Search results for "The Five K's" - New World Encyclopedia
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- signals from other neurons and transmits the signals toward the cell body ... of twig-like dendrites that cluster near the cell body. The term dendrite ...15 KB (2,188 words) - 02:26, 25 August 2020
- major classes of cells in neural tissues, the other being neurons, for which ... Glia, which is Greek for glue, have traditionally been viewed as the ...15 KB (2,279 words) - 07:55, 24 January 2023
- rare, silver-white metal. It is a member of the platinum group of elements ... detectors for carbon monoxide and tests for the corrosion-resistance of stainless ...13 KB (1,749 words) - 06:25, 18 November 2022
- condition in which there is deterioration in the macula area of the retina ... Macular degeneration is predominately found in elderly adults and ...18 KB (2,740 words) - 04:52, 5 November 2022
- The development of the germanium transistor opened the door to numerous ... Germanium is obtained commercially from the smelter dust of zinc ore ...13 KB (1,672 words) - 18:19, 21 May 2024
- throat or scarlet fever) and can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain ... One of the most obvious preventive actions is addressing the original ...14 KB (1,938 words) - 20:01, 8 December 2022
- segments are called its edges or sides, and the points where two edges meet ... In the computer graphics (image generation) field, the term polygon ...23 KB (3,520 words) - 08:42, 24 November 2022
- Midge is the common name for a small, fragile, flying insects belonging ... Non-biting midges are generally harmless, while the females of most ...13 KB (1,785 words) - 17:34, 9 November 2022
- The kinetic energy of an object is the extra energy it possesses due ... a non-moving observer has kinetic energy in the reference frame of this observer ...22 KB (3,694 words) - 14:17, 5 October 2022
- a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting. The Sarawak chamber, in Gua Nasib ... The park, famous for its caves, has been renown for the expeditions ...12 KB (1,767 words) - 21:21, 21 June 2024
- chemical changes occur. These changes cause the clay to be hardened. A fireplace ... Clay soils are distinguished from other types of soil such as silt ...7 KB (1,004 words) - 11:01, 19 December 2023
- Tungsten (formerly wolfram) is a chemical element with the symbol ... by Peter Woulfe in 1779, when he examined the mineral wolframite and concluded ...17 KB (2,431 words) - 18:45, 2 May 2023
- a Russian chemist. He is credited as being the primary creator of the first ... Mendeleeva (nee Kornilieva). Mendeleev was the thirteenth surviving child ...13 KB (1,999 words) - 16:30, 29 January 2024
- a traditional plucked string instrument of the zither family. It is related ... The kantele has a long history in Finnish balladry and is experiencing ...6 KB (959 words) - 02:48, 5 October 2022
- The Deutsches Museum (German Museum) in Munich, Germany, is the world ... The museum was founded on June 28, 1903 at a meeting of the Association ...13 KB (1,935 words) - 10:09, 29 January 2024
- Orientalist, and philologist who worked for the British Museum and published ... Under Budge's directorship, the British Museum came to hold arguably ...13 KB (1,982 words) - 22:08, 3 May 2023
- that uses radio waves to determine and map the location, direction, and/or ... The term RADAR was coined in 1941 as an acronym for Radio Detection ...32 KB (4,862 words) - 22:43, 7 December 2022
- related materials. It is found on Earth, the Moon, some asteroids, and ... it is found to host many minerals and is the zone through which aquifers ...13 KB (1,996 words) - 03:04, 8 December 2022
- – November 18, 1886) was a politician of the United States who served as ... Arthur had been Collector of Customs for the Port of New York. He was appointed ...13 KB (1,928 words) - 18:32, 8 December 2023
- fish, shellfish, or other aquatic organisms. The activity of catching the aquatic ... The focus of a fishery may be fish, but the definition is expanded ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 17:27, 28 March 2024
