Mechanical Poet — Origin Moscow, Russia Genres Progressive metal Post prog Years active 2002–2009 (on hiatus) Labels Aural Music, CD Maximum, S … Wikipedia
origin — origin, source, inception, root, provenance, provenience, prime mover denote the point at which something (as a process, a growth, a development, a custom, a habit, or an institution) begins its course or its existence. Origin applies chiefly to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Mechanical calculator — An old Russian mechanical calculator. A mechanical calculator is a device used to perform the basic operations of arithmetic. Mechanical calculators are comparable in size to small desktop computers and have been rendered obsolete by the advent… … Wikipedia
mechanical — me|chan|i|cal [mıˈkænıkəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: mechanicus, from Greek, from mechane machine ] 1.) affecting or involving a machine ▪ The flight has been cancelled due to mechanical failure . ▪ The plane had to make an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mechanical properties of DNA — The mechanical properties of DNA, which are directly related to its structure, are a significant problem for cells. Every process which binds or reads DNA is able to use or modify the mechanical properties of DNA for purposes of recognition,… … Wikipedia
Origin story — This article is about the back stories of fictional characters. For myths about origins of world phenomena, see origin myth. For other uses of origin , see Origin. In comic book terminology, an origin story is an account or back story revealing… … Wikipedia
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Abiogenic petroleum origin — is a largely abandoned hypothesis that was proposed as an alternative to theory of biological petroleum origin. It was relatively popular in the past, but it went largely forgotten at the end of the 20th century after it failed to predict the… … Wikipedia
Wedge (mechanical device) — Infobox tool name = wedge caption =Woodsplitting wedge other name = classification = Hand tool types = used with =Sledgehammer related = Chisel Splitting maul Axeotheruses2|WedgeA wedge is a triangular shaped tool, a compound and portable… … Wikipedia
Wave — A wave is a disturbance that propagates through space and time, usually with transference of energy. While a mechanical wave exists in a medium (which on deformation is capable of producing elastic restoring forces), waves of electromagnetic… … Wikipedia
Magnetism — This article is about magnetic materials. For information about objects and devices that produce a magnetic field, see magnet. For fields that magnets and currents produce, see magnetic field. For other uses, see magnetism (disambiguation).… … Wikipedia