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1The Oxford Movement (1833-1845) — The Oxford Movement (1833 1845) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Oxford Movement (1833 1845) The Oxford Movement may be looked upon in two distinct lights. The conception which lay at its base, according to the Royal Commission on… …
2scatter — verb 1 (T) to throw or drop a lot of things over a wide area in an irregular way: scatter sth over/on/around: Books lay scattered all over the floor. | scatter sth with sth: The sky was scattered with stars. 2 (I, T) if a group of people scatter …
3motion picture, history of the — Introduction history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …
4scatter — scat|ter [ˈskætə US ər] v [I and T] [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from shatter] 1.) if someone scatters a lot of things, or if they scatter, they are thrown or dropped over a wide area in an irregular way scatter (sth) over/around/across etc… …
5Jackson State killings — The Jackson State killings occurred on Thursday/Friday May 14 15, 1970, at Jackson State College (now Jackson State University) in Jackson, Mississippi. A group of student protesters were confronted by city and state police. The police opened… …
6scatter — verb 1) the papers were scattered by the sudden breeze scatter the seeds as evenly as possible Syn: throw, strew, toss, fling; sprinkle, spread, distribute, sow, broadcast, disseminate; literary bestrew Ant: gather …
7scatter — scatterable, adj. scatterer, n. scatteringly, adv. /skat euhr/, v.t. 1. to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds. 2. to separate and drive off in various directions; disperse: to scatter a crowd. 3. Physics. a.… …
8scatter — scat•ter [[t]ˈskæt ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to throw loosely about: to scatter seeds[/ex] 2) to cause to disperse: to scatter a crowd[/ex] 3) phs to diffuse or deflect (a wave or beam of radiation) by collision with particles of the medium it traverses… …
9École Polytechnique massacre — Polytechnique massacre redirects here. For the film describing this event, see Polytechnique (film). École Polytechnique massacre Memorial to the victims on the exterior wall of École Polytechnique Location …
10Harry Turtledove's Darkness — The Darkness Series is a series of six fantasy novels by Harry Turtledove.* Into the Darkness (1999) * Darkness Descending (2000) * Through the Darkness (2001) * Rulers of the Darkness (2002) * Jaws of the Darkness (2003) * Out of the Darkness… …