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Mississippi State University for Women
(Encyclopedia)Mississippi State University for Women, at Columbus; the first state-supported women's college; chartered 1884, opened 1885 as Mississippi Industrial Institute and College, renamed Mississippi State C...AC, abbreviation for alternating current
(Encyclopedia)AC: see alternating current.Formosa, former name for Taiwan
(Encyclopedia)Formosa: see Taiwan.Formulas for Various Areas (table)
(Encyclopedia)Formulas for Various Areas 1 The abbreviations used are: b = base (length of any side of a plane figure); a = altitude (perpendicular distance from the farthest point of the figure to t...FM, abbreviation for frequency modulation
(Encyclopedia)FM: see modulation; radio. ...church, building for Christian worship
(Encyclopedia)church [Gr. kuriakon=belonging to the Lord], in architecture, a building for Christian worship. The earliest churches date from the late 3d cent.; before then Christians, because of persecutions, wors...AM, abbreviation for amplitude modulation
(Encyclopedia)AM: see modulation; radio. ...European Organization for Nuclear Research
(Encyclopedia)European Organization for Nuclear Research: see CERN. ...New Jersey College for Women
(Encyclopedia)New Jersey College for Women: see Rutgers Univ. ...New School for Social Research
(Encyclopedia)New School for Social Research: see New School Univ. ...Browse by Subject
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