(from the article "basketball") ...metres); high school courts may be slightly smaller. There are various markings on the court, including a centre circle, free throw lanes, and a three-point line, that help regulate play. ...
(from the article "bridge") ...at the crown and by starting the curves of the arches vertically in their springings from the piers. This elliptical shape of arch, in which the rise-to-span ratio was as ...
(from the article "centrifuge") Basket centrifuges are often called centrifugal filters or clarifiers. They have a perforated wall and cylindrical tubular rotor. In many cases the outer wall of a basket centrifuge consists of ...
chair made from plaited twigs, or osiers, shaped on a warp of stiff rods. Basketmaking is one of the oldest crafts, and basket chairs are known to date back at ...
(from the article "basketball") ...seconds; the three-second rule later applied to any attacking player in the foul lane. In 1937-38 a new rule forbade any player from touching the ball when it was in ...
(from the article "brittle star") ...are regenerated. Among the basket stars, a type of brittle star, each arm may branch multiple times, and the outstretched arms reach nearly 1 metre (about 3 feet) across. Most ...
(from the article "needlepoint") ...stitches have been the tent (or continental) stitch, the vertically worked Florentine stitch (also called the flame, bargello, or Hungarian stitch), and the cross-stitch. In the 20th century the basket ...
(Centaurea americana), annual garden flower of the family Asteraceae, native to southwestern North America. The basket-flower has oblong leaves and rose-coloured, compact heads of disk flowers that appear to be ... [1 Related Articles]
(Aurinia saxatilis, sometimes included in the genus Alyssum), ornamental perennial plant of the mustard family (Brassicaceae), with golden-yellow clusters of tiny flowers and gray-green foliage. It is native to sunny ...
game played between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court, usually indoors. Each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the opponent's goal, an elevated ... [40 Related Articles]
(from the article "basketball") ...(1.1 metres) high, made of a transparent material, usually glass; it may be 4 feet (1.2 metres) high in college. The international court varies somewhat in size and markings. The ...
(from the article "basketball") ...of the 1930s hurt professional basketball, and a new NBL was organized in 1937 in and around the upper Midwest. Professional basketball assumed major league status with the organization of ...
(from the article "Springfield") ...College was founded in 1885; other colleges are the American International College (1885), the Western New England College (1919), and the Springfield Technical Community College (1964). The city's Basketball Hall ...
(from the article "Ancestral Pueblo culture") Ancestral Pueblo prehistory is typically divided into six developmental periods. The periods and their approximate dates are Late Basketmaker II (AD 100-500), Basketmaker III (500-750), Pueblo I (750-950), Pueblo II ...
art and craft of making interwoven objects, usually containers, from flexible vegetable fibres, such as twigs, grasses, osiers, bamboo, and rushes, or from plastic or other synthetic materials. The containers ... [12 Related Articles]
(from the article "1947: Other Winners") ...from Song of the South; music by Allie Wrubel, lyrics by Ray GilbertHonorary Awards: Thomas Armat, Colonel William N. Selig, Albert E. Smith, George K. Spoor; Bill and Coo; James ...
huge, sluggish shark of the family Cetorhinidae, usually classified as one species (Cetorhinus maximus). Named for its habit of floating or slowly swimming at the surface, the basking shark inhabits ... [2 Related Articles]
(from the article "Europe") ...England; it surpasses coal as a British export. Rock salt, important in the chemical industry, occurs widely, much of it being precipitated in such geologically ancient salt lakes as the ...
insurrection against Soviet rule in Central Asia, begun in 1917 and largely suppressed by 1926. An amalgam of Muslim traditionalists and common bandits, the Basmachi were soon widespread over most ... [5 Related Articles]
in Islam, the formula-prayer: bi'sm Allah ar-rahman ar-rahim, "in the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate." This invocation, which was first introduced by the Qur'an, appears at the beginning ... [2 Related Articles]
(from the article "China") ...716, his flimsy empire collapsed. His successor, Bilge (Pijia), tried to make peace with the Chinese in 718, but Xuanzong preferred to try to destroy his power by an alliance ...
(from the article "French literature") The profane theatre eventually had its own societies of actors, such as the Basoches (associations of lawyers and clerks) and the Enfants sans Souci (probably a special group of Basochiens) ...
(from the article "Ticino") ...of lakes, chiefly parts of Maggiore and Lugano, and glaciers. The Lepontine Alps rise in the north, reaching heights of 11,161 feet (3,402 m) at the Rheinwaldhorn and 10,738 feet ...
school of Pahari miniature painting that flourished in the Indian hill states during the late 17th and the 18th centuries, known for its bold vitality of colour and line. Though ... [2 Related Articles]
(from the article "gastropod") ...tentacles; marine (Onchidiidae), terrestrial and herbivorous (Veronicellidae), or terrestrial and carnivorous (Rathouisiidae); about 200 species.Mantle cavity present; eyes at base of 1 pair of tentacles; male and female gonopore ...
(from the article "human disease") ...most common allergies. The allergen reacts with antibodies attached to the surface of either of two types of cells: mast cells, which are scattered throughout the supporting tissues of the ...
(from the article "Southern Africa") Lesotho, with high levels of literacy, was the first to organize. In 1952 Ntsu Mokhehle formed the Basutoland Congress Party (BCP), modeled on the ANC. In 1958 Chief Leabua Jonathan, ...
(from the article "Lesotho, flag of") ...designed for hoisting on Independence Day, Oct. 4, 1966, when the nation became known as the Kingdom of Lesotho. The prime minister, Chief Leabua Jonathan, wanted to use the flag ...
Soviet physicist, one of the founders of quantum electronics, and a corecipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1964, with Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Prokhorov of the Soviet Union and Charles ... [3 Related Articles]
member of a people who live in both Spain and France in areas bordering the Bay of Biscay and encompassing the western foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains. In the late ... [17 Related Articles]
cultural region within the departement of Pyrenees-Atlantiques, extreme southwestern France, bordering the western Pyrenees Mountains where they adjoin the Basque provincias of Spain, along ... [1 Related Articles]
comunidad autonoma (autonomous community) and historic region of northern Spain encompassing the provincias (provinces) of Alava, Guipuzcoa, and Vizcaya (Biscay). The Basque Country is ... [6 Related Articles]
language isolate, the only remnant of the languages spoken in southwestern Europe before the region was Romanized. The Basque language is currently used in a narrow area of approximately 10,000 ... [9 Related Articles]
the body of work, both oral and written, in the Basque language (Euskara) produced in the Basque Country autonomous community in northern Spain and the Basque Country region in southwestern ...
(from the article "Spain") ...(Union Sindical Obrera; USO), which has a strong Roman Catholic orientation; the Independent Syndicate of Civil Servants (Confederacion Sindical Independiente de Funcionarios); the Basque Workers' Solidarity (Euzko Langilleen Alkartasuna-Solidaridad de ...
city, southeastern Iraq. It is the principal port of Iraq. Basra is situated on the western bank of the Shatt Al-Arab (the waterway formed by the union of the Tigris ... [11 Related Articles]
Moroccan politician as Morocco's minister of the interior (1979-99), was the power behind the throne of King Hassan II. Basri-who controlled police, security, and intelligence services; supervised committees dealing with ...
On April 23, 2003, the World Health Organization, fearing the spread of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), announced a travel advisory for Toronto. A storm of outraged protests arose from ...
in music, the lowest part in a multi-voiced musical texture. In polyphony of the sort that flourished during the Renaissance, the bass formed one of several relatively independent or contrapuntal ... [6 Related Articles]
(from the article "stringed instrument") ...is made through the sound holes in the belly. The other side of the bridge is supported by a bar glued under the belly and running lengthways along the grain ...
(from the article "clarinet") ...A♭, G, or F and the more successful basset horn in F include the wider-bore alto clarinet in F and later E♭, made with upturned metal bell and a curved ...
(from the article "clef") The bass, or F, clef sets the position of the F below middle C. In modern notation this is fixed at the second line from the top of the staff:
percussion instrument, the largest and deepest-sounding member of the drum family, usually played with a pair of large felt-headed sticks, or beaters. In modern popular-music bands the bass drum is ... [2 Related Articles]
(from the article "flute") ...and Japan, where it remains a leading wind instrument. It is first depicted in Europe c. 1100 AD. In the 16th century the tenor flute, pitched in G, was played ...
(from the article "Igala") ...with the Benue River. Their language belongs to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family. Their ruler, the ata, traditionally also governed two other groups, the Bassa Nge and the ...
(from the article "electromechanical transducer") The tuned port or bass reflex enclosure achieves greater efficiency and extends the bass frequency range by carefully adjusting the shape and position of a hole or tube connecting the ...
channel separating Victoria, Australia, from the island of Tasmania on the south. Its maximum width is 150 miles (240 km), its depth is 180-240 feet (50-70 m). King Island and ... [2 Related Articles]
(from the article "archaeology") ...the most commonly used type is the aqualung. Cousteau's work at Le Grand Congloue near Marseille was a pioneer underwater excavation, as was the work of the Americans Peter Throckmorton ...
(from the article "2002: Other Winners") ...(art direction) and Gordon Sim (set decoration) for ChicagoOriginal Score: Elliot Goldenthal for FridaOriginal Song: "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile; music by Eminem, Jeff Bass, and Luis Resto; lyric by ...
(from the article "1988: Other Winners") Original Screenplay: Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow for Rain ManAdapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton for Dangerous LiaisonsCinematography: Peter Biziou for Mississippi BurningArt Direction: Stuart...
(from the article "Kru languages") ...forest regions of southwestern Cote d'Ivoire and southern Liberia. The two largest members of the western group of Kru languages are the Guere language complex, with some 500,000 speakers, and ...
(from the article "Igala") ...below its junction with the Benue River. Their language belongs to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family. Their ruler, the ata, traditionally also governed two other groups, the Bassa ...
(from the article "Rach Gia") ...of straw mats. It is served by the Rach Gia, a canal that predates the French colonial period and from which the city probably derives its present name. The canal ...
Italian author and editor noted for his novels and stories examining individual lives played out against the background of modern history. The author's Jewish heritage and the life of the ... [2 Related Articles]
(from the article "Merchant of Venice, The") Bassanio, a noble but penniless Venetian, asks his wealthy merchant friend Antonio for a loan so that Bassanio can undertake a journey to woo the heiress Portia. Antonio, whose money ...
town, Veneto regione, northern Italy, on the Brenta River at the foot of Monte Grappa, north of Padua. Between 1036 and 1259 the town became important under ...
(from the article "Bassano, Jacopo") Jacopo's four sons were all painters, and Francesco the Younger (1549-92) and Leandro (1557-1622) were important in the continuity of the workshop; many Bassano paintings are the product of a ...
late Renaissance painter of the Venetian school, known for his religious paintings, lush landscapes, and scenes of everyday life. The son of a provincial artist, Francesco the Elder, who adopted ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "Bassano, Jacopo") Jacopo's four sons were all painters, and Francesco the Younger (1549-92) and Leandro (1557-1622) were important in the continuity of the workshop; many Bassano paintings are the product of a ...
town, north-central Togo. The town lies in a major cotton growing area about 30 miles (50 km) northwest of Sokode, Togo's second largest town. Bassar serves as an important centre ...
(from the article "Senegal") ...as the Soninke, rulers of the ancient state of Ghana; the Mauri, who live primarily in the north of the country; the Lebu of Cape Verde, who are fishermen and ...
(from the article "cacomistle") ...areas from the southwestern United States to southern Mexico. It is an agile animal with rounded ears and semiretractile claws. It is sometimes kept as a pet and is an ...
(French: "low dance"), courtly dance for couples, originating in 14th-century Italy and fashionable in many varieties for two centuries. Its name is attributed both to its possible origin as a ... [4 Related Articles]
town and port, eastern Gambia, on the south bank of the Gambia River. The town is a branch banking centre; a market centre for peanuts (groundnuts), rice, and cattle among ...
(French: "low-cut"), an enameling technique in which a metal surface, usually gold or silver, is engraved or carved in low relief and then covered with translucent vitreous enamel. This technique ... [3 Related Articles]
island in the eastern Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Along with Grande-Terre, its twin to the east, the islands constitute the core of the French overseas [3 Related Articles]
administrative capital of Guadeloupe (an overseas departement of France), on the eastern Caribbean island of Basse-Terre. The town, dating from 1643, is situated on the southwestern coast ...
town, western Maharashtra state, western India, on the Arabian Sea coast, north of Bombay. Part of the territory of the Hindu Devagiri Yadavas until 1317, it later became a seaport ...
(from the article "Irrawaddy River") ...the Andaman Sea. The sides of the delta are formed by the southern extremities of the Pegu Mountains on the east and the Arakan Mountains on the west. The westernmost ...
(Dec. 31, 1802), pact between Baji Rao II, the Maratha peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India, and the British. It was a decisive step in the breakup of the Maratha ... [1 Related Articles]
clarinet pitched a fourth lower than the ordinary B♭ clarinet, probably invented in about 1770 by A. and M. Mayrhofer of Passau, Bavaria. The name derives from its basset ("small ... [1 Related Articles]
breed of dog developed centuries ago in France and long maintained, chiefly in France and Belgium, as a hunting dog of the aristocracy. Originally used to trail hares, rabbits, and ...
chief town of St. Kitts (St. Christopher) island and capital of St. Kitts and Nevis, a parliamentary federated state located in the eastern Caribbean. It lies on the island's southwestern ... [5 Related Articles]
district, administrative and historic county of Nottinghamshire, England. The district occupies the northern quarter of the county. The name Bassetlaw previously applied to the parliamentary constituency that covers much the ...
Canadian journalist and broadcasting executive who at various times owned the Toronto Telegram, was part owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team and the Toronto Argonauts football team, and ...
glamorous Welsh singer. Renowned for her strident, sultry voice, sequined gowns, and lavish jewelry, she was a forerunner of the score of pop music divas who emerged in the last ...
pioneer Italian bacteriologist, who anticipated the work of Louis Pasteur by 10 years in discovering that numerous diseases are caused by microorganisms. [2 Related Articles]
genus of annual plants with about 20 species, of the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae), native primarily to Eurasia. The commonly cultivated garden species is summer cypress (B. scoparia), sometimes known as ...
(from the article "Bizzozero, Giulio") ...who, as professor of general pathology at the University of Turin, made it one of the most important European centres of medical scholarship. Among those who studied or worked in ...
in music, a system of partially improvised accompaniment played on a bass line, usually on a keyboard instrument. The use of basso continuo was customary during the 17th and 18th ... [15 Related Articles]
(from the article "Cycling") ...the Madrid laboratory of Eufemiano Fuentes were released on the eve of the three-week event. The report implicated 58 cyclists, including former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich and 2005 ...
the principal tenor and bass instrument of the orchestral woodwind family. The bassoon's reed is made by bending double a shaped strip of cane. Its narrow conical bore leads from ... [3 Related Articles]
(from the article "Tacitus") There were historians of imperial Rome before Tacitus, notably Aufidius Bassus, who recorded events from the rise of Augustus to the reign of Claudius, and Pliny the Elder, who continued ...
French journalist and diplomat whose death in Rome at the hands of a mob was exploited by the French Revolutionary governments as a grievance against the papacy.
any of certain species of linden common to North America, especially Tilia americana, of the hibiscus, or mallow, family (Malvaceae), which is found in a vast area of eastern North ...
soft, woody fibre obtained from stems of dicotyledonous plants (flowering plants with net-veined leaves) and used for textiles and cordage. Such fibres, usually characterized by fineness and flexibility, are also ... [2 Related Articles]
