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111brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of… …
112Brazil — Brazilian /breuh zil yeuhn/, adj., n. /breuh zil /, n. a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. * * * Brazil… …
113IEC connector — is the common name for the set of thirteen line sockets (called the connector in the specification) and thirteen panel plugs (called the inlet ) defined by International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) specification IEC 60320 (formerly IEC 320) …
1141ESS switch — The Number One Electronic Switching System, the first large scale Stored Program Control (SPC) telephone exchange or Electronic Switching System in the Bell System, was introduced in Succasunna, New Jersey, in May 1965[1]. The switching fabric… …
115GPO telephones — The United Kingdom s General Post Office (GPO) had a number of telephones that were provided by them for connection to their exchanges. Until 1982 the GPO had a monopoly on the provision of all telephones within the UK and so the range was… …
116industrial polymers, major — Introduction chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials. In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… …
117UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …
118Passenger car (rail) — This article is about railroad equipment. For other cars, see Automobile and wiktionary definition of passenger car. Amtrak Superliner double deck lounge car …
119Moonbase Alpha (Space: 1999) — This article is about the setting of Space: 1999, a television series. For the NASA computer game, see Moonbase Alpha (video game). Moonbase Alpha Moon, Plato …
120Universal Serial Bus — Infobox Computer Hardware Bus name = USB fullname = Universal Serial Bus caption = Original USB Logo invent date = January 1996 width = 1 numdev = 127 per host controller speed = 12 or 480 Mbit/s (1.5 to 60 MByte/s) style = s hotplug = Yes… …
