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- (from the article "glassware") ...(vetro di trina). Other methods of decoration at this time were mold blowing and dipping a vessel while hot into water or rolling it on a bed of glass fragments to produce a crackled surface (ice glass). Cristallo was also ...
- ice hockey
- game between two teams, each usually having six players, who wear skates and compete on an ice rink. The object is to propel a vulcanized rubber disk, the puck, past a goal line and into a net guarded by a ... [25 Related Articles]
- ice in lakes and rivers
- a sheet or stretch of ice forming on the surface of lakes and rivers when the temperature drops below freezing (0° C [32° F]). The nature of the ice formations may be as simple as a floating layer that gradually ...
- ice island
- (from the article "iceberg") The Arctic Ocean's equivalent of the classic tabular iceberg of Antarctic waters is the ice island. Ice islands can be up to 30 km (19 miles) long but are only some 60 metres (200 feet) thick. The main source of ...
- ice jam
- (from the article "flood") ...the floods of Paris (1658 and 1910), of Warsaw (1861 and 1964), of Frankfurt am Main (1854 and 1930), and of Rome (1530 and 1557). Potentially disastrous floods may, however, also result from ice jams during the spring rise, as ...
- ice lens
- (from the article "permafrost") 2. Segregated, or Taber, ice includes ice films, seams, lenses, pods, or layers generally 0.15 to 13 centimetres (0.06 to 5 inches) thick that grow in the ground by drawing in water as the ground freezes. Small ice segregations are ...
- ice milk
- (from the article "Nutrient composition of dairy products") ...fat content, ranging from 10 to 20 percent. Frozen custard, or French ice cream, is basically the same formula as ice cream but contains added eggs or egg solids (usually 1.4 percent by weight). Ice milk may be more commonly ...
- ice nucleus
- (from the article "atmosphere") Aerosols that are effective for the conversion of water vapour to ice crystals are referred to as ice nuclei. In contrast to cloud condensation nuclei, the most effective ice nuclei are hydrophobic (having a low affinity for water) with molecular ...
- ice plant
- (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), low-growing annual plant, of the carpetweed family (Aizoaceae), and one of 25 species commonly called fig-marigolds, constituting the genus Mesembryanthemum. Most are fleshy-leaved desert herbs. Ice plant is the most commonly grown species and is named for the ...
- ice point
- (from the article "ocean") ...and the lake becomes stably stratified with regard to temperature-controlled density. Only a relatively shallow surface layer is cooled below 4° C. When this surface layer is cooled to the ice point, 0° C, ice is formed as the latent ...
- ice sheet
- (from the article "glacier") Two great ice masses, the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, stand out in the world today and may be similar in many respects to the large Pleistocene ice sheets. About 99 percent of the world's glacier ice is in these ...
- ice shelf
- thick mass of floating ice that is attached to land, formed from and fed by tongues of glaciers extending outward from the land into sheltered waters. Where there are no strong currents, the ice becomes partly grounded on the sea ... [3 Related Articles]
- ice show
- (from the article "figure skating") Ice shows are professional skating spectacles that combine the colourful movement of huge casts of skaters with all the arts of the theatre-brilliant lighting, elaborate costumes, special musical scores and choreography, and careful direction. Among the features of an ice ...
- ice skating
- the recreation and sport of gliding across an ice surface on blades fixed to the bottoms of shoes (skates). The activity of ice skating has given rise to two distinctive sports: figure skating, which involves the performance of various jumps, ... [17 Related Articles]
- Ice Skating Australia
- (from the article "figure skating") Ice Skating Australia is the ISU member organization governing figure skating in Australia. The country is divided into five skating regions, each with its own regional championships. The top four from each discipline advance to nationals, at which the junior ...
- Ice Skating Institute
- (from the article "figure skating") ...competitions are held throughout the year for skaters of all levels. These competitions are sanctioned by the USFSA, and the participants and their coaches must be members of that organization. The Ice Skating Institute (ISI) also holds amateur competitions, but, ...
- ice stream
- (from the article "glacier") ...and Greenland ice sheets is not directed radially outward to the sea. Instead, ice from central high points tends to converge into discrete drainage basins and then concentrate into rapidly flowing ice streams. (Such so-called streams are currents of ice ...
- ice wedge
- (from the article "permafrost") 3. Foliated ground ice, or wedge ice, is the term for large masses of ice growing in thermal contraction cracks in permafrost.occurrence in permafrostice formation...and sub-Arctic). It is estimated that ...
- ice-ax
- (from the article "mountaineering") ...able to detect hidden crevasses, be aware of potential avalanches, and be able to safely traverse other tricky or dangerous concentrations of snow or ice. In snow-and-ice technique, the use of the ice ax is extremely important as an adjunct ...
- ice-rafted debris
- (from the article "iceberg") ...ran, whereas both Arctic and Antarctic bergs carry stones and dirt on their underside. Stones are lifted from the glacier bed and later deposited out at sea as the berg melts. The presence of ice-rafted debris (IRD) in seabed-sediment cores ...
- ice-wedge cast
- (from the article "permafrost") Ice wedges may be classified as active, inactive, and ice-wedge casts. Active ice wedges are those that are actively growing. The wedge may not crack every year, but during many or most years cracking does occur, and an increment of ...
- iceberg
- floating mass of freshwater ice that has broken from the seaward end of either a glacier or an ice shelf. Icebergs are found in the oceans surrounding Antarctica, in the seas of the Arctic and sub-Arctic, in Arctic fjords, and ... [7 Related Articles]
- iceboating
- a winter sport of sailing and racing on ice in modified boats. An iceboat is basically a sailboat that travels on thin blades, or runners, on the surface of the ice. An iceboat consists first of a single fore-and-aft spar, ...
- icebreaker
- (from the article "Arctic Regions") ...to the Northwest Passage. The U.S. and the EU, however, held that the route was an international passage. In February Russia launched the 50 Let Pobedy, an Arktika-class nuclear-powered icebreaker, the largest in the world as of 2007. Russia had ...
- iced soft drink
- (from the article "soft drink") The first iced soft drink consisted of a cup of ice covered with a flavoured syrup. Sophisticated dispensing machines now blend measured quantities of syrup with carbonated or plain water to make the finished beverage. To obtain the soft ice, ...
- icefish
- any of several different fishes, among them certain members of the family Channichthyidae, or Chaenichthyidae (order Perciformes), sometimes called crocodile icefish because of the shape of the snout. They are also called white-blooded fish, because they lack red blood cells ... [1 Related Articles]
- Iceland
- island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean. [43 Related Articles]
- Iceland moss
- fruticose (branched, bushy) lichen with an upright thallus usually attached in one place. It varies in colour from deep brown to grayish white and may grow to a height of 7 cm (3 inches). The trough-shaped branches fork into flattened ... [1 Related Articles]
- Iceland poppy
- (from the article "poppy") ...developed from the corn poppy (P. rhoeas). The long-headed poppy (P. dubium) is an annual similar to the corn poppy but with narrower, tapering capsules and smaller, paler flowers. The Iceland poppy (P. nudicaule), from Arctic North America, is a ...
- Iceland spar
- (from the article "Iceland spar") a transparent calcite used for polariscope prisms. See calcite.
- Iceland watercress
- (from the article "marsh cress") ...species of the genus Rorippa of the mustard family (Brassicaceae). Most members of the genus are found in the Northern Hemisphere. Rorippa includes the former genus Nasturtium. Iceland watercress, or marsh yellow cress (R. islandica, formerly N. palustre), grows, like ...
- Iceland, flag of
- national flag consisting of a blue field incorporating a white-bordered red cross. The width-to-length ratio of the flag is 18 to 25.
- Iceland, history of
- (from the article "Iceland") Historydevelopment of democracydemocracyContinental Europe...the Vikings realized that to deal with certain larger problems they needed more-inclusive associations, and in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark regional assemblies developed. In 930 Viking descendants ...
- Iceland, University of
- (from the article "Selected universities and colleges of the world") ...trawlers were acquired. The country was connected by telegraph cable with Europe. School attendance was made compulsory for children in towns and villages, and a number of schools were built. The University of Iceland was established (1911) in Reykjavik, which ...
- Icelandair
- (from the article "Iceland") Featuring a breathtaking natural landscape-in particular, hot springs, geysers, and volcanoes-the country has become a major tourist destination. Icelandair (Flugleidir), a major international air carrier, has helped make the tourist trade increasingly important to the national economy. Foreign tourists number ...
- Icelanders' sagas
- the class of heroic prose narratives written 1200-20 about the great families who lived in Iceland from 930 to 1030. Among the most important such works are the Njals saga and the Gisla saga (qq.v.). The family sagas are a ... [6 Related Articles]
- Icelandic eruption
- (from the article "volcano") The Icelandic type is characterized by effusions of molten basaltic lava that flow from long, parallel fissures. Such outpourings often build lava plateaus.
- Icelandic Federation of Labour
- (from the article "Iceland") Like most countries of Scandinavia, unionization is very high. Nearly seven-eighths of employees belong to a labour union. Iceland's largest labour union, the Icelandic Federation of Labour, was established in 1916. The union is composed of more than 60,000 members, ...
- Icelandic language
- national language of Iceland, spoken by the entire population, some 300,000 at the turn of the 21st century. It belongs (with Norwegian and Faroese) to the West Scandinavian group of North Germanic languages and developed from the Norse speech brought ... [3 Related Articles]
- Icelandic literature
- body of writings in Icelandic, including those from Old Icelandic (also called Old Norse) through Modern Icelandic. [2 Related Articles]
- Icelandic low
- large, persistent, atmospheric low-pressure centre that forms between Iceland and southern Greenland. It often causes strong winter winds over the North Atlantic Ocean. In winter, the ocean is considerably warmer than the continents, and this difference is responsible for the ... [2 Related Articles]
- Icelandic saga
- (from the article "Iceland") ...its physical isolation some 500 miles (800 km) from Scotland-its nearest European neighbour-Iceland has remained throughout its history very much a part of European civilization. The Icelandic sagas, most of which recount heroic episodes that took place at the time ...
- Icelus
- (from the article "Hypnos") ...Lethe, the river of forgetfulness and oblivion. Hypnos lay on his soft couch, surrounded by his many sons, who were the bringers of dreams. Chief among them were Morpheus, who brought dreams of men; Icelus, who brought dreams of animals; ...
- Iceman
- an ancient mummified human body. It was found by a German tourist, Helmut Simon, on the Similaun Glacier in the Tirolean Otztal Alps, on the Italian-Austrian border, on September 19, 1991. Radiocarbon-dated to 3300 BC, the body is that of ... [1 Related Articles]
- Iceni
- in ancient Britain, a tribe that occupied the territory of present-day Norfolk and Suffolk and, under its queen Boudicca (Boadicea), revolted against Roman rule. [2 Related Articles]
- ich
- parasitic disease that affects a variety of freshwater fish species and that is caused by the ciliated protozoan Ichthyophthirius multifiliis. Ich is one of the most common diseases encountered in tropical-fish aquariums. Its signs include the presence ...
- Ichan-Kala
- (from the article "Khiva") ...one million Persians, as well as an unknown number of Russians, were enslaved and transported there before being sold. Many of them were set to work on the construction of buildings in the walled Ichan-Kala (Royal Court), which is the ...
- Ichazo, Oscar
- (from the article "state") In the wake of the destruction produced by the nationalistically inspired world wars, theories of internationalism like those of Hans Kelsen and Oscar Ichazo appeared. Kelsen put forward the idea of the state as simply a centralized legal order, no ...
- Icheri-Shekher
- (from the article "Baku") The core of present-day Baku is the old town, or fortress, of Icheri-Shekher. Most of the walls, strengthened after the Russian conquest in 1806, survive, as does the 90-foot (27-metre) tower of Kyz-Kalasy (Maiden's Tower, 12th century). The old town ...
- ichiboku
- (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...popularity in India and in China. With occasional elaborations through the use of lacquer, these powerful works were essentially carved from large, single pieces of wood, a technique called ichiboku-zukuri. It has been suggested that Buddhist reformers planned the contrast ...
- Ichigo campaign
- (from the article "China") The British and Indian army defeated the Japanese attack on Assam (March-July 1944) with help from transport planes withdrawn from the Hump. But the Japanese campaign in China, known as Ichigo, showed up the weakness, inefficiency, and poor command of ...
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