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101eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit The eye is protected from mechanical injury… …
102Imperial cult (ancient Rome) — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter …
103Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background …
104bosse — [ bɔs ] n. f. • boce 1160; p. ê. du lat. pop. °bottia, d o. obscure I ♦ 1 ♦ Enflure due à un choc sur une région osseuse. Se faire une bosse au front en se cognant. Ne rêver que plaies et bosses. 2 ♦ Saillie du dos, difformité de la colonne… …
105face — [ fas ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. pop. °facia, class. facies 1 ♦ Partie antérieure de la tête humaine. ⇒ figure, tête, visage. « La face est le moyen d expression du sentiment » (Malraux). Une face large, pleine, colorée. « dans sa face rasée, ronde,… …
106Mathematical discussion of rangekeeping — In naval gunnery, when long range guns became available, an enemy ship would move some distance after the shells were fired. It became necessary to figure out where the enemy ship, the target, was going to be when the shells arrived. The process… …
107Depth in a well — In the oil and gas industry, depth in a well is the measurement, for any point in that well, of the distance between a reference point or elevation, and that point. It is the most common method of reference for locations in the well, and… …
108Pegase (heraldique) — Pégase (mythologie) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pégase. Bellérophon monté sur Pégase, pélikè attiq …
109Pegase (mythologie) — Pégase (mythologie) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pégase. Bellérophon monté sur Pégase, pélikè attiq …
110Pégase (mythologie) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pégase. Bellérophon monté sur Pégase, pélikè attiq …
