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Doubs, river, France and Switzerland
(Encyclopedia) Doubs, river, c.270 mi (435 km) long, rising in the Jura Mts., E France, and flowing northeast, forming part of the French-Swiss border, then looping into W Switzerland before turning…Izhevsk
(Encyclopedia) IzhevskIzhevskēzhĭfskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 635,000), capital of Udmurt Republic, E European Russia. A major steel-milling, armaments, machinery, motor vehicles, and metallurgical…Lundy's Lane
(Encyclopedia) Lundy's Lane, locality in S Ontario just W of the Niagara Falls, scene of a stubborn engagement of the War of 1812, fought July 25, 1814. The American forces commanded by Gen. Winfield…Amecameca
(Encyclopedia) Amecameca Amecameca ämāˌkämāˈkä [key], town, Mexico state, S central Mexico, at the foot of the Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl volcanoes. The sanctuary of El…Annau
(Encyclopedia) Annau or AnauAnauboth: ənouˈ [key], town, in S Turkmenistan, 5 mi (8 km) SE of Ashgabat, near the Iranian border. At Annau, Raphael Pumpelly discovered (1903) traces of habitation…Billerica
(Encyclopedia) Billerica Billerica bĭlrĭˈkə [key], town (2020 pop. 42,119), Middlesex co., NE Mass., on the Concord…click beetle
(Encyclopedia) click beetle, common name for members of the widespread beetle family Elateridae. Also called elater beetle, the click beetle has a hinge across the front of the body that allows it to…analog-to-digital conversion
(Encyclopedia) analog-to-digital or A/D conversion, the process of changing continuously varying data, such as voltage, current, or shaft rotation, into discrete digital quantities that represent the…Baugh, Sammy
(Encyclopedia) Baugh, Sammy (Samuel Adrian Baugh), 1914–2008, American football player, b. near Temple, Tex. The first great passer in the game, “Slingin' Sam” played for Texas Christian Univ. (1934–…hunchback
(Encyclopedia) hunchback, abnormal outward curvature of the spine in the thoracic region. It is also known as kyphosis and humpback, and in its severe form a noticeable hump is evident on the back.…Trending
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