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1upwards — upward, upwards 1. The only form for the adjective is upward (in an upward direction), but upward and upwards are both used for the adverb, with a preference for upwards in BrE: • The launcher consists of a small nozzle that directs a jet of… …
2upward, upwards — As an adverb or adjective, upward means toward a higher amount, degree, place, level, or position : The stock market moved upward. Today, the market is having an upward turn. Upwards should not be used in either of these sentences. The phrases… …
3Education of the Blind — • Includes statistics and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Education of the Blind Education of the Blind …
4Lift hill — Goliath (2002), in Walibi Holland of the Netherlands, has a 150 foot (45.7 meter) lift hill. A lift hill, or chain hill, is often the initial upward sloping section of track on a typical roller coaster that initially transports the… …
5Universities Admission Index — The Universities Admission Index (UAI) is used in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, as the primary criterion for entry into most undergraduate entry university programs. It is a number between 0 and 100 (though… …
6Capriole — Cap ri*ole, n. [F. capriole, cabriole, It. capriola, fr. L. caper goat. Cf. {Caper}, v. i. {Cabriole}, {Caprice}, {Cheveril}.] 1. (Man.) A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the… …
7Airway management — In cardiopulmonary resuscitation, anaesthesia, emergency medicine, intensive care medicine and first aid, airway management is the process of ensuring that: # there is an open pathway between a patient’s lungs and the outside world, and # the… …
8institutional lease — A lease that is in a form acceptable to an institution, such as a pension fund or insurance company, as an investment. Traditionally a full repairing and insuring (FRI) lease with upwards only rent reviews. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of… …
9Theory of impetus — The theory of impetus was an antiquated auxiliary or secondary theory of Aristotelian dynamics, put forth initially to explain projectile motion against gravity. It was first introduced by Hipparchus in antiquity, and subsequently further… …
10Schräge Musik — Part of World War II Captured Messerschmitt Bf 110G 4 showing twin cannon Schräge Musik installation of two cannon with their muzzles j …
