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111Social effect of evolutionary theory — The social effects of evolutionary thought have been considerable. As the scientific explanation of life s diversity has developed, it has often displaced alternative, sometimes very widely held, explanations. Because the theory of evolution… …
112Meissner effect — noun The total expulsion of magnetic flux from the interior of a superconducting metal when it is cooled in a magnetic field below a critical temperature, near absolute zero, at which the …
113Meissner effect — /ˈmaɪsnər əfɛkt/ (say muysnuhr uhfekt) noun the loss of all magnetic properties by a superconductor cooled below its critical temperature. {named after Walther Meissner, 1882–1974, German physicist, who, with fellow physicist Robert Ochsenfeld,… …
114fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …
115Morocco — For other uses, see Morocco (disambiguation). Kingdom of Morocco المملكة المغربية (Arabic) ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⴰⵖⵔⵉⴱ (Berber) …
116Operation Anaconda — Not to be confused with Anaconda Plan. Operation Anaconda Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) …
117St. Bonaventure — St. Bonaventure † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Bonaventure Doctor of the Church, Cardinal Bishop of Albano, Minister General of the Friars Minor, born at Bagnorea in the vicinity of Viterbo in 1221; died at Lyons, 16 July, 1274.… …
118Ricky Ian Gordon — Infobox musical artist Name = Ricky Ian Gordon Img capt = Ricky Ian Gordon Img size = 220 Landscape = Background = non performing personnel Birth name = Ricky Ian Gordon Alias = Born = birth date and age|1956|5|15 Oceanside, NY, U.S. Origin =… …
119Femtocell — In telecommunications, a femtocell mdash;originally known as an Access Point Base Station mdash;is a small cellular base station, typically designed for use in residential or small business environments. It connects to the service provider’s… …
120Code generation (compiler) — In computer science, code generation is the process by which a compiler s code generator converts some intermediate representation of source code into a form (e.g., machine code) that can be readily executed by a machine (often a computer).… …