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composition, in art
(Encyclopedia)composition, in art, the organization of forms and colors within the work of art. In traditional sculpture this means the arrangement of masses and planes. In representational painting it means the gr...colon, in anatomy
(Encyclopedia)colon, in anatomy: see intestine. ...colon, in punctuation
(Encyclopedia)colon, in writing: see punctuation. ...columbine, in botany
(Encyclopedia)columbine kŏlˈəmbīn [key], any plant of the genus Aquilegia, temperate-zone perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), popular both as wildflowers and as garden flowers. Columbines...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...contraction, in physics
(Encyclopedia)contraction, in physics: see expansion. ...contraction, in grammar
(Encyclopedia)contraction, in writing: see abbreviation. ...cricket, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)cricket, common name of the slender, chirping, hopping insects forming the family Gryllidae in the order Orthoptera. Most crickets have long antennae, muscular hind legs for jumping, and two pairs of ...croton, in botany
(Encyclopedia)croton krōˈtən [key], any of several species of Codiaeum that are widely cultivated as ornamentals and houseplants. The most popular species is C. variegatum, which has many cultivated forms of hig...crow, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)crow, partially migratory black bird, genus Corvus, of the same family as the raven, the magpie, the jay, and the rook and the jackdaw of Europe. The American, or common, crow, C. brachyrhynchos, abou...Browse by Subject
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