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 transparency ... traumatotropism transparency (from the article "photography, history of") ...blocked all unfiltered light) coated with a thin film of panchromatic (i.e., sensitive to all ... transparency (from the article "industrial glass") Because electrons in glass molecules are confined to particular energy levels, they cannot absorb and ... Transparency International (from the article "Myanmar (Burma)") ...increased 39.4% in the first seven months of 2007 over the same period in 2006, ... transparents (from the article "Lipchitz, Jacques") About 1925 Lipchitz began to produce a series of sculptures collectively known as "transparents." In ... Transpeninsular Highway (from the article "Baja California Sur") Baja California Sur is sparsely populated and has many isolated areas. Greater attention came to ... transpiration in botany, a plant's loss of water, mainly through the stomates of leaves. Stomates consist ... [13 Related Articles] transpiration pull (from the article "cohesion hypothesis") ...any tree without breaking the column. The cohesion of water explains only maintenance of the ... transplant in horticulture, plant or tree removed from one location and reset in the ground at ... [3 Related Articles] transplant in medicine, a section of tissue or a complete organ that is removed from its ... [23 Related Articles] Transpolar Drift (from the article "sea ice") ...ice in the Arctic Ocean is dominated by the Beaufort Gyre (a roughly circular current ... transponder (from the article "satellite communication") ...4 gigahertz, and the Ku band, with uplink/downlink frequencies centred on 14/11 gigahertz. In order ... transport (from the article "angiosperm") ...and nutrients flow through conductive tissues (xylem and phloem) in plants just as the bloodstream ... Transport Act (from the article "carriage of goods") ...The act originally applied to all common carriers by land, including both road and railway ... Transport and General Workers' Union largest labour union in Great Britain throughout much of the 20th century. It originated in ... [2 Related Articles] transport level (from the article "computer science") ...a physical link are defined. Next, the data-link layer handles standard-size "packets" of data bits ... transport phenomenon in physics, any of the phenomena involving the movement of various entities, such as mass, ... [3 Related Articles] transport unit (from the article "canals and inland waterways") The primary physical restriction is that vessels cannot travel through water at speeds possible for ... transport-limited slope (from the article "valley") The second major variety of slope is transport limited. Transport-limited slopes occur where weathering processes ... Transportation [13 Related Articles] Transportation [15 Related Articles] transportation (from the article "parole") ...to a penal colony (e.g., Australia or America for English convicts; Africa, New Caledonia, or ... transportation (from the article "apport") ...its passage through other material objects. Apports usually occur during a seance (q.v.) and may ... Transportation [26 Related Articles] Transportation [7 Related Articles] Transportation Building (from the article "Sullivan, Louis") ...favour of a loose adaptation of Classical architecture. The spectacle of an ensemble of these ... transportation economics the study of the allocation of transportation resources in order to meet the needs of ... transportation industry (from the article "marketing") As a product moves from producer to consumer, it must often travel long distances. Many ... transportation law (from the article "transportation economics") For many years, the economic practices of much of the transportation system in the United ... transportation, history of (from the article "Europe, history of") Technological change soon spilled over from manufacturing into other areas. Increased production heightened demands on ... transporter bridge (from the article "movable bridge") either a drawbridge, a vertical-lift bridge, a transporter bridge, or a swing (pivot) bridge. The ... transporter terminal (from the article "airport") In the early 1960s the transporter concept originated as a method of reducing aircraft maneuvering ... transposase (from the article "nucleic acid") ...to another, as first discovered in corn (maize) during the 1940s and '50s by Barbara ... transposing musical instrument instrument that produces a higher or lower pitch than indicated in music written for it. ... transposition (from the article "animal learning") ...its solution depends on response to more subtle changes in stimuli. Numerous laboratory studies have ... transposition cipher (from the article "cipher") All ciphers involve either transposition or substitution, or a combination of these two mathematical operations-i.e., ... transposition of the great arteries (from the article "congenital heart disease") Yet another group of congenital heart defects affects the aorta and the pulmonary artery. In ... transposition, law of (from the article "formal logic") The implications holding among the negations of (a)-(f) follow from these by the law of ... transposon (from the article "bacteria") ...Genes carried on plasmids can find their way onto the bacterial chromosome and become a ... Transrapid (from the article "railroad") ...a linear motor system embodied in the guideway and reacting with magnets on the vehicles. ... transsexualism disturbance of gender identity in which the affected person believes that he or she should ... [3 Related Articles] transsignification (from the article "transubstantiation") ...century some Roman Catholic theologians restated the doctrine of Christ's eucharistic presence. Shifting the emphasis ... Transtisza (from the article "Hungary") The Great Alfold is the largest region of the country. It is divided into two ... Transtromer, Tomas Swedish lyrical poet noted for his resonant and strangely suggestive imagery. transubstantiation in Christianity, the change by which the substance (though not the appearance) of the bread ... [20 Related Articles] transumpt (from the article "diplomatics") ...way were accorded the same legal value as the originals. In practice, lack of critical ... transuranium element any of the chemical elements that lie beyond uranium in the periodic table (see )- [5 Related Articles] transurethral resection of the prostate (from the article "prostate cancer") ...prostectomy) may be considered if examination of the pelvic lymph nodes reveals that they are ... Transvaal former province of South Africa. It occupied the northeastern part of the country. The Limpopo ... [17 Related Articles] Transvaal Basin (from the article "mineral deposit") ...BIFs are known and mined on all continents. Among the most famous are the Lake ... Transvaal jade (from the article "grossular") ...It can be colourless (when pure), white, yellow, brown, red, or green. Massive greenish grossular, ... transvection (from the article "levitation") ...mediums, generally during a seance; levitation of furniture and other objects during a seance has ... transverse acceleration stress (from the article "acceleration stress") Transverse acceleration stress occurs when the direction of acceleration is sideways with relation to the ... transverse axis (from the article "symmetry") ...symmetry, in addition to the anteroposterior axis, there are also two other axes or planes ... transverse canyon (from the article "river") ...valleys should follow the orientation of the major folds and faults; however, the geologic setting ... transverse carpal ligament (from the article "carpal tunnel syndrome") ...The carpal tunnel is a small passage almost completely surrounded by the carpal bones. On ... transverse colon (from the article "digestive system, human") The transverse colon is variable in position, depending largely on the distention of the stomach, ... transverse crevasse (from the article "crevasse") ...hundred metres long. Most are named according to their positions with respect to the long ... transverse electromagnetic mode (from the article "radiation") ...from other fields or forces of any kind, devoid of matter, and, thus, in effect ... transverse fissure (from the article "cerebrum") ...and sensory regions of the brain; the calcarine fissure on the occipital lobe, which contains ... transverse fracture (from the article "fracture") ...by the force of the injury. A comminuted fracture is one in which the broken ... transverse frame (from the article "ship") The traditional ship hull structure consists of a keel, transverse frames, and cross-ship deck beams ... transverse isotropy (from the article "solids, mechanics of") ...germanium, or silicon have only three independent elastic constants. Solids with a special direction, and ... Transverse Mercator Projection (from the article "map") ...such as the United States, two basic projections are commonly selected to provide systems with ... transverse presentation (from the article "presentation") ...which projects into the vagina. In nearly all deliveries the presenting part is the vertex, ... Transverse Ranges (from the article "Pacific mountain system") ...the Canadian Coast Mountains, the Cascade Range, and the Sierra Nevada. The Klamath Mountains of ... transverse reaction (from the article "stereotyped response") Dorsal (or ventral) transverse reaction is demonstrated when the impact of the stimulus is kept ... transverse stream (from the article "valley") ...These strike valleys are paralleled by ridges of the tilted sediments called cuestas. Another term ... transverse tubule (from the article "muscle") ...of membranes involved in the activation of muscle contraction (Figure 7). One system is a ... transverse unit (from the article "video tape recorder") ...information onto and from magnetic tape. It is commonly used for recording television productions that ... transverse wave motion in which all points on a wave oscillate along paths at right angles to ... [8 Related Articles] transversospinalis muscle (from the article "muscle") ...increasing complexity. In reptiles the epaxial muscles, although still retaining a semi-segmental structure, are divided ... transvestism practice of wearing the clothes of the opposite sex (cross-dressing), generally to derive some kind ... [7 Related Articles] Transworld Corporation (from the article "Trans World Airlines, Inc.") TWA reorganized under the ownership of a holding company called Transworld Corp. in 1979, but ... Transylvania historic eastern European region. After forming part of Hungary (11th-16th century), it was an autonomous ... [16 Related Articles] Transylvania Convention (from the article "Boonesborough") ...Gap. The group, under a grant from the Cherokees (regarded as illegal by Britain and ... Transylvanian Alps mountainous region of south-central Romania. It consists of that section of the Carpathian Mountain arc ... [3 Related Articles] Transylvanian Plateau (from the article "Carpathian Mountains") ...following the line of a tectonic dislocation, or zone of shattering in the Earth's crust, ... Transylvanian rug any of the large numbers of floor coverings found in the churches of Transylvania (part ... [1 Related Articles] Transylvanian Saxons German-speaking population that in the Middle Ages settled in Transylvania, then part of Hungary. The ... Tranter, Nigel Godwin Scottish historian and novelist (b. Nov. 23, 1909, Glasgow, Scot.-d. Jan. 9, 2000, Gullane, East ... tranverse fission (from the article "binary fission") Binary fission is the primary method of reproduction of prokaryotic organisms. In protists, binary fission ... tranylcypromine (from the article "antidepressant") The monoamine oxidase inhibitors-chiefly isocarboxazid, phenelzine, and tranylcypromine-in general are used only after treatment with ... Tranz Rail Limited (from the article "New Zealand") The railway network, owned and operated by Tranz Rail Limited, is independent of direct government ... Traore, Moussa (from the article "western Africa, history of") ...major economic problems, although the development of oil reserves that began in 2000 holds economic ... Traore, Rokia (from the article "Performing Arts") Not all the African musical experiments of the year related to rock music. Malian singer-songwriter ... trap (from the article "diabase") fine- to medium-grained, dark gray to black intrusive igneous rock. It is extremely hard and ... trap (from the article "commercial fishing") Genuine mechanical traps, which close by a mechanism released by the prey, are seldom employed ... trap (from the article "building construction") ...joints or bell-and-spigot joints sealed with molten lead or with plastic pipe with solvent-welded joints. ... trap in theatre, a concealed opening, usually in the stage floor, through which actors, props, and ... [2 Related Articles] trap in physics, any location within a solid (generally a semiconductor or an insulator) that restricts ... [3 Related Articles] trap depth (from the article "radiation measurement") ...holes formed by the incident radiation are quickly captured and immobilized. During the period of ... trap flower (from the article "pollination") ...ancient principle of trapping insects as a means of ensuring pollination was readopted by some ... trap net (from the article "net") Trap nets are stationary nets that are staked to the shore or in estuaries. They ... trap-door spider any member of the spider family Ctenizidae and certain members of the families Antrodiaetidae, Actinopodidae, ... [3 Related Articles] Trapani city, northwestern Sicily, Italy. It is situated on a promontory overlooked by the town of ... [1 Related Articles] Trapezium (from the article "star cluster") ...are larger than open clusters, ranging from 100 to 700 light-years in diameter, and usually ... trapezius muscle large, superficial muscle at the back of the neck and the upper part of the ... [1 Related Articles] trapezohedron (from the article "garnet") Garnets commonly occur as well-developed crystals. The typical forms of the crystals have 12 or ... trapezoid body (from the article "ear, human") ...ventral cochlear nucleus pass across the midline to the cells of the superior olivary complex, ... Trapp Family Austrian singers whose story was made into a popular Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical, The ... Trapp, Freiherr Georg von (from the article "Trapp Family") ...(1949). She recounted her experience as an orphan and novitiate in a Benedictine convent in ... Trapp, Maria Augusta Kutschera von (from the article "Trapp Family") Maria Augusta Kutschera (b. Jan. 26, 1905, Vienna-d. March 28, 1987, Morrisville, Vt., U.S.), the ... trapping (from the article "fur") Animals commonly trapped for their furs include raccoon, beaver, skunk, and muskrat. The chief trapping ... Trappist a branch of the Roman Catholic Cistercians, founded by the converted courtier Armand de Rance ... [4 Related Articles] trapshooting sport in which participants use shotguns for shooting at saucer-shaped clay targets flung into the ... [2 Related Articles] Traralgon city, Victoria, Australia. It lies in the Latrobe (La Trobe) Valley, West Gippsland, southeast of ... Tras-os-Montes (Portuguese: "Beyond the Mountain"), historical province of northeastern Portugal, bounded north and east by Spain, ... [1 Related Articles] trasformismo (from the article "Italy") Trasformismo ("transformism") became the normal way of conducting parliamentary business, for there ... Trasimeno, Lake largest lake of the Italian peninsula in Umbria region, central Italy, 10 miles (16 km) ... [3 Related Articles] Trask, Kate Nichols American writer and philanthropist remembered as one of the major forces behind the establishment of ... [1 Related Articles] Trask, Spencer (from the article "Yaddo") a working community of writers, composers, and visual artists, located on the outskirts of Saratoga ... Trastamara, House of (from the article "Henry III") ...bore the title of prince of Asturias, which from then on designated the heir apparent. ... Trastevere (from the article "Rome") The inhabitants who consider themselves the most nobly Roman of them all are the people ... tratante (from the article "Latin America, history of") Commerce in local goods, often but not always of indigenous origin, was carried on by ... Traube's rule (from the article "Traube, Isidor") ...and milk. He designed a viscometer and capillarimeter to measure viscosity and capillary action. He ... Traube, Isidor German physical chemist who founded capillary chemistry and whose research on liquids advanced knowledge of ... Traubel, Helen American opera singer, remembered as one of the finest Wagnerian sopranos of her day, who ... Traubel, Horace (from the article "Whitman, Walt") ...book, and it sold better than any previous edition. As a result, Whitman was able ... Traugutt, Romuald (from the article "January Insurrection") By the time Romuald Traugutt emerged to provide strong leadership for the revolutionary movement (mid-October), ... trauma (from the article "bone cancer") ...bone. Bone tumours often are not noticed until minor trauma causes significant pain and disability ... trauma reexposure (from the article "post-traumatic stress disorder") ...has shown that these interventions offer little help and may even exacerbate the disorder. Once ... trauma surgery (from the article "therapeutics") Trauma is one of the leading causes of loss of potential years of life. The ... traumatic amnesia (from the article "memory abnormality") On recovery of consciousness after trauma, a person who has been knocked out by a ... traumatic automatism (from the article "memory abnormality") Posttraumatic amnesia is sometimes observed after mild head injury without loss of consciousness and with ... traumatic pneumothorax (from the article "pneumothorax") Traumatic pneumothorax is the accumulation of air caused by penetrating chest wounds (knife stabbing, gunshot) ... traumatotropism (from the article "tropism") ...(response to light), geotropism (response to gravity), chemotropism (response to particular substances), hydrotropism (response to ...

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