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Speedway

(Encyclopedia)Speedway, town (1990 pop. 13,092), Marion co., central Ind., just W of Indianapolis; inc. 1926. The Indianapolis Speedway, site of the annual Indianapolis 500 car race, is located there. There is also...

Brooklyn Center

(Encyclopedia)Brooklyn Center, city (2020 pop. 33,782), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a residential suburb of Minneapolis; inc. 1911. It has light industry and has been mar...

auxin

(Encyclopedia)auxin ôkˈsĭn [key], plant hormone that regulates the amount, type, and direction of plant growth. Auxins include both naturally occurring substances and related synthetic compounds that have simila...

stroboscope

(Encyclopedia)stroboscope strŏbˈəskōp [key], optical instrument for making a moving object appear to be slowed down or stationary. This effect is created by interrupting the observer's view so that the object i...

Langley Park

(Encyclopedia)Langley Park, uninc. town (1990 pop. 17,474), Prince Georges co., W central Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C. The town has grown with the development of the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area ...

Lynwood

(Encyclopedia)Lynwood, city (1990 pop. 61,945), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; founded 1896, inc. 1921. Although it is primarily residential, Lynwood has printing presses and varied light manuf...

Farnworth

(Encyclopedia)Farnworth, town, Bolton metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. It has cotton and rayon mills and produces finis...

Bellmawr

(Encyclopedia)Bellmawr bĕlmärˈ [key], residential borough (2020 pop. 11,333), Camden co., SW N.J.; inc. ...

Gravenhurst

(Encyclopedia)Gravenhurst grāˈvənhûrst [key], town, S Ont., Canada, N of Toronto. It is the gateway to the ...

Amstelveen

(Encyclopedia)Amstelveen ämˈstəlvān [key], town, North Holland prov., W Netherlands, a suburb of Amsterdam. Amstelveen has light industry and agriculture. Schiphol international air...