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commutator

(Encyclopedia) commutator, device used in an electric generator to convert the alternating current produced in the generator into direct current before the current is sent into an external circuit;…

Comnenus

(Encyclopedia) ComnenusComnenuskŏmnēˈnəs [key], family name of several Byzantine emperors—Isaac I, Alexius I, John II, Manuel I, Alexius II, and Andronicus I—who reigned in the 11th and 12th cent.,…

Como

(Encyclopedia) Como Como kōˈmō [key], city, capital of Como prov., Lombardy, N Italy, at the southwest…

Como, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Como, LakeComo, Lakekōˈmō [key], Ital. Lago di Como or Lario, c.56 sq mi (145 sq km), 30 mi (48 km) long and from 1&fslsh;2 to 21&fslsh;2 mi (0.8–4 km) wide, in Lombardy, N…

Comodoro Rivadavia

(Encyclopedia) Comodoro Rivadavia Comodoro Rivadavia kōmōᵺōˈrō rēväᵺaˈvyä [key], city…

Comonfort, Ignacio

(Encyclopedia) Comonfort, IgnacioComonfort, Ignacioēgnäˈsyō kōmōnfôrtˈ [key], 1812–63, Mexican general and president (1855–58). He was one of the leaders in the Revolution of Ayutla, which in 1855…

Comoros, the

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Comoros, the Comoros, the kŏmˈərōs [key], officially Union of the Comoros (2020 est. pop. 869,…

Compactata

(Encyclopedia) Compactata: see Hussites.