Quiet Revolution — For the album by Chris de Burgh, see Quiet Revolution (album). The Quiet Revolution (French: Révolution tranquille) was the 1960s period of intense change in Quebec, Canada, characterized by the rapid and effective secularization of society, the… … Wikipedia
interval — Synonyms and related words: abeyance, amount, aperture, arrearage, breach, break, broaching, caesura, caliber, cavity, cease fire, cessation, chasm, check, clearing, cleft, coffee break, comma, compass, consecutive intervals, crack, cut, day, day … Moby Thesaurus
quiet spell — Synonyms and related words: break, coffee break, downtime, half time, half time intermission, holiday, interim, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, intermittence, interregnum, interruption, interval, letup, lull, off time, pause, plateau, point… … Moby Thesaurus
quiet — I n 1. silence, stillness, hush; soundlessness, noiselessness, quietness, quietude; tranquillity, serenity, placidity, imperturbation, calmness, calm; quiescence, peacefulness, peace; ease, repose, rest. 2. pause, lull, break, halt, standstill,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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USS Enterprise (1799) — The third USS Enterprise , a schooner, was built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799, and placed under the command of Lieutenant John Shaw. This ship was overhauled and rebuilt several times, effectively changing from a twelve gun… … Wikipedia
длительность периода молчания — Период времени, в течение которого уровень речевого сигнала близок к нулю (паузы между слогами, словами или предложениями, а также паузы в разговоре). (МСЭ Т P.10/ G.100). [http://www.iks media.ru/glossary/index.html?glossid=2400324] Тематики… … Справочник технического переводчика
Silurian Period — Interval of geologic time, 443–417 million years ago. The third period of the Paleozoic Era, the Silurian follows the Ordovician Period and precedes the Devonian. It marks the first appearance of land plants and jawed fishes. The continents were… … Universalium
Carboniferous Period — Interval of geologic time 354–290 million years ago, marked by great changes in world geography. All the landmasses drew closer together as a result of tectonic plate movements. The supercontinent Gondwana occupied much of the Southern Hemisphere … Universalium
Cretaceous Period — Interval of geologic time from с 144 to 65 million years ago. During the Cretaceous the climate was warmer than today. In the seas, marine invertebrates flourished, and bony fishes evolved. On land, flowering plants arose, and insects, bees in… … Universalium
geomagnetic field — Magnetic field associated with the Earth. It is essentially dipolar (i.e., it has two poles, the northern and southern magnetic poles) on the Earth s surface. Away from the surface, the field becomes distorted. Most geomagnetists explain the… … Universalium