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magnet
magnet Object that produces a magnetic field, an area around the magnet in which other magnetizable objects experience a force. Lodestones, which are naturally magnetic, were used as early magnets, and strong magnetic materials were later recognized as containing either iron, cobalt, nickel or... Read more |
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vertigo
vertigo , sensations of moving in space or of objects moving about a person and the resultant difficulty in maintaining equilibrium. True vertigo, as distinguished from faintness, lightheadedness, and other forms of dizziness, occurs as a result of a disturbance of some part of the body's balancing... Read more |
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tracheotomy
tracheotomy , surgical incision into the trachea, or windpipe. The operation is performed when the windpipe has become blocked, e.g., by the presence of some foreign object or by swelling of the larynx. A curved or flexible tube is inserted into the trachea to facilitate breathing. In diseases such... Read more |
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Hereditament
HEREDITAMENT Anything that can be passed by an individual to heirs. There are two types of hereditaments: corporeal and incorporeal. A corporeal hereditament is a permanent tangible object that can be seen and handled and is confined to the land. Materials, such as coal, timber, stone, or a... Read more |
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Permanent Wave
Permanent Wave During the late 1800s and early 1900s, several hairdressers discovered that by applying chemicals and heat to women's hair, they could create curls and waves that would last for days, weeks, or even months. These hairstyles were called permanent waves or simply permanents. Permanents... Read more |
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cloisonne
cloisonné , method of enamel decoration of metal surfaces, such as vases and jewel boxes. Metal filaments (which form the cloisons or separating elements) are attached at right angles to the surface outlining the design to be used. These miniature compartments are filled with colored enamel... Read more |
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mir
Mir a Soviet space station, launched in 1986 and designed to be permanently manned. The name is Russian, literally ‘peace’.... Read more |
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Fixture
FIXTURE An article in the nature of personal property which has been so annexed to the realty that it is regarded as a part of the real property. That which is fixed or attached to something permanently as an appendage and is not removable. A thing is deemed to be affixed to real property when it... Read more |
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ceramics
ceramics , materials made of nonmetallic minerals that have been permanently hardened by firing at a high temperature, or objects made of such materials. Most ceramics resist heat and chemicals and are poor conductors of heat and electricity. Traditional ceramics are made of clay and other natural... Read more |
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Waste
Waste Waste has been defined as a moveable object with no direct use that is discarded permanently. There are many different kinds of waste, including solid, liquid, gaseous, hazardous, radioactive, and medical. Wastes can also be defined by generator, for example, municipal, commercial,... Read more |
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Object permanence in dogs: Invisible displacement in a rotation task
...show evidence of object permanence that includes invisibly displaced objects. By the age...to search for objects that have disappeared...the nature of objects in the environment...this ability object permanence and assessed... |
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The Terrible Permanence of Objects.(Poem)
The Terrible Permanence of Objects A curse, a curse on the objects that remain-- this necklace your wedding gift each pearl's face iridescent and closed from a day when you were still in the world shining, my heart, the string running through me. |
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The power of ephemera: permanence and decay in protective power objects.(Report)
...presented or concealed through these objects? And what is most highly valued in protective power objects that decay over time? How does decay function within the life of the empowered object? For individuals who commission a Sukuma...night and places or buries the empowered objects with the ... |
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IMAGE PERMANENCE INSTITUTE AWARDED MAJOR RESEARCH GRANT FROM MELLON...
...first DP3 project, the Image Permanence Institute performed research...print colorants and the permanence of bound digitally printed objects such as periodicals and monographs...Foundation will allow the Image Permanence Institute to refine the data... |
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Durable by design: in-mold labeling provides permanence.
...experience shortcomings in their delivery of permanence and durability on plastic parts, one...makes it an integral part of the molded object. The big difference between an in...use it? In addition to durability and permanence, manufacturers can benefit in a variety... |
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Ceremonies represent continuity and permanence
...practices attended by the Queen represent the continuity and permanence of the compromise which is our constitutional monarchy. National...time. The ceremonies and other practices to which Mr Thomson objects are all part of the process of keeping troops occupied, trained... |
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Consumption and Standards of Living of the Quebec Inuit: Cultural Permanence...
...the consumer culture, appears to accompany these purchased objects (Scardigli, 1983). How are the behaviours and values that...negotiate self-identity (Slater, 1997). Consequently, the objects that characterize the consumer culture are progressively less... |
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Consumption and standards of living of the Quebec Inuit: cultural permanence...
...the consumer culture, appears to accompany these purchased objects (Scardigli, 1983). How are the behaviours and values that...negotiate self-identity (Slater, 1997). Consequently, the objects that characterize the consumer culture are progressively less... |
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Arrernte rock-art: interpreting physical permanence in a changing social...
...Introduction Rock-art (pictograms and petroglyphs) has long been recognised as both a social construct and a physical object (Chippendale and Tacon 1998). Like most 'art' it is involved in a physical and social environment that has changed over... |
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North Korean "rural fiction" from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s: permanence...
...Korean agriculture was collectivized in 1953, becoming an essential part of the centrally planned North Korean economy and the object of watchful supervision by the Party. However, despite constant government attention and the famous promise of Kim Il Sung... |
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