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(Encyclopedia)ampere ămˈpēr [key], abbr. amp or A, basic unit of electric current. It is the fundamental electrical unit used with the mks system of units of the metric system. The ampere is officially defined a...Eton
(Encyclopedia)Eton ēˈtən [key], town, Windsor and Maidenhead, central England, on the Thames River. It i...Torrens, Sir Robert Richard
(Encyclopedia)Torrens, Sir Robert Richard tŏrˈənz [key], 1814–84, Australian statesman, b. Ireland. Son of Col. Robert Torrens (1780–1864), one of the founders of South Australia, he went to that colony in 1...centimeter
(Encyclopedia)centimeter sĕnˈtĭmēˌtər [key], abbr. cm, unit of length equal to 0.01 meter, the basic unit of length in the metric system. The centimeter is the unit of length in the cgs system. It is approxim...crypts of Lieberkühn
(Encyclopedia)crypts of Lieberkühn: see digestive system. ...nodes of Ranvier
(Encyclopedia)nodes of Ranvier: see nervous system. ...national grasslands
(Encyclopedia)national grasslands: see National Forest System. ...Altay
(Encyclopedia)Altay: see Altai, mountain system, Asia. ...celestial equator
(Encyclopedia)celestial equator: see equatorial coordinate system. ...Tien Shan
(Encyclopedia)Tien Shan, mountain system: see Tian Shan. ...Browse by Subject
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