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advanced liquid hydrogen
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a palace and citadel of the Moorish kings in Granada, Spain: built chiefly between 1248 and 1354. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles. Historical Examples Object of greatest interest, ruins of the Alhambra, at Granada. Alden’s Handy Atlas of the World John B. Alden Go not to the Alhambra: the fort is impenetrable—the […]
- Alhambresque
resembling the elaborately fanciful style of ornamentation of the Alhambra in Spain.
- Alhazen
alhazen Alhazen (āl-hāz’ən) See Ibn al-Haytham. Historical Examples Like the measurements of Aristarchus and Eratosthenes, this calculation of alhazen is simple enough in theory. A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5) Henry Smith Williams The original investigations of alhazen had to do largely with optics. A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5) Henry Smith Williams […]
- Ali
(ʿAlī ibn-abu-Talib”the Lion of God”) a.d. c600–661, Arab caliph (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad). . Mohammed, 1909–63, Pakistani statesman and diplomat. . Muhammad (Cassius (Marcellus) Clay, Jr) born 1942, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1964–67, 1974–78, 1978–79. Contemporary Examples Where writers compared Ali to an “unwashed punk” draft dodger, Lipsyte saw a renegade and comic […]
- Ali baba
the poor woodcutter, hero of a tale in The Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, who uses the magic words “Open sesame” to open the door to the cave in which the Forty Thieves had hidden their treasure. Historical Examples During a twelvemonth Ali Baba forbore to go near the forest, but at length his curiosity incited him […]