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- railroad line, usually electric, raised above the ground or street level, usually on a trestle, for local transit in urban areas. By the mid-19th century it was evident that surface vehicles were inadequate for carrying the traffic of large cities. ... [1 Related Articles]
- elevating transfer vehicle
- (from the article "airport") ...mobile equipment and complex fixed stacking and movement systems must be used. The fixed systems, which require complex engineering design and maintenance, are known as transfer vehicles (TVs) and elevating transfer vehicles (ETVs).
- elevation
- (from the article "Vigny, Alfred-Victor, comte de") He acknowledged his disillusionment as early as 1831 in "Paris," a poem of a new genre that he termed elevations. He felt all the more tormented, for he could no longer count on the religious faith of his childhood. His ...
- elevator
- (from the article "airplane") ...and the aircraft's direction and attitude by means of flight controls. Conventional flight controls consist of a stick or wheel control column and rudder pedals, which control the movement of the elevator and ailerons and the rudder, respectively, through a ...
- elevator
- car that moves in a vertical shaft to carry passengers or freight between the levels of a multistory building. Most modern elevators are propelled by electric motors, with the aid of a counterweight, through a system of cables and sheaves ... [12 Related Articles]
- elevator stage
- (from the article "theatre") In 1896 Karl Lautenschlager introduced a revolving stage at the Residenz Theater in Munich. Elevator stages permitted new settings to be assembled below stage and then lifted to the height of the stage as the existing setting was withdrawn to ...
- eleven-man ballot
- (from the article "checkers") ...move of each side is chosen by lot from 47 playable combinations. The three-move, or American, restriction is an extension of the two-move to black's second move, with about 300 prescribed openings. Eleven-man ballot is a less popular method, in ...
- eleven-plus
- in England, competitive examination given between primary and secondary school at about age 11. It evolved after 1944 as a means of determining in which of the three types of secondary school-grammar, technical, or modern-a child should continue his education. ...
- Eleventh Amendment
- (from the article "Chisholm v. Georgia") ...least two reasons: (1) it showed an early intention by the court to involve itself in political matters concerning both the state and the federal governments, and (2) it led to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment, which forbade a ...
- elf
- in Germanic folklore, originally, a spirit of any kind, later specialized into a diminutive creature, usually in tiny human form. In the Prose, or Younger, Edda, elves were classified as light elves (who were fair) and dark elves (who were ... [1 Related Articles]
- Elf Aquitaine
- former French petroleum and natural resources group that was acquired by Totalfina in 2000 to create TotalFinaElf, renamed Total SA in 2003. Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine ("Elf Aquitaine National Society") was formed in 1976 through the reorganization and consolidation of ...
- elf owl
- (Micrathene whitneyi), tiny bird of prey of the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes) of Mexico and the southwestern United States. It is the smallest owl and is about the size of a sparrow. In the cactus deserts, elf owls are among ... [1 Related Articles]
- elfin herb
- (from the article "Cuphea") Cuphea hyssopifolia, elfin herb, is a small hairy shrub with many branches. The small stalkless leaves are crowded and narrow; the flowers are tubular and violet white. C. llavea grows to a height of 60 centimetres (2 feet), is covered ...
- elfin woodland
- stunted forest at high elevations in tropical wet areas. Its low, gnarled trees are heavily draped with air plants, and its floor is cushioned by mosses and other primitive plants. Elfinwood, or Krummholz, is a similar stunted forest characteristic of ...
- elfinwood
- (from the article "elfin woodland") stunted forest at high elevations in tropical wet areas. Its low, gnarled trees are heavily draped with air plants, and its floor is cushioned by mosses and other primitive plants. Elfinwood, or Krummholz, is a similar stunted forest characteristic of ...
- Elgar, Sir Edward
- English composer whose works in the orchestral idiom of late 19th-century Romanticism-characterized by bold tunes, striking colour effects, and mastery of large forms-stimulated a renaissance of English music. [2 Related Articles]
- Elgin
- royal burgh (town) and city, in Moray council area and historic county, northeastern Scotland, situated on the River Lossie in the fertile plain of Moray, of which it is the market town.
- Elgin
- city, Kane and Cook counties, northeastern Illinois, U.S. It lies on the Fox River, about 40 miles (65 km) northwest of downtown Chicago. Potawatomi Indians were early inhabitants of the region. Elgin was founded in 1835 by James Talcott Gifford, ...
- Elgin Marbles
- collection of ancient Greek sculptures and architectural details in the British Museum, London, where they are now called the Parthenon Sculptures. The objects were removed from the Parthenon at Athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to England by ... [5 Related Articles]
- Elgin Vase
- (from the article "Northwood, John") ...pieces inspired Northwood's ventures into new techniques for carving and etching glass. After studying the Elgin Marbles and the Portland Vase in the British Museum, Northwood began work on his Elgin Vase (1873), commissioned by the glass-factory owner Benjamin Stone. ...
- Elgin, James Bruce, 8th earl of
- British statesman and governor general of British North America in 1847-54 who effected responsible, or cabinet, government in Canada and whose conduct in office defined the role for his successors. [1 Related Articles]
- Elgin, Thomas Bruce, 7th earl of, 11th Earl Of Kincardine
- British diplomatist and art collector, famous for his acquisition of the Greek sculptures now known as the "Elgin Marbles" (q.v.). [2 Related Articles]
- Elgin, Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th earl of
- British viceroy of India from 1894 to 1899. [1 Related Articles]
- Elgon, Mount
- extinct volcano on the Kenya-Uganda boundary. Its crater, about 5 miles (8 km) in diameter, contains several peaks, of which Wagagai (14,178 feet [4,321 m]) is the highest. Its extrusions cover about 1,250 square miles (3,200 square km) and consist ... [4 Related Articles]
- Elhanan of Bethlehem
- (from the article "Goliath") In another passage it is said that Goliath of Gath was slain by a certain Elhanan of Bethlehem in one of David's conflicts with the Philistines (II Sam. 21: 18-22). This may be a transcriptural error as the parallel I ...
- Elhuyar y de Suvisa, Juan Jose d'
- (from the article "Elhuyar, Fausto") Spanish chemist and mineralogist who in partnership with his brother Juan Jose was the first to isolate tungsten, or wolfram (1783), though not the first to recognize its elemental nature. After teaching at Vergara, in Spain (1781-85), Fausto accompanied his ...
- Elhuyar, Fausto
- Spanish chemist and mineralogist who in partnership with his brother Juan Jose was the first to isolate tungsten, or wolfram (1783), though not the first to recognize its elemental nature. After teaching at Vergara, in Spain (1781-85), Fausto accompanied his ... [1 Related Articles]
- Eli
- (from the article "biblical literature") ...2, verses 1-10) probably became the basis of the form and content of the Magnificat, the song that Mary, the mother of Jesus, sang in Luke, chapter 1, verses 46-55, in the New Testament. Eli, the priest at Shiloh (who ...
- Eliade, Mircea
- historian of religions, phenomenologist of religion, and author of novels, novellas, and short stories. Eliade was one of the most influential scholars of religion of the 20th century and one of the world's foremost interpreters of religious symbolism and myth. [10 Related Articles]
- Eliano, John
- (from the article "Maronite church") ...sought union with the Latin patriarch of Antioch in 1182. A definitive consolidation of the union, however, did not come until the 16th century, brought about largely through the work of the Jesuit John Eliano. In 1584 Pope Gregory XIII ...
- Elias Of Cortona
- disciple of St. Francis of Assisi and a leading figure in the early history of the Franciscan Order, which he twice governed. [1 Related Articles]
- Elias Pina
- city, western Dominican Republic, in the San Juan valley near the Haitian border. It serves as a commercial centre for the surrounding agricultural lands, which produce sugarcane, cotton, coffee, and fruit. Elias Pina is the terminus of the paved highway ...
- Elias, Edward George
- American lawyer and celebrity representative who in 1958 founded the Professional Bowlers Association and went on to help establish bowling's presence on television, where its longevity as a sports series is second only to that of college football (b. Dec. ...
- Elias, John
- (from the article "Llangefni") ...island, the town originated as a market centre for the island's agricultural activity. The Moriah Calvinistic Methodist Church, one of the town's several Nonconformist churches, commemorates John Elias (1774-1841), a well-known pulpit orator of the Welsh Methodist Revival who fled ...
- Elias, Ney
- (from the article "Pamirs") ...century, British representatives-such as John Wood in the 1830s-sought a suitable physiographic boundary between Russian and British India. The legendary journeys of the Englishman Ney Elias brought an enlightened European view of the region and its peoples, one without military ...
- Elias, Norbert
- sociologist who described the growth of civilization in western Europe as a complex evolutionary process, most notably in his principal work, Uber den Prozess der Zivilisation (1939; The Civilizing Process: The History of Manners). [1 Related Articles]
- Eliasson, Olafur
- On June 26, 2008, in an astounding merger of art, engineering, and natural phenomena, Olafur Eliasson's four man-made waterfalls were turned on along New York City's waterfront. For three and a half months, the waterfalls' scaffolding structures, which ranged from ...
- Eliasz, Nicolaes
- (from the article "Helst, Bartholomeus van der") Helst's first known picture, "Four Regents of the Walenweeshuis" (1637; Amsterdam, Walenweeshuis Orphanage), is closely related to the work of Nicolaes Eliasz., who was possibly his master. Success came rapidly to Helst, bringing influential sitters and important commissions to him ...
- Eliezer ben Hyrcanus
- (from the article "Johanan ben Zakkai") ...Roman camp, he somehow succeeded in getting permission to set up an academy in Jamnia (Jabneh), near the Judaean coast, and there he was joined by a number of his favourite disciples. Two of them, Eliezer ben Hyrcanus and Joshua ...
- Elihu
- (from the article "biblical literature") Although a few scholars have maintained that the speeches of Elihu formed part of the original work, most reject this section as a later insertion. The speeches merely reiterate the dogmas of the friends and unduly delay the appearance of ...
- Elijah
- Hebrew prophet who ranks with Moses in saving the religion of Yahweh from being corrupted by the nature worship of Baal. Elijah's name means "Yahweh is my God" and is spelled Elias in some versions of the Bible. The story ... [10 Related Articles]
- Elijah ben Solomon
- the gaon ("excellency") of Vilna, and the outstanding authority in Jewish religious and cultural life in 18th-century Lithuania. [4 Related Articles]
- Elijah's cup
- in Judaism, the fifth ceremonial cup of wine poured during the family Seder dinner on Passover (Pesah). It is left untouched in honour of Elijah, who, according to tradition, will arrive one day as an unknown guest to herald the ...
- Elimelech Of Lizhensk
- Jewish teacher and author, one of the founders of Hasidism (a Jewish pietistic movement) in Galicia.
- Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Convention on the
- (from the article "international law") ...of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979), the ...
- elimination reaction
- any of a class of organic chemical reactions in which a pair of atoms or groups of atoms are removed from a molecule, usually through the action of acids, bases, or metals and, in some cases, by heating to a ... [6 Related Articles]
- eliminative materialism
- (from the article "mind, philosophy of") A philosopher might hold that there are no such things as sensations, images, perceptions, or emotions and that there never have been such. From this view, those who have believed in the existence of such things have simply been mistaken. ...
- eliminativism
- (from the article "science, philosophy of") Subjective Bayesianism is currently the most popular view of the confirmation of scientific hypotheses, partly because it seems to accord with important features of confirmation and partly because it is both systematic and precise. But the worry just outlined is ...
- elinin
- (from the article "Calvin, Melvin") ...material. This was her first chemical laboratory experience but not her last by any means." Together they helped to determine the structure of one of the Rh antigens, which they named elinin for their daughter Elin. Following the oil embargo ...
- elinvar
- (from the article "Guillaume, Charles Edouard") ...the volume of the litre, which he found to be 1,000.028 cubic centimetres, not 1,000.000 cubic centimetres as had been accepted. From 1890 he focused his attention on alloys and developed invar and elinvar. Invar's low coefficient of expansion (change ...
- Elion, Gertrude B.
- American pharmacologist who, along with George H. Hitchings and Sir James W. Black, received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1988 for their development of drugs used to treat several major diseases. [3 Related Articles]
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