Method of loci — The method of loci (plural of Latin locus for place or location), also called the memory palace, is a mnemonic device introduced in ancient Roman rhetorical treatises (in the anonymous Rhetorica ad Herennium, Cicero s De Oratore, and Quintilian s … Wikipedia
United States Department of Defense aerospace vehicle designation — A United States Department of Defense aerospace vehicle designation is determined by a detailed protocol which identifies all aircraft, helicopters, rockets, missiles, spacecraft, and other aerial vehicles in military use by the United States… … Wikipedia
Bayer designation — A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation s Latin name. The original list of Bayer designations contained 1,564 stars.Most of… … Wikipedia
National Highway System Designation Act — The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (Pub.L. 104 59, 109 Stat. 568) is a United States Act of Congress that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 28, 1995. The legislation designated about 160,955… … Wikipedia
Mark (designation) — The word Mark, followed by number, is a method of specifically designating a standardized, integrated, assumed to be functional and unique version of a mechanical and/or electrical hardware product that has completed the design process and has… … Wikipedia
Mullard-Philips tube designation — In Europe, the principal method of numbering vacuum tubes (or thermionic valves , as they are referred to in Europe and Australia, etc.) was the nomenclature developed and used by Mullard in the UK and applied Europe wide thanks to their… … Wikipedia
Flamsteed designation — Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in (see List of constellations for a… … Wikipedia
Test method — A test method is a definitive procedure that produces a test result. (ASTM definition)The test result can be qualititive (yes/no), categorical, or quantititive (a measured value). It can be a personal observation or the output of a precision… … Wikipedia
Joint Electronics Type Designation System — The Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), which was previously known as the Joint Army Navy Nomenclature System (AN System) and the Joint Communications Electronics Nomenclature System, is a method developed by the U.S. War… … Wikipedia
clockface method — noun : a method of target designation and marking by reference to a known description point conceived as the center of a clockface, the targets being pointed out as on the hour radii of the imaginary dial … Useful english dictionary
Multiple star — Artist s impression of the orbits of HD 188753, a triple star system A multiple star consists of three or more stars which appear from the Earth to be close to one another in the sky. This may result from the stars being physically close and… … Wikipedia