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fifth column
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vertebral column
vertebral column (backbone; spinal column; spine) A flexible bony column in vertebrates that extends down the long axis of the body and provides the main skeletal support. It also encloses and protects the spinal cord and provides attachment for the muscles of the back. The vertebral column consists... Read more |
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entasis
entasis [Gr.,=stretching], the slight convex curvature of a classical column that diminishes in diameter as it rises. This device, as used by Greek builders, was of extreme subtlety, the freehand curvature being merely sufficient to guard the contours of the column from any appearance of inward... Read more |
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column
column vertical architectural support, circular or polygonal in plan. A column is generally at least four or five times as high as its diameter or width; stubbier freestanding masses of masonry are usually called piers or pillars, particularly those with a rectangular plan. In fully developed... Read more |
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periodic table
periodic table chart of the elements arranged according to the periodic law discovered by Dmitri I. Mendeleev and revised by Henry G. J. Moseley . In the periodic table the elements are arranged in columns and rows according to increasing atomic number (see the table entitled Periodic Table... Read more |
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chromatography
chromatography , resolution of a chemical mixture into its component compounds by passing it through a system that retards each compound to a varying degree; a system capable of accomplishing this is called a chromatograph. The retarding system can be a surface adsorbant, such as silica, alumina,... Read more |
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colonnade
colonnade , a row of columns usually supporting a roof. Colonnades were popular with the Greeks and Romans, who employed them in the stoa and the portico ; they have continued to be used throughout the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and modern times. See column .... Read more |
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agony
agony extreme mental or physical suffering.agony column originally (in the mid 19th century) the column of a newspaper containing special advertisements, particularly those for missing relatives or friends, and thus containing evidence of great distress. Later (the current meaning), it became a... Read more |
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intercolumniation
intercolumniation , in classical architecture, the clear space between the edges of two adjacent columns, as measured at the lower portion of their shafts. Vitruvius compiled standard intercolumniations for the three orders, expressed in terms of the column diameter. In the great works of Greek... Read more |
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engaged
engaged. Applied, attached, semi-engaged, inserted, or seemingly partly buried in a wall or pier, such as a column with half or more of its shaft visible, quite distinct from a pilaster. A fluted engaged column with more or less than half its shaft exposed creates difficulties at the junction with... Read more |
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LONGMONT PRIEST'S MISSION IS AN INTERNATIONAL TEST OF FAITH.(Local)(Column)
...failed to turn over his son to Panamanian authorities as directed by...stirrings of a formidable mess. With three tours of duty...as he knows, none of the Panamanian authorities nor investigators...for Horna to be issued by a Panamanian court. So there ... |
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COLUMN: Bonds stealing baseball spotlight
...played beanball for 11 innings before Cuba finally outlasted the Panamanian team.Sure, there might have been a little rust here and...a real treat for any baseball fan.And then there's the mess from Bonds. On Wednesday, Sports Illustrated published a... |
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KELLY NO SAVIOR, BUT HE DOESN'T NEED TO BE ONE.(Sports)(Column)
...And in the outfield now another new guy: the 32-year-old Panamanian who should have had a place with the Yankees but was traded...else, however. Something unexpected. Something to royally mess up a score card. Something jaw-dropping. Mike Blowers... |
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Catch-22: Seafood chain in Hub.(Food)(Recipe)
...evening the kitchen ran out of Panamanian swordfish by 8:15 p.m...the fish. A lovely fillet of Panamanian "black and blue" mahi-mahi...baked Alaska without making a mess. There are long gaps between...ceilings, marble walls, wide columns, leather booths and ... |