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universals
universals in philosophy, term applied to general or abstract objects such as concepts, qualities, relations, and numbers, as opposed to particular objects. The exact nature of a universal deeply concerned thinkers in the Middle Ages. The extreme realists, following Plato, maintained that universal... Read more
universe
universe totality of matter and energy in existence. The study of the origin of the universe, or cosmos, is known as cosmogony, and that of its structure and evolution, cosmology . The age of the universe depends on which theory of cosmology one accepts. According to the big bang theory, favor... Read more
University of Bristol
University of Bristol at Bristol, England; established 1876 as University College, Bristol. In 1909 it gained university status. It has faculties of arts, science, medicine, engineering, law, and social sciences, and a program of continuing education. ... Read more
University of Georgia
University of Georgia at Athens, Ga.; land-grant and state-supported; coeducational; chartered 1785 as the first state-supported university in the United States, opened 1801. The university's library contains the DeRenne and Moore collections of Georgiana and a large mathematics collection. ... Read more
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham at Nottingham, England; established 1881 as University College, Nottingham. It received its charter as a university in 1948. It has faculties of agricultural science, arts, engineering, education, law and social sciences, medicine, and science. ... Read more
University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati at Cincinnati; coeducational; founded 1819 as Cincinnati College, incorporated 1870 as a municipal university, opened 1873, affiliated with the state university system 1968. The College-Conservatory of Music merged with the university in 1962 and includes the former College... Read more
University of Reading
University of Reading at Reading, England; established 1892 as a university extension college affiliated with the Univ. of Oxford. In 1926 it received its charter as an independent university. It has faculties of letters and social sciences, science, agriculture and food, and urban and regional stu... Read more
University of the Americas
University of the Americas at Cholula, Puebla, Mexico; founded 1940 as Mexico City College. The school achieved university status in 1963. It has faculties of administration, basic sciences, engineering, humanities, and social sciences, and an institute for advanced studies. ... Read more
University of Arizona
University of Arizona at Tucson; land-grant and state-supported; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891. Because of the proximity of Pueblo villages and rich archaeological sites, Native American archaeology and ethnology are important fields of research. The university is also involved in astr... Read more
University of Kansas
University of Kansas main campus at Lawrence; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1864, opened 1866 with aid from the philanthropist Amos A. Lawrence. Its schools of medicine and allied health professions are at Kansas City. The university's library collections and the Dyche Museum of Natural... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Universal"

Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law SONY CORP. OF AMERICA V. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS In Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, 464 U.S. 417, 104 S. Ct...VCRs) did not infringe on copyrights owned by Universal City Studios and Walt Disney Productions by...
Universal Spiritualist Association
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Universal Spiritualist Association The Universal Spiritualist Association is an association of Spiritualist...reverted to the control of the Chesterfield staff, and the Universal Spiritualist Association conducted its own seminary. In...
The Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) BACKGROUND: Every...the Constitution and Convention of the Universal Postal Union, the basic Acts under which...forerunner of the series of multilateral Universal Postal Union conventions and came into...
universal time
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition universal time (UT), the international time standard...the standard time of the prime meridian to universal time. In 1955 the IAU defined several kinds of UT. The initial values of universal time obtained at 75 observatories, denoted...
Universal Precautions
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS These are procedures to be...blood products, and other body fluids. Universal precautions were described in directives...and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) . Universal precautions in care of patients are an...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS On 10 December...United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Following...the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights...
Universal Harmony Foundation
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Universal Harmony Foundation The Universal Harmony Foundation is a Spiritualist church founded in New York in 1942 as the Universal Psychic Science Association. The founders, Revs. Helene Gerling and J. Bertram Gerling, were both prominent...
Universal Faithists of Kosmon
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Universal Faithists of Kosmon The Universal Faithists of Kosmon is one of several groups founded by believers...has been kept alive by a variety of independent groups, the Universal Faithists among the oldest of the several presently existing...
Universal LifeThe Inner Religion
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Universal Life — The Inner Religion Universal Life — The Inner Religion began in 1977 to spread...operated for seven years, and in 1984 was superseded by Universal Life — The Inner Religion. Wittek now taught...
Universal Religion of America
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Universal Religion of America The Universal Religion of America was a Spiritualist movement founded in...Florida, first to Rockledge and then to Merritt Island. The Universal Religion had some 500 members in its two centers. Last known...

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universal
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...particular group; applicable to all cases: universal adult suffrage the incidents caused universal concern. ∎  Logic denoting...x2022; n. a person or thing having universal effect, currency, or application, in particular...
Universal Time
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Universal Time ( UT ) A world-wide standard time...scale, the same as Greenwich Mean Time. Universal Time is the mean solar time on the meridian...to the Chandler wobble , a version of Universal Time, UT1 , is derived which has genuine...
universal banking
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management universal banking Banking that involves not only...in making investments in companies. Universal banking is most common in Germany, Switzerland...x2013;Steagall Act (1933) prohibited universal banking in the USA, but the restrictions...
universal Turing machine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing universal Turing machine A Turing machine M that, given any input x and a suitable...outputs the result of applying the Turing machine K to the input x . A universal Turing machine therefore can perform all the computations for the class...
selective versus universal benefits
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology selective versus universal benefits A major dispute concerning the organization of welfare regimes...the form of inability to pay). Communitarians also argue that the universal approach has the effect of promoting social solidarity as against...
universal veil
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences universal veil A membranaceous structure which encloses the young fruit body in certain types of agaric ; the universal veil is ruptured as the fruit body expands.
Coordinated Universal Time
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC ) The time-scale that is provided by broadcast time signals...civil timekeeping. The natural choice for this standard time would be Universal Time ( UT ), but that contains unpredictable irregularities caused...
universal benefits
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology universal benefits See SELECTIVE VERSUS UNIVERSAL BENEFITS .
Universal Edition
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Universal Edition . Publishing house formed in Vienna 1901 by amalgamation of several...Dallapiccola, Einem, Kagel, Kurtag, Ligeti, Shostakovich, and Stockhausen. Universal Edn. (London) was founded by Kalmus in 1937 and is an independent house...
universal set
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing universal set A set that, in a particular application, includes every other set under discussion. Such sets...in asking whether or not x is in S , where S is some set, it is assumed that x is a member of some universal set.

Thesaurus entries related to "Universal"

universal
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus universal • adjective  the universal features of language synonyms : general, ubiquitous...formal catholic.   AWKWARD SYNONYMS   universal, catholic, common, ecumenical, general, generic Something...
general
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...synonyms : widespread, common, extensive, universal, wide, popular, public, mainstream...traditional, orthodox, accepted. See note at universal. antonym: restricted.   2...ranging, inclusive, companywide; universal, global, worldwide, nationwide. antonym...
common
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0; 3. a common belief synonyms : widespread, general, universal, popular, mainstream, prevalent, prevailing, rife, established...conventional, traditional, orthodox, accepted. See note at universal. antonym: rare.   4. the common good synonyms...
catholic
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...adjective  her musical tastes are quite catholic synonyms : universal, diverse, diversified, wide, broad, broad-based, eclectic...encompassing, all-embracing, all-inclusive. See note at universal. antonym: narrow.
prevalent
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...frequent, usual, common, general, widespread, pervasive, universal, set, established, accepted, popular, fashionable, in...prevalent there synonyms : common, usual, endemic, widespread, universal, extensive, frequent, ubiquitous, rampant, rife...
panacea
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English panacea • noun  a panacea for the economic ills synonyms : cure-all, cure for all ills, universal cure, universal remedy, elixir, nostrum.
ecumenical
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ecumenical • adjective  the local churches are sponsoring an ecumenical service on the green synonyms : nondenominational, universal, catholic, latitudinarian, all-embracing, all-inclusive. See note at universal. antonym: denominational.
worldwide
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English worldwide • adjective   synonyms : universal, global, international, pandemic, general, ubiquitous, extensive, widespread, far-reaching, wide-ranging.
popular
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...xA0; 7. popular beliefs/myths synonyms : current, prevalent, prevailing, accepted, recognized, widespread, universal, general, common, customary, usual, standard, stock, conventional. antonyms: unpopular; unknown; highbrow.
pandemic
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English pandemic • adjective  diseases pandemic in the African continent synonyms : widespread, universal, global, extensive, prevalent, wholesale, rife, rampant.

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Universal Interactive's Sophomore Showing at E3 Reveals Robust Schedule Of Marquee Franchises and Original Properties.
PR Newswire; 5/22/2002; 700+ words ; ...ANGELES, E3 Booth #1200, South Hall -- Universal Interactive, Inc., a studio of Vivendi Universal Publishing, showcases its line-up of...trade show this week, May 22-24, 2002. Universal Interactive's schedule of games featured...
Universal Studios Forges Exclusive, Long Term Marketing and Financial Services Partnership With GE Money and American Express.
PR Newswire; 5/12/2008; 700+ words ; ...Comprehensive Partnership Includes Launch of New Universal American Express Card Issued by GE Money; Co-Marketing Across Universal's Motion Picture and Theme Park Groups STAMFORD, Conn., NEW YORK and UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., May 12 /PRNewswire...
Universal Music Group Announces New Worldwide Structure of Combined Universal/Polygram Music Operations.
PR Newswire; 12/10/1998; 700+ words ; ...The new worldwide structure of the Universal Music Group (UMG), which encompasses the combined Universal and PolyGram music companies, was announced...Executive Officer of UMG. "The new Universal Music Group, which will be the market...
Universal Foods rejects High Voltage proposal to negotiate merger; Universal board reaffirms business plan. (High Voltage Engineering Corp.)
PR Newswire; 7/24/1989; 700+ words ; UNIVERSAL FOODS REJECTS HIGH VOLTAGE PROPOSAL TO NEGOTIATE MERGER UNIVERSAL BOARD REAFFIRMS BUSINESS PLAN MILWAUKEE, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Universal Foods Corporation (NYSE, PSE: UFC) announced...
Universal Compression Partners Agrees to Acquire Additional Assets from Universal Compression Holdings.
PR Newswire; 5/29/2007; 700+ words ; HOUSTON, May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. and Universal Compression Partners, L.P. announced today that Universal Compression Partners has agreed to acquire from Universal Compression...
Universal Studios Creates Universal Studio Partnerships; Stephanie Sperber to Oversee Division as Executive Vice President.
PR Newswire; 6/2/2004; 700+ words ; LOS ANGELES, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Studios announced today the creation of Universal Studios Partnerships (USP), an agency...promotions. USP expands upon and renames Universal Partnership Development, a group currently...
Universal Interactive Ships Monster Force for Game Boy(R) Advance to Retailers Nationwide; New Multi-Player Handheld Game Introduces Teenage Versions of Classic Universal Movie Monsters.
PR Newswire; 8/22/2002; 700+ words ; UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- Universal Interactive, Inc., a studio of the Games division of Vivendi Universal Publishing, announced today that its original interactive entertainment title "Monster Force"(TM) for Game Boy(R) Advance has...
Universal Compression Partners Completes Acquisition of Assets from Universal Compression Holdings.
PR Newswire; 7/9/2007; 700+ words ; HOUSTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. and Universal Compression Partners, L.P. announced today that Universal Compression Partners has completed its previously announced acquisition...
Universal Rolls Out New Division to Handle Studio's Partnerships and Licensing.
PR Newswire; 5/27/2009; 700+ words ; Universal's Corporate Alliances, Consumer Products...Home Entertainment Promotions to Become Universal Partnerships and Licensing (UP&...27 /PRNewswire/ -- Executives from Universal Pictures today announced the formation...
Universal Music Group Chairman and CEO Doug Morris Renews Contract With Universal Music for Five More Years.
Business Wire; 12/12/2000; 700+ words ; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2000 Universal Music - Now a Business Unit of Vivendi Universal - is the World's Largest Recorded Music...Bronfman, Jr., Vice Chairman of Vivendi Universal (NYSE:V), and Jean-Marie Messier...