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secession, in art

(Encyclopedia)secession, in art, any of several associations of progressive artists, especially those in Munich, Berlin, and Vienna, who withdrew from the established academic societies or exhibitions. The artists ...

Adam, in genetics

(Encyclopedia)Adam, in genetics, popular term for a theoretical male ancestor of all living people; see Eve, in genetics. ...

baroque, in music

(Encyclopedia)baroque, in music, a style that prevailed from the last decades of the 16th cent. to the first decades of the 18th cent. Its beginnings were in the late 16th-century revolt against polyphony that gave...

set, in mathematics

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Union and intersection of sets A and B: The union of A and B, A∪B, contains all members belonging to either A or B. The intersection of A and B, A∩B, contains all members common to both A a...

Shammai, in 1 Chronicles

(Encyclopedia)Shammai shămˈāī [key], in 1 Chronicles. 1 Jerahmeelite. 2, 3 Descendants of Caleb. ...

Shammai, in Judaism

(Encyclopedia)Shammai shäˈmī [key], c.50 b.c.–c.a.d. 30, Jewish sage known for his opposition to the liberal teachings of Hillel. He and his school interpreted the Law extremely rigorously, emphasizing deed ra...

share, in agriculture

(Encyclopedia)share, in agriculture: see plow.

share, in finance

(Encyclopedia)share, in finance: see stock.

barrow, in archaeology

(Encyclopedia)barrow, in archaeology, a burial mound. Earth and stone or timber are the usual construction materials; in parts of SE Asia stone and brick have entirely replaced earth. A barrow built primarily of st...

Barrow-in-Furness

(Encyclopedia)Barrow-in-Furness –fûrˈnĭs [key], city and district, Cumbria, NW England, on the tip of the Furness peninsula. T...