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constellation, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Constellations: Southern sky CE5 Constellations: Southern sky CE5 Constellations: Southern sky constellation, in common usage, group of stars that appear to form a configuration in the...contraction, in physics
(Encyclopedia)contraction, in physics: see expansion. ...contraction, in grammar
(Encyclopedia)contraction, in writing: see abbreviation. ...colon, in anatomy
(Encyclopedia)colon, in anatomy: see intestine. ...colon, in punctuation
(Encyclopedia)colon, in writing: see punctuation. ...coma, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia)coma, in astronomy: see comet.coma, in medicine
(Encyclopedia)coma, in medicine, deep state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused even by painful stimuli. The patient cannot speak and does not respond to command. Coma is the result of damage t...combination, in business
(Encyclopedia)combination, in business: see trust. ...combinations, in mathematics
(Encyclopedia)combinations, in mathematics: see probability. ...commerce, in economics
(Encyclopedia)commerce, traffic in goods, usually thought of as trade between states or nations. Engaged in by all peoples from the earliest times, it has been carried on in some areas and by some peoples more than...Browse by Subject
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