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Gym
Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops. Gym, a shortened form of gymnasium, refers to facilities intended for indoor sports or exercise. Etymology and history The word is derived from the Greek gymnos which means naked. The Greek word gymnasium means "place to be naked" and ..
GYM
For the acronym related to technology companies, see GYM (technology) GYM is a sound format for the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis. The name stands for Genesis YM2612, since the file contains the data sent to the Yamaha YM2612 sound chip in the console. The data is logged to a file through the use o..
Gymanfa Ganu
The Gymanfa Ganu (Welsh: pronounced guh-MAN-va GA-nee, plural in Welsh cymanfaoedd canu), is a Welsh festival of sacred hymns, sung with four part harmony by a congregation, usually under the direction of a choral director. The Gymanfa Ganu is considered an essential part of Welsh culture and its p..
Gymboree
Gymboree is the name of a franchise of children's exercise centers for ages birth to about 6 or 7. San Francisco mother Joan Barnes created the Gymboree Play and Music Program in 1976 when she couldn't find a safe place for new parents and children to play and exercise together. There are now locat..
Gymboree Corporation
The Gymboree Corporation is a publicly-traded San Francisco-based corporation that operates a chain of almost 600 "Gymboree" retail speciality stores for children and women in the United States and Canada. It is traded on the Nasdaq exchange with symbol GYMB, and has a market capitalization of $702..
Gymea
Gymea may be a reference to: Gymea, a suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, AustraliaGymea Bay, an adjacent suburbthe Gymea Lily, a flowing plant indigenous to coastal New South Wales This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an ..
Gymea, New South Wales
Gymea LGA: Sutherland Council Established: 1939 Postcode: 2227 Population: 6,570 [Census] Population Density: 2,857/Km2 Area: 2.3 Km2 [Census] Median property value: [5,000] (31 March 2006) Location: Sydney, NSW Suburbs near Gym..
Gymea Bay, New South Wales
Gymea Bay is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 27km south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire. The post code is 2227. Sydney suburbs near Gymea Bay(Sutherland Shire) Kirrawee Gymea Miranda Kirrawee Gymea Bay Mirand..
Gymea Lily
The Gymea Lily (Doryanthes excelsa) is a flowering plant indigenous to the coastal areas of New South Wales near Sydney. The plant has sword-like leaves more than a meter long. It flowers in spring and summer, sending up a flower spike up to 6 m high, which at its apex bears a large cluster of b..
Gymea North Public School
Gymea North Public School is an co-educational Government school located on The Boulevarde in Gymea North. GNPS caters for Kindergarten to Year Six students. ..
Gymea railway station, Sydney
Gymea is a CityRail railway station on the Cronulla branch of Sydney's Illawarra line. It serves the residential area of Gymea. The station is served by two trains per hour during off-peak traffic, with additional trains at weekday peak hours. The maximum number of trains, four per hour, is li..
Gymea Technology High School
Gymea Technology High School is an Australian high school located on the Princess Highway next to Gymea TAFE. It has been recognized as an outstanding school in technology by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training and Apple Computer. See also List of Government schools in New Sou..
Gymel
In medieval and early Renaissance English polyphonic music, gymel (also gimel or gemell) is the technique of temporarily dividing up one voice part, usually an upper one, into two parts of equal range, but singing different music. Often the two voices sing a passage of intricate polyphony, beginnin..
Gymkata
Gymkata is a 1985 film starring Kurt Thomas as Jonathan Cabot. This movie also stars Tetchie Agbayani as Princess Rubali, Richard Norton as Zamir, and Bob Schott as Thorg. The movie has developed a minor cult following as an unintentional comedy for its poor production quality and low budget. Plo..
Gymkhana
Gymkhana (derived from the Urdu word for "racket court"[link]) is an Indian term for a place where sporting events take place and refers to any of various meets at which contests are held to test the skill of the competitors, such as in the sports of equestrianship, gymnastics, or sports c..
Gymkhana Club
The Gymkhana Club is one of the three 18-hole golf courses in Chennai, India. It was established in the late 19th century. ..
Gymnadenia
Gymnadenia is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae) containing 22 terrestrial species. They can be found in damp meadows, fens and marshes, and on chalk or limestone, often in alpine regions of Europe and Asia up to the Himalayas. The Fragrant Orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) has been introduced..
Gymnanthes
Gymnanthes is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. The genus has 45 species and is pantropical. Synonyms Adenogyne KlotzschAteramnus P.Browne ..
Gymnarchus niloticus
The aba, Gymnarchus niloticus, is the only species in the family Gymnarchidae within the order Osteoglossiformes. The knifefish is described as having a long and slender body, lacking caudal, ventral, and anal fins. The fish is nocturnal and has poor vision. It navigates and hunts prey in darkn..
Gymnasia and Realgymnasia
Gymnasia (singular: Gymnasium) and Realgymnasia were the classical higher or secondary schools of Germany from the sixteenth century to the twentieth century. Students were admitted at 9 or 10 years of age and were required to have a knowledge of reading, writing, and arithmetic. Contents 1&nb..
Gymnasia Realit
The current symbol of the Gimnasia: "The First in Rishon" The Gimnasia Realit or of Gimnasia Realit E. Karary (הגימנסיה הריאלית על שם א. קררי) is an Israeli high school, named in honor of its first principal Eliezer Karary. It was established in 1939 at the time of the..
Gymnasioum Jovan Jovanović Zmaj
Gymnasioum Jovan Jovanović Zmaj is one of the most important high schools in Novi Sad, Serbia. It is named after Jovan Jovanović Zmaj, a Serb poet. It was founded in 1810 by a donation of a wealthy merchant Sava Vuković from Novi Sad (Serbia). The school was rebuilt in the 20th century, using t..
Gymnasium
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gymnasium may refer to: Gymnasium (ancient Greece), an educational and sporting institution in Ancient GreeceGymnasium (school), a school of secondary education found in several European countries, preparing students for higher ed..
Gymnasium (ancient Greece)
The gymnasium (Greek: γυμνάσιον) of the Greeks originally functioned as the school where competitors in the public games received their training as well as a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. It was so named from the circumstance that these competitors exercised ..
Gymnasium (Denmark)
The Education in Denmark series Pre-SchoolFolkeskoleSecondaryHigher EducationAdult Education GymnasiumHigher Preparatory ExaminationHigher Commercial Examination ProgrammeHigher Technical Examination ProgrammeVocational Upper Secondary EducationVocational Education and TrainingBasic Social and He..
Gymnasium (school)
For the type of building, see gym. A gymnasium (pronounced /gim-/ as opposed to /jim-/) is a type of school of secondary education in parts of Europe. The word "γυμνασιον" (gymnasion) was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men (..
Gymnasium Achern
Gymnasium Achern is a Gymnasium (high school) in Achern, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, founded in 1877. As of 2005 it has some 1250 students and 100 teachers. It emphasizes science, foreign languages, and art. It was one of the first gymnasiums in Baden-Württemberg to graduate its students after eig..
Gymnasium Bernrode
Gymnasium Bernrode is a gymnasium (high school) in Heeswijk, the Netherlands. It was established in 1886 by Gerlacus van den Elsen, abbot of the Abbey of Berne. Well-known alumni include Jan Marijnissen (b. 1952), politician. ..
Gymnasium Erasmianum
The Gymnasium Erasmianum is a school in Rotterdam (also known under its Dutch name "Erasmiaans Gymnasium"). Contents 1 History2 Profile3 famous attendants and teachers4 The RGB5 other organizations6 Links History Founded in 1328, it is the second oldest school in t..
Gymnasium F.C.
Gymnasium Football Club are a football (soccer) club from Douglas on the Isle of Man. They compete in the Isle of Man Football League and the Isle of Man Football Combination. Formed in 1889, they wear navy and white strips (uniforms). They play their home games at Tromode Park in Douglas. Roll ..
Gymnasium Gars
The Gymnasium Gars is a Gymnasium (high school) in Gars, Bavaria. Situated at the river Inn in the Gars valley, it was founded as a school of Latin by Augustinians before 1582 AD. It became a state school in 1972. It grew quickly and had about 1000 students and 70 teachers in 2005. Today, a part of ..
Gymnasium Gaussschule
Gymnasium Gaussschule is a Gymnasium (high school) in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany. It was founded in 1909. From 1933 to 1944 the number of students droppped from 415 to 244, under pressure from the Nazi regime. External links [school website] (in German) See also List of schools ..
Gymnasium Graf-Anton-Guenther School
The Graf-Anton-Guenther School is a Gymnasium in Oldenburg, Lower-Saxony. Over 1600 Students visit this school in the City of Oldenburg. External links [Graf-Anton-Guenther School Webpage] ..
Gymnaslærer Pedersens beretning om den store politiske vekkelsen som har hjemsøkt vårt land
Gymnaslærer Pedersens beretning om den store politiske vekkelsen som har hjemsøkt vårt land is a novel by Dag Solstad published in 1982. In the novel, we are told the story of the young history teacher Knut Pedersen and how he stumbled into the communist movement in Larvik in the early 1970s. The..
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics or rhythmic gymnastics. See gymnasium (ancient Greece) for the origin of the word gymnast. Contents 1 Famous gymnasts1.1 Female artistic1.1.1 Australia1.1.2 Belarus1.1.3 Brazil1.1.4 Cana..
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, and forward rolls. It developed from fitness and beauty practices used by the ancient Greeks, including skills for mount..
Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events were contested in Panathinaiko Stadium. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Wrestling and Gymnastics. Events took place on 9 April, 10 April, and 11 April 1896. 71 competitors from 8 nations (including 52 from Greece) took..
Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's horizontal bar
The men's horizontal bar was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 9 April, as the sixth gymnastics event. 16 athletes from four nations entered the competition. Two winners were announced, with Hermann Weingärtner winning his first..
Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's parallel bars
The men's parallel bars was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The parallel bars event was held on 10 April, the seventh gymnastics event to be held. 18 gymnasts from five nations competed, with the judges announcing Alfred Flatow as the winn..
Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's pommel horse
The men's pommel horse was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The pommel horse was the fourth event held on 9 April. 15 athletes from four nations started the pommel horse exercise. Zutter won Switzerland's first gold medal in this event, wit..
Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's rings
The men's rings was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The fifth event, it was held on 9 April. The Greeks won the gold and bronze medals, with Hermann Weingärtner winning his fifth medal. Places 1-3 and 5 are known, but 4 is not - any of th..
Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's rope climbing
The men's rope climbing was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The final event in the gymnastics competition, rope climbing was held on 10 April. The rope was 14 metres long, suspended from a frame. Time and style were considered in placing the ..
Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's team horizontal bar
The men's team horizontal bar was the second of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was conducted on 9 April. Only one team, from Germany, competed. Results Place Team Team leader Athletes 1 Germany Fritz Hoffmann Konrad Böcker, A..
Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's team parallel bars
The men's team parallel bars was the first of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 9 April. Three teams took part, one German and two Greek. The German team won the competition. Results Place Team Team leader Gymnasts 1 Ge..
Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's vault
The men's vault was one of the eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The third event, it was held on 9 April. 15 athletes from four nations competed. The Germans captured the gold and bronze medals, while Zutter won the silver for Switzerland. Results ..
Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, one gymnastics event was contested. Contents 1 Medal table2 Medal summary3 Events3.1 Combined exercises4 See also5 References Medal table Position Country &nb..
Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, eleven gymnastics events were contested. Contents 1 Medaltable2 Medal summary2.1 Turnverein - Individual combined, Men2.2 Turnverein - Individual gymnastics, Men2.3 Turnverein - Team, Men2.4 Swedish System - Individual combined, Men2.5&nb..
Gymnastics at the 1906 Summer Olympics
4 gymnastics events took place in these games, alle men only. Medals count France: 2 gold and 2 bronze (4 total)Greece: 1 gold and 1 bronze (2 total)Norway: 1 gold (1 total)Italy: 2 silver and 1 bronze (3 total)Denmark: 1 silver (1 total)Hungary: 1 silver (1 total)Total: 4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bron..
Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two gymnastics events were contested. No nation was successful in winning more than one medal. Contents 1 Medal table2 Medal summary3 See also4 Sources Medal table Position Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Italy 1 0 0 ..
Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around
The men's individual all-around, also known as the heptathlon, was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. As suggested by the alternate name, the competition included seven events with the scores summed to give a final score. The events were: Horizont..
Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team
The men's team was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Each team was composed of between 16 and 40 gymnasts, with a time limit of 30 minutes for the performance. Free gymnastics and hand apparati were allowed. A total of 480 points was possible. ..
Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Contents 0.1 Men's Team0.2 Men's All Around0.3 Men's Floor Exercise0.4 Men's Pommel Horse0.5 Men's Still Rings0.6 Men's Vault0.7 Men's Parallel Bars0.8 Men's Parallel Bars1 References Men's Team Gold: Silver: Bronze: Italy United States Finland ..
Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. All events were held in the Finnish Fair building in Helsinki between July 19 and July 24. It is located some 0.4 km to the south from Olympiastadion and named Töölön kisahalli as of 2006. Men's events..
Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. All events were held at the West Melbourne Stadium between December 3 and December 7. It is located some 3.4 km north-west of the main Olympic venue, Melbourne Cricket Ground, and named Festival Hall as o..
Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. The competition was held from September 5 to September 10 in the left-hand palaestra (gymnasium) of the Baths of Caracalla, which are located some 6.8 km south-east of the main venue, Stadio Olimpico. C..
Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. The competition was held from October 18 to October 23 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Contents 1 Format of competition2 Medals3 Men's events3.1 Individual all-around3.2 T..
Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. The competition was held from October 21 to October 26 at the National Auditorium. Contents 1 Format of competition2 Medals3 Men's events3.1 Individual all-around3.2 Team compe..
Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. The competition was held from August 27 to September 1 at the Sports Hall in Munich. Contents 1 Format of competition2 Medals3 Men's events3.1 Individual all-around3.2 Team com..
Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. All the events were held at the Montreal Forum from July 18 to July 23. The new rule was introduced both for men's and women's events: not more, than three competitors per country were allowed to enter ..
Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. All the events were held at the Sports Palace of the Central Lenin Stadium (at Luzhniki, south-western part of Moscow) from July 20 to July 25. Scoring on the vault in the event finals was different fro..
Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles from July 29 to August 11. In artistic gymnastics 14 events were contested (6 for women and 8 for men), while in..
Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall in Seoul from September 18 to September 30. In artistic gymnastics 14 events were contested (6 for women and 8 for men), w..
Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. The artistic gymnastics competition was in the Palau Sant Jordi from July 26 to August 2. The rhythmic gymnastics competition was held at the Palau d'Esports ..
Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics and Rhythmic gymnastics. Contents 1 Artistic gymnastics1.1 Men's Events1.2 Women's Events2 Rhythmic gymnastics3 See also Artistic gymnastics Men's Events Event Gold: ..
Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, and Trampolining. Contents 1 Artistic gymnastics1.1 Men's events1.1.1 Floor exercise1.1.2 High bar1.1.3 Pommel horse1.1.4 Parallel bars1.1.5 ..
Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampolining. The artistic gymnastics was held from August 14 to August 23, the rhythmic gymnastics from August 26 to August 29, and the trampolining from August 20 to August 2..
Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Trampoline
The men's trampoline at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the Gymnastics program took place on 21 August 2004 in the Indoor Hall. Qualification 1st Routine was held from 16:30.Qualification 2nd Routine was held from 17:06.Final was held from 17:48 Contents 0.1 Medallists0.2 Results0.2..
Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Trampoline
The women's trampoline at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the Gymnastics program took place on 20 August 2004 in the Indoor Hall. Qualification 1st Routine was held from 16:30.Qualification 2nd Routine was held from 17:06.Final was held from 17:48 7 Contents 0.1 Medallists0.2 Res..
Gymnastics at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
Gymnastics at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and aerobics. The artistic gymnastics was held from November 29 to December 1, the rhythmic gymnastics from December 2 to December 3, and the aerobics from December 4 to De..
Gymnastics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
The Gymnastics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was made up of the following disciplines: Artistic gymnastics (March 16 to March 18 and March 20 to March 21)*Men's and Women's Team*Men's and Women's All-Round Individual*Men's Floor Exercise, Horizontal Bar, Parallel Bars, Pommel Horse, Rings and Va..
Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics
Gymnastics has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. For thirty years only men were allowed to compete. Women's events were introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The competition was held in artistic gym..
Gymnastics springboard
A kind of training springboard used in gymnastics. External link [link] ..
Gymnázium Jura Hronca
Gymnázium Jura Hronca (GJH) is a gymnasium (high school) specialized in computer programming located in Bratislava, Slovakia. GJH was founded by Jur Hronec on January 9, 1959. The first principal was Mr. Juraj Svarc. The school focused on education in mathematics and physics, later in 1994 the com..
Gymnázium Šrobárova
Gymnazium Šrobárova is the oldest and best known high school in Košice, Slovakia. It was founded in 1891 as a State Girls High School. After the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the government of Czechoslovakia altered the school into a college-preparatory high school. External links [..
Gymnema sylvestre
Gymnema sylvestre is a herb that has been used in India as a treatment for diabetes for nearly two millennia. While it is still being studied, and the effects of the herb are not entirely known, the herb has been shown to reduce blood sugar levels when used for an extended period of time. Additio..
Gymnesian Islands
The collective name of the Gymnesian Islands (Catalan: Illes Gimnèsies; Spanish: Islas Gimnesias) distinguishes the two largest (and eastern-most) Balearic islands (Majorca and Minorca), from the Pine Islands (Catalan Illes Pitiüses; Spanish Islas Pitiusas: Ibiza and Formentera). Contents 1&n..
Gymnite
Gymnite is an amorphous form of Antigorite, a hydrated magnesium silicate. It was originally found in the Bare Hills, Maryland, and is named from the Greek, gymnos meaning Bare or naked. ..
Gymnobiblism
Gymnobiblism is the opinion that the bare text of the Bible, without commentary, may be safely given to the unlearned as a sufficient guide to religious truth. Gymnobiblism was the guiding principle for Martin Luther's translation of the New Testament into the German vernacular but his proposition w..
Gymnocalycium
Gymnocalycium, commonly called chin catcus, is a genus of about 70 South American species of cacti. The genus name Gymnocalycium (from Greek, "naked calyx") refers to the flower buds bearing no hair or spines. Their main area of distribution is Argentina, part of Uruguay, Paraguay, southern Boliv..
Gymnodactylus
Classification of genus Gymnodactylus: Gymnodactylus darwiniiGymnodactylus geckoidesGymnodactylus guttulatus ..
Gymnodinium
Gymnodinium is a genus of dinoflagellates. ..
Gymnolaemata
Gymnolaemata is a class of the phylum Bryozoa. Gymnolaemata typically live under seawater and grow on surfaces of rocks, kelps, and even in some cases, on living species like fish. They are mostly marine bryozoans with cylindrical or flattened zooids. The lophophore is protruded by action of muscle..
Gymnomyza
Gymnomyza (Reichenow, 1914) is a genus of honeyeaters (Meliphagidae). These birds are restricted to a few island locales in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Species of Gymnomyza Gymnomyza aubryana (Verreaux & DesMurs, 1860), Crow Honeyeater, New Caledonia.Gymnomyza samoensis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 184..
Gymnopaedia
This article is about the Ancient Greek Gymnopaedia festival and dance. For 19th century art referring to this (e.g. the "gymnopédies" by Erik Satie): see Gymnopédie In ancient Sparta the Gymnopaedia was a yearly celebration during which naked youths displayed their athletic and martial skills th..
Gymnopédie
For the Ancient Greek festival and dance, see Gymnopaedia. The Gymnopédies are three piano compositions by Erik Satie, which were published in Paris from 1888 on. This article, apart from describing the compositions and their orchestration by Claude Debussy, also treats the background to which Sa..
Gymnopedie
Gymnopedie might refer to: A festival or dance in ancient Greece, see: GymnopaediaCompositions by Erik Satie, see: Gymnopédie This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the lin..
Gymnophobia
Gymnophobia is an irrational, abnormal and persistent fear or anxiety about being seen naked, and/or about seeing others naked, even when it is socially acceptable. Gymnophobes may experience their fear of nudity before all people, or only certain people. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even th..
Gymnophryid
The gymnophryids are a small group of amoeboids that lack shells and produce thin, reticulose pseudopods. These contain microtubules and have a granular appearance, owing to the presence of extrusomes, but are distinct from the pseudopods of Foraminifera. They are included among the Cercozoa, but..
Gymnophthalmidae
Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards, sometimes known as spectacled lizards or microteiids. They are called 'spectacled' because of their transparent lower eyelids, so they can still see with closed eyes. The eyelids are not fixed, like most geckos and all snakes. These lizards live in a wide v..
Gymnophthalmus
Classification Genus Gymnophthalmus Gymnophthalmus cryptusGymnophthalmus leucomystaxGymnophthalmus lineatusGymnophthalmus pleiiGymnophthalmus speciosusGymnophthalmus underwoodiGymnophthalmus vanzoi ..
Gymnosophists
A sculpture of a yogi in the Birla Mandir Gymnosophists is the name (meaning "naked philosophers") given by the Greeks to certain ancient Indian philosophers who pursued asceticism to the point of regarding food and clothing as detrimental to purity of thought (sadhus or yogis). Diogenes Laer..
Gymnosperm
Gymnosperms (Gymnospermae) are a group of seed-bearing plants which bear seeds on cone-like structures rather than inside fruit. The term gymnosperm comes from the Greek word gumnospermos, translated literally "naked seed". The name points out that the seeds are not formed in ovules or found insi..
Gymnosphaerid
The gymnosphaerids are a small group of heliozoan protists found in marine environments. They tend to be roughly spherical with radially directed axopods, supported by microtubules in a triangular-hexagonal array arising from an amorphous central granule. There are only three genera, each with a ..
Gymnosporangium
Gymnosporangium is a fungus which infects alternately members of the genus Juniperus (junipers) and members of the family Rosaceae in the subfamily Maloideae (apples, pears, quinces, hawthorns, rowans and their relatives). In junipers, the fungus forms a ball about 2-4 cm in diameter which produc..
Gymnotiformes
The Gymnotiformes is a lineage of ostariophysan teleost electric fishes. They are primarily freshwater inhabitants and have organs adapted to the generation of electric fields. All gymnotiform species generate weak (..
Gymnure
Gymnures, also called Hairy Hedgehogs or Moon Rats, are mammals belonging to the subfamily Hylomyinae, in the family Erinaceidae and the order Insectivora. Although more closely related to moles, they look like very large rats. Contents 1 Distribution and appearance2 Way of life3 ..
Gympie, Queensland
Location of Gympie in Queensland (red) The city of Gympie is located in south eastern Queensland, Australia, and is approximately 160 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane. It lies on the Mary River. Gympie is the administrative centre for the Cooloola Shire. Shire population was 3..
Gympie Arterial Road
Gympie Arterial Road bears the symbol Metroad 3 The Gympie Arterial Road is a section of Gympie Road in the northern suburbs of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia that has been upgraded to freeway standard to allow for a greater traffic flow. This section of the road starts in Carseldine and t..
Gympie gympie
Gympie gympie (also know as moonlighter or stinger) is reported to be the most virulent species of Dendrocnide. It is a fairly common rainforest plant most likely to be encountered where there has been disturbance to the forest. The soft-wooded shrub is frequently seen as a single-stemmed plan..
Gympie North railway station, Queensland
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Gympie Pyramid
The Gympie Pyramid is a terraced structure located in the outskirts of Gympie in Queensland, Australia. Constructed from granite blocks, it stands about 100 feet tall. The origins of the Gympie Pyramid are uncertain, and have been the subject of much speculation. In his article on the subject, Anth..
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GYM (technology)
GYM is an acronym for three companies that regularly buy small startup internet- or computer-related companies. The term refers to the companies Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft. A common mentality among college-level computer programmers is that if they can create a good program, they can make money ..
Gym Class Heroes
Gym Class Heroes is a four-member hip-hop band from Geneva, New York. Instead of the conventional looped samples and pre-recorded beats, Gym Class Heroes uses live instruments. Contents 1 History2 Members2.1 Former members3 Discography4 External links History Gym Class..
Gym Dandies
The Gym Dandies is the largest children's circus in New England. Located in Scarborough, Maine, the program is an extra-curricular activity for any children in grades three through twelve who wish to participate. Contents 1 Mission statement2 Performances2.1 Parades2.2 Commun..
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