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 tuatha ... Tugela River tuatha (from the article "Ireland") Politically, Ireland was organized into a number of petty kingdoms, or clans ( Tuatha De Danann (Gaelic: "People of the Goddess Danu"), in Celtic mythology, a race inhabiting Ireland before the ... [1 Related Articles] Tuathal Techtmar (from the article "Teutates") ...of the Celts. Teutates was identified with both the Roman Mercury (Greek Hermes) and Mars ... tub gurnard (from the article "sea robin") Sea robins are usually brightly coloured, and some have ornately patterned pectoral fins. The tub ... Tuba (from the article "Yenisey River") The largest tributaries of the upper and middle Yenisey are the Khemchik and Abakan rivers ... tuba deep-pitched brass wind instrument with valves and wide conical bore. The word tuba originally was ... [4 Related Articles] tuba curva (from the article "cornu") ...in length and had the shape of the letter G, with a crossbar brace that ... tubal ectopic pregnancy (from the article "ectopic pregnancy") In tubal ectopic pregnancy the ovum becomes implanted in one of the fallopian tubes. This ... tubal ligation (from the article "sterilization") The oldest form of surgical sterilization, tubal ligation, remains one of the most widely used; ... Tuban city, northwestern Jawa Timur provinsi (East Java province), northern Java, Indonesia. It ... tubaphone (from the article "glockenspiel") The tubaphone is a softer-toned offspring of the glockenspiel. It is used in military bands ... Tubar language (from the article "Mesoamerican Indian languages") Only some Sonoran languages are spoken in Mesoamerica (indicated by signs [§] in the table). ... Tubatulabal language (from the article "Uto-Aztecan languages") ...division (all of which are spoken in the United States) are (1) Numic (formerly called ... Tubayq, Mount Al- (from the article "Arabian Desert") Plateaus are a common desert feature. Jordan east of the Dead Sea forms a moderately ... Tubb, Ernest (from the article "country music") ...and others and came to feature steel and amplified guitars and a strong dance rhythm. ... Tubba' (from the article "Arabia, history of") A major break with the past was made in the 4th century AD, when the ... tube (from the article "industrial glass") Tubes and rods are made in three processes: the Danner process, the downdraw process, and ... tube (from the article "steel") With the development of the gas industry at the beginning of the 19th century, an ... tube (from the article "annelid") ...simple lobes; frequently the setae project directly from the body wall. Many sedentary polychaetes construct ... tube (from the article "sound") Tubes are classified by whether both ends of the tube are open (an open tube) ... tube anemone (genus Cerianthus), any of a group of invertebrate marine animals of the class Anthozoa (phylum ... tube foot (from the article "circulation") ...that circumvents the mouth. Long canals radiate from the water ring into each arm. Lateral ... tube wave (from the article "Earth exploration") ...are another type of surface wave; they involve shear motion. Still other varieties of surface ... tube worm any of a number of tube-dwelling marine worms belonging to the annelid class Polychaeta (see ... [3 Related Articles] tube zither (from the article "stringed instrument") ...30 cm (1 foot) wide; there are a varying number of strings frequently provided with ... tubeless tire (from the article "tire") ...Michelin & Cie. For more than 60 years, pneumatic tires had inner tubes to contain ... tuber short, thickened, mostly underground stem that constitutes the resting stage of certain seed plants. It ... [10 Related Articles] tuber calcanei (from the article "heel") ...thickened skin. The calcaneus is roughly rectangular, articulating above with the talus bone of the ... tubercle (from the article "tuberculosis") ...of tubercle bacilli that may be inhaled by a healthy person. There the bacilli become ... tuberculin test procedure for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection by the introduction into the skin, usually by ... [5 Related Articles] tuberculoid leprosy (from the article "leprosy") ...In one type of reaction, immune cells crowd into the area in an attempt to ... tuberculosis infectious disease that is caused by the tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In ... [35 Related Articles] tuberculous laryngitis (from the article "laryngitis") Tuberculous laryngitis is a secondary infection spread from the initial site in the lungs. Tubercular ... tuberculous meningitis (from the article "meningitis") ...those of N. meningitidis. The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae is ... tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa), perennial garden plant and only cultivated species of the genus Polianthes of the ... [2 Related Articles] tuberous root (from the article "angiosperm") Many primary root and adventitious root systems have become modified for special functions, the most ... tuberous sclerosis (from the article "nervous system disease") Tuberous sclerosis is characterized by epileptic seizures, a facial rash resembling acne, and benign tumours ... tuberous-rooted begonia (from the article "begonia") Tuberous-rooted begonias include the Tuberhybrida group, grown outdoors for their large and colourful flowers from ... tubesnout either of the two species of fishes in the family Aulorhynchidae (order Gasterosteiformes). Taxonomically, they ... [1 Related Articles] Tubingen city, Baden-Wurttemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. The city lies along the Neckar ... Tubingen theory (from the article "Protestantism") ...to the books of the New Testament, which he conceived to be products of the ... Tubingen, Treaty of (from the article "Ulrich") ...into debt through keeping too splendid a court. A new tax (1514) provoked the peasant ... Tubingen, University of state-supported university at Tubingen, Ger. It was founded in 1477 by Count Eberhard VI (1445-96), ... [2 Related Articles] Tubipora musica (from the article "organ-pipe coral") (genus Tubipora), any of a genus of marine animals of the class Anthozoa (phylum Cnidaria). ... tubism (from the article "Leger, Fernand") ...in which he reduced his colours to a combination of blue-gray and buff and rendered ... Tubman, Harriet American bondwoman who escaped from slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist before ... Tubman, William V S statesman whose 27 years as Liberia's 17th president constituted the longest tenure in that office ... [2 Related Articles] tubocurarine (from the article "Drugs acting on cholinergic and adrenergic receptors") ...amplitude of the end-plate potential falls below a critical level, it fails to initiate an ... Tubou (from the article "Lau Group") ...in his unsuccessful 1855 bid for domination of the islands of Fiji. The second most ... Tubuai (from the article "Tubuai Islands") ...five inhabited islands-Raivavae (6 square miles [16 square km]), Rapa (15 square miles [39 square ... Tubuai Islands southernmost archipelago of French Polynesia in the central South Pacific Ocean. Volcanic in origin, the ... [2 Related Articles] tubular bells series of tuned brass (originally bronze) tubes of graded length, struck with wooden hammers to ... [3 Related Articles] tubular bridge (from the article "Stephenson, Robert") ...to build a secure railroad bridge over the Menai Strait, between the Isle of Anglesey ... tubular capacitor (from the article "capacitor dielectric and piezoelectric ceramics") ...and they are suitable for surface mounting on circuit boards. They are increasingly used in ... tubular centrifuge (from the article "centrifuge") The tubular centrifuge is used primarily for the continuous separation of liquids from liquids or ... tubular drum (from the article "drum") Tubular drums assume many shapes (goblet, hourglass, barrel, etc.) and are considered shallow if the ... tubular eye (from the article "salmoniform") ...to blue light of the light spectrum (the last part of the visual light spectrum ... tubular heart (from the article "circulation") An elaboration of the simple peristaltic heart is found in the tubular heart of most ... tubular pneumatic action (from the article "keyboard instrument") Later, the trackers were supplanted by lead tubes, and the connection from key to pallet ... tubular rim (from the article "bicycle") ...Hooked-edge rims rely on air pressure to hold the tire bead under the lip of ... tubular steel (from the article "furniture") ...the Bauhaus, where architects, designers, and artists experimented with modern materials. Experiments were made with ... tubular steel chair (from the article "furniture") After World War I, the Bauhaus school in Germany became a creative centre for revolutionary ... Tubulifera (from the article "thrips") ...rarely weakly developed; forewings narrow, with microtrichia; antennal sensors on intermediate segments as simple or ... Tucano (from the article "South American forest Indian") ...between groups of diverse origin, especially through tribal intermarriage. The best known examples are along ... Tucanoan languages (from the article "Table 63: South American Indian Language Groups") Tucanoan, which is spoken in two compact areas in the western Amazon region (Brazil, Colombia, ... Tuchins (from the article "France") ...felt; the transition from servile to rental tenures was largely completed in the 15th century. ... Tuchman, Barbara author who was one of the foremost American popular historians in the second half of ... Tucholsky, Kurt German satirical essayist, poet, and critic, best-known for his cabaret songs. tuck position (from the article "diving") ...straight, pike, or tuck. In the straight position, the body is held extended, with no ... tuck stitch (from the article "textile") ...fabric. Jacquard mechanisms can be attached to knitting machines, so that individual needles can be ... tuckahoe (from the article "fungus") ...that forms sclerotia is Claviceps purpurea, which causes ergot, a disease of cereal grasses such ... Tuckasegee River river rising in the Blue Ridge (Pisgah National Forest) west of Brevard, in Jackson county, ... Tucker porcelain pottery ware made from 1826 to 1838 at a factory founded in Philadelphia by William ... Tucker, Archibald N. (from the article "Nilo-Saharan languages") ...In his classificatory work, Greenberg further followed the lead of scholars such as Margaret A. ... Tucker, Benjamin (from the article "anarchism") ...States, a native and mainly nonviolent tradition of anarchism developed during the 19th century in ... Tucker, C. DeLores American political activist (b. Oct. 4, 1927, Philadelphia, Pa.-d. Oct. 12, 2005, Philadelphia), in the ... Tucker, Ira B. American gospel singer was for seven decades the arresting lead singer of the a cappella ... Tucker, James (from the article "Australian literature") ...was published in 1831; it is strongly autobiographical, and its convict theme amounts to special ... Tucker, Jim Guy (from the article "Huckabee, Mike") ...He turned to politics in 1992 but lost his bid for the U.S. Senate. The ... Tucker, Josiah (from the article "international trade") ...trade disputes among the states, which imposed tariffs against each other and refused to accept ... Tucker, Maureen (from the article "Velvet Underground, the") ...Aug. 29, 1942Westbury, N.Y.-d. Aug. 30, 1995Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), Maureen ("Moe") Tucker (b. Aug. 26, 1944Levittown, ... Tucker, Richard American operatic tenor and cantor who sang roles in more than 30 operas. Tucker, Sophie American singer whose 62-year stage career included American burlesque, vaudeville, and nightclub and English music ... [1 Related Articles] Tucker, William Ellis (from the article "Tucker porcelain") pottery ware made from 1826 to 1838 at a factory founded in Philadelphia by William ... Tuckey, James Kingston British naval officer and explorer who investigated the course of the Congo River and the ... [1 Related Articles] tuckpointing in building construction, technique of finishing masonry joints with a fine, pointed ridge of mortar, ... [1 Related Articles] tuco-tuco South American burrowing rodents similar to the North American pocket gopher in both appearance and ... Tucson city, seat (1864) of Pima county, southeastern Arizona, U.S. Tucson lies along the Santa Cruz ... [2 Related Articles] Tucuman provincia (province), northwestern Argentina. The western fringe of the province is occupied ... Tucuman, Congress of assembly that met in the city of Tucuman (now San Miguel de Tucuman) and declared ... Tucumcari city, seat (1903) of Quay county, eastern New Mexico, U.S., in the Canadian River valley. ... Tucuna a South American Indian people living in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia, around the Amazon-Solimoes and ... [2 Related Articles] Tucupita city, capital of Delta Amacuro estado (state), northeastern Venezuela. It lies along the Manamo River, ... Tucurui Dam (from the article "World's largest dams") The energy requirements of both the Carajas development and the city of Belem are met ... tudansi (from the article "art, African") ...nose is a characteristic of Yaka figures and masks. Large, life-size carved figures stand at ... Tudhaliyas II (from the article "Anatolia") ...initiated during this period. Texts previously assigned to the late-13th-century kings Tudhaliyas (Tudkhaliash) IV and ... Tudhaliyas III (from the article "Anatolia") ...attack from all directions: even Hattusas, the capital, was burned down. Arzawa became independent; letters ... Tudhaliyas IV (from the article "Ahhiyawa") ...was brought to the Hittite king Mursilis II (reigned c. 1340-1300 BC) to cure his ... Tudjman, Franjo Croat politician who led the country to independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 and who was ... [3 Related Articles] Tudor style type of British architecture, mainly domestic, that grafted Renaissance decorative elements onto the Perpendicular Gothic ... [1 Related Articles] Tudor, Antony British-born American dancer, teacher, and choreographer who developed the so-called psychological ballet. Tudor, David Eugene U.S. avant-garde composer and pianist who gained prominence after 1950 as an interpreter of the ... Tudor, House of an English royal dynasty of Welsh origin, which gave five sovereigns to England: Henry VII ... [5 Related Articles] Tudor, Owen (from the article "Tudor, House of") The origins of the Tudors can be traced to the 13th century, but the family's ... Tudor, Tasha American children's book illustrator and author illustrated nearly 100 books, many of which she also ... Tuesday (from the article "Tuesday") third day of the week (q.v.).name's derivation tufa cave umbrella-like canopy formed as a calcium-carbonate-saturated stream plunges over a cliff. As the water is ... tuff a relatively soft, porous rock that is usually formed by the compaction and cementation of ... [4 Related Articles] tuff cone (from the article "volcano") ...include maars, low-relief craters often filled with water and surrounded by a rim of ejected ... tuff ring (from the article "volcano") ...landforms include maars, low-relief craters often filled with water and surrounded by a rim of ... Tuffier, Theodore (from the article "medicine, history of") The solution lay in inhalational anesthesia administered under pressure. Indeed, when Theodore Tuffier, in 1891, ... tufted carpet (from the article "floor covering") ...is made by looping strands that form the pile over wire strips that are removed ... tufted deer (from the article "deer") The musk and Chinese water deer, as well as the muntjacs (Muntiacus) and tufted deer ... tufted puffin (from the article "puffin") ...and horny plates of skin around the beak and on the eyelids. The horned puffin ... tufted titmouse (from the article "titmouse") Of the 10 North American species, the tufted titmouse (Parus bicolor) is the best known, ... tufting (from the article "dress") ...before 4000 BCE and reached a high level of culture between 2700 and 2350 BCE. ... Tufts University private, nonsectarian, coeducational institution of higher education, located in Medford where it meets Somerville, Massachusetts, ... tuftybell any of about 260 species of annual and perennial herbs of the genus [1 Related Articles] Tug Hill Upland (from the article "New York") ...influence of the lakes on the weather, the region has become an important fruit-growing area. ... tug-of-war athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to ... [1 Related Articles] Tugaloo River river formed southeast of Tallulah Falls, Ga., U.S., at the confluence of the Chattooga and ... Tugan-Baranovsky, Mikhayl (from the article "business cycle") ...rest of the economy along with it. The new investment creates new income, which in ... tugboat small, powerful watercraft designed to perform a variety of functions, especially to tow or push ... [2 Related Articles] Tugdamme (from the article "Anatolia") ...sources, Ardys restored Lydia's diplomatic relations with Assyria. The Cimmerian forces were finally beaten by ... Tugela Falls (from the article "Selected waterfalls of the world") ...of Africa and South America. Examples of waterfalls attributable to such pre-Pleistocene uplift (that occurring ... Tugela River principal river of KwaZulu/Natal province, South Africa. It rises as a stream on the 10,000-foot- ... [1 Related Articles]

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