sloping hinge
1Stonehenge — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites State Party = flag|United Kingdom Type = Cultural Criteria = i, ii, iii ID = 373 Region = Europe Year = 1986 Session = 10th Link =… …
2Lugton — infobox UK place country = Scotland official name= Lugton gaelic name= scots name= population= 80 (2001 Census) os grid reference= NS413529 latitude= 55.743909 longitude= 4.527637 unitary scotland= East Ayrshire lieutenancy scotland= Ayrshire… …
3Grooved carpet shell — Taxobox name = Ruditapes decussatus regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Veneroida familia = Veneridae genus = Ruditapes species = R. decussatus binomial = Ruditapes decussatus binomial authority = L., 1758The grooved… …
4opisthocyrt — adj. [Gr. opisthen, behind; kyrtos, curved] 1. Arched backward. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Referring to sloping in a direction posterior from the hinge axis; used to describe hinge teeth or the slope of the shell. 3. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) The… …
5Brilliant — Bril liant, n. [F. brillant. See {Brilliant}, a.] 1. A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal …
6Human sacrifice — is the act of homicide (the killing of one or several human beings) in the context of a religious ritual (ritual killing). Its typology closely parallels the various practices of ritual slaughter of animals (animal sacrifice) and of religious… …
7Duwamish (tribe) — infobox ethnic group group = Duwamish caption = poptime =About 253 (1854); about 400 enrolled members (1991), about 500 (2004). [(1) Gibbs ( [1877] , 1967) (1.1) D Wamish on the Lake Fork of the D Wamish River, 152; Sa ma mish (Sammamish) and S… …
8Glossary of climbing terms — This page describes terms and jargon related to climbing and mountaineering. Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A …
9Seismic retrofit — Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. Other retrofit techniques are applicable to areas subject to tropical cyclones,… …
10Bed — A bed audio2|En us bed.ogg is a piece of furniture (or a location) primarily used as a place to sleep, and often used for relaxation.To make beds more comfortable, a mattress is usually placed on top of it. The second layer is the box spring… …
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