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81mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots …
82performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
83South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
84Research Triangle — ‹ The template below (Cleanup spam) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.› Coordinates: 35°53′N 78°47′W …
85swarm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. group, crowd, multitude, horde, colony, hive. See assemblage, sufficiency. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. throng, crowd, multitude, dense crowd, horde, pack, troop, drove, shoal, school, colony, hive, cloud …
86Colonies — Colony Col o*ny (k[o^]l [ o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Colonies} (k[o^]l [ o]*n[i^]z). [L. colonia, fr. colonus farmer, fr. colere to cultivate, dwell: cf. F. colonie. Cf. {Culture}.] 1. A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a… …
87Colony — Col o*ny (k[o^]l [ o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Colonies} (k[o^]l [ o]*n[i^]z). [L. colonia, fr. colonus farmer, fr. colere to cultivate, dwell: cf. F. colonie. Cf. {Culture}.] 1. A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote… …
88gregarious — adjective Etymology: Latin gregarius of a flock or herd, from greg , grex flock, herd Date: 1668 1. a. tending to associate with others of one s kind ; social b. marked by or indicating a liking for companionship ; sociable c. of or relating to a …
89solitary — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, solitarie, from Anglo French, from Latin solitarius, from solitas aloneness, from solus alone Date: 14th century 1. a. being, living, or going alone or without companions b. saddened by isolation 2.… …
90Nymph — This article is about the creatures of Greek mythology. For other uses, see Nymph (disambiguation). A fourth century Roman depiction of Hylas and the Nymphs, from the basilica of Junius Bassus A nymph in Greek mythology is a female minor nature… …
