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111Castle Lake (California) — Infobox lake lake name = Castle Lake image lake = Castlelake 3.jpg caption lake = The lake with Mt. Shasta in background image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Siskiyou County, California coords =… …
112arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… …
113arrowworm — /ar oh werrm /, n. any small, translucent marine worm of the phylum (or class) Chaetognatha, having lateral and caudal fins. Also called glassworm. [1885 90; so called from a fancied resemblance to an arrow] * * * ▪ animal phylum Introduction… …
114bow — bow1 bowedness, n. bowingly, adv. /bow/, v.i. 1. to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment. 2. to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable. 3. to bend or curve downward;… …
115drafting — /draf ting, drahf /, n. See mechanical drawing. [1875 80; DRAFT + ING1] * * * Precise graphical representation of a structure, machine, or its component parts that communicates the intent of a technical design to the fabricator (or the… …
116longitudinal wave — Physics. a wave in which the direction of displacement is the same as the direction of propagation, as a sound wave. Cf. transverse wave. [1930 35] * * * ▪ physics wave consisting of a periodic disturbance or vibration that takes place in… …
117Ericales — ▪ plant order Introduction rhododendron order of flowering plants, containing 25 families, 346 genera, and more than 11,000 species. The relationships of the order are unclear. It belongs to neither of the two major asterid groups… …
118technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
119Divination — • The seeking after knowledge of future or hidden things by inadequate means Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Divination Divination …
120Zibo train collision — Coordinates: 36°41′35″N 117°46′53″E / 36.69306°N 117.78139°E / 36.69306; 117.78139 …
