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Aliquippa
(Encyclopedia)Aliquippa ălĭkwĭpˈə [key], borough (2020 pop. 9,238), Beaver co., W Pa., in an industrialized region along the Ohio River N of Pittsburgh; inc. 1894. Aliquippa grew a...Ansonia
(Encyclopedia)Ansonia ănsōˈnēə [key], city (2020 pop. 18,918), New Haven co., SW Conn., on the Naugatuck River; inc. as a city 1893. Its manufactures include brass and copper produ...space exploration
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Moon mission assembly CE5 Stages in a moon mission shown counterclockwise from launching on the first day to splashdown on the ninth day. space exploration, the investigation of physical co...Nishinomiya
(Encyclopedia)Nishinomiya nēˌshēnōˈmēä [key], city (1990 pop. 426,909), Hyogo prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It produces a famous sake. Its industry, located mostly along the coast, produces meta...Leominster
(Encyclopedia)Leominster lĕmˈĭnstər [key], city (1990 pop. 38,145), Worcester co., N central Mass.; set off from Lancaster 1740, inc. as a city 1915. Plastics, fabricated metals, locks, processed foods, and che...Lipton, Seymour
(Encyclopedia)Lipton, Seymour, 1903–86, American sculptor, b. New York City. Self-taught as a sculptor, Lipton worked directly in sheet metals and molten alloys, creating organically twisting forms with richly br...Covina
(Encyclopedia)Covina kōvēˈnə [key], city (2020 pop. 51,268), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1901. The ...Cuneo
(Encyclopedia)Cuneo ko͞oˈnāō [key], city, capital of Cuneo prov., Piedmont, NW Italy, on the Stura Rive...die-casting
(Encyclopedia)die-casting, process by which molten metal is forced by a plunger or compressed air into a metallic die and the pressure maintained until the metal has solidified. Die castings are accurate, are sharp...futures market
(Encyclopedia)futures market, a commodity exchange where contracts for the future delivery of grain, livestock, and precious metals are bought and sold. Speculation in futures serves to protect both the developers ...Browse by Subject
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