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relay race: a track-and-field sport consisting of a set number of stages (legs), usually four, each leg run by a different member of a team. The runner finishing one leg is usually ... [1 Related Articles]
relazione: (from the article "diplomacy") ...an extensive diplomacy on the Byzantine model, which emphasized the reporting of conditions in the host country. Initially, returning Venetian envoys presented their relazione (final report) orally, ...
relearning: (from the article "memory") The number of successive trials a subject takes to reach a specified level of proficiency may be compared with the number of trials he later needs to attain the same ...
release: (from the article "stop") ...blocking (occlusion) of some part of the oral cavity. A completely articulated stop usually has three stages: the catch (implosion), or beginning of the blockage; the hold (occlusion); and the ...
release on license: (from the article "parole") ...mid-19th century (French penal colonies continued to operate into the mid-20th century) and replaced it with penal servitude, which incorporated a similar procedure under a different name, "release on license." ...
releasing factor: (from the article "neurohormone") ...both of which are produced in the hypothalamic region of the brain and secreted into the blood by the neurohypophysis (part of the pituitary gland). A second group of neurohormones, ...
releasing mechanism: (from the article "animal behaviour") Hundreds of types of responses to a few key stimuli have been identified in various animals. These responses are mediated in the central nervous system by a so-called releasing mechanism ...
Reles, Abe: American killer and gangster who became a celebrated police informer in 1940-41. [1 Related Articles]
relettering: (from the article "formal logic") ...The procedure of replacing some variable in a quantifier, together with every occurrence of that variable in its scope, by some other variable that does not occur elsewhere in its ...
relevance: (from the article "evidence") In civil proceedings in the common-law countries, evidence is both ascertained and simultaneously restricted by the assertions of the parties. If the allegations of one party are not disputed or ...
reliability: (from the article "psychological testing") Test reliability is affected by scoring accuracy, adequacy of content sampling, and the stability of the trait being measured. Scorer reliability refers to the consistency with which different people who ...
reliability: (from the article "computer science") Reliability is an important issue in systems architecture. Components may be replicated to enhance reliability and increase availability of the system functions. Such applications as aircraft control and manufacturing process ...
reliance: (from the article "contract") Another kind of extrinsic element recognized by some courts, especially in the common-law countries, is one party's reliance upon the promise of the other. The fact of reliance argues in ...
Reliance Building: (from the article "Western architecture") The ferment in Chicago was neither halted nor marred by classicism's transcontinental popularity. Burnham's firm went on to produce Chicago's Reliance Building (1890-95), an excellent office building with logically ordered ...
Reliance Party: (from the article "Inonu, Ismet") ...the coalition partners and with the conservatives. Under these pressures he declared his ideological stance as "left of centre," alienating the centrists in his party, who formed the Reliance Party ...
Reliant Center: (from the article "Houston") Farther southwest is Reliant Center (formerly the Astrodomain Complex), which has convention, sports, and entertainment facilities. Reliant Stadium (opened 2002) houses the city's professional gridiron football team (the Texans) and ...
relic: in religion, strictly, the mortal remains of a saint; in the broad sense, the term also includes any object that has been in contact with the saint. Among the major ... [13 Related Articles]
relic area: (from the article "dialect") Dialectologists often distinguish between focal areas-which provide sources of numerous important innovations and usually coincide with centres of lively economic or cultural activity-and relic areas-places toward which such innovations are ...
relict: (from the article "lepidopteran") Many lepidopterans exist only in isolated colonies as relict (remnant) populations, cut off from relatives elsewhere by geologic or climatic changes. Australia and New Zealand have unusually diverse relict populations ...
relief: (from the article "mountain ecosystem") ...Highland climates.) Altitude affects climate because atmospheric temperature drops with increasing altitude by about 0.5° to 0.6° C (0.9° to 1.1° F) per 100 metres (328 feet). The relief of ...
relief: in European feudalism, in a form of succession duty paid to an overlord by the heir of a deceased vassal. It became customary on the Continent by the Carolingian period ... [7 Related Articles]
relief: in finance, public or private aid to persons in economic need because of natural disasters, wars, economic upheaval, chronic unemployment, or other conditions that prevent self-sufficiency. [5 Related Articles]
relief: (from Italian relievare, "to raise"), in sculpture, any work in which the figures project from a supporting background, usually a plane surface. Reliefs are classified according to the height of ... [18 Related Articles]
Relief Acts: (from the article "Catholic Emancipation") By the late 18th century, however, Roman Catholics had ceased to be considered the social and political danger that they had represented at the beginning of the Hanoverian succession. The ...
Relief Church: (from the article "United Presbyterian Church") denomination that flourished in Scotland from 1847 to 1900. It was formed through the union of the United Secession Church and the Relief Church, which had developed from groups that ...
relief map: (from the article "map") ...completed, the sheet became, in effect, a mold for shaping plastic sheets to its convolutions. The map was printed on plastic sheets prior to the thermal process of shaping them ...
Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children, Society for the: (from the article "Graham, Isabella Marshall") ...City, where she opened a girls' school that was immediately successful. She also continued her charitable work and in 1797 led a group of women, including Mother Elizabeth Seton, in ...
relief pitcher: (from the article "baseball") ...5 of the 12 as starting pitchers, or the rotation starters. They take their turn every four or five days, resting in between. The remainder of the staff constitute the ...
relief printing: (from the article "relief printing") in art printmaking, a process consisting of cutting or etching a printing surface in such a way that all that remains of the original surface is the design to be ...
relief-block printing: (from the article "printmaking") In relief processes, the negative, or nonprinting part of the block or plate, is either cut or etched away, leaving the design standing in relief. Or, instead of cutting away ...
religio catholica: (from the article "Judaism") ...religious teacher who makes recourse not to the imaginative faculty but to the intellect. His authority may be used to institute and strengthen the religion Spinoza called
religio-magical psychotherapy: (from the article "mental disorder") ...which is employed by a trained therapist who adheres to a particular theory of both symptom causation and symptom relief. American psychiatrist Jerome D. Frank classified psychotherapies into "religio-magical" and ...
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Religion: For figures on Adherents of All Religions by Continent, see Table I; for Adherents in the U.S., see Table II. [74 Related Articles]
religion, philosophy of: the study, from a philosophical perspective, of the nature of religion and religious belief, including such specific questions as the existence and nature of God and the presence of evil ... [18 Related Articles]
religion, study of: attempt to understand the various aspects of religion, especially through the use of other intellectual disciplines.
Religion, Wars of: (from the article "France") Guise's forces occupied Paris and took control of the royal family while the Huguenots rose in the provinces, and their two commanders-Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Conde, and Admiral ...
religions, classification of: the attempt to systematize and bring order to a vast range of knowledge about religious beliefs, practices, and institutions. It has been the goal of students of religion for many ...
Religionswissenschaft: (from the article "religion, study of") The first congress of Religionswissenschaft (Science of Religion) took place in Stockholm in 1897, and a similar one in the history of religions at Paris in 1900. Later, the International ...
religiosity: (from the article "religion, philosophy of") Internal criticisms of religion usually focus on such themes as narrowness, sectarianism, traditionalism, conventionalism, materialism, and immorality. Some criticism is also reserved for religiosity, which, though granting a dimension of ...
religious architecture: (from the article "architecture") The history of architecture is concerned more with religious buildings than with any other type, because in most past cultures the universal and exalted appeal of religion made the church ...
religious art: (from the article "dance") ...where dance was something in which everyone in the tribe participated, dancers were not regarded as specialists to be singled out and trained because of their particular skills or beauty. ...
religious assent: (from the article "Roman Catholicism") The proper response of the Roman Catholic to authoritative teaching that is "ordinary" and does not clearly deal with faith or morals is "religious assent," a term that is extremely ...
religious belief: (from the article "myth") Belief in sacred plants or animals is widespread. Common to all of these is the notion that the plant or animal is a manifestation of the sacred and thus possesses ...
religious community: (from the article "Islam") With this socioeconomic doctrine cementing the bond of faith, there emerges the idea of a closely knit community of the faithful who are declared to be "brothers unto each other." ...
religious drama: (from the article "dramatic literature") The drama that is most meaningful and pertinent to its society is that which arises from it and is not imposed upon it. The religious drama of ancient Greece, the ...
religious dress: any attire, accoutrements, and markings used in religious rituals that may be corporate, domestic, or personal in nature. Such dress may comprise types of coverings all the way from the ... [6 Related Articles]
religious education: (from the article "Buber, Martin") ...or presence of a divine counterpart. In the interpersonal area they fulfilled God's commandment to build a just community while yet denying the divine origin of the implicit imperative. Buber ...
religious experience: specific experiences such as wonder at the infinity of the cosmos, the sense of awe and mystery in the presence of the holy, feelings of dependence on a divine power ... [22 Related Articles]
religious language: (from the article "religion, study of") Theoretically, the Analytic attempt to exhibit the nature of religious language could have been a chiefly descriptive task, but, in fact, most analyses have occurred in the context of questions ...
religious law: (from the article "family law") Religion has had a strong influence on marriage law, often providing the main basis of its authority. Hindu family law, which goes back at least 4,000 years (and may be ...
religious literature: (from the article "fable, parable, and allegory") From time immemorial men have carved religious monuments and have drawn and painted sacred icons. Triumphal arches and chariots have symbolized glory and victory. Religious art makes wide use of ...
religious movement: (from the article "religion, study of") An extensive literature on religious sects and similar groups has also developed. To some extent this has been influenced by the German theologian Ernst Troeltsch in his distinction between church ...
religious order: (from the article "Eastern Orthodoxy") ...experience of God in a life of permanent prayer. This contemplative character has remained its essential feature throughout the centuries. Eastern Christianity never experienced the development of religious orders, pursuing ...
religious persecution: (from the article "Egypt") The Mamluk period is also important in Egyptian religious history. With few and therefore notable exceptions, the Muslim rulers of Egypt had seldom interfered with the lives of their Christian ...
religious Rationalism: (from the article "Rationalism") Stirrings of religious Rationalism were already felt in the Middle Ages regarding the Christian revelation. Thus the skeptical mind of Abelard (1079-1142) raised doubts by showing in his Sic et ...
religious rule: (from the article "Benedict of Nursia, Saint") Remarkable as is this careful and comprehensive arrangement, the spiritual and human counsel given generously throughout the Rule is uniquely noteworthy among all the monastic and religious rules of the ...
Religious Science: religious movement founded in the United States by Ernest Holmes (1887-1960). Holmes and his brother Fenwicke were drawn to New Thought teachings and to a belief in the power of ...
religious symbolism and iconography: respectively, the basic and often complex artistic forms and gestures used as a kind of key to convey religious concepts and the visual, auditory, and kinetic representations of religious ideas ... [27 Related Articles]
religious syncretism: the fusion of diverse religious beliefs and practices. Instances of religious syncretism-as, for example, Gnosticism (a religious dualistic system that incorporated elements from the Oriental mystery religions), Judaism, Christianity, and ... [13 Related Articles]
Religious Technology Center: (from the article "Scientology") ...of the local Scientology churches and organizations is the Church of Scientology International (CSI), which coordinates the activities of the movement and promotes the church internationally. The Religious Technology Center ...
religious toleration: (from the article "Czechoslovak region, history of") ...the lot of the lower middle class and of the peasant. Two decrees of 1781 made Joseph popular among the masses: he abolished restrictions on the personal freedom of the ...
Religious Toleration, Act of: (from the article "Maryland") The Calvert family provided for religious freedom in the colony, and this was formalized by the General Assembly in 1649 in an Act Concerning Religion, later famous as the Act ...
religious Zionism: (from the article "fundamentalism") Despite the hostility of most Orthodox rabbis, Zionism aroused considerable enthusiasm among many Orthodox Jews who saw in it the promise of the long-awaited messianic redemption. Some Orthodox rabbis, therefore, ...
relining: (from the article "art conservation and restoration") ...The traditional method to address these problems is to reinforce the back of the canvas by attaching a new canvas to the old in a process called "lining," also referred ...
reliquary: (from the article "ceremonial object") ...skeleton (such as the skull, hand, finger, foot, or tooth), a piece or lock of hair, a fingernail, or garments or fragments of clothing. Such veneration is nearly universal, as ...
Reliquary Hall: (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...Chinese-style), was brought by Ch'an (Zen) Buddhist priests from the Hang-chou area and south to the new shogunal capital at Kamakura, where it can be seen in the 13th-century Reliquary ...
Reliquary of the Holy Thorn: (from the article "enamelwork") ...technique, encrusted enamelling, they created both large-scale, three-dimensional compositions and miniature work to be worn as jewelry. Among the finest and earliest surviving examples is the Reliquary of the Holy ...
relish: vegetable side dish that is eaten in small quantities with a blander main dish to pique the appetite by its contrasting texture and spicy or piquant taste. Relishes are frequently ...
Relizane: town, northwestern Algeria, near Wadi Mina which is a tributary of the Chelif River. Built near the ruined Roman settlement of Mina, modern Relizane is a typical French-style town of ...
Relizian Stage: major division of Miocene rocks and time on the Pacific coast of North America (the Miocene epoch began 23.7 million years ago and ended 5.3 million years ago). The Relizian ...
Relly, James: (from the article "Unitarianism and Universalism") A different view of Universalism appeared in the work of the Welsh revivalist preacher James Relly (1720-78). In his Union, or A Treatise of the Consanguinity and Affinity Between Christ ...
relocatable over-the-horizon radar: (from the article "radar") ...It is also possible in some cases to recognize specific aircraft types on the basis of the radar observation of the aircraft during takeoff and landing. The U.S. Navy's HF ...
reluctance: (from the article "electromagnet") ...is related to the current, i, in the circuit by E = Ri, where R is the resistance of the circuit. In the magnetic circuit F = rphi, where r ...
reluctance motor: (from the article "electric motor") Reluctance motors operate on the principle that forces are established that tend to cause iron poles carrying a magnetic flux to align with each. One form of reluctance motor is ...
reluctor: (from the article "ignition system") ...a high-voltage surge in the secondary windings of the induction coil. Breaker points have been largely replaced by electronic devices in newer automobiles. Most now use a magnetic device, called ...
reluctor ring: (from the article "ignition system") ...pack, an ignition module, a crankshaft reluctor ring, a magnetic sensor, and an electronic control module. The ignition module controls the primary circuit to the coils, turning them on and ...
rem: unit of radiation dosage (such as from X rays) applied to humans. Derived from the phrase Roentgen equivalent man, the rem is now defined as the dosage in rads that ... [2 Related Articles]
remainder: in Anglo-American law, a future interest held by one person in the property of another, which, upon the happening of a certain event, will become his own. The holder of ... [1 Related Articles]
remainder: (from the article "arithmetic") ...with r less than b. The number q is called the partial quotient (the quotient if r = 0), and r is called the remainder. Using a process known as the Euclidean ...
remainder theorem: (from the article "synthetic division") ...in which a₀ ≠ 0, by another of the same form but of lesser degree (usually of the form x − a). Based on the remainder theorem, it is sometimes called the method of ...
Remak, Robert: German embryologist and neurologist who discovered and named (1842) the three germ layers of the early embryo: the ectoderm, the mesoderm, and the endoderm. He also discovered nonmedullated nerve fibres ... [1 Related Articles]
remanence: (from the article "magnet") ...to be used as a magnet can be defined. B_s is the saturation flux density and is a measure of how strongly the material can be magnetized. B_r is the ...
remanence: (from the article "Hus, Jan") ...Czech masters only one, the Germans easily outvoted the Czechs, and the 45 articles were henceforth regarded as a test of orthodoxy. The principal charge against Wycliffe's teaching was his ...
remanent magnetism: the permanent magnetism in rocks, resulting from the orientation of the Earth's magnetic field at the time of rock formation in a past geological age. It is the source of ... [12 Related Articles]
remanet: (from the article "parole") ...conditional on good behaviour outside prison; if another offense was committed, the convict could be returned to prison to serve out the rest of his sentence (known as the
remanufacturing: (from the article "aerospace industry") The most elaborate type of program under the general heading of maintenance is the remanufacturing process. Performed at aircraft-manufacturing facilities, remanufacture is a measure that combines a general overhaul with ...
Remarkables: (from the article "Otago") ...westward across South Island from the south Pacific Ocean to include the eastern slopes of the Southern Alps. It also includes the glacially excavated lakes of Wakatipu, Wanaka, and Hawea; ...
Remarque, Erich Maria: novelist who is chiefly remembered as the author of Im Westen nichts Neues (1929; All Quiet on the Western Front), which became perhaps the best-known and most representative novel dealing ...
Rembang: city, Central Java (Jawa Tengah) propinsi (province), Java, Indonesia, located about 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Surabaya. A major port on the Java Sea, it is linked by road ...
Rembar, Charles: American lawyer (b. March 12, 1915, Oceanport, N.J.-d. Oct. 24, 2000, Bronx, N.Y.), successfully defended the publishers of such celebrated books as Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928), Tropic of Cancer (France, ...
Rembrandt van Rijn: Dutch painter and printmaker, one of the greatest storytellers in the history of art, possessing an exceptional ability to render people in their various moods and dramatic guises. Rembrandt is ... [29 Related Articles]
remedial education: (from the article "adult education") 5. Remedial education: fundamental and literacy education. (Such education is obviously a prerequisite for all other kinds of adult education and thus, as a category, stands somewhat apart from the ...
Remembrance Day: (from the article "Veterans Day") ...and France the day is observed in honour of the veterans of World Wars I and II. In Britain the second Sunday of November is observed as Remembrance Sunday, and ...
Remembrance Sunday: (from the article "Veterans Day") In Britain, Canada, Australia, and France the day is observed in honour of the veterans of World Wars I and II. In Britain the second Sunday of November is observed ...
remembrancer: English official who from medieval times compiled memorandum rolls and thus "reminded" the barons of the Exchequer (one of the king's courts) of business pending. There were at one time ...
Remendur: (from the article "telephone and telephone system") ...or reeds, which are sealed in a glass tube. When an electromagnetic coil surrounding the tube is energized, the reeds close, making an electrical contact. In a ferreed, a magnetic ...
Remengesau, Tommy, Jr.: (from the article "Palau") Area: 488 sq km (188 sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 20,200 | Capital: Melekeok (on Babelthuap) | Head of state and government: President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. ...
Remenyi, Eduard: (from the article "Brahms, Johannes") ...Marxsen. Between ages 14 and 16 Brahms earned money to help his family by playing in rough inns in the dock area of Hamburg and meanwhile composing and sometimes giving ...