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coherence
coherence constant phase difference in two or more Waves over time. Two waves are said to be in phase if their crests and troughs meet at the same place at the same time, and the waves are out of phase if the crests of one meet the troughs of another. The waves are incoherent if the crests and tr... Read more
stoat
stoat , European name for the short-tailed weasel , Mustela erminea, also called ermine when in its white winter phase. ... Read more
cytology
cytology , in biology, the study of the structure of all normal and abnormal components of cells and the changes, movements, and transformations of such components. The discipline includes cytogenics, cytochemistry, and microscopic anatomy, which involve investigations employing various microscopes,... Read more
Docetism
Docetism [Gr.,=to appear], early heretical trend in Christian thought. Docetists claimed that Christ was a mere phantasm who only seemed to live and suffer. A similar tendency to deny Jesus' humanity appeared in the teachings of Simon Magus, Marcion, Gnosticism, and certain phases of monarchianism.... Read more
gametophyte
gametophyte , phase of plant life cycles in which the gametes, i.e., egg and sperm, are produced. The gametophyte is haploid, that is, each cell contains a single complete set of chromosomes, and arises from the germination of a haploid spore. In many lower plants, the gametophyte phase is the domin... Read more
Decorated style
Decorated style name applied to the second period of English Gothic architecture from the late 13th to the mid-14th cent. The basic structural elements developed during the Early English style (late 12th and 13th cent.) were retained, but their decoration became more elaborate. Stone construction b... Read more
phase
phase in astronomy, the measure of how much of the illuminated surface of a planet or satellite can be seen from a point at a distance from that body; the term is most often used to describe the moon as seen from the earth. When the moon is between the earth and the sun, we cannot see the lighted h... Read more
interference
interference in physics, the effect produced by the combination or superposition of two systems of Waves , in which these waves reinforce, neutralize, or in other ways interfere with each other. Interference is observed in both sound waves and electromagnetic waves, especially those of visible lig... Read more
Thomas Chippendale
Thomas Chippendale , 1718-79, celebrated English cabinetmaker. His designs were so widely followed that a whole general category of 18th-century English furniture is commonly grouped under his name. Chippendale's Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, an illustrated trade catalog first published ... Read more
surface chemistry
surface chemistry study of chemical reactions in which the reactants are first adsorbed onto a surface medium (see adsorption ) that then acts as a catalyst for the reaction; after the reaction the products are desorbed and the surface is left unchanged. Since the entire reaction takes place on ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "mirror phase"

Looking Glass
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...the fact that the aircraft used are equipped to fulfill, or "mirror" all functions normally performed on the ground. In the initial phase of the mission, anticipating possible military aggression...a scenario must be developed. Looking Glass at work. This mirror operation of SAC ground control went into ... Read more
Breast Self-Exam
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer ...breasts and by observing any changes through the use of a mirror. Purpose BSE should be performed monthly in order to discover...and perform the exams on the same day each month. The first phase of the BSE is to disrobe and stand in front of a mirror, observing the breast area in four different ... Read more
Katsushika Hokusai
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...of landscape artists that dominated this form during its last phase. While the Japanese wood block of the 18th century was dominated...people of his native city. In his youth he was first adopted by a mirror maker and then apprenticed to a wood-block engraver and, later... Read more
interference
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...at the same time and are in the same phase, i.e., when the condensations of the...other, i.e., if they are of opposite phase. This canceling is known as destructive...combine or cancel depending upon their phase relationship. In the case of a single...velocity of light had a half-silvered mirror ... Read more
light
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...different color . Light that is all of the same wavelength and phase (all the waves are in step with one another) is called coherent...of light is called optics and covers reflection of light by a mirror or other object, refraction by a lens or prism , diffraction... Read more
Intelligence
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...are sometimes viewed as a single step. In the processing phase, raw data is converted into a more usable form; then that...data on a factory's output is collected; in the processing phase, these numbers may be put into the form of a graph, while in the production phase, an analyst determines overall ... Read more
Sir William Herschel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...That this entry heralded a new phase in his life is shown by the fact...make his first (metal) telescope mirror. Herschel's First Telescope Obsessed...grinding and polishing telescope mirrors. He had to keep the mirror moving unceasingly on the grinding... Read more
Dennis Gabor
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...one beam to an object, the other to a mirror. Both would initially have the same wavelength and be in phase (coherent), but upon reflection from the object and the mirror back to the photographic plate, interference...with electron beams. The beam from the mirror would be unchanged, but the beam ... Read more
Thomas Chippendale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...interlaced forms. Chippendale's varied output also included desks; mirror frames; hanging bookshelves; settees, with which he was especially...distinctive cluster-column legs of Gothic inspiration. The last phase of his career shows the influence of the designs of Robert Adam... Read more
Alexander Archipenko
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1909 Archipenko began to realize his cubist style. This first phase of his development displays no indecision or immaturity. His...assemblages of various materials such as wood, wire, glass, and mirror are in a quasi-cubist manner. They led to his "sculpto-paintings... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "mirror phase"

mirror phase
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology mirror phase (of infant development) See LACAN , JACQUES. Read more
microscope
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology ...to the object. An optical condenser and mirror, often with a separate light source, provide...electron microscope ; Nomarski microscope ; phase-contrast microscope ; ultraviolet microscope...Zernike (1888–1966) invents the phase-contrast microscope. 1936 German-born US... Read more
Blomdahl, Karl-Birger
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...Radio, from 1965. Pioneered EMS. After a Hindemithian early phase, adopted serial techniques and, later, elecs. First opera Aniara...suite (1957); Altisonans , tape (1966).CHORAL: In the Hall of Mirrors ( I splegnarnes sal ) for soloists, reciter, ch., and orch... Read more
Haanstra, Bert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1960. Awards: Grand Prix (documentary), Cannes Festival, for Mirror of Holland , 1951. Died: 23 October 1997, in Hilversum, Netherlands...Circle Lives Again ) (+ sc, ph, ed) 1950 Spiegel van Holland ( Mirror of Holland ) (+ sc, ph, ed) 1951 Nederlandse beeldhouwkunst...Case ) (+ co-sc, co-ed, pr) 1962 Zoo (+ ... Read more
Burchfield, Charles
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art ...often based on childhood memories and fantasies. In his second phase—during the 1920s and 1930s—he was one of the leading...landscape or have made it such a compelling repository as well as a mirror of their intimate feelings’ ( Matthew Baigell, Dictionary... Read more
Lacan, Jacques
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology ...theoretical system is his idea of the ‘mirror phase’ of infant development. He argues...separate. Lacan uses the metaphor of a mirror to illustrate this process, for the baby...looking at the mother as if looking into a mirror, finds an image reflected back which... Read more
Laser Technology
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...photons. Emitted photons travel in the same direction, at the same wavelength, and in phase with the original photon, producing coherent radiation. Often mirrors (one fully reflecting and the other partially Reflecting) are placed parallel to each... Read more

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Mirror, mirror: Caroline A. Jones on Robert Smithson and history.(Books)(Mirror-Travels: Robert Smithson and History)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Artforum International; 6/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...be in yet another phase of Smithsonian crystallization...MOCA, including a mirror vortex and a diminishing...by multiplying our mirrors of Smithson, too...behind. Is the present phase of crystallization...conscious abstract phase from roughly 1964...less-discussed Incidents of ... Read more
The Mirror of Divinity: The World and Creation in J.-K. Huysmans.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 1/1/2006; ; 645 words ; The Mirror of Divinity: The World and Creation in...87413-873-6. Although the image of the mirror, both as a literal and a metaphorical device...96 (2003), 73-84. Robert Ziegler's The Mirror of Divinity attempts to give the topic... Read more
Laser turning mirrors.(Materials)
Magazine article from: Designfax; 4/1/2004; 82 words ; ...O.sub.2] laser turning mirrors and phase retardation reflectors...systems is available. The mirrors are optimized for 10.6...10.6 micron. Molybdenum mirrors offer 98% average reflectance, while silicon mirrors offer >99.5% reflectance... Read more
Oregon State set for second phase of stadium expansion.(Sports)(Reconstruction of seating in the south end zone and a massive video screen/scoreboard highlight Phase II)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 1/16/2007; 700+ words ; ...Center above the north end zone seating. Work on the first phase of the annex is scheduled to begin in March. That part...prior to the start of the 2007 football season. The first phase of the annex construction is expected to conclude in January...former OSU coach Dennis Erickson. The initial plan for ... Read more
Vapor phase rework station.(Product PREVIEW)
Magazine article from: Circuits Assembly; 3/1/2008; 96 words ; V-Works, a single-component rework tool, uses vapor phase to transfer heat for removal and replacement of single components...Standard features include 24 x 24 working envelope, split mirror and camera vision system, on-board recipe storage for precise... Read more
Lasetec Phase II Printer. (Packaging Tech Update).(Industrial Dynamics International Inc.)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Modern Brewery Age; 1/28/2002; 108 words ; ...announced the development of a new laser coding system called the Lasetec Phase II. The unit is designed to permanently mark HOPE, PET, paper, inked...The steered beam system includes one laser, two galvanometers with mirrors and associated optics. Read more
MEMS enter rapid growth phase.(Market Watch)
Magazine article from: Circuits Assembly; 1/1/2002; 299 words ; ...system-on-a-chip. MEMS technology has finally entered a rapid growth phase and is expected to quadruple by 2004. The telecommunications...large-scale success. Promising next-generation products include mirror arrays for use in photonic switches, protection systems, and... Read more
Musician's performance anxiety and coping strategies: "in recent years, researchers and pedagogues have recognized performance anxiety as a normal phenomenon that happens to most performing artists at some time, and that it can be dealt with during the preparation phase of the performance".
Magazine article from: American Music Teacher; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...time, and that it can be dealt with during the preparation phase of the performance. The last three decades saw an influx of...grandiose. Public exhibition is natural to a child at this phase. As he or she approaches adolescent years, peer acceptance...self-love and the eventual drowning of self in admiration ... Read more
How Companies Transform Themselves: Execution is what will distinguish the winners from the losers in the next phase of e-business. (Interview).
Magazine article from: Chief Executive (U.S.); 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...of birth and childhood, and now we're moving into the adult phase. The youthful enthusiasm of putting up a Web site and thinking...able to look through the windshield instead of the rear-view mirror. You have to do that to get the speed and execution needed today... Read more
Keeping an eye on build-out expenses: thousands of franchised businesses open their doors across the country each year. But the build-out process can often be a rocky road for both franchise systems and franchisees, especially when estimates and perceptions don't mirror reality.(FW FOCUS: MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS)
Magazine article from: Franchising World; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...providing the franchisee a turn-key operation that is designed to mirror the business model exactly as the franchise company specifies...having to draw a salary during the planning and construction phase of the business. This is money in the bank at a time when the... Read more