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vertical separation — Separation between aircraft expressed in units of vertical distance (ICAO). It is the specified difference in flight levels between air traffic on conflicting courses. Outside controlled airspaces (CAS), the responsibility for this is with the… … Aviation dictionary
Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… … Universalium
SYNAGOGUE — This article is arranged according to the following outline. origins and history until the first century first century c.e. middle ages modern period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like … Universalium
Vestibular system — The vestibular system, which is a contributor to our balance system and our sense of spatial orientation, is the sensory system that provides the dominant input about movement and equilibrioception. Together with the cochlea, a part of the… … Wikipedia
Calutron — A Calutron was a mass spectrometer used for separating the isotopes of uranium developed by Ernest O. Lawrence [ cite web|url=http://www.lbl.gov/Science Articles/Research Review/Magazine/1981/81fepi2.htm |title=Lawrence and His Laborator… … Wikipedia
Vault (architecture) — A Vault (French. voute, Italian. volta, German. Gewölbe, Polish. sklepienie , Spanish. bóveda ) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. url=http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article… … Wikipedia
Flight level — A Flight Level (FL) is a standard nominal altitude of an aircraft, in hundreds of feet. This altitude is calculated from a world wide fixed pressure datum of 1013.25 hPa (29.921 inHg), the average sea level pressure, and therefore is not… … Wikipedia
Asturian architecture — Pre Romanesque architecture in Asturias is framed between the years 711 and 910, the period of the rise, extension and disappearance of the kingdom of Asturias. [citebook|title=The Archaeology of Iberia: The Dynamics of Change |author= S. J. Keay … Wikipedia
Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
