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(Encyclopedia) condensed milk: see milk.Condillac, Étienne Bonnot de
(Encyclopedia) Condillac, Étienne Bonnot deCondillac, Étienne Bonnot deātyĕnˈ bônōˈ də kôNdēyäkˈ [key], 1715–80, French philosopher who developed the theory of sensationalism (i.e., that all…conditioning
(Encyclopedia) conditioning: see learning.Condo, George
(Encyclopedia) Condo, George, 1957–, American artist, b. Concord, N.H., studied Lowell Univ. Condo emerged as a painter in the early 1980s, and his work has influened a younger generation of…condor
(Encyclopedia) condor, common name for certain American vultures, found in the high peaks of the Andes of South America and the Coast Range of S California. Condors are the largest of the living…Alboin
(Encyclopedia) AlboinAlboinălˈboin [key], d. 572?, first Lombard king in Italy (569–572?). With the Avars he defeated the Gepidae (see Germans). He then led (568) an army across the Alps into Italy,…Condorcet, Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, marquis de
(Encyclopedia) Condorcet, Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, marquis deCondorcet, Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, marquis demärēˈ zhäN äNtwänˈ nēkôläˈ kärētäˈ märkēˈ də kôNdôrsāˈ [key], 1743–94…condottiere
(Encyclopedia) condottierecondottierekōndōt-tyāˈrā [key] [Ital.,=leader], leader of mercenary soldiers in Italy in the 14th and 15th cent., when wars were almost incessant there. The condottieri…conducting
(Encyclopedia) conducting, in music, the art of unifying the efforts of a number of musicians simultaneously engaged in musical performance. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance the conductor was…conduction
(Encyclopedia) conduction, transfer of heat or electricity through a substance, resulting from a difference in temperature between different parts of the substance, in the case of heat, or from a…Trending
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