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81Unión Europea — «UE» redirige aquí. Para otras acepciones, véase UE (desambiguación). Unión Europea Europäische Union …
82atomic theory — 1. Physics, Chem. any of several theories describing the structure, behavior, and other properties of the atom and its component parts. 2. Philos. atomism (def. 1). [1840 50] * * * ▪ physics ancient philosophical speculation that all things …
83Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …
84mind, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of mind and its various manifestations, including intentionality, sensation and sense perception, feeling and emotion, traits of character and personality, the unconscious, volition, thought, memory,… …
85ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
86philosophy, Western — Introduction history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present. This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …
87atom — [16] Etymologically, atom means ‘not cut, indivisible’. Greek átomos ‘that which cannot be divided up any further’ was formed from the negative prefix a ‘not’ and the base *tom ‘cut’ (source also of English anatomy and tome), and was applied in… …
88atom — noun 1》 the smallest particle of a chemical element, consisting of a positively charged nucleus (containing protons and typically also neutrons) surrounded by negatively charged electrons. 2》 [usu. with negative] an extremely small amount. Origin …
89atom — /ˈætəm / (say atuhm) noun 1. Physical Chemistry the smallest part of an element that can take part in a chemical reaction, composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons, whose number determine the element. 2. Obsolete a hypothetical particle of… …
90atom — ► NOUN 1) the smallest particle of a chemical element, consisting of a positively charged nucleus surrounded by negatively charged electrons. 2) an extremely small amount: she did not have an atom of strength left. ORIGIN from Greek atomos… …
