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 racing bicycle ... Radical Reconstruction racing bicycle (from the article "bicycle") Road-racing bicycles are designed for maximum speed and weigh about 20 pounds (9 kg). They ... racing on the flat (from the article "horse racing") sport of running horses at speed, mainly Thoroughbreds with a rider astride or Standardbreds with ... racing shell (from the article "rowing") Under FISA rules, all races take place over a 2,000-metre (6,560-foot) straight course on still ... racism any action, practice, or belief that reflects the racial worldview-the ideology that humans are divided ... [42 Related Articles] rack (from the article "walk") ...controlled by the rider's handling of the reins. 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Historically, the shuttlecock was ... racket-tailed drongo (from the article "drongo") ...or underparts (sexes alike); the eyes, in most, are fiery red. Some are crested or ... Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (from the article "Economic Affairs") ...without comment to overturn a lower court's decision that the Department of Justice could not ... rackets game played with a ball and a strung racket in an enclosed court, all four ... [1 Related Articles] rackett (from German Rank, "bend"), in music, double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries. ... [1 Related Articles] Rackham, Arthur British artist best known for his illustrations for classic fiction and children's literature. racking (from the article "wine") ...is usually completed in 10 to 30 days. In most cases, the major portion of ... racking seizing (from the article "seizing") When two ropes are joined and the strain on one is to be greater than ... raclette (from the article "Switzerland") ...The national dish, fondue neuchateloise (a mixture of melted Emmentaler and Gruyere ... Racovian Catechism (from the article "Socinian") ...was at Racow, north of Krakow, where the Socinians founded a successful university and a ... Raczynski, Count Edward Bernard Andre Maria Polish diplomat (b. Dec. 19, 1891, Zakopane, Poland--d. July 30, 1993, London, England), was a ... rad the unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, defined in 1962 by the International Commission ... [2 Related Articles] rada (from the article "Ukraine") ...the nobility. Banding together for mutual protection, the Cossacks by the mid-16th century had developed ... rada' (Arabic: "to suckle"), in Islam, a legal relationship established between children when they are nursed ... Rada, Jeronim de (from the article "Albanian literature") ...denotes both their dialect and their ethnic origins; it is derived from the word Arberia, ... Radagaisius (from the article "Stilicho, Flavius") Late in 405 Italy was menaced by new invaders, a vast host of Germans, mainly ... Radama I (from the article "Merina") ...plateau. King Andrianampoinimerina (or Nampoina; ruled 1787-1810) was the first Merina monarch to consolidate his ... Radama II (from the article "Madagascar") Ranavalona was succeeded by her son, Radama II, who readmitted the foreigners. English Protestants and ... radappertization (from the article "food preservation") The dose of radiation used on food products is divided into three levels. Radappertization is ... radar electromagnetic sensor used for detecting, locating, tracking, and recognizing objects of various kinds at considerable ... [39 Related Articles] radar altimeter (from the article "geoid") ...coincides with mean sea level, provided the dynamic effects of winds, tides, and currents are ... radar area guidance (from the article "rocket and missile system") ...or MaRVs, were first integrated into the U.S. Pershing II IRBMs deployed in Europe from ... radar astronomy (from the article "radio and radar astronomy") study of celestial bodies by examination of the radio-frequency energy they emit or reflect. Radio ... radar beacon (from the article "lighthouse") Radar-responder beacons are employed in other fields, such as aviation; in marine navigation they are ... radar cross section (from the article "radar") The size of a target as "seen" by radar is not always related to the ... Radasbona (from the article "Regensburg") In the area of the old city was a Celtic settlement (Radasbona), which later became ... Radbod (from the article "Willibrord, Saint") ...made dramatic stops on the Frisian islands of Heligoland and Walcheren. In 714 he baptized ... Radbruch, Gustav German jurist and legal philosopher, one of the foremost exponents of legal relativism and legal ... [1 Related Articles] Radburn (from the article "urban planning") ...however, were a number of small, privately planned suburbs, including Riverside, Illinois, a planned community ... Radcliffe College (from the article "Selected universities and colleges of the world") American naturalist and educator who was the first president of Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts.merger with ... Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University (from the article "Harvard University") In 1999 Radcliffe and Harvard formally merged, and a new school, the Radcliffe Institute for ... Radcliffe, Ann the most representative of English Gothic novelists. She stands apart in her ability to infuse ... 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Radegunda, Saint queen of the Merovingian king Chlotar I, who left her husband to become a nun ... [3 Related Articles] Radek, Karl original name Karl Sobelsohn Communist propagandist and early leader of the Communist International (Comintern), who ... [1 Related Articles] Rademakers, Fons Dutch filmmaker for his poignant drama De Aanslag (1986; The Assault), became the first ... [1 Related Articles] raden Japanese decorative technique used for lacquerware and woodenware, in which linings of mother-of-pearl or of ... [1 Related Articles] Radescu, Nicolae Romanian army officer and prime minister of Romania (December 1944-March 1945). [1 Related Articles] Radetzky, Joseph, Graf Austrian field marshal and military reformer, whose long record of victorious campaigns made him a ... [4 Related Articles] Radewyns, Florentius Dutch Roman Catholic theologian, successor to Gerhard Groote as leader of the Brethren of the ... 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Such behaviour is ... radial drainage pattern (from the article "river") ...sets of faults and marked joints that intersect at about right angles, as in some ... radial engine (from the article "flight, history of") ...engines, aircraft could be streamlined to improve speed but with a trade-off in complexity and ... radial gate (from the article "dam") Several forms of gates have been developed. The simplest and oldest form is a vertical-lift ... radial keratotomy surgical procedure to correct myopia (nearsightedness) by reducing the radius of curvature of the cornea ... radial nerve (from the article "nervous system, human") The three major nerves of the arm, forearm, and hand are the radial, median, and ... radial symmetry (from the article "symmetry") In radial symmetry the body has the general form of a short or long cylinder ... radial system (from the article "tree") The radial system functions primarily in the transport of carbohydrates from the inner bark to ... radial tire (from the article "tire") ...that serves to equalize cord tensions. In a bias-ply belted tire, another set of cords ... radial tuberosity (from the article "radius") ...disk-shaped; its upper concave surface articulates with the humerus (upper arm bone) above, and the ... radial turbine (from the article "turbine") ...by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler and his son Albert in the 1750s found application ... radial vein (from the article "human cardiovascular system") ...the radial (thumb) side of the forearm, and the basilic vein, running up the ulnar ... radial velocity (from the article "Milky Way Galaxy") For objects beyond the immediate neighbourhood of the Sun, only radial velocities can be measured. ... radial-arm saw (from the article "saw") Among the machines utilizing a rotating steel disk with peripheral teeth, the radial-arm saw is ... radian (from the article "steradian") ...complete surface area of a sphere is 4pi times the square of its radius, the ... radiant (from the article "meteor shower") A meteor shower's name is usually derived from that of the constellation (or of a ... radiant electric resistance heating system (from the article "building construction") Radiant electric resistance heating systems use coils in baseboard units in the rooms, which create ... radiant energy (from the article "human disease") Sustained exposure to two forms of radiant energy-namely, UV light and ionizing radiation-is carcinogenic for ... radiant heating (from the article "building construction") Another common heating system is the radiant hot-water type. The heat source is applied to ... radiant hot-water heating system (from the article "building construction") Another common heating system is the radiant hot-water type. The heat source is applied to ... Radiata (from the article "animal") The two coelenterate phyla (Cnidaria and Ctenophora) advanced in complexity beyond the parazoans by developing ... radiata pine (from the article "pine") The beautiful Monterey pine (P. radiata), found sparingly along the California coast, is distinguished by ... radiate head (from the article "Asterales") The radiate head has disk flowers in the centre surrounded by one or more marginal ... radiating texture (from the article "mineral") ...size; lamellar, flat, platelike individuals arranged in layers; bladed, elongated crystals flattened like a knife ... radiation flow of atomic and subatomic particles and of waves, such as those that characterize heat ... [37 Related Articles] radiation budget (from the article "climate") The difference between the solar radiation absorbed and the thermal radiation emitted to space determines ... radiation chemistry (from the article "radiation") When a target is bombarded by a positive ion such as the hydrogen ion H+ ... radiation conductivity (from the article "industrial glass") The thermal conductivity of oxide glass due to atomic vibrations (the so-called phonon mechanism) does ... Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act (from the article "Food and Drug Administration") ...and purity standards and provided for factory inspection and for legal remedy; the Fair Packaging ... radiation damping (from the article "damping") In radiation damping, vibrating energy of moving charges, such as electrons, is converted to electromagnetic ... Radiation Effects Research Foundation (from the article "Hiroshima") Hiroshima has become a spiritual centre of the peace movement for the banning of nuclear ... radiation fog (from the article "fog") ...strong enough to produce turbulent mixing through a considerable depth of the atmosphere. Typical advection ... radiation frost (from the article "agricultural technology") Two types of frost are recognized: (1) radiation frost, which occurs on clear nights with ... radiation injury tissue damage or changes caused by exposure to ionizing radiation-namely, gamma rays, X-rays, and such ... [9 Related Articles] radiation measurement technique for detecting the intensity and characteristics of ionizing radiation, such as alpha, beta, and ... [6 Related Articles] radiation pressure the pressure on a surface resulting from electromagnetic radiation that impinges on it, which results ... [2 Related Articles] radiation processing (from the article "radiation") The large-scale use of such ionizing radiation for modifying and synthesizing materials, known as radiation ... radiation sterilization (from the article "food preservation") Food irradiation involves the use of either high-speed electron beams or high-energy radiation with wavelengths ... radiation therapy use of radiation sources in the treatment or relief of diseases. Radiation therapy almost always ... [22 Related Articles] radiation-damage dating method of age determination that makes use of the damage to crystals and the radiation ... [3 Related Articles] radiative forcing (from the article "Climate Change-The Global Effects") ...the Earth's overall warming, therefore, scientists examine the balance of the energy that reaches the ... radiative nuclear encounter (from the article "radiation") At extremely high velocities an electron loses a substantial part of its energy by radiative ... radiator (from the article "cooling system") ...automotive cooling system comprises (1) a series of channels cast into the engine block and ... radiator hydrometer (from the article "hydrometer") ...instrument is the storage-battery hydrometer, by means of which the specific gravity of the battery ... Radic, Stjepan peasant leader and advocate of autonomy for Croatia (within a federalized Yugoslavia). [5 Related Articles] radical in chemistry, molecule that contains at least one unpaired electron. Most molecules contain even numbers ... 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[2 Related Articles] radical feminism (from the article "feminism") In contrast to the pragmatic approach taken by liberal feminism, radical feminism aimed to reshape ... radical geography (from the article "geography") ...it has an associated politics. Many geographers inspired by this approach in the context of ... radical hysterectomy (from the article "cervical cancer") ...has spread locally within the tissue, one of two types of hysterectomy may be required. ... Radical Left Party (from the article "Denmark") ...over the Conservatives, it soon became apparent that it was impossible for the Left Reformers, ... Radical Liberal Party (from the article "Ecuador") ...serving two terms (1897-1901 and 1906-11). Much of the administrative structure of the Garcia Moreno ... Radical Liberal Party (from the article "Forckenbeck, Maximilian Franz August von") ...himself to the political designs of Bismarck. After Bismarck's break with the National Liberals in ... radical mastectomy (from the article "breast cancer") ...only the cancerous mass and a small amount of surrounding tissue; a simple mastectomy removes ... Radical Party (from the article "Chile") ...1989 resulted in the removal of the ban on Marxist parties, just one of the ... Radical Party (from the article "Daladier, Edouard") Daladier was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1919 as a member of the ... Radical Party (from the article "Pasic, Nikola") ...Elected to parliament in 1878, he worked, as leader of the opposition, against the authoritarian ... Radical Party (from the article "Italy") ...rule, according to the letter of the 1848 Statuto (constitution). Most moderate Liberals rejected this ... Radical Reconstruction (from the article "United States") Victorious in the fall elections, congressional Republicans moved during the 1866-67 session to devise a ...

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