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Parsons, Sir Charles Algernon

(Encyclopedia)Parsons, Sir Charles Algernon, 1854–1931, British engineer. He invented a revolutionary steam turbine that bears his name. His first turbines were constructed to drive generators to produce electric...

Tshwane, City of

(Encyclopedia)Tshwane, City of, metropolitan municipality (2011 pop. 2,921,488), Gauteng prov., NE South Africa. Pretoria is the municipal seat; other communities include Soshanguve, Mamelodi, Mabopane, and Centuri...

Thornton

(Encyclopedia)Thornton, city (1990 pop. 55,031), Adams co., NE Colo., a residential and industrial suburb of Denver; inc. 1956. Industries include oil and gas development and the production of computer graphics sys...

Bharatpur

(Encyclopedia)Bharatpur bərŭtˈpo͝or [key], city, Rajasthan state, N central India. It is a district adm...

differential

(Encyclopedia)differential, in the automobile, a set of gears used on the driving (usually rear) axle. The two wheels on the driving axle must be interconnected in order to receive their energy from the same source...

Lorain

(Encyclopedia)Lorain lôrānˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 71,245), Lorain co., N Ohio, on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Black River; inc. 1834. Once an important ore-shipping point, Lorain has shipyards, steelworks, au...

East Kilbride

(Encyclopedia)East Kilbride kĭlbrīdˈ [key], town, South Lanarkshire, S central Scotland. Established in 1946 ...

collodion

(Encyclopedia)collodion kəlōˈdēən [key], solution of pyroxylin in a mixture of alcohol and ether. Upon exposure to air, the solvents evaporate, leaving a thin, colorless, elastic film on any surface upon which...

Clichy

(Encyclopedia)Clichy klēshēˈ [key], suburb N of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France. It is a m...

peddler

(Encyclopedia)peddler or hawker, itinerant vendor of small goods. In rural America peddlers carried their packs or drove a horse and cart from door to door. While the importance of peddlers to the small American co...