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(Encyclopedia) Stirling engine, an external combustion reciprocating engine having an enclosed working fluid that is alternately compressed and expanded to operate a piston, thus converting heat from…WEBER, John Vincent (Vin), Congress, MN (1952)
WEBER, John Vincent (Vin), a Representative from Minnesota; born in Slayton, Murray County, Minn., July 24, 1952; attended the public schools; attended the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,…John Vincent (Vin) WEBER, Congress, MN (1952)
WEBER John Vincent (Vin) , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Slayton, Murray County, Minn., July 24, 1952; attended the public schools; attended the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis…Mangaluru
(Encyclopedia) Mangaluru, formerly MangaloreMangaloremăng-gəlôrˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 273,000), Karnataka state, SW India, on the Arabian Sea. A port, it trades in spices, rice, fish, nuts, and…Ghaziabad
(Encyclopedia) Ghaziabad Ghaziabad gäˈzēäbädˌ [key], city, Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. Ghaziabad is an…engine
(Encyclopedia) engine: see diesel engine; internal-combustion engine; steam engine; rotary engine; automobile.Benz, Karl
(Encyclopedia) Benz, KarlBenz, Karlbĕnts [key], 1844–1929, German engineer, credited with building the first automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine. The car, driven in Mannheim in 1885…Winterthur
(Encyclopedia) WinterthurWinterthurvĭnˈtərt&oomacr;rˌ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 85,200), Zürich canton, N Switzerland. An industrial center, it is an important rail junction and has…vinegar
(Encyclopedia) vinegar, sour liquid consisting mainly of acetic acid and water, produced by the action of bacteria on dilute solutions of ethyl alcohol derived from previous yeast fermentation. The…Qiqihar
(Encyclopedia) QiqiharQiqiharchēˈchēˈhär [key] or TsitsiharTsitsihartsēˈtsēˈhärˈ, chēˈchēˈhär [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,104,100), S central Heilongjiang prov., China, a port on the Nen River near…Trending
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