Encyclopedia - Backronym: Encyclopedia - Backronym
A backronym or bacronym is a type of acronym that is constructed to match the letters of an actual word appropriate in some fashion to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia - -logy
The English suffix -ology or -logy denotes a field of study or academic discipline, and -ologist describes a person who studies that fiel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia - -logy
The English suffix -ology or -logy denotes a field of study or academic discipline, and -ologist describes a person who studies that fiel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Backronym: Encyclopedia Ii - Backronym - Types
A pure backronym occurs when a sequence of letters is commonly understood to stand for a phrase that in fact had no role in its original ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Workaholic: Encyclopedia - Workaholic
A workaholic is a person addicted to work. This addiction may be pleasurable to the victim or it may be burdensome and troubling. Workaho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia - -logy
The English suffix -ology or -logy denotes a field of study or academic discipline, and -ologist describes a person who studies that fiel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American English: Encyclopedia - American English
American English (AmE) is the dialect of the English language used mostly in the United States of America. It is estimated that approxima...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chuts: Encyclopedia - Chuts
Chuts (pronunciation: rhymes with "puts" and the "ch" is a guttural sound, as in the Scottish loch) is the name applied to Jews who immig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American English: Encyclopedia - American English
American English (AmE) is the dialect of the English language used mostly in the United States of America. Crystal (1997) estimates that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classless Inter-domain Routing: Encyclopedia - Classless Inter-domain Routing
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR), introduced starting in 1993, is the latest refinement to the way IP addresses are interpreted. It ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charcoal: Encyclopedia - Charcoal
Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents of animal and veg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 8-track Cartridge: Encyclopedia - 8-track Cartridge
The 8-track cartridge is a now-obsolete audio storage magnetic tape cartridge technology, popular from the late 1960s to the early 1980s....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pea: Encyclopedia - Pea
A pea is the small, edible round green bean which grows in a pod on the leguminous vine Pisum sativum. This legume is cooked as a vegetab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipodal Point: Encyclopedia - Antipodal Point
Antipodal points on the surface of a sphere are diametrically opposite - so situated that a line drawn from the one to the other passes t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Variety Linguistics: Encyclopedia - Variety Linguistics
A variety of a language is a form that differs from other forms of the language systematically and coherently. Variety is a wider concept...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Plural: Encyclopedia Ii - English Plural - Irregular Plurals
There are many other less regular ways of forming plurals. While they may seem quirky, they usually stem from older forms of English or f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flatulence: Encyclopedia Ii - Flatulence - Amount And Constituents
The average human releases 0.5 to 1.5 litres (1 to 3 U.S. pints) of flatus in 12 to 25 episodes throughout the day. The primary constitue...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Folk Etymology: Encyclopedia Ii - Folk Etymology - Instances Of Word Change By Folk Etymology
In linguistic change caused by folk etymology, the form of a word changes so that it better matches its popular rationalisation. For exam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laser: Encyclopedia Ii - Laser - Physics
A laser is composed of an active laser medium and a resonant optical cavity. The gain medium is a material of controlled purity, size, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Methanol: Encyclopedia Ii - Methanol - History
In their embalming process, the ancient Egyptians used a mixture of substances, including methanol, which they obtained from the pyrolysi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia Ii - -logy - List Of -ologies
-logy - A. Acarology, the study of ticks and mites Acridilogy, the study of Grasshoppers and Locusts Actinobiology, the study of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipodes: Encyclopedia Ii - Antipodes - Geography
The antipodes of any place on the Earth is the place which is diametrically opposite it — so situated that a line drawn from the one to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laser: Encyclopedia Ii - Laser - Physics
A laser is composed of an active laser medium and a resonant optical cavity. The gain medium is a material of controlled purity, size, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Chuts - Etymology
The origin of the name Chuts is uncertain. A popular assumption is that it derives from the Dutch word for "good" and is imitative of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serif: Encyclopedia Ii - Serif - Classification
Serif fonts can be classified into one of four subgroups: old style, transitional, slab serif, or modern. Serif - Old Style. Old style ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia Ii - -logy - List Of -ologies
-logy - A. Acarology, the study of ticks and mites Actinobiology, the study of the effects of radiation upon living organisms Actinol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoonosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoonosis - Partial List Of Important Zoonoses
Some of the most important zoonoses are: Anthrax Brucellosis Borna virus infection Bubonic plague Campylobacteriosis Chagas disease Cuta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoonosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoonosis - Partial List Of Important Zoonoses
Some of the most important zoonoses are: Anthrax Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Brucellosis Borna virus infection Bubonic pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pea: Encyclopedia Ii - Pea - History And Cultivation
Peas have been found in Near Eastern archaeological sites which date back nearly 10,000 years. Domesticated cultivars appeared relatively...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polyiamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Polyiamond - Counting Polyiamonds
The basic combinatorial question is how many different polyiamonds with a given number of triangles exist. If mirror images are considere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia Ii - -logy - List Of -ologies
-logy - A. Acarology, the study of ticks and mites Acridilogy, the study of Grasshoppers and Locusts Actinobiology, the study of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 8-track Cartridge: Encyclopedia Ii - 8-track Cartridge - Development
The endless loop tape cartridge was designed in 1952 by Bernard Cousino of Toledo, Ohio, around a single reel carrying a continuous loop ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ras Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Ras Syndrome - Examples
Some of the most common examples include: ABS system = Anti-lock Braking System system AC current = Alternating Current current ARC comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classless Inter-domain Routing: Encyclopedia Ii - Classless Inter-domain Routing - Cidr Blocks
CIDR is principally a bitwise, prefix-based standard for the interpretation of IP addresses. It facilitates routing by allowing blocks of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Crapper: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Crapper - Thomas Crapper And His Company
The story of Thomas Crapper and his achievements has been somewhat confused by Wallace Reyburn's 1969 book Flushed With Pride: The Story ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American English: Encyclopedia Ii - American English - Phonology
In many ways, compared to British English, American English is conservative in its phonology. The conservatism of American English is lar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brunel University: Encyclopedia Ii - Brunel University - History Of Brunel University
Brunel is one of a number of UK universities created in the 1960s following the Robbins Report on higher education (often called the plat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipodes: Encyclopedia Ii - Antipodes - Historical Significance
The term plays a certain role in the discussion about the shape of the Earth. The antipodes being an attribute of a spherical Earth, some...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serif: Encyclopedia Ii - Serif - Usage
In traditional print, serif fonts are used for body text because the serifs create more positive word-pictures which are easier to read. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipodes: Encyclopedia Ii - Antipodes - Etymology
The Greek word is attested in Plato's dialogue Timaeus, already referring to a spherical Earth, explaining the relativity of the terms "a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laser: Encyclopedia Ii - Laser - History
In 1916, Albert Einstein laid the foundation for the invention of the laser and its predecessor, the maser, in a ground-breaking rederiva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polyiamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Polyiamond - Symmetries
Possible symmetries are mirror symmetry, 2-, 3-, and 6-fold rotational symmetry, and each combined with mirror symmetry. 2-fold rotationa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laser: Encyclopedia Ii - Laser - Publications About Lasers
Laser - Books. Koechner, Walter (1992). Solid-State Laser Engineering, 3rd ed., Springer-Verlag. ISBN 0-387-53756-2 Siegman, Anthony E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laser: Encyclopedia Ii - Laser - Popular Misconceptions
The representation of lasers in popular culture, especially in science fiction and action movies, is generally very misleading. For insta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ras Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Ras Syndrome - Reasons For Use
The most obvious reason for using an acronym in this way is that it has become (or been mistaken for) a word in its own right; the speake...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ras Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Ras Syndrome - Honorable Mention
Along the same lines, "please RSVP", which can be seen to be redundant once it is realised that RSVP comes from the French phrase répond...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Methanol: Encyclopedia Ii - Methanol - Uses
Methanol is used on a limited basis to fuel internal combustion engines, mainly by virtue of the fact that it is not nearly as flammable ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serif: Encyclopedia Ii - Serif - Usage
In traditional print, serif fonts are used for body text because the serifs create more positive word-pictures which are easier to read. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laser: Encyclopedia Ii - Laser - Uses Of Lasers
At the time of their invention in 1960, lasers were called "a solution looking for a problem". Since then, they have become ubiquitous, f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serif: Encyclopedia Ii - Serif - Background
In the Roman alphabet, serifs originated with the carving of words into stone in ancient Italy. Artisans would carve out a bit of extra s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brunel University: Encyclopedia Ii - Brunel University - Interesting Facts
Some scenes from A Clockwork Orange were filmed on the Uxbridge campus. Lecture Theatre 'E' was used for the 'aversion therapy' scene. Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brunel University: Encyclopedia Ii - Brunel University - Formula Student
Brunel was one of the first UK universities to enter the Formula Student engineering competition. It is an annual event in which universi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brunel University: Encyclopedia Ii - Brunel University - Runnymede
At Runnymede, the halls of residence built in the Shoreditch College era were named after staff (Scrivens, Marshall, Bradley, Reed, Rowan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classless Inter-domain Routing: Encyclopedia Ii - Classless Inter-domain Routing - Cidr And Masks
A subnet mask is a bitmask that encodes the prefix length in a form similar to an IP address - 32 bits, starting with a number of 1 bits ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flatulence: Encyclopedia Ii - Flatulence - Mechanism Of Action
The noises commonly associated with flatulence are caused by the vibration of the anal opening. The sound varies depending on the tightne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flatulence: Encyclopedia Ii - Flatulence - Literature And The Arts
Flatulence has had a role in literature for centuries. In Rabelais' 16th century Gargantua cycle, the word pet (fart) appears several tim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flatulence: Encyclopedia Ii - Flatulence - Social Context
In many cultures, excessive human flatulence is regarded as embarrassing and impolite, even to the point of being a taboo subject; and he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brunel University: Encyclopedia Ii - Brunel University - University League Tables
In the 2005 Guardian University Guide, Brunel placed 28th overall. However, the university placed significantly higher in some of its tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Methanol: Encyclopedia Ii - Methanol - Production
Today, synthesis gas is most commonly produced from the methane component in natural gas rather than from coal. Three processes are comme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classless Inter-domain Routing: Encyclopedia Ii - Classless Inter-domain Routing - Prefix Aggregation
Another benefit of CIDR is the possibility of routing prefix aggregation (also known as "summarization" or "supernetting"). For example, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classless Inter-domain Routing: Encyclopedia Ii - Classless Inter-domain Routing - Cidr And Masks
A subnet mask is a bitmask that encodes the prefix length in a form similiar to an IP address - 32 bits, starting with a number of 1 bits...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Plural: Encyclopedia Ii - English Plural - Regular Plurals
The plural morpheme in English is suffixed to the end of most nouns. The plural form is usually represented orthographically by adding -s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Plural: Encyclopedia Ii - English Plural - Almost-regular Plurals
Many nouns of Italian or Spanish origin are exceptions to the -oes rule: Many nouns ending in a voiceless fricative mutate that sound to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Plural: Encyclopedia Ii - English Plural - Defective Nouns
Some nouns have no singular form. Such a noun is called a plurale tantum: annals, billiards*, measles, nuptials, thanks, tidings, victua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Plural: Encyclopedia Ii - English Plural - Plurals Of Numbers
English, like some other languages, treats large numerals like nouns, such as in "ten soldiers" and "a hundred soldiers." This is why doz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classless Inter-domain Routing: Encyclopedia Ii - Classless Inter-domain Routing - Assignment Of Cidr Blocks
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) issues to Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) large, short-prefix CIDR blocks. For example...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American English: Encyclopedia Ii - American English - Regional Differences
Main article: American English regional differences Spoken American English is not homogeneous throughout the country, and various region...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pea: Encyclopedia Ii - Pea - Ways Of Eating Peas
Fresh peas are often eaten boiled and flavored with butter and/or spearmint as a side dish vegetable. Fresh peas are also used in pot pie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pea: Encyclopedia Ii - Pea - Types Of Pea
Peas grown for the immature peas are called garden peas, shell peas or green peas. They are sold fresh (usually in the pod), or tinned or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia Ii - -logy - Other Words Ending In Ology
Not all words ending in -ology are ologies in the above sense. In some words such as tautology and haplology, the -logy suffix is from th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - -logy: Encyclopedia Ii - -logy - Usage
Although technically incorrect, "-ology" is sometimes used to describe a subject rather than the study of it. Technology is a typical exa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American English: Encyclopedia Ii - American English - English Words Obsolete Outside The U.s.
A number of words that originated in the English of the British Isles are still in everyday use in North America, but are no longer used ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American English: Encyclopedia Ii - American English - Differences In British English And American English
Main article: American and British English differences American English has both spelling and grammatical differences from British Englis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Crapper: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Crapper - The Words Crap And Crapper
The word "crap" is old in the English language, one of a group of nouns applied to discarded cast offs, like "residue from renderings" (1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Plural: Encyclopedia Ii - English Plural - Nouns With Multiple Plurals
Some nouns have two plurals, one used to refer to a number of things considered individually, the other to refer to a number of things co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laser: Encyclopedia Ii - Laser - Popular Misconceptions
The representation of lasers in popular culture, especially in science fiction and action movies, is generally very misleading. For insta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laser: Encyclopedia Ii - Laser - Uses Of Lasers
At the time of their invention in 1960, lasers were called "a solution looking for a problem". Since then, they have become ubiquitous, f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laser: Encyclopedia Ii - Laser - Publications About Lasers
Laser - Books. Koechner, Walter (1992). Solid-State Laser Engineering, 3rd ed., Springer-Verlag. ISBN 0-387-53756-2 Siegman, Anthony E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Methanol: Encyclopedia Ii - Methanol - Uses
Methanol is used on a limited basis to fuel internal combustion engines, mainly by virtue of the fact that it is not nearly as flammable ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Crapper: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Crapper - Crapper And The Syphonic Flush Toilet
Common myth has it that Crapper invented the flush toilet. He did indeed hold nine patents, three of them for water closet improvements s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Methanol: Encyclopedia Ii - Methanol - Health And Safety
Methanol is toxic, as its metabolites formic acid and formaldehyde cause blindness and death. It enters the body by ingestion, inhalation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Plural: Encyclopedia Ii - English Plural - Plurals Of Symbols And Abbreviations
Symbols and abbreviations whose plural would be ambiguous if only an s were added are pluralized by adding 's. "mind your p's and q's" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laser: Encyclopedia Ii - Laser - History
In 1916, Albert Einstein laid the foundation for the invention of the laser and its predecessor, the maser, in a ground-breaking rederiva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Plural: Encyclopedia Ii - English Plural - Plural To Singular By Back-formation
Some words have started out with unusually formed singulars and plurals, but more "normal" singular-plural pairs have resulted by back-fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Plural: Encyclopedia Ii - English Plural - Plurals Of Headless Nouns
Linguist Steven Pinker, in his book, The Language Instinct discusses what he calls "headless words", typically bahuvrihis, like lowlife a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flatulence: Encyclopedia Ii - Flatulence - Health Effects
As a normal body function, the action of flatulence is an important signal of normal bowel activity and hence is often documented by nurs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Plural: Encyclopedia Ii - English Plural - Plurals Of Names Of Peoples
There are several different rules for this. In discussing peoples whose demonym takes -man or -woman, there are three options: pluralize ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flatulence: Encyclopedia Ii - Flatulence - Causes
Intestinal gas is composed of 90% exogenous sources (air that is ingested through the nose and mouth) and 10% endogenous sources (gas is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flatulence: Encyclopedia Ii - Flatulence - Remedies
Flatulence - Dietary. Certain spices counteract the production of intestinal gas, most notably cumin, caraway and the closely related a...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Viii - B
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VIII - B . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word....   » Read the article