mechanical majority

  • 91automobile — automobilist /aw teuh meuh bee list, moh bi list/, n. /aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh moh beel, beuhl/, n. 1. a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel… …

    Universalium

  • 92calligraphy — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. calligraphic /kal i graf ik/, calligraphical, adj. calligraphically, adv. /keuh lig reuh fee/, n. 1. fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the… …

    Universalium

  • 93music recording — Introduction       physical record of a musical performance that can then be played back, or reproduced.       Because music evaporates as soon as it is produced, humans, seeking permanence in life s ephemera, have long sought ways to record and… …

    Universalium

  • 94Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction       three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present.       Like… …

    Universalium

  • 95Society and culture of the Han Dynasty — A Western Han jade carved door knocker with designs of Chinese dragons (and two other jade figurines) The Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) was a period of ancient China divided by the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE) periods …

    Wikipedia

  • 96Dvorak Simplified Keyboard — The modern Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (US layout) Typing a text excerpt at 115 WPM with the Canadian French Dvorak keyboard layout. The Dvorak Simplified Keyboard is a k …

    Wikipedia

  • 97Pachinko — A pachinko parlor in Tokyo. Pachinko (パチンコ?) is a Japanese gaming device. A p …

    Wikipedia

  • 98Cyril Banks — Colonel Cyril Banks MBE (12 August 1901 – 23 October 1969) was a British engineer, company director, and politician. He was a Conservative Party representative, but his friendship with President Nasser and Egypt led him to sacrifice his career… …

    Wikipedia

  • 99plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction       an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions.       All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …

    Universalium

  • 100Malta — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Malta <p></p> Background: <p></p> Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both world wars and… …

    The World Factbook