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triceps
triceps any muscle having three heads, or points of attachment, but especially the triceps brachii at the back of the upper arm. One head originates on the shoulder blade and two on the upper-arm bone, or humerus. Uniting part of the way down the arm, the heads swell into the belly, or muscle prope... Read more
Sir Isaac Brock
Sir Isaac Brock 1769-1812, British general, Canadian hero of the War of 1812. A British army officer, he was sent to Canada in 1802 and was given command (1806) of Upper and Lower Canada. He strengthened defenses and made plans for a navy. In 1811 he was made major general and was appointed adminis... Read more
culminate
culminate in astronomy, the maximum height in the sky reached by a celestial body on a given day. At the culminate the body is crossing the observer's celestial meridian and is said to be in upper transit . ... Read more
arm
arm upper limb in humans. Three long bones form the framework of the arm: the humerus of the upper arm, and the radius (outer bone) and ulna (inner bone) of the forearm. The radius and ulna run parallel but meet at their ends in such a manner that the radius can rotate around the ulna. This arrange... Read more
Lough Allen
Lough Allen , lake, 8 mi (12.9 km) long and 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, Co. Leitrim and Co. Roscommon, N Republic of Ireland. The upper Shannon River flows through the lake. ... Read more
Ashurbanipal
Ashurbanipal (d. c.626 bc) (Assurbanipal) Last great king of Assyria (669–633 bc). During his reign, Assyria reached its largest extent, encompassing Upper Egypt, before a rapid decline. Excavations at Nineveh after 1850 revealed an advanced civilization.... Read more
corm
corm short, thickened underground stem, usually covered with papery leaves. A corm grows vertically, producing buds at the upper nodes and roots from the lower surface. Corms serve as organs of food storage and in some plants (e.g., crocus and gladiolus) of asexual reproduction; they are often mist... Read more
Enniskillen
Enniskillen , town (1991 pop. 10,429), Fermanagh dist., SW Northern Ireland, on Cethlin's Island in the Erne River between Upper and Lower Loughs Erne. Farm produce is traded, and hosiery is manufactured. In 1689 the forces of William III defeated those of James II at Enniskillen. ... Read more
femur
femur (pl. femora) 1. In tetrapods, the upper bone of the hind limb. 2. In Insecta, the third segment in the leg, which articulates with the trochanter proximally, and with the tibia distally. The femur is the largest and most robust segment of the leg in most adult insects. Movement with respect to... Read more
gavotte
gavotte , originally a peasant dance of the Gavots in upper Dauphiné, France. A type of circle dance characterized by lively, skipping steps, it was introduced at the court of Louis XIV and was used by Lully in his ballets and operas and by François Couperin and J. S. Bach in their key... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Upper"

Upper GI Exam
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers Upper GI exam Definition An upper GI examination is a fluoroscopic examination (a type of x ray imaging) of the upper gastrointestinal tract, including the esophagus, stomach, and...
Upper GI Series
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer Upper GI series Definition An upper GI examination is a fluoroscopic examination (a type of x-ray imaging) of the upper gastrointestinal tract, including the esophagus, stomach, and...
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy Definition Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is a procedure that allows the doctor to visually examine the upper portions of the gastrointestinal tract, using a flexible tool...
Upper Austria
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Upper Austria Ger. Oberösterreich, province (1991 pop. 1,333,480...sports equipment, shoes, optical utensils, and textiles. The area of Upper Austria was included in the Roman province of Noricum. In 1156 it was made...
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument see National Parks and Monuments (table).
Upper Canada
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Upper Canada see Ontario .
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River see National Parks and Monuments (table).
Upper Palatinate
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Upper Palatinate Germany: see Palatinate .
Upper Arlington
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Upper Arlington city (1990 pop. 34,128), Franklin co., central Ohio; inc. 1918. It is a residential suburb of Columbus.
Upper Hutt
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Upper Hutt city (1996 pop. 36,717), S North Island, New Zealand, in the Hutt River Valley. It is primarily residential but has some light industries.

Dictionary entries related to "Upper"

upper class
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology upper class Conventionally the upper class is often thought of as equivalent to the ‘aristocracy...while the aristocracy is an important symbolic element of the upper class, it does not completely account for its membership. We come...
upper
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...pər / • adj. 1. situated above another part: his upper arm the upper atmosphere. ∎  higher in position or status: the upper end of the social scale. 2. situated on higher ground. ∎...
Michigan, Upper Peninsula of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MICHIGAN, UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN, UPPER PENINSULA OF shares a 344-mile border with Wisconsin to the...War, copper was discovered in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the Upper Peninsula, and until 1900, supplied about 75 percent of America...
Upper and Lower Canada
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Upper and Lower Canada Two British North American...now Quebec); the western part was called Upper Canada (now Ontario) and adopted English...a legislature consisting of an appointed upper house and a lower assembly of elected representatives...
upper bound
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing upper bound 1. of a set S on which the partial ordering < is defined...the property that s < u for all s in S . Also u is a least upper bound if, for any other upper bound v , u < v . Since numerical computing demands the truncation...
upper critical temperature
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology upper critical temperature ( critical thermal maximum...organism. When body temperature exceeds the upper critical point, cellular components and...organism eventually dies. For most animals the upper critical temperature lies in the range 30...
upper crust
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English up·per crust • n. ( the upper crust ) inf. the upper classes.
least upper bound
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing least upper bound See upper bound .
upper mordent
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music upper mordent. See mordent .
stiff upper lip
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable stiff upper lip a quality of uncomplaining stoicism; the phrase is now regarded as characteristically British, although it is first recorded in US usage.

Thesaurus entries related to "Upper"

upper
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus upper • adjective   1. the upper floor synonyms : higher, superior; top; informal nosebleed. antonym: lower.   2. the upper echelons of the party synonyms : senior, superior, higher...
upper-class
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus upper-class • adjective  our upper-class relations look down on us synonyms : aristocratic...spoon in one's mouth; rich, wealthy; upscale, upmarket, upper-crust, high-class, tony, top-drawer, classy, posh...
upper hand
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English upper hand • noun   synonyms : advantage, edge, whip hand, ascendancy, superiority, supremacy, sway, control, mastery, dominance, command.
top
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...brow, head, tip, apex, vertex. antonyms: bottom, base.   2. the top of the table synonyms : upper part, upper surface, upper layer.   3. the carrots' green tops synonyms : leaves, shoots, stem, stalk. antonyms: root...
aristocracy
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English aristocracy • noun   synonyms : nobility, peerage, gentry, upper class, privileged/ruling class, elite, high society; inf. upper crust, blue bloods; lit. haut monde.
heaven
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...he observed the heavens synonyms : the sky, the skies, the upper atmosphere, the stratosphere, space; literary the firmament...blue yonder, the welkin, the empyrean, the azure, the upper regions, the sphere, the celestial sphere. phrases: in seventh...
gentry
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus gentry • noun  posing as a member of the gentry synonyms : upper classes, privileged classes, elite, high society, haut monde, smart set; establishment, aristocracy; informal upper crust, top drawer.
society
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...polite society, the aristocracy, the gentry, the nobility, the upper classes, the elite, the smart set, the beau monde, haut monde; inf. the privileged classes, the upper crust, the top drawer.   4. enjoy the society of friends...
nobility
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...xA0; 1. born to the nobility synonyms : lords, peers, plutocracy, aristocracy, high society, elite, upper class; inf. upper crust.   2. the nobility of his deed/character synonyms : magnanimity, generosity, selflessness...
parliament
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus parliament • noun  the Russian parliament synonyms : legislature, legislative assembly, congress, senate, (upper/lower) house, (upper/lower) chamber, diet, assembly.

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Upper Deck Company Signs Historic Pact to Bring the Legends of Baseball to Sports Card & Memorabilia Collectors; Upper Deck Where the Legends of Baseball Live On!
Business Wire; 2/15/2005; 700+ words ; ...leading sports and entertainment company, Upper Deck, and Curtis Management Group (CMG...to an historic, exclusive pact allowing Upper Deck to utilize CMG's legendary roster...memorabilia products. CMG Worldwide and Upper Deck have signed a multiyear, trading...
Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act Introduced by Rep. Kind
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/18/2006; 700+ words ; ...Kind, D-Wisconsin, has introduced the Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act...management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin." The bill...full-text of the legislation follows:Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection ActH...
Upper Mediastinal Node Dissection for Hypopharyngeal and Cervical Esophageal Carcinomas
Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Multiple lymph node metastases often occur in the upper mediastinum, as well as in the neck, and thus upper mediastinal dissection (MD) is crucial in...we aimed to determine the proper extent of upper MD according to tumor site and stage. The...
The Upper-Oceanic Response to Overflows: A Mechanism for the Azores Current
Magazine article from: Journal of Physical Oceanography; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...typically double their volume transport by entraining upper oceanic water. The upper oceanic layer must balance this loss of mass, and...and localized mass and vorticity forcing for the upper ocean. In this study, simulations show that the...
Upper Deck Entertainment and Konami to Release Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Down Under; Yu-Gi-Oh! The World's Most Popular Trading Card Game On Store Shelves Now!
Business Wire; 9/24/2003; 700+ words ; ...Trading card game publisher and distributor Upper Deck Entertainment, a division of The Upper Deck Company, LLC, and Konami Corporation...Australia and New Zealand," said Rich Henry, Upper Deck Sr. VP of Worldwide Sales. "There is...
Upper Deck Sets the Record Straight on the Future of the Baseball Card Market.
PR Newswire; 8/7/2009; 700+ words ; ...PRNewswire/ -- On July 2, 2009, The Upper Deck Company and the Major League Baseball...baseball cards. This license provides Upper Deck with the rights to feature current...baseball cards in the industry," said Upper Deck CEO Richard McWilliam. "We look...
Upper-Income Consumers Drive Economic Optimism Higher.(Survey)
Magazine article from: Gallup Poll News Service; 5/28/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Mood Index shows economic optimism among upper-income consumers surging 67% over the...Optimism is up among all income groups, with upper-income Americans more optimistic than...Optimism about the U.S. economy among upper-income Americans has surged 67% since...
The Upper Deck Company Signs Links Legend Annika Sorenstam to Represent Golf Brand.
Business Wire; 3/23/2004; 700+ words ; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2004 The Upper Deck Company today announce an historic...member Annika Sorenstam. Sorenstam and the Upper Deck Company have agreed to an exclusive...Tiger Woods as official spokespersons for Upper Deck Golf trading cards and collectibles...
Upper Extremity Use in People with Hemiparesis in the First Few Weeks After Stroke
Magazine article from: Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...report were to: 1) determine the amount of upper extremity use in people with hemiparesis...to examine the relationships between upper extremity use and impairments and activity...days) and 10 healthy control subjects. Upper extremity use was measured over 24 hours...
The Upper Deck Company Revolutionizes Sports Trading Cards With UpperDeckU.
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