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(Encyclopedia)prosthesis prŏsˈthĭsĭs [key]: see artificial limb. ...Sputnik
(Encyclopedia)Sputnik: see satellite, artificial; space exploration. ...meteorological satellite
(Encyclopedia)meteorological satellite: see satellite, artificial; weather satellite. ...Baylor University
(Encyclopedia)Baylor University, mainly at Waco, Tex.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1845 by Baptists (see Baylor, Robert E. B.) at Independence, moved 1886 and absorbed Waco Univ. (chartered 1861). The libra...Fort Lauderdale
(Encyclopedia)Fort Lauderdale lôˈdərdāl [key], residential, commercial, and resort city (2020 pop. 182,760), seat ...Matsubara
(Encyclopedia)Matsubara mätso͞oˈbärä [key], city (1990 pop. 135,919), Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Osaka known for the production of cultured and artificial...life support system
(Encyclopedia)life support system: see artificial life support; Life Support for Human Spaceflight under space science. ...Hofu
(Encyclopedia)Hofu hōˈfo͞o [key], city, Yamaguchi prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Suo Sea. It is a ...Leixões
(Encyclopedia)Leixões lāˈshoiNsh [key], artificial seaport of Oporto, NW Portugal. Built in the late 19th cent, its chief export is port wine. ...acrylic
(Encyclopedia)acrylic, artificial fiber made from a special group of vinyl compounds, primarily acrylonitrile. Acrylic fibers are thermoplastic (i.e., soften when heated, reharden upon cooling), have low moisture r...Browse by Subject
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