 about the great families who lived in ... [6 Related Articles] Icelandic eruption (from the article "volcano") The Icelandic type is characterized by effusions of molten basaltic lava that flow from long, ... Icelandic Federation of Labour (from the article "Iceland") Like most countries of Scandinavia, unionization is very high. Nearly seven-eighths of employees belong to ... Icelandic language national language of Iceland, spoken by the entire population, some 300,000 at the turn of ... [3 Related Articles] Icelandic literature body of writings in Icelandic, including those from Old Icelandic (also called Old Norse) through ... [2 Related Articles] Icelandic low large, persistent, atmospheric low-pressure centre that forms between Iceland and southern Greenland. It often causes ... [2 Related Articles] Icelandic saga (from the article "Iceland") ...its physical isolation some 500 miles (800 km) from Scotland-its nearest European neighbour-Iceland has remained ... Icelus (from the article "Hypnos") ...Lethe, the river of forgetfulness and oblivion. Hypnos lay on his soft couch, surrounded by ... Iceman an ancient mummified human body. It was found by a German tourist, Helmut Simon, on ... [1 Related Articles] Iceni in ancient Britain, a tribe that occupied the territory of present-day Norfolk and Suffolk and, ... [2 Related Articles] ich parasitic disease that affects a variety of freshwater fish species and that is caused by ... Ichan-Kala (from the article "Khiva") ...one million Persians, as well as an unknown number of Russians, were enslaved and transported ... Ichazo, Oscar (from the article "state") In the wake of the destruction produced by the nationalistically inspired world wars, theories of ... Icheri-Shekher (from the article "Baku") The core of present-day Baku is the old town, or fortress, of Icheri-Shekher. Most of ... ichiboku (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...popularity in India and in China. With occasional elaborations through the use of lacquer, these ... Ichigo campaign (from the article "China") The British and Indian army defeated the Japanese attack on Assam (March-July 1944) with help ... Ichihara city, Chiba ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies on the east coast of Tokyo Bay. ... Ichikawa city, Chiba ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies along the Edo River east of Tokyo. ... Ichikawa Danjuro I (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...gentle style of acting (wagoto) for erotic love stories in Kyoto, while in Edo, a ... Ichikawa Danjuro IX (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...created and Mokuami developed. They wrote for the talents of star actors: Namboku wrote for ... Ichikawa Danjuro XI (from the article "Ichikawa Family") Danjuro XI (1909-65) was among the top kabuki actors in the post-World War II period. ... Ichikawa Family kabuki actors flourishing in Edo (modern Tokyo) from the 17th century to the present. The ... Ichikawa Kodanji IV (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...Namboku wrote for the finest onnagata (female impersonator) of his time, Iwai Hanshiro V, and ... Ichikawa Kon Japanese motion-picture director who introduced sophisticated Western-style comedy to Japan in the 1950s. Later he ... [1 Related Articles] ichimai-e (from the article "Hishikawa Moronobu") ...the customs and manners of the Edo people, especially of courtesans and Kabuki theatre actors. ... Ichinomiya city, Aichi ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It developed in the 7th century around the ... Ichkeul National Park (from the article "Principal national parks of the world") ...the remaining gazelles. Scorpions are found in all regions; among dangerous snakes are the horned ... ichneumon any of a large and widely distributed insect group (order Hymenoptera) of considerable economic importance. ... [2 Related Articles] ichthyology scientific study of fishes, including, as is usual with a science that is concerned with ... [1 Related Articles] Ichthyophiidae (from the article "Gymnophiona") ...no aquatic larval stage; 23 genera, 90 species; adult size 10-152 cm (4-60 inches); South ... Ichthyophthirius (from the article "hymenostome") ...and by an undulating membrane on the other side. In the genus Pleuronema the membrane ... Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (from the article "ich") parasitic disease that affects a variety of freshwater fish species and that is caused by ... Ichthyopterygia (from the article "vertebrate") ...dinosaurs.Subclass Synaptosauria†Extinct; single temporal opening on area of cheek.Subclass Ichthyopterygia†Extinct; temporal openings high up on ... Ichthyornis extinct seabirds of the Late Cretaceous Period (99 million to 65 million years ago) found ... [1 Related Articles] ichthyosaur any member of an extinct group of aquatic reptiles, most of which were very similar ... [3 Related Articles] Ichthyosaurus (from the article "ichthyosaur") Ichthyosaurus, a representative genus from which the larger group takes its name, ... ichthyosis a hereditary condition involving dryness and scaliness of the skin brought about by excessive growth ... [1 Related Articles] Ichthyostega genus of extinct animals, closely related to tetrapods (four-legged land vertebrates) and found as fossils ... [3 Related Articles] icicle fish (Salanx), any of several semitransparent fishes, family Salangidae, found in freshwaters and salt waters of ... icing (from the article "ice in lakes and rivers") ...very cold periods. At other times all the water in a small stream freezes; subsequent ... icing (from the article "ice hockey") Because of the speed and contact, there are many infractions, not all of them having ... Ickes, Harold L U.S. social activist who became a prominent member of the New Deal Democratic administration of ... Icknield Way famous prehistoric trackway across England from Norfolk to Wiltshire, following dry ground along the East ... icon in literature, a description of a person or thing, usually using a figure of speech. ... icon in Eastern Christian tradition, a representation of sacred personages or events in mural painting, mosaic, ... [15 Related Articles] icon (from the article "semiotics") ...He defined a sign as "something which stands to somebody for something," and one of ... Iconoclastic Controversy a dispute over the use of religious images (icons) in the Byzantine Empire in the ... [31 Related Articles] iconodule (from the article "Christianity") The decisive contrast between the iconodules (image lovers) and the iconoclasts (image destroyers) is found ... iconography the science of identification, description, classification, and interpretation of symbols, themes, and subject matter in ... [39 Related Articles] iconoscope (from the article "television") The first electronic camera tubes were invented in the United States by Vladimir K. Zworykin ... iconostasis in Eastern Christian churches of Byzantine tradition, a solid screen of stone, wood, or metal, ... [8 Related Articles] icosahedral virus (from the article "virion") ...the capsid is further enveloped by a fatty membrane, in which case the virion can ... icosahedron (from the article "cluster") ...Waals forces or by other simple forces that depend only on the distance between each ... ictalurid any fish of the family Ictaluridae, which includes about 50 species of North and Central ... [1 Related Articles] Icteridae songbird family, order Passeriformes, consisting of 88 species of great diversity in size, habits, and ... [1 Related Articles] Ictinus Greek architect, one of the most celebrated of Athens, known for his work on the ... [3 Related Articles] id in Freudian psychoanalytic theory, one of the three agencies of the human personality, along with ... [6 Related Articles] Id al-Adha the second of two great Muslim festivals, the other being 'Id al-Fitr. 'Id al-Adha marks ... [4 Related Articles] Id al-Fitr first of two canonical festivals of Islam. 'Id al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the ... [5 Related Articles] id-bo tueryon (from the article "tae kwon do") ...(Proficiency in the graded series of hyung determines rank in the lower ... Ida first recorded king of Bernicia (from 547), soon after the foundation of the kingdom of ... [1 Related Articles] Ida mountain range in northwestern Asia Minor (now Turkey), near the site of ancient Troy. A ... [1 Related Articles] Ida Kominska Theatre (from the article "Kaminska, Ida") ...Warsaw (1916) with the theatre company named for her father. She played many leads in ... Idah town, Kogi state, south-central Nigeria. It lies on a sandstone cliff on the east bank ... Idaho constituent state of the United States of America. With 83,564 square miles (216,432 square kilometres), ... [6 Related Articles] Idaho City city, seat (1864) of Boise county, southwestern Idaho, U.S., above the confluence of Elk and ... Idaho Falls city, seat (1911) of Bonneville county, southeastern Idaho, U.S., on the upper Snake River. Originally ... Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (from the article "Idaho") ...Snake River, is the main source of energy for both business and private users in ... Idaho State University public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Pocatello, Idaho, U.S. It comprises colleges of arts ... Idaho, flag of U.S. state flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) bearing the name of the ... Idaho, University of public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Moscow, Idaho, U.S. It is a land-grant university ... [2 Related Articles] Idalium ancient city in southern Cyprus, near modern Dali. Of pre-Greek origin, Idalium was one of ... [1 Related Articles] iddah a specified period of time that must elapse before a Muslim widow or divorcee may ... Iddings, Joseph Paxson American geologist who demonstrated the genetic relationships of neighbouring igneous rocks formed during a single ... ide common sport and food fish of the carp family, Cyprinidae, widely distributed in rivers and ... idea (from the article "epistemology") St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) claimed that human knowledge would be impossible if God did ... ideal (from the article "algebra, modern") ...where the coefficients a1, &elipsis;, an are integers.) Their work introduced the important concept of an ideal ... ideal democracy (from the article "democracy") As noted above, Aristotle found it useful to classify actually existing governments in terms of ... ideal language in analytic philosophy, a language that is precise, free of ambiguity, and clear in structure, ... [4 Related Articles] ideal solution homogeneous mixture of substances that has physical properties linearly related to the properties of the ... [3 Related Articles] ideal speech situation (from the article "democracy") ...philosophy of language, argued that the idea of achieving a "rational consensus" within a group ... ideal theory of art (from the article "aesthetics") ...object but rather in a mental "intuition," which is grasped by the audience in the ... ideal type a common mental construct in the social sciences derived from observable reality although not conforming ... Ideal Utilitarianism (from the article "Utilitarianism") ...Analysis, regarded many kinds of consciousness-including love, knowledge, and the experience of beauty-as intrinsically valuable ... ideal-landscape painting (from the article "Claude Lorrain") French artist best known for, and one of the greatest masters of, ideal-landscape painting, an ... ideales (from the article "cigar") ...in. long; half a corona is about 3 34 in. long; Lonsdale is the same ... 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