Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Compton effect — Comp·ton effect käm(p) tən n the loss of energy and concomitant increase in wavelength of a usu. high energy photon (as of X rays or gamma rays) that occurs upon collision of the photon with an electron Compton Arthur Holly (1892 1962) American… … Medical dictionary
Compton effect scattering — Comp·ton effect, scattering (kompґtən) [Arthur Holly Compton, American physicist, 1892–1962; winner of the Nobel prize in physics for 1927] see under effect and scattering … Medical dictionary
Cannon — A cannon is a type of artillery, usually large and tubular, that uses gunpowder or other explosive based propellants to launch a projectile over a distance. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower;… … Wikipedia
Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… … Universalium
electromagnetism — /i lek troh mag ni tiz euhm/, n. 1. the phenomena associated with electric and magnetic fields and their interactions with each other and with electric charges and currents. 2. Also, electromagnetics. the science that deals with these phenomena.… … Universalium
sortir — 1. sortir [ sɔrtir ] v. <conjug. : 16> • XIIe; a remplacé issir; p. ê. de 3. sortir, ou du lat. pop. °surctus, class. surrectus, de surgere « jaillir » I ♦ V. intr. SORTIR DE; SORTIR. A ♦ Aller hors d un lieu, du dedans au dehors. 1 ♦ Aller … Encyclopédie Universelle
Europe — /yoor euhp, yerr / for 1; /yoo roh pee, yeuh / for 2, n. 1. a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and… … Universalium
American hip hop — The United States is the nation of origin of hip hop, a cultural movement that began in the 1970s in New York City, among primarily African American and Hispanic audiences.cite news|title=The Birth of R… … Wikipedia
Ritter Toggenburg — ist eine im Juli des Balladenjahres 1797 entstandene Ballade von Friedrich Schiller. Nach Schillers Kalendereintrag schloss er sie am 31. Juli ab. Das in zehn trochäischen Strophen verfasste Gedicht erschien erstmals noch im gleichen Jahr im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Alan Turing — Turing redirects here. For other uses, see Turing (disambiguation). Alan Turing Turing at the time of his election to Fellowship of the Royal Society … Wikipedia
