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111Spider-Man's powers and equipment — The fateful spider bite that gave Peter Parker his powers. Amazing Fantasy #15, art by Steve Ditko. Spider Man s powers, abilities, and equipment are used by Marvel Comics superhero Spider Man in tandem to combat his many foes. He receives most… …
112Ekman current meter — The Ekman current meter is a mechanical flowmeter invented by Vagn Walfrid Ekman a Swedish oceanographer, in 1903. It comprises a propeller with a mechanism to record the number of revolutions, a compass and a recorder with which to record the… …
113List of Saw characters — Actors who have portrayed central characters of the series. Top, left to right: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Cary Elwes. Bottom, left to right: Costas Mandylor, Danny Glover, Betsy Russell. The Saw series of horror films features a large cast of… …
114Remontoire — In mechanical horology, a remontoire, (from the French remonter , meaning to wind ) is a small secondary source of power, a weight or spring, which runs the timekeeping mechanism and is itself periodically rewound by the timepiece s main power… …
115The Hobbit (2003 video game) — Infobox VG |title = The Hobbit developer = Inevitable Entertainment publisher = Vivendi Universal designer = Sierra Entertainment engine = version = released = 2003 genre = Platform, Adventure modes = 1 Player ratings = E for Everyone platforms …
116Wheel train (horology) — In horology, a wheel train (or just train) is the gear train of a mechanical watch or clock.[1] Although the term is used for other types of gear trains, the long history of mechanical timepieces has created a traditional terminology for their… …
117catapult — catapultic, adj. /kat euh pult , poolt /, n. 1. an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc. 2. a device for launching an airplane from the deck of a ship. 3. Brit. a slingshot. v.t. 4. to hurl from a catapult. 5. to thrust or move …
118china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
119China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
120culture — /kul cheuhr/, n., v., cultured, culturing. n. 1. the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc. 2. that which is excellent in the arts, manners,… …
