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Orchomenus

(Encyclopedia) OrchomenusOrchomenusôrkŏmˈĭnəs [key], ancient city of Boeotia, central Greece, NW of Lake Copaïs. After 1600 b.c. it was an important center of the Mycenaean civilization. In later…

watershed

(Encyclopedia) watershed, elevation or divide separating the catchment area, or drainage basin, of one river system or group of river systems from another system or group of systems. The term is also…

DK Science: Mobile Communications

EMERGENCY SERVICESMOBILE PHONESFIND OUT MOREMobile communications allows direct radio contact with people on the move, connecting them immediately, even in an emergency. Radio was originally…

What's an Analogy?

by Ann Reckner An analogy is a type of word problem that often appears on standardized tests. It is made up of two word pairs, like this:   GRACEFUL : CLUMSY :: late : _______ Your goal in…

fraud

(Encyclopedia) fraud, in law, willful misrepresentation intended to deprive another of some right. The offense, generally only a tort, may also constitute the crime of false pretenses. Frauds are…

quarantine

(Encyclopedia) quarantinequarantinekwŏrˈəntēn [key], isolation of persons, animals, places, and effects that carry or are suspected of harboring communicable disease. The term originally referred to…