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(Encyclopedia)optical rotation: see polarization of light. ...Bay Village
(Encyclopedia)Bay Village, city (2020 pop. 16,163), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1903. It is a residential community with some light industry. ...Temple City
(Encyclopedia)Temple City, residential suburban city (1990 pop. 31,100), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; settled 1827, inc. 1960. The city has light manufacturing and service businesses. ...Duncanville
(Encyclopedia)Duncanville, city (2020 pop. 40,706), Dallas co., N Tex., a growing suburb of Dallas; est. 1882, inc. 1947. It is mostly residential with some light man...Gladstone
(Encyclopedia)Gladstone, city (2020 pop. 27,063), Clay co., W Mo., a suburb surrounded by Kansas City; founded c.1878, inc. 1952. The city has diverse light industrie...Fair Lawn
(Encyclopedia)Fair Lawn, borough (2020 pop. 34,927), Bergen co., NE N.J., across the Passaic River from Paterson; inc. 1924. It is residential with light industries. ...Upper Hutt
(Encyclopedia)Upper Hutt, city (1996 pop. 36,717), S North Island, New Zealand, in the Hutt River Valley. It is primarily residential but has some light industries. ...solar cell
(Encyclopedia)solar cell, semiconductor devised to convert light to electric current. It is a specially constructed diode, usually made of forms of crystalline silicon or of thin films (as of copper indium gallium ...xerography
(Encyclopedia)xerography zərŏgˈrəfēˌ [key], also called electrophotography, method of dry photocopying in which the image is transferred by using the attractive forces of electric charges. A beam of light, us...Cavan, town, Ireland
(Encyclopedia)Cavan, town, seat of Co. Cavan, N Republic of Ireland. It is a farm market with some light industry. The Roman Catholic and Anglican dioceses are in Cav...Browse by Subject
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