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(Encyclopedia) hyraxhyraxhīˈrăks [key], name for rabbit-sized mammals of Africa and SW Asia comprising the family Procavidae. Although rodentlike in appearance, hyraxes are hoofed mammals, or…
First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Ryan R. Patterson, Grand Junction, Colo., for his project entitled “The American Sign Language Translator.” Patterson devised a glove that converts American Sign…
A verb tells about an action or a state of being. There are three types of verbs: action, linking, and auxiliary.Action Verbs An action verb expresses action. It tells what a person or a thing…
(Encyclopedia) tundratundratŭnˈdrə [key], treeless plains of N North America and N Eurasia, lying principally along the Arctic Circle, on the coasts and islands of the Arctic Ocean, and to the north…
(Encyclopedia) Piero di CosimoPiero di Cosimopyĕˈrō [key]Piero di Cosimodē kôˈzēmō [key], 1462–1521, Florentine painter, whose name was Piero di Lorenzo. He adopted the name of his master, Cosimo…
(Encyclopedia) fiber, threadlike strand, usually pliable and capable of being spun into a yarn. Many different fibers are known to be usable; some 40 of these are of commercial importance, and others…
