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12-tone Music

a type of serial music introduced by arnold schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row)

12-tone System

a type of serial music introduced by arnold schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row)

15 May Organization

a terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the popular front for the liberation of palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-fatah

1st-class Mail

mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection

2-hydroxybenzoic Acid

a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes

2-methylpropenoic Acid

an unsaturated acid (c4h6o2) used to make resins and plastics

3d Radar

radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target

401-k Plan

a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee contributions and (often) matching contributions from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn, at which point they can be converted into an ira; funds can be transferred if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself

A A

See a, a

A And

See a, a

A Battery

the battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube

A Bit

to a small extent; in a small amount; rather

A Dew

See a, a

A Few

three

A Fortiori

for a still stronger reason; all the more

A I

See a, a

A Kempis

german ecclesiastic (1380-1471)

A Little

to a small extent or degree

A Lot

a large amount

A Posteriori

derived by or designating the process of reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes; inductive; empirical

A Priori

proceeding from a known or assumed cause to a necessarily related effect; deductive

A Trifle

a little

Aaland Islands

an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the gulf of bothnia under finnish control

Aare River

a river in north central switzerland that runs northeast into the rhine

Aaron Burr

united states politician who served as vice president under jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival alexander hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)

Aaron Copland

united states composer who developed a distinctly american music (1900-1990)

Abandoned Infant

a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown

Abandoned Person

someone for whom hope has been abandoned

Abandoned Ship

a ship abandoned on the high seas

Abasia Trepidans

abasia due to trembling of the legs

Abatable Nuisance

a nuisance that can remedied (suppressed or extinguished or rendered harmless)

Abbe Condenser

a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes

Abdominal Actinomycosis

a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the abdomen

Abdominal Aorta

a branch of the descending aorta

Abdominal Breathing

alternative term for diaphragmatic breathing

Abdominal Cavity

the hollow portion of the torso within the abdomen, containing the abdominal organs, in mammals below the diaphragm

Abdominal Delivery

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that julius caesar was born that way)

Abdominal Muscle

a group of four muscles that form the abdominal wall

Abdominal Pregnancy

ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity

Abdominal Wall

the layer of muscles that surrounds the abdominal cavity and contains the abdominal organs

Abducens Muscle

rectus lateralis muscle of the eye; muscle that moves the eye away from the center of the face

Abducens Nerve

a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

Abducent Nerve

alternative spelling of abducens nerve

Abductor Muscle

a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line

Abelian Group

see commutative group

Abelmoschus Esculentus

tall coarse annual of old world tropics widely cultivated in southern united states and west indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus hibiscus

Abelmoschus Moschatus

bushy herb of tropical asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus

Abide By

to accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it; to conform to; to acquiesce

Abies Alba

tall timber tree of central and southern europe having a regular crown and grey bark

Abies Amabilis

medium to tall fir of western north america having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed