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a1 |
the sixth note in the musical scale at C major. [1/6 definitions] |
ABC soil |
a soil made up of three distinct layers, the A, or top layer, being humus and organic matter, the B layer being clay and oxidized material, and the C layer being loose rock and mineral materials. |
Aeschylus |
a Greek dramatist (525-456 B.C.). |
Aesop |
an actual or legendary Greek writer of fables (620?-560? B.C.). |
Alexander the Great |
the king of Macedonia in 336-323 B.C. and conqueror of an empire that included Persia, Egypt, and part of Greece (356-323 B.C.). |
alto clef |
in musical notation, a clef with middle C on the middle line of the staff, or the sign identifying this clef; viola clef. |
Amos |
according to the Old Testament, a minor Hebrew prophet of the eighth century B.C. [1/2 definitions] |
ancient Rome |
a civilization cultivated by the city-state of Rome from the 8th century B.C.E. through its development as a republic and its collapse as an empire in the 5th century A.D. |
antiscorbutic |
a substance that prevents or cures scurvy, such as vitamin C. [1/2 definitions] |
Archimedes |
a Greek mathematician and inventor (287?-212 B.C.). |
Aristotle |
a Greek philosopher (384-322 B.C.). |
ascorbic acid |
an organic acid found in many foods, esp. citrus fruits, and required in human nutrition for the production of collagen; vitamin C. |
b |
the seventh note in the musical scale of C major. [1/5 definitions] |
Babylonia |
an ancient empire of about 2800-700 B.C. in southwestern Asia at the head of the Persian Gulf. |
bass clef |
a sign on the fourth line of a musical staff, locating F below middle C; F clef. |
Bronze Age |
the stage or level of development of human culture that followed the Stone Age and was characterized by the use of bronze tools and weapons; about 3,500 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. |
Buddhism |
a spiritual philosophy and religion, founded in the sixth century B.C. by Buddha and widespread in Asia, that teaches release from the self and from one's earthly desires. |
c1 |
the first note in the musical scale of C major. [2/5 definitions] |
carbon |
a chemical element that has six protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure forms as diamond and graphite, or in a large variety of compounds such as carbon dioxide, carbohydrates, and petroleum hydrocarbons. (symbol: C) [1/7 definitions] |
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