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T-Hrvatski TelekomThe new T-Hrvatski Telekom logo, subsequent to the DTAG acquisition. T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT; T-Croatian Telecom) is the national telecommunications company in Croatia. The Croatian Telecom was formerly the telephony branch of the state-owned monopoly Hrvatska pošta i telekomunikacije; HPT ..
T.H. Rogers SchoolT.H. Rogers School is a primary and secondary school located at 5840 San Felipe in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77057. T.H. Rogers, which is a part of the Houston Independent School District, is an alternative school that has several different programs. T.H. Rogers, which is located outside ..
T. H. Robsjohn-GibbingsTerrence Harold Robsjohn-Gibbings (1905-76) A British born architect and furniture designer, Robsjohn-Gibbings studied architecture at London University. He afterwards worked briefly as a naval architect, designing ocean liner interiors, and then as art director for a motion picture studio. In 1926..
Thérésa TallienFrançois Gérard's Portrait de Madame Tallien, 1804 Thérésa Tallien (usually known as Madame Tallien; born Juana Maria Ignazia Teresa Cabarrús; July 31, 1773 – January 15, 1835) was a French social figure during the Revolution. Contents 1 Life1.1 Early life1.2 Therm..
Thérèse''For other uses of Thérèse, see Teresa. Thérèse is a movie about the life of Saint Thérèse de Lisieux. It was first released in 1986 and directed by Alain Cavalier. It won the 1987 César Award for Best Film. ..
Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality, QuebecThérèse-de-Blainville is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. The following municipalities are part of it: BlainvilleBois-des-FilionBoisbriandLorraineRosemèreSainte-ThérèseSainte-Anne-des-Plaines Laurentides (15) ..
Thérèse AlbertMadame Albert (c. 1805-1846) was a French actress whose maiden name was Therese Vernet. She was born of a family of players. She first appeared in children's and ingenue parts, and in comic opera, and it was not until 1827, two years after her Paris debut, that her great talents were, seen and appr..
Thérèse BonneyThérèse Bonney (born Mabel Bonney July 15, 1894 - January 15, 1978), American photographer and publicist born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Paris, France Bonney was best known for her images taken during World War II in Europe. She was twice awarded for bravery, published several photoessays..
Thérèse CasgrainMarie Thérèse Forget Casgrain, CC, OBE, LL.D (July 10, 1896 – November 2, 1981) was a feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada. Thérèse Casgrain was raised in a wealthy family, the daughter of Lady Blanche MacDonald and Sir Rodolphe Forget. She married Pierre-Françoi..
Thérèse de CouagneThérèse de Couagne (19 January 1697 – February 26 1764) was a knowledgeable business woman who played an active role in the New France economy. Thérèse was married to François Poulin de Francheville in 1718 and became a widow in 1733. She became interested in business after her husband ..
Thérèse de LisieuxFor other people known as "Saint Therese", see Teresa redirect[[Template:Portal]]Saint Thérèse de Lisieux (January 2, 1873 – September 30, 1897), or more properly Sainte Thérèse de l'Enfant-Jésus et de la Sainte Face ("Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face"), born Marie..
Thérèse HumbertThérèse Humbert (1856-1918) was a French female fraudster, who pretended to be an heir of an imaginary American millionaire Robert Crawford. Humbert was born Thérèse Daurignac, a peasant girl in Aussonne, Languedoc, France. As a child, she once convinced her friends to pool their jewelry so tha..
Thérèse Johanne Alexandra TietjensThérèse Johanne Alexandra Tietjens (July 17, 1831 - October 3, 1877), Hungarian soprano vocalist, was born at Hamburg. Her voice was trained at Hamburg, where she made a successful debut in 1849 as Lucrezia Borgia in Donizetti's opera. Thence she proceeded to Frankfort and Vienna. She sang for th..
Thérèse KarlssonThérèse Karlsson is a Finnish singer (soprano) and actor (from the Åland islands). She did the part of Yvette in Brecht's Mutter Courage, Swedish Theatre (Svenska Teatern) 2004. She rose to stardom when she got the title role in The Municipal Theatre of Turku's (Turun Kaupunginteatteri) musical E..
Thérèse LavasseurThérèse Lavasseur, also known as Thérèse Le Vasseur, was the wife of French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. She was illiterate seamstress who bore him five children, all of whom were given away to Enfants-Trouvés foundling home, the first in 1746. They met in March 1745, at the hotel wher..
Thérèse Lavoie-RouxThe Honourable Thérèse Lavoie-Roux (born March 12, 1928) is a former Quebec politician and Canadian Senator. Born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, the daughter of Lauréat Lavoie and Charlotte Dubé, she was educated and trained as a social worker and therapist. In 1976, she was elected to the Quebe..
Thérèse MeyerThérèse Meyer-Kaelin (born 17 May 1948 in Châtel-St-Denis, Switzerland) is a Swiss politician. She is a member of the Swiss National Council and President of the National Council for 2005. Christian-democratic member of the local Parliament of Estavayer-le-Lac from 1980 to 1982. Member of the ..
Thérèse OultonThérèse Oulton (born 1953) is an English painter. Born in Shropshire, Oulton studied in the late 1970s at St Martin's School of Art before going on to the Royal College of Art. Oulton's work is essentially abstract though her early work often resembles rocky landscapes. Later works, often execut..
Thérèse Paquet-SévignyThérèse Paquet-Sévigny is a Canadian diplomat who holds the distinction of being, in 1987, the first woman to be permanently appointed to the role of an Under-Secretary-General in the United Nations. She was head of the Department of Public Information. She has also been the Secretary General and..
Thérèse PhilosopheThérèse Philosophe is a 1748 French novel ascribed to Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens. Thérèse philosophe was devoted to recounting the relationship between highly-publicized trial involving Cathérine Cadière and Jean-Baptiste Girard. ..
Thérèse RaquinThérèse Raquin book cover. Thérèse Raquin is a novel by Émile Zola, first published in 1867. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Thérèse Raquin begins an affair with Laurent, an artist friend of her husband, and they conspire to drown the husb..
Thérouanne'''Thérouanne View of the village of Thérouanne, south of the former town''' Country France Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais Départment Pas-de-Calais Arrondissement Saint-Omer Canton Aire-sur-la-Lys INSEE 62811 Postal Code 62129 MayorCurr..
ThrTHR/Thr can mean one of the following: Threonine, one of the 20 standard amino acidsTime Highway Radio, the former name of THR.FM, a private radio station in MalaysiaTarget Heart RateMehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran ..
Thr3eThr3e is a 2003 fiction novel written by best-selling Christian author Ted Dekker. Plot introduction The protagonist is Kevin Parson, a twenty-eight-year-old seminary student who one day receives a unique call on his cell phone while driving. The man on the other end identifies himself as Slater..
ThraThra is the name of the planet created by Jim Henson for his film, The Dark Crystal. It is a planet with three suns, so it does not contain the dualities of day and night, nor the summer and winter of planet Earth. The most important element on the planet is a huge crystal, which was erected by the ..
ThraceThrace (Greek Θράκη, Thrákē, Latin: Thracia or Threcia, Turkish Trakya, Bulgarian Тракия, Trakiya) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. Today the name Thrace designates a region spread over southern Bulgaria (Northern Thrace), northeastern Greece (Western Thrace), an..
Thrace BasinThe European side of Turkey is called Thrace Basin. It is the largest and thickest Tertiary sedimentary basins in Turkey. The basin is triangular shaped, trends WNW-ESE and was formed by extension in late Middle Eocene to latest Oligocene times. This gas prone basin is located northwest of Istanbul..
ThraciansThracians may also refer to modern inhabitants of Thrace regardless of ethnicity; see Thrace. Thracian peltast, 5th to 4th century BC Thracians in an ethnic sense refers to various ancient peoples who spoke Dacian and Thracian, a scarcely attested branch of the Indo-European language family. ..
Thracian ChersoneseThe Thracian Chersonese (in Greek Χερσoνησoς Θραικια) was the ancient name of the Gallipoli peninsula, in the part of historic Thrace that is now part of modern Turkey. The peninsula runs in a south-westerly direction into the Aegean Sea, between the Hellespont (now known as the D..
Thracian languageThe Thracian language was the Indo-European language spoken in ancient times by the Thracians in South-Eastern Europe. Contents 1 Geographic distribution2 Sources3 Inscriptions4 Classification5 Extinction6 Notes7 See also8 Literature9 External links ..
Thracian mythologyList of ancient ..
Thracian SeaThe Thracian Sea (Greek: Θράκικος Πέλαγος Thrakikos Pelagos) is a sea that is part of the Aegean Sea and forms the northernmost point of the sea. Regions surrounding the sea are Macedonia and Thrace as well as northwestern Turkey. The entire stretch of the sea lies north of the 40th..
Thracian Tomb of KazanlakThe Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak is a vaulted brickwork "beehive" (tholos) tomb near the town of Kazanlak in central Bulgaria. The tomb is part of a large Thracian necropolis. It comprises a narrow corridor and a round burial chamber, both decorated with murals representing a Thracian couple at a rit..
Thracian Tomb of SveshtariThe Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari is situated 2,5 km southwest of the village of Sveshtari, Razgrad Province, which is located 42 km northeast of Razgrad, in the northeast of Bulgaria. Discovered in 1982, the 3rd century BC Thracian tomb reflects the fundamental structural principles of Thracian cult..
Thrackan Sal-SoloThis article or section needs a complete rewrite for }}}. Thrackan Sal-Solo, in the Star Wars Expanded Universe is Han Solo's first cousin. He obtained command of the Human League on Corellia during the Corellian crisis. He then imprisoned Han, Leia, Chewbacca, and the Solo children. The children e..
Thraco-CimmerianThraco-Cimmerian is a historiographical and archaeological term, composed of the names of the Thracians and the Cimmerians. It refers to 8th to 7th century BC cultures that intruded into Eastern Central Europe from the area north of the Black Sea. It is uncertain if and how these incursions are r..
Thraco-IllyrianThraco-Illyrian is a hypothesis that the Thraco-Dacian and Illyrian languages comprise a distinct branch of Indo-European.[#endnote_1] The hypothesis was especially current in the early 20th century, but after the 1960s it was seriously called into question. New publications argued that no ..
Thraco-RomanThe term Thraco-Roman refers to the culture and language of the Thracian peoples who were incorporated into the Roman Empire, and fell under the Roman sphere of influence. Contents 1 Meaning and usage2 The People2.1 The Roman name2.2 The Dark Ages3 Christianity3.1 Ea..
ThracologistThracologist is any archaeologist, historian, linguist, or art historian who specializes in Thracology, the scientific study of Ancient Thrace and its antiquities. Significant Thracologists include: Living Vladimir Georgiev - A Bulgarian ThracologistSorin Olteanu - A Romanian ThracologistGeorgi Ki..
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Thraddash[Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Thraddash The Thraddash are boar- or rhino-like creatures with whiskers. Ship Torch Homeworld Delta Draconis Contacts Humans, Ur-Quan Quotes "So, what's this? SNORT! An unknown alien species?" Descriptio..
ThráinThráin is a name of a barrow-wight from the Hrómundar saga Gripssonar legend in Norse Mythology. It is also the name of a dwarf in Völuspá and this was borrowed by J. R. R. Tolkien as a name for two kings of Dwarves in his fictional universe of Middle-earth: Thráin IThráin II This is a [..
Thráin IIThráin II is a Dwarf from J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth. Thráin is the father of Thorin Oakenshield, and the son of Thrór. He became heir of the lost King under the Mountain and King of Durin's Folk as Thráin II when his father Thrór was killed at Moria, and he was a di..
THRAKTHRAK is an album by the band King Crimson released in 1995, a companion to the preceding mini-album VROOOM (1994). The track "B'Boom" features the first drum solo to appear on a King Crimson studio album. Track listing "VROOOM" (Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin, Pat..
THRaKaTTaKTHRaKaTTaK is a live album by the band King Crimson, released in 1996. Compiled from performances of, and improvisations during, the piece "THRAK".Track 2, "Fearless and Highly THRaKked", is also featured on the live album (2CD set) King Crimson On Broadway (1999) (disc 2, track 12), and an altern..
Thrakhath nar KirankaThrakhath nar Kiranka is a fictional character in Chris Roberts's Wing Commander video game and science fiction series. He belongs to the felinoid Kilrathi species and acts as the primary antagonist of Confederation Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn and pilot-hero Christopher Blair during part of the "Kilrath..
ThrakkorzogThrakkorzog is a fictional villain who appears in the animated television series The Tick. He first appears in the episode, "The Tick vs. The Uncommon Cold" (Episode Eight, Season One - Original air date: 10/29/1994). Thrakkorzog is a gelatinous alien from Dimension…, er… Apartment 14B..
ThrakomakedonesSeal Flag Map Map not yetavailable --> Statistics Prefecture: Attica Metropolitan Area: Athens Location:Latitude:Longitude: 38.125 (38°7'24") N lat. 23.752 (23°45'12") E long. Elevation: -lowest: -centre: about 200 m360 m(centre)northwest Postal code: 13..
ThrallFor other uses of the word thrall, see Thrall (disambiguation) A thrall (Thræl for men, Thír for women) was a slave in Scandinavian culture during the Viking Age. Slavery was one of the primary sources of income for the Vikings. The first person to describe thralls was the Roman historian Tacitus..
Thrall, TexasThrall is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. The population was 710 at the 2000 census, and 847 in the 2005 census estimate. Geography Thrall is located at [30°35′19″N, 97°17′55″W] (30.588640, -97.298707)[Geographic references#1GR1], about 35 miles nor..
Thrall-ÑoldorinIn the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Thrall-Ñoldorin are those Elves of the Ñoldor who have become slaves of Morgoth. In the earlier conceptions of what would become The Silmarillion, all Elven realms of Beleriand were destroyed much earlier than in the final work, and virtually all the Noldor..
Thrall: DemonsweatliveThrall: Demonsweatlive is an EP by Danzig. It was released in 1993 on American Recordings. The first three tracks are new studio recordings, and the last four are live versions of previously recorded songs. "Trouble" is a cover of the Elvis Presley song featured in the movie King Creole. Track li..
Thrall (disambiguation)Thrall may be one of the following: See Thrall for the slaves of Viking Age Scandinavia.See Enchantment for the state of being under a magical spell of obedience.* See Peter Is the Wolf.See Ríg for Thrall or Thræl as ancestor of the thralls or serfs according to Norse mythology.See Thrall-Ñoldor..
Thrall (Warcraft)colspan=2 style="font-size: larger; " | Thrall Gender Male Race Orc Character class Shaman/Far Seer Affiliation The Horde Occupation Warchief of the Horde Thrall is a fictional character in the Warcraft universe, and one of the main protagonists of the games and books. He is cons..
ThranIn [[Magic: The Gathering]], The Thran were a Dominarian race of humans, but their technology level was much more advanced than any other Dominarians. Their devices ran off of powerstones which had stable artificial [[plane (Magic: The Gathering)|planes]] in them. They were introduced in the Urza's ..
ThranduilKing Thranduil was a character in the fictitious world of Middle-earth created by J. R. R. Tolkien. He was a Sindarin Elf who had travelled eastward from Lindon before the building of Barad-dur, and king of the Silvan Elves in the northern part of Greenwood the Great (Mirkwood), which lay just east ..
Thrangu RinpocheNinth Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Part of a onBuddhism History of Buddhism Timeline of Buddhism Buddhist councils Foundations Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path The Five Precepts Nirvāna · Three Jewels Buddhism In Depth Three marks of existence Skandha · Karma &mi..
ThranxThe Thranx are an insectoid species featured in Alan Dean Foster's Humanx Commonwealth book series. While at war with the reptilian AAnn, the Thranx discovered a human space vessel, and captured the occupants. Through the efforts of rogue thranx, the humans were liberated and returned to Terra, and ..
ThrapstonThrapston is a small town in Northamptonshire, England. It is the headquarters of the East Northamptonshire district, and in 2001 had a population of 4,855. It is close to the River Nene and is on the junction of the A14 and the A45. Until the 1960s Thrapston had two railway stations. Thrapston (..
Thrapston Rural DistrictThrapston was a rural district in England from 1894 to 1935. It was one of only a few rural districts to be split between administrative counties, with part in Northamptonshire and part in Huntingdonshire. The Huntingdonshire parishes were BringtonBythornCovingtonKeystonMolesworthOld Weston The di..
Thrapston Town F.C.Thrapston Town F.C. are a football club based in Northamptonshire, England. They joined the United Counties Football League in 1978. In 1996, they changed their name from Thrapston Venturas F.C. to their present name. For the 2005-06 season, they are members of the United Counties Football League Di..
ThrasamundThrasamund (450-523), King of the Vandals and Alans (496-523), was the fourth king of the north African Kingdom of the Vandals, and reigned longer than any other Vandal king in Africa other than his grandfather, Geiseric. Thrasamund was the third son born to Geiseric's fourth son, Gento, and became..
ThrashThe word thrash may refer to: Thrash (computer science), a term used in computer science.Thrash metal, a subgenre of heavy metal music.Thrash (mascot), mascot of the Atlanta Thrashers.Thrashcore, a subgenre (or possibly synonym) of Hardcore punkThrash (role-playing game), a freely distributed role-..
ThrashcoreThrashcore is an extremely fast subgenre of hardcore punk and saw its beginnings after the decline of punk rock in the early 1980s, when hardcore punk began to take off in Washington, D.C. and California. Early bands categorized as "thrash," such as many of the New York bands, played fast(er) hardco..
ThrasherThis article is about the bird. For the professional wrestler, see Glen Ruth. Thrashers are a New World group of passerine birds related to mockingbirds and New World catbirds. Their common name describes the behaviour of these birds when searching for food on the ground: they use their long bill..
Thrasher cupThe Thrasher Cup is the name for the trophy given at the Memorial Health Hocky Classic, an ice hockey tournament held every year in January in Savannah, Georgia between the University of Georgia, Florida State University, the University of Florida, and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Te..
Thrasher magazineThrasher is a monthly skateboarding magazine founded in 1981 and edited by Jake Phelps. It regularly publishes articles (not limited to the skateboarding subject), skateboard photography, interviews with professional skateboarders, interviews with and reviews of musical groups, skatepark reviews, an..
ThrashingLook up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term thrashing may refer to: Thrash (computer science), an effect of resource contention, or an extensive test of softwareA severe corporal punishmentA clear victoryThe dance style moshingThreshing, a process in agriculture Thi..
ThrashpackThrashpack were a British hip hop group who released four singles on the Music of Life label between 1987 and 1990. Although tipped for greatness that never really arrived, the group are notable for being the first British group to mix rock music and hip hop on records, inspired by pioneers of the g..
Thrash (computer science)In computer science, thrash is the term used to describe a situation where two or more processes are accessing a shared resource repeatedly such that serious system performance degradation occurs because the system is spending a disproportionate amount of time just accessing the shared resource. Re..
Thrash metalThrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres, that is characterised by its high speed and agggression. The origins of thrash metal are generally traced to the late 1970s and early 1980s, when a number of bands began incorporating the sound of the New Wave o..
Thrasimund II of SpoletoThrasimund II or Transamund II was the Lombard duke of Spoleto from 724 to 745, though he was twice driven from power by the king, Liutprand. Transamund rose to power by deposing his own father, Faroald II, and tonsuring him in a monastery. In 737 or 738, Thrasimund captured Gallese and thus disru..
ThrasoThraso was an Indo-Greek king in Western Punjab, unknown until the 1982 discovery of one of his coins by R.C. Senior. The coin is in a style similar to those of Menander I, has the same type of Athena, and shares one of Menander's mint marks. On the coin, the title of Thraso is "Basileus Megas" ("Gr..
ThrasybulusThis article is about the Athenian general. For the tyrant of Miletus, see Thrasybulus (tyrant). Thrasybulus (Greek: Θρασύβουλος; d. 388 BC) was an Athenian general and democratic leader. In 411 BC, in the wake of an oligarchic coup at Athens, the pro-democracy sailors at Samos elected..
Thrasybulus (tyrant)This article is about the tyrant of Miletus. For the Athenian general, see Thrasybulus. Thrasybulus was the tyrant of Miletus in the 7th century BC. Under his rule, Miletus fought a lengthy war against Lydia. This war ended without a decisive victor (a result that Herodotus credits to Thrasybulus..
Thrasyllus of MendesThrasyllus of Mendes (d. 36 CE), whose full name was Tiberius Claudius Thrasyllus, was an Egyptian astrologer, astronomer and mathematician who lived during the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, whom he served. He was renowned for the accuracy of his astrological predictions. He calculated the Exodus o..
ThrasymachusThrasymachus (Θρασύμαχος) (c 459-400 BCE) was a sophist of Ancient Greece best known as a character in Plato's Republic. Contents 1 In real life2 In Plato3 Quotes4 External links In real life Thrasymachus was a citizen of Chalcedon, on the Bosphorus. His career app..
ThrasymedesThrasymedes of Paros was an ancient Greek sculptor. Formerly he was regarded as a pupil of Pheidias, because he set up in the temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus a seated statue of that deity made of ivory and gold, which was evidently a copy of the Zeus of Pheidias. But an inscription found at Epidaur..
Thrasymedes (mythology)In Greek mythology Thrasymedes was a participant in the Trojan War. He was from Pylus and was a son of Nestor and brother of Antilochus. He was one of the more prominent younger leaders portrayed, though not to the extent of his brother. He fought bravely throughout the entire war. In the Iliad he w..
THRATTHRAT is an esoteric programming language written by Matthew Varga (2004). THRAT is based on brainfuck's instruction set and uses only two tokens to access entries in a table of 10 opcodes. The programmer can only move the table pointer forward and select entries within the table. Contents 1 ..
Thrawn CampaignThe Thrawn Campaign was the highlight of The Thrawn Trilogy. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Prelude This campaign was an extended series of operations by Imperial Warlord Grand Admiral Thrawn. His first act was an information dump on Obroa-Skai whe..
ThraxasThraxas is a series of fantasy novels written by Martin Scott. Thraxas is a private investigator in the city of Turai. He used to work at the Palace, but was booted out for his drunken behavior. He has some (minor) magic powers but mainly he just gambles, drinks a lot of beer and consumes a lot of ..
ThreadThread may refer to: A kind of thin yarn, thin fibers spun together, for textiles and sewingScrew thread, which turns rotation into linear movement, by a ridge running in a spiral down the length of a cylinderTopic thread, a string of consecutive message postings to a newsgroup, mailing list or In..
Thread-level parallelismThread-level parallelism (TLP) is the parallelism inherent in an application that runs multiple threads at once. This type of parallelism is found largely in applications written for commercial servers such as databases. By running many threads at once, these applications are able to tolerate the hi..
Thread-local storageIn computer programming, thread-local storage (TLS) is static or global memory local to a thread. This is sometimes needed because all threads in a process share the same address space. In other words, data in a static or global variable is normally always located at the same memory location, when ..
Thread-safeThread-safety is a computer programming concept applicable in the context of multi-threaded programs. A piece of code is thread-safe if it functions correctly during simultaneous execution by multiple threads. In particular, it must satisfy the need for multiple threads to access the same shared dat..
Thread-Specific Storage[link]Thread specific storage is used by your threaded application when you need global storage that is `private' to a thread. The storage is allocated and stored by the thread. The thread specific storage can replace global storage, because any function in a thread that requests the threa..
Threaded binary treePlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. A threaded binary tree may ..
Threaded code:For multi-threaded programming, see Thread (computer science). In computer science, the term threaded code refers to an implementation technique for programming languages that produces very compact code. Threading is a form of code consisting entirely of subroutine calls, written without the subro..
Threaded discussionIn a threaded discussion, a group of individuals is connected via an electronic network, such as an e-mail list, listserv, or a bulletin board service. Examples of bulletin board services include Yahoo! Groups [[http://groups.yahoo.com/]] and MSN Groups [[http://groups.msn.com/]]. Nicenet [[http:/..
Threaded marketingThe term Integrated Marketing Communications refers specifically to the connectivity of all communications about a brand in the marketplace - its packaging, media, in-store, website, etc. Threaded Marketing goes beyond integrated marketing and refers to the process of carefully connecting all aspec..
Threaded Neill-Concelman connector-->The threaded Neill-Concelman (TNC) connector is a threaded version of the BNC connector. The connector has a 50 Ω impedance and operates best in the 0–11 GHz frequency spectrum. It has better performance than the BNC connector at microwave frequencies. Invented in the late 1950s and named..
Threaded pipeA threaded pipe is a pipe with screw-threaded ends for assembly. Threads are generally slightly conical rather than cylindrical (like a bolt or power screw). As a result a threaded pipe joint is much like a conical plug plugging a conical hole. In addition, the threads act as a labyrinth seal. Whi..
ThreadfinThreadfins are silvery grey perciform marine fish of the family Polynemidae. Found in tropical to subtropical waters throughout the world, the threadfin family contains nine genera and 33 species. An unrelated species sometimes known by the name threadfin, Alectis indicus, is properly known as the ..
Threadfin breamThe threadfin breams are a family, Nemipteridae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. They are also known as whiptail breams and false snappers. They are found in tropical waters of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Most species are benthic (bottom-feeding) carnivorous, eating small fishes, c..
Threadfin rainbowfishThe threadfin rainbowfish or featherfin rainbowfish, Iriatherina werneri, is a rainbowfish, the only species in the genus Iriatherina. It is characterized by long beautiful fins, and is among the most attractive of the rainbowfishes. It is native to freshwater swamps and demersal or thickly vegeta..
ThreadingThreading has more than one meaning: Thread (computer science), a programming techniqueThreaded code, another programming techniqueThreading (epilation), a hair removal methodMaking screw threadsThreading (protein sequence), a method for computational protein structure prediction This is a [di..
Threading (epilation)Threading is an ancient method of hair removal that is still used in parts of the Middle and Far East. Thin, twisted cotton threads are rolled over untidy hairlines, mustaches and so on, plucking the offending hair. In Western countries, threading can still be found being performed in beauty salons..
Threading (protein sequence)Threading is a method for the computational prediction of protein structure from protein sequence. Protein threading or fold recognition refers to a class of computational methods for predicting the structure of a protein from amino acid sequence. The basic idea is that the target sequence (the pro..
ThreadlessThreadless is a community-centered online t-shirt store run by skinnyCorp out of Chicago, Illinois, USA since 2000. Users (professional illustrators and amateurs alike) may submit t-shirt designs online, which are then put to a public vote. A small percentage of submissions are selected to be pr..
Threadneedle StreetThreadneedle Street Threadneedle Street is a road in the City of London, leading from an intersection with Poultry, Cornhill, King William Street and Lombard Street, to Bishopsgate. It is famous as the site of the Bank of England, often called 'the old lady of Threadneedle Street' and has bee..
ThreadsThis article is about a television programme. For uses of this word in the singular, see Thread. Threads is a 1984 BBC television docudrama depicting the effects of a nuclear war on the United Kingdom and its aftermath. Written by Barry Hines and directed by Mick Jackson, Threads was filmed in l..
Threads (Battlefield Band album)Threads, an album by The Battlefield Band, was released in 1995 on the Temple Records label. The total running time is 52:45. Track listings In and out of the Harbour/The Top Tier/Sleepy Maggie/Molly Rankin (3:37)The Arran Convict (4:26)Snow on the Hills/Xesus and Felisa (3:17)Tramps and Hawkers (5..
Threads (Stargate SG-1)"Threads" }||}}} }|episode list=|overridean=}} episode }|episode list=}} of the science fiction}}} television series Stargate SG-1}}}. Plot } None know where Ba'al is, but all know one thing: the Jaffa are free after millennia of slavery under false Gods. Teal'c and Bra'tac are knighted Bloodkin by..
Threads of FateThreads of Fate is a computer role-playing game for the PlayStation console developed by Square Co., Ltd. (now Square Enix). It was first published by Square in Japan in 1999 under the title Dewprism. It was published in North America by Square Electronic Arts in 2000 under the new title Threads of..
Threads of TimeThreads of Time, by Mi Young Noh, is a manhwa series. It is distributed in English by Tokyopop. Modern student Moon Bin Lee is plagued by nightmares of a beautiful girl. He awakes over a millenium ago as the son of a prominent family. Before long, he is caught up in the Mongol invasion of Koryo (..
Threads of Time (Cherish the Ladies album)Threads of Time, an album by Cherish the Ladies, was released in 1998. Track listings Rolling in the Barrel/The Pinch of Snuff/Vincent Campbell's/The Gallopi (3:17)High Germany (4:11)Thady Casey's Fancy/The Ladies' Pantalettes/The Monaghan Twig/The Linen (3:34)Her Mantle So Green (4:44)The Ballad o..
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Thread (computer science)A thread in computer science is short for a thread of execution. Threads are a way for a program to split itself into two or more simultaneously (or pseudo-simultaneously) running tasks. The distinctions between threads and processes differ from one operating system to another, but in general, threa..
Thread (Pern)Thread is the name of a deadly phenomenon that appears throughout Anne McCaffrey's series of science-fiction novels about the fictional planet Pern. Threads are thin silver filaments of a space-borne mycorrhizoid spore that devours all organic matter that it touches. Pern periodically experiences T..
Thread breakingThread breaking refers to the act of sabotaging the layout of a forum topic, usually through employing long strings of text. This causes paragraphs in the thread to stretch out amongst a single line of text. This is often done to make the text difficult to read and as a result cause viewers to los..
Thread countThread count is used as a measure of coarseness or fineness of fabric. It is used especially in regards to cotton linens such as bed sheets. Thread count is taken as a very simple measure of fabric quality. Thread count is measured by counting the number of threads contained in one square inch of..
Thread hijacking--> Thread hijacking is the act of taking a forum discussion thread off topic by discussing a subject entirely unrelated to the subject at hand. While this can be an intentional act of trolling, it is often accidental - caused by other participants in the discussion responding to a throwaway rem..
Thread managementredirect [[Template:Mergeto]] Thread management is an operating system service that allows for time slicing (where a single processor switches between different threads) or multiprocessing (where threads are executed on separate processors). ..
Thread modeThread mode is a method of using a wiki or similar collaboration tool for discussion in such a way that the threads of the discussion are preserved within the document. Wikipedia pages that use thread mode include the [village pumpvillage pump], the [help deskhelp desk], and alm..
Thread pitch gaugeThree different sets of threading gauges Threading gauges, pictured on the right, are also referred to as pitch gauges and are used to measure the pitch or lead of screw threads. The uppermost gauge in the image is a metric or ISO pitch gauge, The larger gauge in the center is for measuring th..
Thread pool patternIn the thread pool pattern in programming, a number of N threads are created to perform a number of M tasks, usually organized in a queue. Typically, N ..
Thread ProtectorA thread protector is used to protect the threads of a pipe during transportation and storage. Thread protectors are generally manufactured from plastic or steel and can be applied to the pipe manually or automatically (by machine). Thread protectors are used frequently in the oil and gas industri..
Thread safe VCL component programming exampleMaking Delphi VCL component access Thread Safe - an example The Delphi programming language a RAD tool that contains components for fast program development. Components are reusable code constructs that can be from 3rd party development or be build by the system developer. There are 2 basic types o..
Thread seal tapeThread seal tape –commonly known as Teflon tape or plumbers tape- is a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film cut to specified widths for use in sealing pipe threads. The tape is wrapped around the exposed threads of a pipe and creates an air- and watertight seal when threaded into a joint. Thread se..
Thread tapeThread tape is one of the names for the teflon tape used on the threads of steel and iron pipe. It is used on NPT, iron, and compression fit pipes to create a good seal, and also to prevent corosion. Teflon tape is used in plumbing, gas, chemical, and many other applications where leaky pipes are no..
Thread ViewerThread Viewer is a performance tool bundled with Xcode for the Mac OS X operating system which graphically displays activity across a range of threads. It provides color-coded time-line views of thread activity and can display backtraces of activity at specific points in time. Mac OS X Applicat..
ThreapwoodThreapwood is a small Cheshire village close to the villages of Shocklach, Worthenbury and Malpas. The name is reputed to have derived from the Old English 'Threap' meaning to beat, thrash or cheat. It is rumoured that in history, Threapwood fell between, but outside of the control of 3 parishes and..
ThreatA threat can be an unwanted (deliberate or accidental) expression of intent to execute action that may result in harm to an asset. The threat can have a form of an explicit or implicit message. Another meaning of a threat is a person who is regarded as a danger. Often, the threat is exploiting one..
Threatened speciesthe risk of extinction Conservation status --> Threatened species Vulnerable • list Endangered • list Critically Endangered • list Extinction Extinct • plants • animals Recently extinct • list Extinct in the wild • list Lower risk Near threatened &..
Threatening BehaviourThere is no legal definition in English law as to what constitutes threatening behaviour, so it is up to the courts to decide on a case by case basis. However, if somebody threatens violence against somebody then this is a criminal offence. This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|referenc..
Threat (film)Threat (2006) is an independent film about a straightege punk and a hip hop radical whose friendship is doomed by the intolerance of their respective street tribes. It is an ensemble film of kids living in New York City in the aftermath of 9-11, each of them suffering from a sense of doom brought ..
Threat LevelsAmerican Dad! season 1May 1, 2005 - May 14, 2006List of American Dad! episodes Episodes: PilotThreat LevelsStan Knows BestFrancine's FlashbackRoger CodgerHomeland InsecurityDeacon Stan, Jesus ManAll About SteveBullocks To StanA Smith In The HandCon HeirStan of Arabia: Part 1Stan of Arabia: Part..
Threat Management UnitThreat Management Unit in the context of civilian law enforcement is a common title for a police department team that handles cases of harassment or stalking. For instance, the Los Angeles Police Department to created the first Threat Management Team in 1990. ..
Threat MatrixThreat Matrix was a 2003 American drama television series. It lasted 16 episodes. The plot consisted of the events in an United States Homeland Security anti-terrorism unit, lead by Special agent John Kilmer. The title of the show refers to a report given to the President of the United States each..
Threat modelIn computer security, a threat model is a description of set of security aspects, that is, when looking at a piece of software (or any computer system) you can define a threat model defining a set of possible attacks to consider. It is often useful to define many separate threat models for one compu..
Threat of the Dnieper reservoirsThe water reservoirs of the Dnieper River in Ukraine pose a significant threat of a man-made disaster if their dams fail. Such a threat is typical for all reservoir dams; however, the Dnieper reservoirs are especially dangerous because of both the geographical conditions of the region and the conseq..
Threave CastleThreave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5km (1.5miles) west of Castle Douglas, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was the home of the 'Black' Douglas Earls of Douglas from the late 14th century until their fall in 1455. Contents 1 History1.1 Douglas stronghold1..
Threave Rovers F.C.Threave Rovers Football Club. is a football club from Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. They played for many years in the South of Scotland Football League before moving to the East of Scotland Football League in 1998-1999 (whilst simultaneously running a reserve team in the South ..
ThrecubeThe original Threcube was launched on 7 September as La Salle College Form 3E's official class homepage. The 'spotlight' logo was first introduced, which later became a symbolic signature of the site. Contents 1 Thre-cube mono2 Threcube pure3 Threcube trans4 Threcube compact4...
Thredbo, New South WalesSkiing on Friday Flat at Thredbo Thredbo ([36°30′S 148°18′E]) is a village and ski resort in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy River Shire. Thredbo is about 500 kilometres south of Sydney. It is accessible by the Alpine Way. It is built in the vall..
Thredbo RiverRiver which runs through Thredbo, New South Wales. Formerly known as the Crackenback River. Feeds into the Snowy River. ..
Three's a CrowdFor other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Three's a Crowd opening logo Three's a Crowd was a short-lived American television sitcom spinoff of Three's Company. It was based on the British TV series Robin's Nest, just as Three's Company had been based on a British series, Man About the House (..
Three's A Crowd, Six Is A Freak ShowWill & Grace season 3October 2000 - May 2001 List of Will & Grace episodes Episodes: New Will CityFear & ClothingHusbands & Trophy WivesGirl Trouble (50th episode)Grace 0, Jack 2000Love Plus OneGypsies, Tramps & WeedLows In The Mid-Eighties (1)Lows In The Mid-Eighties (2)Three's A Crowd, Six Is..
Three's a Crowd (disambiguation)Three's a Crowd may refer to: Three's a Crowd - a TV comedyThree's a Crowd (game show)Three's a Crowd (Doctor Who audio)Three's a Crowd (1927 film)This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may w..
Three's a Crowd (Doctor Who audio)Big Finish Productions audio play ..
Three's a Crowd (game show)Three's a Crowd was a game show that had two runs. The first one ran from September 17, 1979 - February 1980 and was hosted by Jim Peck. In 2000, Alan Thicke hosted a new version of 3's a Crowd for Game Show Network (now called GSN). Contents 1 Gameplay1.1 1979 Version1.1.1 The Men..
Three's A Crowd (SATC episode)Three's A Crowd is the eigth episode of the first season of the HBO television series Sex and the City. It originally aried on July 26 1998. This episode revolves around all four of the women contemplating having a threesome for unrelated reasons. Carrie finds out that Big was married once, an..
Three's Co.Three's Co. is the third album by American alternative rock band The Tyde, released in 2006. Track listing "Do It Again Again""Brock Landers""Separate Cars""Too Many Kims""Glassbottom Lights""The Lamest Shows""Ltd. Appeal""County Line""Aloha Breeze""The Pilot""Don't Need a Leash" References ..
Three's CompanyThree's Company was a popular American sitcom that ran from 1977 to 1984 on ABC. Contents 1 Basic description2 Summary3 Pilots4 Spinoffs5 ..
Three-age systemThe three-age system refers to the periodization of human prehistory into three consecutive time periods, named for their respective predominant tool-making technologies: The Stone AgeThe Bronze AgeThe Iron Age The system is most apt in describing the progression of European society, although it ha..
Three-and-outThree and out is an American Football term used to describe a game situation where the team with the ball is unable to get a first down on their possession and is forced to punt after they run 3 plays. ..
Three-anti/five-anti campaignsThe "Three-Anti Campaign" and "Five-Anti Campaign" The "Three-anti Campaign" and "Five-anti Campaign" were reform movements issued by Mao Zedong during the Chinese Revolution in a purported effort to rid Chinese cities of corruption and enemies of the state. ..
Three-awnThe three-awns are a genus Aristida of grasses distinguished by having three awns (bristles) on each lemma of each floret. The genus includes about 300 species, found worldwide in arid warm regions. Aristida stems are ascending to erect, with both basal and cauline leaves. The leaves may be flat..
Three-axis stabilisationThree-axis stabilisation involves the use of three gyroscopes—one for each axis (x,y,z)—to keep satellites correctly oriented in space. The same technology is used to 'steer' guided missiles, but it involves only 2 gyroscopes. ..
Three-body forceA conjectural example of an interaction between two neutrons and a proton. A three-body force is a force that does not exist in a system of two objects but appears in a three-body system. In general, if the behaviour of a system of more than two objects cannot be described by the two-body inter..
Three-bolts equipmentThree-bolts equipment, (Tryok'h'boltovoye snaryajzeniye, Трехболтовое снаряжение, трехболтовка) is a kind of a standard diving dress which was used by the Russian Navy in 19th and 20th centuries. This standard diving dress consists of an air-supplied metallic helm..
Three-box stylingThis does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The design of car bodies following the Second World War progressed along a series of having their fenders and r..
Three-card MonteThree-card Monte, also known as the Three-card trick, Follow the lady or Find the lady, is a confidence game in which the victim, or mark, is tricked into betting a sum of money that he can find the money card, for example the queen of spades, among three face-down playing cards. In its full form, ..
Three-center four-electron bondredirect [[Template:Not verified]]3-center-4-electron bond is a term for the axial bonds on a trigonal bypyramidal or octahedral molecule such as Phosphorous V Chloride. In this molecule, Phosphorous has an expanded octet, which is a violation of molecular orbital theory. So, the central atom share..
Three-center two-electron bondA 3-center-2-electron bond is an electron deficient chemical bond where three atoms share two electrons. The combination of three atomic orbitals form three molecular orbitals: one bonding, one non-bonding, and one anti-bonding. The two electrons go into the bonding orbital, resulting in a net bondi..
Three-cent piece (United States coin)Three Cent Silver (United States) Value: 0.03 US dollars Mass: 0.75g Diameter: 14 mm Thickness: 1.55 mm Edge: plain Composition: 75% Ag,25% Cu (90% Ag,10% Cu) Obverse Design: Shield on six sided star Designer: James Barton Longacre Design Date: 1851 Reverse Design: Roman numeral I..
Three-Chapter ControversyThe Three Chapters (trîa kephálaia), a phase in the Monophysite controversy, was an attempt to reconcile the Christians of Syria and Egypt with Western Christendom, following the failure of the Henotikon. The Three Chapters consisted of propositions anathematizing: (1) the person and writings of T..
Three-chord songA three-chord song is a song whose music is built around three chords that are played in a certain sequence. Perhaps the most prevalent type of three-chord song is the simple twelve bar blues used in blues and rock and roll. Typically, the three chords used are the chords on the tonic, subdominant,..
Three-component theory of stratificationMax Weber formulated a three-component theory of stratification, with class, status and party (or politics) as conceptually distinct elements. Social class is based on economically determined relationship to the market (owner, rentier, employee etc.)Status is based on non-economical qualities like ..
Three-Day Novel ContestThe Three-Day Novel Contest is an annual Canadian literary contest, conducted in September of each year. The contest, which is open to writers from anywhere in the world, gives entrants three days to write a novel. Writers are permitted to plan and outline their novel in advance, but the actual writ..
Three-Day WeekIn 1973, the Three-Day Week was a policy instituted in the United Kingdom by the Conservative government of Ted Heath in response to a long-running energy crisis, which was partly global. Background Throughout the early 1970s, particularly in 1972 and 1973, the British economy was troubled by high..
Three-deckerA three-decker is a sail warship which carried her guns on three fully-armed decks. Usually additional guns were carried on the upper works (forecastle and quarterdeck) but this was not a continuous battery and so did not count. Three-deckers were usually ships of the line, classed as first-rate or ..
Three-dimensional chessThree-dimensional chess, or 3D chess, are examples of chess variants. Three-dimensional variants have existed since the late 19th century. One of the oldest versions is Raumschach (German for "Space chess"), invented in 1907 by Ferdinand Maack and played on a 5×5×5 board. Contents 1&..
Three-dimensional face recognitionThree-dimensional face recognition (3D face recognition) is a modality of facial recognition methods in which the three-dimensional geometry of the human face is used. It has been shown that 3D face recognition methods can achieve significantly higher accuracy than their 2D counterparts, rivaling fi..
Three-dimensional spaceThis does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The space human beings live in is known as three-dimensional space. The three dimensions are commonly called l..
Three-domain systemThe three-domain system is a biological classification introduced by Carl Woese in 1990 that emphasizes his separation of eukaryotes into two groups, originally called Eubacteria and Archaebacteria. Woese argued based on differences in 16S rRNA genes that these two groups and the eukaryotes each ar..
Three-Dragon AnteThree-Dragon Ante (ISBN 0-7869-4072-7) is a noncollectable card game published by Wizards of the Coast. Based on Dungeons & Dragons, it is intended as a game in its own right and as an element in campaigns (that is, Three-Dragon Ante might be used as a plot device in a longer story line moderated..
Three-Farthing StoneThe Three-Farthing stone was a boundary marker in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional land where hobbits dwelt, called the Shire. This stone marked the point where the borders of three of the Shire's four regions, or "Farthings", met. These three regions were the Eastfarthing, the Westfarthing and the Sou..
Three-fifths compromiseThe three-fifths compromise was a agreement reached at the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention that the slave population would only be counted at three-fifths (60%) of its actual size for apportionment and taxation purposes. The compromise is widely misunderstood as denying full humanity t..
Three-Fingered JackThree-Fingered Jack, named for its distinctive shape, is a Pleistocene volcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon. It is a 7,841 foot (2,390 meter) high shield volcano, which is deeply glaciated and consists mainly of basaltic andesite lava. References External links [Maps and aerial photos�..
Three-finger saluteThe phrase Three-finger salute can refer to: Three-finger salute - a three key combination that causes an operating system interruptThree-finger salute (scouts) - the salute of the World Scouting MovementThree-finger salute (Serbian) - traditional salute used by Serbian peopleThis is a [disamb..
Three-finger salute (computing)In computing, the three-finger salute is a jocular term for the keyboard combination that forces a soft boot, brings up the process manager (on Windows, BeOS or Mac OS X) or a jump to ROM monitor. These keys are sometimes referred to in computer manuals as interrupt keys, since they are often used t..
Three-finger salute (Scouts)redirect[[Template:Portal]]This article is about the Scouts. For other meanings, see three-finger salute. Scouts use a three-finger salute to salute each other, and their nation's flag. The three extended fingers stand for the three parts of the Scout Promise. The thumb and little finger touch t..
Three-finger salute (Serbian)This article is about Serbs. For other meanings, see three-finger salute. The three-finger salute (Serbian Cyrillic: три пpcтa; Latin: Tri Prsta) is a Serbian salute with the thumb, index, and middle fingers open. The origin of the salute is commonly explained based on the Orthodox way of cr..
Three-five SystemsThree-Five Systems, Inc. (TFS) is a United States company focusing in communications, medical electronics, industrial process control, wireless data collection and office automation industries. It was founded in 1985 by Frank Shroff. The company staffs 1,354 employees in the United States, and marke..
Three-Handed WhistThree-Handed Whist, also known as Widow Whist, is a variant of the trick-taking game Whist. "Widow" whist is named because of an extra hand that is dealt just to the left of the dealer. This extra hand is called the "widow" and players may have a chance to use the widow instead of their own hand. ..
Three-headed dogFamous three-headed dogs include: Cerberos in Greek mythologyFluffy in the Harry Potter series of books. ..
Three-key expositionThe three-key exposition is a particular kind of exposition used in sonata form. Normally, a sonata form exposition has two main key areas. The first asserts the primary key of the piece, that is, the tonic. The second section moves to a different key, establishes that key firmly, arriving ultima..
Three-legged birdThree-legged bird flanked by dragon and phoenix. Mural from the Koguryo period, Korea. The three-legged bird is a creature found in various mythologies of Asia and North Africa. It is often thought to inhabit and represent the sun. The creature has been featured in myths from Egypt, where it ..
Three-legged LewisA Three-Legged Lewis , also known as a Dovetailed Lewis fits into a dovetailed seating in the top of a building stone, allowing it to be lifted by a crane or winch into position in a masonry structure. It is made from three pieces of rectangular-section 13 mm-thick steel (legs) held together with ..
Three-legged raceA favorite at community picnics and school carnivals, a three-legged race is a game of cooperation between partners as much as it is one of speed. It involves two participants attempting to complete a short sprint with the left leg of one runner strapped to the right leg of another runner. The objec..
Three-letter acronymThis article is about the three-letter acronym TLA. For other uses see TLA (disambiguation). The three-letter acronym, or TLA, is the most popular type of abbreviation in technical terminology, and is also very common in general language. Abbreviations: Three-letter acronym is most often abbrevia..
Three-letter vowel-less English wordThree-letter vowel-less word describes a word in the English language which contains three letters, none of which is generally recognized as a symbol representing a vowel. These words will usually contain voiced vowels that are represented or implied by the consonant letters. Examples: [[wiktionar..
Three-level pylonA three-level pylon is a pylon designed to arrange conductor cables on three crossbars in three levels. For two three-phase circuits (6 conductor cables), it is usual to use fir tree pylons and barrel pylons. Three-level pylons are taller than other pylon types, but require only a small right-of-w..
Three-Lobed Burning EyeThe Story The "three-lobed burning eye" is one of many manifestations of Nyarlathotep, a messenger of the Outer Gods, from fiction penned by H.P. Lovecraft. This particular manifestion is a huge bat-winged creature, with a burning tri-lobed eye. In Lovecraft's story "Haunter of the Dark," the chara..
Three-martini lunchThe three-martini lunch is a term used in the United States to describe a leisurely, indulgent lunch enjoyed by powerful businessmen or executives. The term refers to the belief that businessmen have enough leisure time and wherewithal to consume more than one martini during the workday. Steaks..
Three-minute warning (football)In the Canadian Football League, the three-minute warning is given when three minutes of game time remain on the game clock in the first and second halves of a game. (If the football is in play when the clock reaches 3:00, the three-minute warning is given immediately after the ball is declared dead..
Three-Nations Research InstituteThree-Nations Research Institute Co., Ltd. (スリーネーションズリサーチ株式会社) is a company that offers information about international politics and economy, does investment consulting based in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was established on April 1, 2005. Its company's founder and cha..
Three-peatThree-peat is a portmanteau of the words three and repeat. It is used either as a verb or noun used in American sports to refer to winning a third championship in a row. The OED credits an Illinois high school senior, Sharif Ford, with the earliest published use of the word in the March 8, 198..
Three-phaseThis article deals with the basic mathematics and principles of three-phase electricity. For information on where, how and why three-phase is used, see three-phase electric power. For information on testing three-phase kit, see three-phase testing. In electrical engineering, three-phase electric po..
Three-phase-commit protocolIn computer networking and databases, the three-phase-commit protocol (3PC) is a distributed algorithm which lets all nodes in a distributed system agree to commit a transaction. Unlike the two-phase-commit protocol (2PC) however, 3PC is non-blocking. Specifically, 3PC places an upper bound on the..
Three-phase electric powerThree-phase power transformer which is the sole transfer point for electricity to a suburban shopping mall in Canada. Note the four wires used for the 208 V/120Y service: one is for the neutral, and the other three are for the X, Y, and Z phases. Three Phase Electric Power Transmission ..
Three-phase testingThis article covers basic testing of three-phase power and equipment. For general information on the mathematics behind three-phase please see three-phase. For information on where how and why three-phase is used see three-phase electric power. Testing, especially of energized equipment, requires su..
Three-point crossIn genetics, a three-point cross is used to determine the loci of three genes in an organism's genome. An individual heterozygous for three mutations is crossed with a homozygous recessive individual, and the phenotypes of the progeny are scored. The two most common phenotypes that result are the ..
Three-point field goalSara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 In basketball, a three-point field goal, three-pointer, three-point shot, or simply three is a field goal made from beyond the three point line, a designated semi-ellipsoid arc radiating from the basket. A successful..
Three-point hitchThe three-point hitch most often refers to the way ploughs and other implements are attached to an agricultural tractor. Three point attachment is the simplest and the only statically definite way of joining two bodies in engineering. Harry Fergusson patented the three-point hitch for agricultural t..
Three-point lightingThree-point lighting is a very common lighting technique used in both still photography and in film. By using three separate light sources, the photographer can illuminate the shot's subject (such as a person) however desired, while also controlling (or eliminating entirely) the shading and shadows ..
Three-point Shootout--> The Three-point Shootout is a National Basketball Association All-Star Weekend contest held on the Saturday before the All-Star Game. Competitors try to score as many points as possible in one minute. There are five ball racks laid out over the three point arc: one on each baseline, one halfw..