Encyclopedia > D > 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198
Drive time Drive time is prime time for radio broadcasting. It consists of the morning hours when listeners wake up, get ready, and head to work or school, and the afternoon hours when they are heading home and before their evening meal.
Drive tire A drive tire, or squeeze tire (depending on its usage), is essentially a motorized tire used to propel a roller coaster train along a piece of track. Although they are most often used in station areas and brake runs, they can also be used to launch trains at greater speeds.
Drive Theory In the universe of Freudian psychoanalysis, drive theory refers to the theory of drives, motivations, or instincts, that have clear objects. Examples include what Freud called Eros and Thanatos, the drives toward Life and Death, respectively.
Drive Theory (Social Psychology) Drive Theory was first suggested by Robert Zajonc in 1965 as an explanation of the audience effect. The audience effect notes that in some cases the presence of a passive audience will facilitate the better performance of a task; while in other cases the presence of an audience will inhibit the performance of a task.
Drive wheel A drive wheel is a wheel in an automotive vehicle that receives power from the powertrain, and provides the final driving force for a vehicle. A two-wheel drive vehicle has two driven wheels, and a four-wheel drive has four.
Drive-By Truckers Drive-By Truckers are a rock/alt-country/cowpunk (their website actually calls them a psychobilly band) band based in Athens, Georgia, though four out of five members originally hail from The Shoals region of Northern Alabama. Their music is characteristically unique due to its “three axe attack,” or three guitars as well as bass and drums.
Drive-in Drive-in, a facility such as a bank, restaurant, theatre or even a church where one can literally drive in with an automobile for service. In the German-speaking world the term is now often used instead of "drive-through" for that kind of service.
Drive-in coffee shop A Drive-in coffee shop, sometimes called McJoint (referring to the McDonald's drive-in restaurants) is a Drive-in Cannabis coffee shop. It is a concept that has been proposed in the Netherlands, made possible due to their tolerable drug policy.
Drive-in theater A drive-in theater is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large screen, a projection booth, a concession stand and a large parking area for automobiles. The screen can be as simple as a wall that is painted white, or it can be a complex steel truss structure with a complex finish.
Drive-In Saturday Drive-In Saturday was a single by David Bowie. A nostalgic song heavily influenced by 1950s doo-wop, as part of the Aladdin Sane narrative it described how the inhabitants of a post-apocalyptic world have forgotten how to reproduce, and need to watch old porn films to see how it’s done.
Drive-through A drive-through or drive-thru refers to a business or restaurant that serves customers who pull up in their vehicles. Orders are taken and goods or services are provided through a special window, while the customers remain in their vehicles.
Drive-Thru Records Drive-Thru Records is an independent record label specializing largely in pop punk music. However, since its inception, its executives made an effort to sign bands outside of the mainstream punk rock genres and sealed recording contracts with ska punk, indie rock, power pop and post-hardcore acts.
Driveblind Driveblind formed in a pub in Scotland, in 2001. Originally a two piece singer-songwriter partnership comprising Nick and Terry, they recorded a few songs on cassette, later recruiting other band members to complete the "Driveblind sound".
Drivecam DriveCam is the brand name of a system that includes a windshield-mounted, dual-lens video camera that continuously records audio and video inside and outside the vehicle simultaneously to document events leading up to and immediately following an extraordinary driving event.
Driven (album) Driven is Orphanage's fifth album, released in April 2004 by Nuclear Blast records. The CD features 14 tracks that have been recorded at Studio Moskou in Utrecht and was mixed and mastered at Studio Double Noise in Tilburg.
Driven right leg circuit A Driven Right Leg Circuit or “DRL” circuit is an electric circuit that is often added to biological signal amplifiers to reduce Common-mode interference. Biological signal amplifiers such as EKG (Electrocardiogram) or EEG (Electroencephalogram) circuits measure very small electrical signals emitted by the body, often as small as several micro-volts (millionths of a volt).
Driven Right Leg A Driven Right Leg (DRL) circuit is a component of many medical recording instruments that aids in the reduction of electrical noise. Medical recording devices such as EKGs, EEGs and EMGs read extremely small electrical signals from the body.
Driven To Perform Driven To Perform (DTP) is an auto show billed as Western Canada's largest and most established automotive lifestyles tour and originally featured mainly import tuner sport compact cars. The inaugural show was held in Vancouver, BC in 2002 as Import Showoff Canada, but has since changed its name and expanded to include the other large metropolitan cities in this region of Canada.
Driver (electronic component) A Driver is an electronic component used to control another electronic component, such as a high power transistor. The term is used for naming a specialized chip that control the high power transistors in the DC/DC voltage converters.
Driver (video game) Driver is a series of mission-based driving video games for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance and PC. Developed by Reflections Interactive, it was originally published by GT Interactive, and is now published by Atari.
Driver and Mechanic Badge The Driver and Mechanic Badge is a military badge of the United States Army which was first created in July of 1942 The badge was originally referred to as the “Motor Vehicle Badge” and adopted its current title of Driver and Mechanic Badge during the Korean War.
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (the DVLA) (Welsh: Asiantaeth Trwyddedu Gyrwyr a Cherbydau) is the organisation of UK Government responsible for maintaining a database of drivers and vehicles in Great Britain; its counterpart in Northern Ireland is Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland (DVLNI). The agency issues driving licences, organises collection of vehicle excise duty (also known as road tax and road fund license) and sells "cherished marks" (private number plates).
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland (the DVLNI) is the organisation of UK Government responsible for maintaining a database of drivers and vehicles in Northern Ireland; its counterpart in Great Britain is Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The agency issues driving licences, sells "cherished marks" (private number plates) and, under an agreement from the UK Department for Transport, organises collection of vehicle excise duty (also known as road tax and road fund license).
Driver development program A Driver development program is a program used by NASCAR teams to develop younger drivers. It usually consists of a team signing a driver to a multi-year contract in which they run in minor-league racing divisions, (i.
Driver License Agreement In the USA, the Driver License Agreement (DLA) is a new compact written by the Joint Executive Board of the Driver License Compact (DLC) and the Non-Resident Violator Compact (NRVC) with staff support provided by AAMVA (composed of Motor Vehicle and Law Enforcement Administrators and Executives). The goals of the DLA are to require each state to honor licenses issued by other member states; to require each state to report traffic convictions to the licensing state; to prohibit a member state from confiscating an out-of-state driver's license or jailing an out-of-state driver for a minor violation; and to require each state to maintain a complete driver's history, including withdrawals and traffic convictions including non-DLA states.
Driver License Compact Driver License Compact (DLC) is an interstate compact used by States of the United States to exchange information concerning license suspensions and traffic violations of non-residents and forward them to the state where they are licensed known as the home state. Its theme is One Driver, One License, One Record.
Driver reminder appliance The Driver's Reminder Appliance (DRA) was introduced in the 1990s in response to a series of accidents where a driver had started away from a station stop against a red signal. It is simply a manual switch that prevents power from being applied when it is turned on.
Driver Side Impact Driver Side Impact is an Emo / PostHardcore / Experimental band from Cleveland Ohio. Starting in 2004, the band managed to develope a strong local fan base, and self release its 6 song EP We Will Disappear produced by Don Debiase.
Driver Test Manager The Driver Test Manager (DTM) is a test automation framework provided by Microsoft in the Windows Driver Kit (WDK). The primary purpose of the DTM is to provide automated scheduling and execution of the driver tests that hardware vendors are required to pass in order to qualify to use the Microsoft Designed for Windows Logo.
Driver wrapper A driver wrapper is software that functions as an adapter between an operating system and a driver, such as a device driver, that was not designed for that operating system. It can enable the operating system to use technologies for which no native implementation exists.
Driver's Education Driver's Education or Driver's Ed is a class or program offered by independent agencies and most high schools in the United States, where students learn how to drive and practice road safety. During Driver's Ed courses, a dual-controlled car (with a brake pedal for both the driver and instructor in the front passenger's seat) is used.
Driverless car The driverless car is an emerging family of technologies, ultimately aimed at a full "taxi-like" experience for car users, but without a driver. Together with alternative propulsion, it is seen as the main technological advance in car technology by 2020.
Drivin N Cryin Drivin' N' Cryin' is a hard rock band that featured Southern-inspired lyrics. Formed in Atlanta in 1985, the band was never hugely recognized on a national level, but was well-known in the American South and college towns in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Driving Driving is the controlled operation of a vehicle, which is usually a motor vehicle such as a truck, bus, or car. Although direct operation of a bicycle, a mounted animal (not including chariot operation) or — at least in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada — a motorcycle is commonly called riding, such operators usually considered to be drivers by law since they are required to obey those rules of the road which apply to all drivers.
Driving 4 Life Driving 4 Life is a golf based fundraising campaign for ALS Therapy Development Foundation. It is supported by professional golfer Tom Watson in memory of Bruce Edwards, his former caddy, and of Jeff Julian, a fellow PGA member.
Driving band The driving band or rotating band is part of an artillery shell, a band of soft metal near the middle of the shell, typically made of copper or lead. When the shell is fired the pressure of the propellant swages the metal into the rifling of the barrel, both providing a seal through obturation and engaging with the rifling to spin-stabilize the shell.
Driving cap A driving cap is a special type of pipe cap used to provide a striking surface for a hammer while simultaneously protecting the end of the pipe from deformation. A driving cap is made of much thicker or more durable material than a standard pipe cap and is always removed once installation is complete.
Driving simulator Driving Simulators are used for entertainment as well as in training of driver's education courses taught in educational institutions and private businesses. They are also used for research purposes in the area of human factors and medical research, to monitor driver behavior, performance, and attention and in the car industry to design and evaluate new vehicles or new advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
Driving School Driving School was a docusoap that aired on BBC One in 1997, which followed a group of learner drivers around Bristol and South Wales. It was narrated by Quentin Wilson, who would later present the similar Britain's Worst Driver.
Driving Standards Agency The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport (DfT) and is part of the Driver, Vehicle and Operator (DVO) group. Its maxim is 'Safe Driving for Life', and it seeks to achieve this through testing of both theoretical and practical aspects of driving, and maintenance of a good standard of driving instruction.
Driving under the influence Driving under the influence of alcohol, drunk driving, drinking and driving, or drink-driving, is the act of operating a motor vehicle (and sometimes a bicycle or similar human-powered vehicle) after having consumed alcohol (ethanol) or other drugs, to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired.
Driving Van Trailer A Driving Van Trailer or DVT is a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive from the other end of a train. Trains operating with a DVT therefore do not require the locomotive to run round to the opposite end of the train.
Driving wheel On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotive's pistons (or turbine, in the case of a steam turbine locomotive). On a conventional, non-articulated locomotive, the driving wheels are all coupled together with side rods (also known as coupling rods); normally one pair is directly driven by the main rod (or connecting rod) which is connected to the end of the piston rod; power is transmitted to the others through the side rods.
Driving While Black Driving While Black (DWB) is the name given to the non-existent "crime" of being a black driver. An alternate name, Driving While Brown, is more expansive, referring to the crime of being a non-white driver.
Driza-Bone Driza-Bone®, originating from the phrase "dry as a bone" (describing bones of dead animals found in the Australian desert), is a trade name for the company making full-length waterproof riding coats and apparel. The company was established in 1898, and maintains its status as an Australian icon by remaining Australian owned, and continuing to manufacture genuine Australian made product.
Drizzle art Drizzle art is an art style developed by artist Robert Holton in 2003, and falls into the "pop art" category. The art depicts pop culture icons which are digitally printed onto stretched canvas, then hand-painted using Robert's "drizzle" technique.
Drizzt Do'Urden Drizzt Do'Urden is a fictional character in the Dungeons & Dragons-based Forgotten Realms setting. As an anti-stereotype drow, Drizzt has forsaken both the evil ways of his people and their home (in the Underdark).
Drniš Drniš is a town in Croatia, located in inland Dalmatia at halfway between Šibenik and Knin. Its municipality population is 8,595 (2001), with 3,332 in the town itself and the rest in two dozen surrounding villages.
Drogbaism Drogbaism is an increasingly more common term for when athletes, particularly professional football players, act in a way that could be judged to be unsportsmanlike conduct. The word is named after Didier Drogba, the Ivory Coast and Chelsea FC centre forward, who is considered by many football fans to dive or cheat .
Drogheda Drogheda ([drÉ”:dÉ™]) or [drÉ’hÉ™dÉ™]) (Droichead Ătha in Irish, meaning "Bridge of the Ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth (on the border with County Meath) on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. The town is increasingly populated by commuters working in Dublin.
Drogheda (UK Parliament constituency) Drogheda was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January, 1801.
Drogo of Champagne Drogo (670-708), son of Pepin the Middle and Plectrude, was the duke of Champagne by appointment of his father in 690 and duke of Burgundy from the death of Nordebert in 697. He was the mayor of the palace of Burgundy from 695.
Drogo, Duke of Brittany Drogo was the count of Vannes and Nantes and duke of Brittany from 952, when he succeeded his father, Alan Wrybeard, as a minor, until his death in 958. Throughout his reign, he was under the shared regency of his uncle the count of Blois, Theobald I (who entrusted the administration to Wicohen, Archbishop of Dol, and the count of Rennes, Juhel-Berengar) and of his father-in-law the count of Anjou, Fulk II, who married the Wrybeard's widow.
Drogue A drogue is a device to slow a boat down in a storm so that it does not speed excessively down the slope of a wave and crash into the next one. By slowing the vessel in heavy weather, the drogue can make it easier to control.
Drohiczyn Drohiczyn is a small historic town in Siemiatycze County of Podlasie Voivodeship (previously in Białystok Voivodeship in 1975-1998) in Eastern Poland. The town with population 2,110 is situated on a bank of river Bug.
Drohobych Drohobych (, , , ) is a city located at the confluence of the Tysmenytsia river and Seret, a tributary of the latter, in the Lviv Oblast (province), in western Ukraine. The current estimated population is around 77,049 (as of 2005).
Drochtersen Shot Tower The Drochtersen Shot Tower is a 42 meter high shot tower at Drochtersen, Lower Saxony, Germany. The Drochtersen Shot Tower is property of the "Jagd-Schrot & Hagel-Fabrik Häntler & Natermann" but it is not in use any more.
Droid Army In the Star Wars universe, the Separatist Droid Army was created by the Confederacy of Independent Systems (and mostly by its ally the Trade Federation), in an effort to secure power throughout the Galaxy. It consisted of quintillions of battle droids (those in doubt, it says so in the Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections and the online supplement General Grievous: Lord of War).
Droid Invasion Theme The Droid Invasion Theme, properly named the "Trade Federation March", is a musical leitmotif from the Star Wars movies. It was composed by John Williams to represent the relentless Trade Federation.
Droit Droit (French for right), a legal title, claim or due; a term used in English law in the phrase "droits of admiralty", certain customary rights or perquisites formerly belonging to the Lord High Admiral, but now to the crown, for public purposes and paid into the Exchequer. These droits (see also wreck) consisted of flotsam, jetsam, ligan, treasure, deodand, derelict, within the admiral's jurisdiction; all fines, forfeitures, ransoms, recognizanees and pecuniary punishments; all sturgeons, whales, porpoises, dolphins, grampuses and such large fishes; all ships and goods of the enemy coming into any creek, road or port, by durance or mistake; all ships seized at sea, salvage, etc.
Droit de seigneur Droit de seigneur (IPA pronunciation: ), French for the lord's right, is a term now popularly used to describe the purported legal right of the lord of an estate to deflower its virgins. It is also spelled droit du seigneur (); (but native French prefer the term droit de cuissage or droit de jambage) a related term is ius primae noctis (also jus primae noctis) (), Latin for law (or right) of the first night.
Droitwich Canal The Droitwich Canal is a synthesis of two canals in Worcestershire, England; the Droitwich Barge Canal and the Droitwich Junction Canal, in England. The barge canal is by far the older of the two with work on building the canal having started in 1767.
Droitwich Spa Droitwich Spa is a town in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe and has a population of 22,585 (2001). The town is situated on massive deposits of salt, and salt has been extracted there since ancient times.
Droitwich transmitting station The Droitwich transmitting station is a large broadcasting facility for longwave and mediumwave transmissions, established in 1934 close to the village of Wychbold, near Droitwich, Worcestershire, England (). This transmission site is the location of the strongest long-wave transmitter of the British Broadcasting Corporation, which together with the two Scottish longwave transmitters at Burghead and Westerglen forms a network on the same frequency.
Droll humor Droll humor is an often dry, witty form of humor that elicits laughs through amusingly odd, sometimes zany behavior or speech. Due to its more subtle nature, this type of humor is not commonly used by comedians; Steven Wright is an example of one who does use it in combination with other techniques.
Dromaeosauridae Dromaeosaurids, 'raptors' or members of the family Dromaeosauridae ('running lizards' from Greek dromeus (δĎομευς) meaning 'runner' and sauros (ĎαυĎος) meaning 'lizard') are theropod dinosaurs. They were mainly small, gracile carnivores that flourished in the Cretaceous Period.
Dromaeosaurus Dromaeosaurus (drom-ee-oh-SAWR-us) was a wolf-sized theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Upper Campanian) Period of what is now Alberta, Canada. The name means 'running lizard' and is derived from the Greek (dromeus (δĎομευς) meaning 'runner' and sauros (ĎαυĎος) meaning 'lizard').
Dromara Dromara (in Irish: Droim mBearach, ie ridge of heifers) is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, 10km to the south west of Ballynahinch on the Hillsborough Road, situated in the most southerly portion of the Belfast Metropolitan Area, with a small part of the village lying in the Lisburn Borough Council area. It lies on the northern slopes of Slieve Croob and the River Lagan flows through the centre of the village.
Dromedary The Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius) (sometimes referred to simply as the "dromedary") is a large even-toed ungulate native to northern Africa and western Asia, also the land of east Africa, Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Dromineer Dromineer is a small village in County Tipperary situated on the shores of Lough Derg on the River Shannon. Home to an 11th Century towerhouse, idyllic scenery, a public harbour and other facilities, it is a popular place to visit, especially for those out boating on the lake.
Dromiskin Dromiskin (Irish: Droim Ineasclainn which roughly means "the hill at the spring of the water") is a village in County Louth, Ireland. It is situated 10km south of Dundalk, about 1km inland from the Irish Sea coast, and is located in one of Louth's most historical areas.
Dromomania Dromomania, also called travelling fugue, is a psychological condition in which people spontaneously depart their routine, travel long distances and take up different identities and occupations. Months may pass before they return to their former identities.
Dromon The dromons (from Greek δĎόμων dromon "runner") were the most important warships of the Byzantine navy from the 6th to 12th centuries AD. They were indirectly developed from the ancient trireme and were usually propelled by both oar and sail.
Dromore Central Primary School Dromore Central Primary School is a primary school located in Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland. The school was built in 1938 (with major extension and refurbishment in 1979) and has 600 pupils aged from 4-11 years in 21 classes.
Dromornis australis Dromornis australis is an extinct species of giant flightless birds found in Pliocene deposits of Australia. They are considered candidates for the largest birds to have ever existed, but only fragmentary remains are known.
Dromornis stirtoni Dromornis stirtoni, or Stirton's Thunder Bird, a member of the family of Dromornithidae, is the largest flightless bird found through fossil evidence. It was three metres (10 feet) tall and weighed half a tonne.
Dromornithidae Dromornithidae were a family of large, flightless birds that lived in Australia until the end of the Pleistocene, but are now extinct. They were long believed to belong to the order of Struthioniformes, but are now usually classified as a family of Anseriformes1.
Dromtön Dromtön Gyalwe Jungney () was the chief disciple of Buddhist master Atisha, who was preaching in Tibetan area since 1042. As a prominent successor, he has been remembered as initiator of the Tibetan Tantric School Kadampa.
Drona In the epic Mahabharata, Drona (Sanskrit: द्रोण, droNa) or Dronacharya (द्रोणाचार्य, droNÄchÄrya) is the royal guru to the Kauravas and the Pandavas. He was a master of advanced military arts, including the devastras.
Dronagiri The Dronagiri zone is spread over an area of 1,777 ha and is located at the southern tip of Navi Mumbai, India. The zone is located to the east of Uran town, and is bound by the Karanja River on the south-east.
Drone (music) In music, a drone is a harmonic or monophonic effect or accompaniment where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout much or all of a piece, sustained or repeated, and most often establishing a tonality upon which the rest of the piece is built. The systematic (not occasional) use of drones originated in Ancient Southwest Asia and spread north and west to Europe, east to India, and south to Africa (van der Merwe 1989, p.
Drone music Drone music, also known as drone-based music, drone ambient or ambient drone, dronescape or dronology, and sometimes simply as drone, is a musical style that emphasizes the use of sustained sounds, notes, or tones-clusters – called drones. It is typically characterized by lengthy audio programs with relatively slight harmonic variations throughout each piece compared to other musics.
Drone Weapon In the fictional television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis drone weapons are devices built by the Ancients that operate like guided missiles, usually swarming a target. A planetary defense system can fire thousands of drones at a time.
Dronedarone Dronedarone (also known as SR33589) is a drug under development by Sanofi-Aventis, mainly for the indication of cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat). It is presently in phase III trials for atrial fibrillation and in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD); a trial in heart failure was stopped as an interim analysis showed a possible increase in heart failure deaths.
Dronfield Woodhouse Dronfield Woodhouse is a district of Dronfield, in northeast Derbyshire, England. Its habitation has existed as early as the 11th century (Cowley Farm, to the south) and its main road features a 13th century house and a 19th century Primary School (now an elderly care home).
Drongan railway station Drongan railway station was a railway station serving the village of Drongan, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Annbank to Cronberry Branch on the Glasgow and South Western Railway.
Drongo The drongos are a subfamily of small passerine birds of the Old World tropics. They were previously classed as the family Dicruridae, but that has been much enlarged to include a number of largely Australasian groups, such as the Australasian fantails, monarchs and paradise flycatchers.
Dronninglund Dronninglund is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 316 km², and has a total population of 15,213 (2005).
Droogism Droogism is the practice of violence that is not utilitarian, that is, "violence for its own sake." It refers to the word "droog" used in A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, in which roaming bands of young people, who call themselves "droogs" ("friends" in their language (nadsat), engage in violence without any purpose beyond itself, just for the fun of it, for the adrenaline rush it may create in the person engaged in the act of violence itself.
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a state park located on Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Droop Mountain was the site of the last major conflict of the American Civil War in West Virginia.
Droop Quota The Droop Quota is the quota most commonly used in elections held under the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system. It is also sometimes used in elections held under the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.
Droopy Dog Droopy Dog was a low-key animated movie character created by Tex Avery for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio in 1943—essentially the polar opposite of his other famous MGM character, the loud and whacky Screwy Squirrel. Originally known as Happy Hound until 1949, this mournful Basset hound spoke in a jowly monotone and, though he didn't look like much, was shrewd enough to outwit his enemies—the conniving Butch the Irish bulldog and the thieving, nasty wolf (not the Jubalio wolf, although Droopy and several of his lookalike relatives faced him too, in Three Little Pups and Blackboard Jumble).
Drop (SQL) A DROP statement in SQL removes an object from a relational database management system (RDBMS). The types of objects that can be dropped depends on which RDBMS is being used, but most support the dropping of tables, users, and databases.
Drop and insert In a multichannel transmission system, a drop and insert is a process that diverts (drops) a portion of the multiplexed aggregate signal at an intermediate point, and introduces (inserts) a different signal for subsequent transmission in the same position, e.g.
Drop Art In 1961, filmmaker Gene Bernofsky and artist Clark Richert, art students from the University of Kansas, developed an art concept they called Drop Art or "droppings". Informed by the "happenings" of Allan Kaprow and the impromptu performances a few years earlier of John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg and Buckminster Fuller at Black Mountain College, Drop Art eventually led to the creation of Drop City, an experimental artist's community founded in 1965 near Trinidad, Colorado.
Drop C tuning Dropped C tuning: CGCFAD, also known as simply as drop C, is a guitar tuning style in which the lowest (sixth) string is tuned down two tone ("dropped") to C rather than E as in standard tuning (EADGBE).
Drop dead date In trade and contract law, a drop dead date is a provision added to a legal or trade act, such as a contract or a court order. Such a provision sets a last-delay date (hence the name drop dead date) past which certain consequences will automatically follow, such as cancelling the contract, taking property or entering a judgment.
Drop D tuning Dropped D tuning: DADGBE, also known as simply as drop D, is a guitar tuning style in which the lowest (sixth) string is tuned down a whole tone ("dropped") to D rather than E as in standard tuning (EADGBE).
Drop Dead Clothing Drop Dead Clothing is a Clothing Company owned by Oli Sykes of British Band Bring Me The Horizon. Oli started Drop Dead once he dropped out of college because he didn't think education was where he wanted to be.
Drop Dead Festival The Drop Dead Festival is the biggest Deathrock festival and one of the largest horror music events in the world. A multiple day festival, Drop Dead is annually held in New York, NY with additional smaller events having formally been held in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, and New Jersey.
Drive tire A drive tire, or squeeze tire (depending on its usage), is essentially a motorized tire used to propel a roller coaster train along a piece of track. Although they are most often used in station areas and brake runs, they can also be used to launch trains at greater speeds.
Drive Theory In the universe of Freudian psychoanalysis, drive theory refers to the theory of drives, motivations, or instincts, that have clear objects. Examples include what Freud called Eros and Thanatos, the drives toward Life and Death, respectively.
Drive Theory (Social Psychology) Drive Theory was first suggested by Robert Zajonc in 1965 as an explanation of the audience effect. The audience effect notes that in some cases the presence of a passive audience will facilitate the better performance of a task; while in other cases the presence of an audience will inhibit the performance of a task.
Drive wheel A drive wheel is a wheel in an automotive vehicle that receives power from the powertrain, and provides the final driving force for a vehicle. A two-wheel drive vehicle has two driven wheels, and a four-wheel drive has four.
Drive-By Truckers Drive-By Truckers are a rock/alt-country/cowpunk (their website actually calls them a psychobilly band) band based in Athens, Georgia, though four out of five members originally hail from The Shoals region of Northern Alabama. Their music is characteristically unique due to its “three axe attack,” or three guitars as well as bass and drums.
Drive-in Drive-in, a facility such as a bank, restaurant, theatre or even a church where one can literally drive in with an automobile for service. In the German-speaking world the term is now often used instead of "drive-through" for that kind of service.
Drive-in coffee shop A Drive-in coffee shop, sometimes called McJoint (referring to the McDonald's drive-in restaurants) is a Drive-in Cannabis coffee shop. It is a concept that has been proposed in the Netherlands, made possible due to their tolerable drug policy.
Drive-in theater A drive-in theater is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large screen, a projection booth, a concession stand and a large parking area for automobiles. The screen can be as simple as a wall that is painted white, or it can be a complex steel truss structure with a complex finish.
Drive-In Saturday Drive-In Saturday was a single by David Bowie. A nostalgic song heavily influenced by 1950s doo-wop, as part of the Aladdin Sane narrative it described how the inhabitants of a post-apocalyptic world have forgotten how to reproduce, and need to watch old porn films to see how it’s done.
Drive-through A drive-through or drive-thru refers to a business or restaurant that serves customers who pull up in their vehicles. Orders are taken and goods or services are provided through a special window, while the customers remain in their vehicles.
Drive-Thru Records Drive-Thru Records is an independent record label specializing largely in pop punk music. However, since its inception, its executives made an effort to sign bands outside of the mainstream punk rock genres and sealed recording contracts with ska punk, indie rock, power pop and post-hardcore acts.
Driveblind Driveblind formed in a pub in Scotland, in 2001. Originally a two piece singer-songwriter partnership comprising Nick and Terry, they recorded a few songs on cassette, later recruiting other band members to complete the "Driveblind sound".
Drivecam DriveCam is the brand name of a system that includes a windshield-mounted, dual-lens video camera that continuously records audio and video inside and outside the vehicle simultaneously to document events leading up to and immediately following an extraordinary driving event.
Driven (album) Driven is Orphanage's fifth album, released in April 2004 by Nuclear Blast records. The CD features 14 tracks that have been recorded at Studio Moskou in Utrecht and was mixed and mastered at Studio Double Noise in Tilburg.
Driven right leg circuit A Driven Right Leg Circuit or “DRL” circuit is an electric circuit that is often added to biological signal amplifiers to reduce Common-mode interference. Biological signal amplifiers such as EKG (Electrocardiogram) or EEG (Electroencephalogram) circuits measure very small electrical signals emitted by the body, often as small as several micro-volts (millionths of a volt).
Driven Right Leg A Driven Right Leg (DRL) circuit is a component of many medical recording instruments that aids in the reduction of electrical noise. Medical recording devices such as EKGs, EEGs and EMGs read extremely small electrical signals from the body.
Driven To Perform Driven To Perform (DTP) is an auto show billed as Western Canada's largest and most established automotive lifestyles tour and originally featured mainly import tuner sport compact cars. The inaugural show was held in Vancouver, BC in 2002 as Import Showoff Canada, but has since changed its name and expanded to include the other large metropolitan cities in this region of Canada.
Driver (electronic component) A Driver is an electronic component used to control another electronic component, such as a high power transistor. The term is used for naming a specialized chip that control the high power transistors in the DC/DC voltage converters.
Driver (video game) Driver is a series of mission-based driving video games for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance and PC. Developed by Reflections Interactive, it was originally published by GT Interactive, and is now published by Atari.
Driver and Mechanic Badge The Driver and Mechanic Badge is a military badge of the United States Army which was first created in July of 1942 The badge was originally referred to as the “Motor Vehicle Badge” and adopted its current title of Driver and Mechanic Badge during the Korean War.
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (the DVLA) (Welsh: Asiantaeth Trwyddedu Gyrwyr a Cherbydau) is the organisation of UK Government responsible for maintaining a database of drivers and vehicles in Great Britain; its counterpart in Northern Ireland is Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland (DVLNI). The agency issues driving licences, organises collection of vehicle excise duty (also known as road tax and road fund license) and sells "cherished marks" (private number plates).
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland (the DVLNI) is the organisation of UK Government responsible for maintaining a database of drivers and vehicles in Northern Ireland; its counterpart in Great Britain is Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The agency issues driving licences, sells "cherished marks" (private number plates) and, under an agreement from the UK Department for Transport, organises collection of vehicle excise duty (also known as road tax and road fund license).
Driver development program A Driver development program is a program used by NASCAR teams to develop younger drivers. It usually consists of a team signing a driver to a multi-year contract in which they run in minor-league racing divisions, (i.
Driver License Agreement In the USA, the Driver License Agreement (DLA) is a new compact written by the Joint Executive Board of the Driver License Compact (DLC) and the Non-Resident Violator Compact (NRVC) with staff support provided by AAMVA (composed of Motor Vehicle and Law Enforcement Administrators and Executives). The goals of the DLA are to require each state to honor licenses issued by other member states; to require each state to report traffic convictions to the licensing state; to prohibit a member state from confiscating an out-of-state driver's license or jailing an out-of-state driver for a minor violation; and to require each state to maintain a complete driver's history, including withdrawals and traffic convictions including non-DLA states.
Driver License Compact Driver License Compact (DLC) is an interstate compact used by States of the United States to exchange information concerning license suspensions and traffic violations of non-residents and forward them to the state where they are licensed known as the home state. Its theme is One Driver, One License, One Record.
Driver reminder appliance The Driver's Reminder Appliance (DRA) was introduced in the 1990s in response to a series of accidents where a driver had started away from a station stop against a red signal. It is simply a manual switch that prevents power from being applied when it is turned on.
Driver Side Impact Driver Side Impact is an Emo / PostHardcore / Experimental band from Cleveland Ohio. Starting in 2004, the band managed to develope a strong local fan base, and self release its 6 song EP We Will Disappear produced by Don Debiase.
Driver Test Manager The Driver Test Manager (DTM) is a test automation framework provided by Microsoft in the Windows Driver Kit (WDK). The primary purpose of the DTM is to provide automated scheduling and execution of the driver tests that hardware vendors are required to pass in order to qualify to use the Microsoft Designed for Windows Logo.
Driver wrapper A driver wrapper is software that functions as an adapter between an operating system and a driver, such as a device driver, that was not designed for that operating system. It can enable the operating system to use technologies for which no native implementation exists.
Driver's Education Driver's Education or Driver's Ed is a class or program offered by independent agencies and most high schools in the United States, where students learn how to drive and practice road safety. During Driver's Ed courses, a dual-controlled car (with a brake pedal for both the driver and instructor in the front passenger's seat) is used.
Driverless car The driverless car is an emerging family of technologies, ultimately aimed at a full "taxi-like" experience for car users, but without a driver. Together with alternative propulsion, it is seen as the main technological advance in car technology by 2020.
Drivin N Cryin Drivin' N' Cryin' is a hard rock band that featured Southern-inspired lyrics. Formed in Atlanta in 1985, the band was never hugely recognized on a national level, but was well-known in the American South and college towns in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Driving Driving is the controlled operation of a vehicle, which is usually a motor vehicle such as a truck, bus, or car. Although direct operation of a bicycle, a mounted animal (not including chariot operation) or — at least in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada — a motorcycle is commonly called riding, such operators usually considered to be drivers by law since they are required to obey those rules of the road which apply to all drivers.
Driving 4 Life Driving 4 Life is a golf based fundraising campaign for ALS Therapy Development Foundation. It is supported by professional golfer Tom Watson in memory of Bruce Edwards, his former caddy, and of Jeff Julian, a fellow PGA member.
Driving band The driving band or rotating band is part of an artillery shell, a band of soft metal near the middle of the shell, typically made of copper or lead. When the shell is fired the pressure of the propellant swages the metal into the rifling of the barrel, both providing a seal through obturation and engaging with the rifling to spin-stabilize the shell.
Driving cap A driving cap is a special type of pipe cap used to provide a striking surface for a hammer while simultaneously protecting the end of the pipe from deformation. A driving cap is made of much thicker or more durable material than a standard pipe cap and is always removed once installation is complete.
Driving simulator Driving Simulators are used for entertainment as well as in training of driver's education courses taught in educational institutions and private businesses. They are also used for research purposes in the area of human factors and medical research, to monitor driver behavior, performance, and attention and in the car industry to design and evaluate new vehicles or new advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
Driving School Driving School was a docusoap that aired on BBC One in 1997, which followed a group of learner drivers around Bristol and South Wales. It was narrated by Quentin Wilson, who would later present the similar Britain's Worst Driver.
Driving Standards Agency The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport (DfT) and is part of the Driver, Vehicle and Operator (DVO) group. Its maxim is 'Safe Driving for Life', and it seeks to achieve this through testing of both theoretical and practical aspects of driving, and maintenance of a good standard of driving instruction.
Driving under the influence Driving under the influence of alcohol, drunk driving, drinking and driving, or drink-driving, is the act of operating a motor vehicle (and sometimes a bicycle or similar human-powered vehicle) after having consumed alcohol (ethanol) or other drugs, to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired.
Driving Van Trailer A Driving Van Trailer or DVT is a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive from the other end of a train. Trains operating with a DVT therefore do not require the locomotive to run round to the opposite end of the train.
Driving wheel On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotive's pistons (or turbine, in the case of a steam turbine locomotive). On a conventional, non-articulated locomotive, the driving wheels are all coupled together with side rods (also known as coupling rods); normally one pair is directly driven by the main rod (or connecting rod) which is connected to the end of the piston rod; power is transmitted to the others through the side rods.
Driving While Black Driving While Black (DWB) is the name given to the non-existent "crime" of being a black driver. An alternate name, Driving While Brown, is more expansive, referring to the crime of being a non-white driver.
Driza-Bone Driza-Bone®, originating from the phrase "dry as a bone" (describing bones of dead animals found in the Australian desert), is a trade name for the company making full-length waterproof riding coats and apparel. The company was established in 1898, and maintains its status as an Australian icon by remaining Australian owned, and continuing to manufacture genuine Australian made product.
Drizzle art Drizzle art is an art style developed by artist Robert Holton in 2003, and falls into the "pop art" category. The art depicts pop culture icons which are digitally printed onto stretched canvas, then hand-painted using Robert's "drizzle" technique.
Drizzt Do'Urden Drizzt Do'Urden is a fictional character in the Dungeons & Dragons-based Forgotten Realms setting. As an anti-stereotype drow, Drizzt has forsaken both the evil ways of his people and their home (in the Underdark).
Drniš Drniš is a town in Croatia, located in inland Dalmatia at halfway between Šibenik and Knin. Its municipality population is 8,595 (2001), with 3,332 in the town itself and the rest in two dozen surrounding villages.
Drogbaism Drogbaism is an increasingly more common term for when athletes, particularly professional football players, act in a way that could be judged to be unsportsmanlike conduct. The word is named after Didier Drogba, the Ivory Coast and Chelsea FC centre forward, who is considered by many football fans to dive or cheat .
Drogheda Drogheda ([drÉ”:dÉ™]) or [drÉ’hÉ™dÉ™]) (Droichead Ătha in Irish, meaning "Bridge of the Ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth (on the border with County Meath) on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. The town is increasingly populated by commuters working in Dublin.
Drogheda (UK Parliament constituency) Drogheda was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January, 1801.
Drogo of Champagne Drogo (670-708), son of Pepin the Middle and Plectrude, was the duke of Champagne by appointment of his father in 690 and duke of Burgundy from the death of Nordebert in 697. He was the mayor of the palace of Burgundy from 695.
Drogo, Duke of Brittany Drogo was the count of Vannes and Nantes and duke of Brittany from 952, when he succeeded his father, Alan Wrybeard, as a minor, until his death in 958. Throughout his reign, he was under the shared regency of his uncle the count of Blois, Theobald I (who entrusted the administration to Wicohen, Archbishop of Dol, and the count of Rennes, Juhel-Berengar) and of his father-in-law the count of Anjou, Fulk II, who married the Wrybeard's widow.
Drogue A drogue is a device to slow a boat down in a storm so that it does not speed excessively down the slope of a wave and crash into the next one. By slowing the vessel in heavy weather, the drogue can make it easier to control.
Drohiczyn Drohiczyn is a small historic town in Siemiatycze County of Podlasie Voivodeship (previously in Białystok Voivodeship in 1975-1998) in Eastern Poland. The town with population 2,110 is situated on a bank of river Bug.
Drohobych Drohobych (, , , ) is a city located at the confluence of the Tysmenytsia river and Seret, a tributary of the latter, in the Lviv Oblast (province), in western Ukraine. The current estimated population is around 77,049 (as of 2005).
Drochtersen Shot Tower The Drochtersen Shot Tower is a 42 meter high shot tower at Drochtersen, Lower Saxony, Germany. The Drochtersen Shot Tower is property of the "Jagd-Schrot & Hagel-Fabrik Häntler & Natermann" but it is not in use any more.
Droid Army In the Star Wars universe, the Separatist Droid Army was created by the Confederacy of Independent Systems (and mostly by its ally the Trade Federation), in an effort to secure power throughout the Galaxy. It consisted of quintillions of battle droids (those in doubt, it says so in the Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections and the online supplement General Grievous: Lord of War).
Droid Invasion Theme The Droid Invasion Theme, properly named the "Trade Federation March", is a musical leitmotif from the Star Wars movies. It was composed by John Williams to represent the relentless Trade Federation.
Droit Droit (French for right), a legal title, claim or due; a term used in English law in the phrase "droits of admiralty", certain customary rights or perquisites formerly belonging to the Lord High Admiral, but now to the crown, for public purposes and paid into the Exchequer. These droits (see also wreck) consisted of flotsam, jetsam, ligan, treasure, deodand, derelict, within the admiral's jurisdiction; all fines, forfeitures, ransoms, recognizanees and pecuniary punishments; all sturgeons, whales, porpoises, dolphins, grampuses and such large fishes; all ships and goods of the enemy coming into any creek, road or port, by durance or mistake; all ships seized at sea, salvage, etc.
Droit de seigneur Droit de seigneur (IPA pronunciation: ), French for the lord's right, is a term now popularly used to describe the purported legal right of the lord of an estate to deflower its virgins. It is also spelled droit du seigneur (); (but native French prefer the term droit de cuissage or droit de jambage) a related term is ius primae noctis (also jus primae noctis) (), Latin for law (or right) of the first night.
Droitwich Canal The Droitwich Canal is a synthesis of two canals in Worcestershire, England; the Droitwich Barge Canal and the Droitwich Junction Canal, in England. The barge canal is by far the older of the two with work on building the canal having started in 1767.
Droitwich Spa Droitwich Spa is a town in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe and has a population of 22,585 (2001). The town is situated on massive deposits of salt, and salt has been extracted there since ancient times.
Droitwich transmitting station The Droitwich transmitting station is a large broadcasting facility for longwave and mediumwave transmissions, established in 1934 close to the village of Wychbold, near Droitwich, Worcestershire, England (). This transmission site is the location of the strongest long-wave transmitter of the British Broadcasting Corporation, which together with the two Scottish longwave transmitters at Burghead and Westerglen forms a network on the same frequency.
Droll humor Droll humor is an often dry, witty form of humor that elicits laughs through amusingly odd, sometimes zany behavior or speech. Due to its more subtle nature, this type of humor is not commonly used by comedians; Steven Wright is an example of one who does use it in combination with other techniques.
Dromaeosauridae Dromaeosaurids, 'raptors' or members of the family Dromaeosauridae ('running lizards' from Greek dromeus (δĎομευς) meaning 'runner' and sauros (ĎαυĎος) meaning 'lizard') are theropod dinosaurs. They were mainly small, gracile carnivores that flourished in the Cretaceous Period.
Dromaeosaurus Dromaeosaurus (drom-ee-oh-SAWR-us) was a wolf-sized theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Upper Campanian) Period of what is now Alberta, Canada. The name means 'running lizard' and is derived from the Greek (dromeus (δĎομευς) meaning 'runner' and sauros (ĎαυĎος) meaning 'lizard').
Dromara Dromara (in Irish: Droim mBearach, ie ridge of heifers) is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, 10km to the south west of Ballynahinch on the Hillsborough Road, situated in the most southerly portion of the Belfast Metropolitan Area, with a small part of the village lying in the Lisburn Borough Council area. It lies on the northern slopes of Slieve Croob and the River Lagan flows through the centre of the village.
Dromedary The Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius) (sometimes referred to simply as the "dromedary") is a large even-toed ungulate native to northern Africa and western Asia, also the land of east Africa, Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Dromineer Dromineer is a small village in County Tipperary situated on the shores of Lough Derg on the River Shannon. Home to an 11th Century towerhouse, idyllic scenery, a public harbour and other facilities, it is a popular place to visit, especially for those out boating on the lake.
Dromiskin Dromiskin (Irish: Droim Ineasclainn which roughly means "the hill at the spring of the water") is a village in County Louth, Ireland. It is situated 10km south of Dundalk, about 1km inland from the Irish Sea coast, and is located in one of Louth's most historical areas.
Dromomania Dromomania, also called travelling fugue, is a psychological condition in which people spontaneously depart their routine, travel long distances and take up different identities and occupations. Months may pass before they return to their former identities.
Dromon The dromons (from Greek δĎόμων dromon "runner") were the most important warships of the Byzantine navy from the 6th to 12th centuries AD. They were indirectly developed from the ancient trireme and were usually propelled by both oar and sail.
Dromore Central Primary School Dromore Central Primary School is a primary school located in Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland. The school was built in 1938 (with major extension and refurbishment in 1979) and has 600 pupils aged from 4-11 years in 21 classes.
Dromornis australis Dromornis australis is an extinct species of giant flightless birds found in Pliocene deposits of Australia. They are considered candidates for the largest birds to have ever existed, but only fragmentary remains are known.
Dromornis stirtoni Dromornis stirtoni, or Stirton's Thunder Bird, a member of the family of Dromornithidae, is the largest flightless bird found through fossil evidence. It was three metres (10 feet) tall and weighed half a tonne.
Dromornithidae Dromornithidae were a family of large, flightless birds that lived in Australia until the end of the Pleistocene, but are now extinct. They were long believed to belong to the order of Struthioniformes, but are now usually classified as a family of Anseriformes1.
Dromtön Dromtön Gyalwe Jungney () was the chief disciple of Buddhist master Atisha, who was preaching in Tibetan area since 1042. As a prominent successor, he has been remembered as initiator of the Tibetan Tantric School Kadampa.
Drona In the epic Mahabharata, Drona (Sanskrit: द्रोण, droNa) or Dronacharya (द्रोणाचार्य, droNÄchÄrya) is the royal guru to the Kauravas and the Pandavas. He was a master of advanced military arts, including the devastras.
Dronagiri The Dronagiri zone is spread over an area of 1,777 ha and is located at the southern tip of Navi Mumbai, India. The zone is located to the east of Uran town, and is bound by the Karanja River on the south-east.
Drone (music) In music, a drone is a harmonic or monophonic effect or accompaniment where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout much or all of a piece, sustained or repeated, and most often establishing a tonality upon which the rest of the piece is built. The systematic (not occasional) use of drones originated in Ancient Southwest Asia and spread north and west to Europe, east to India, and south to Africa (van der Merwe 1989, p.
Drone music Drone music, also known as drone-based music, drone ambient or ambient drone, dronescape or dronology, and sometimes simply as drone, is a musical style that emphasizes the use of sustained sounds, notes, or tones-clusters – called drones. It is typically characterized by lengthy audio programs with relatively slight harmonic variations throughout each piece compared to other musics.
Drone Weapon In the fictional television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis drone weapons are devices built by the Ancients that operate like guided missiles, usually swarming a target. A planetary defense system can fire thousands of drones at a time.
Dronedarone Dronedarone (also known as SR33589) is a drug under development by Sanofi-Aventis, mainly for the indication of cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat). It is presently in phase III trials for atrial fibrillation and in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD); a trial in heart failure was stopped as an interim analysis showed a possible increase in heart failure deaths.
Dronfield Woodhouse Dronfield Woodhouse is a district of Dronfield, in northeast Derbyshire, England. Its habitation has existed as early as the 11th century (Cowley Farm, to the south) and its main road features a 13th century house and a 19th century Primary School (now an elderly care home).
Drongan railway station Drongan railway station was a railway station serving the village of Drongan, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Annbank to Cronberry Branch on the Glasgow and South Western Railway.
Drongo The drongos are a subfamily of small passerine birds of the Old World tropics. They were previously classed as the family Dicruridae, but that has been much enlarged to include a number of largely Australasian groups, such as the Australasian fantails, monarchs and paradise flycatchers.
Dronninglund Dronninglund is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 316 km², and has a total population of 15,213 (2005).
Droogism Droogism is the practice of violence that is not utilitarian, that is, "violence for its own sake." It refers to the word "droog" used in A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, in which roaming bands of young people, who call themselves "droogs" ("friends" in their language (nadsat), engage in violence without any purpose beyond itself, just for the fun of it, for the adrenaline rush it may create in the person engaged in the act of violence itself.
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a state park located on Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Droop Mountain was the site of the last major conflict of the American Civil War in West Virginia.
Droop Quota The Droop Quota is the quota most commonly used in elections held under the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system. It is also sometimes used in elections held under the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation.
Droopy Dog Droopy Dog was a low-key animated movie character created by Tex Avery for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio in 1943—essentially the polar opposite of his other famous MGM character, the loud and whacky Screwy Squirrel. Originally known as Happy Hound until 1949, this mournful Basset hound spoke in a jowly monotone and, though he didn't look like much, was shrewd enough to outwit his enemies—the conniving Butch the Irish bulldog and the thieving, nasty wolf (not the Jubalio wolf, although Droopy and several of his lookalike relatives faced him too, in Three Little Pups and Blackboard Jumble).
Drop (SQL) A DROP statement in SQL removes an object from a relational database management system (RDBMS). The types of objects that can be dropped depends on which RDBMS is being used, but most support the dropping of tables, users, and databases.
Drop and insert In a multichannel transmission system, a drop and insert is a process that diverts (drops) a portion of the multiplexed aggregate signal at an intermediate point, and introduces (inserts) a different signal for subsequent transmission in the same position, e.g.
Drop Art In 1961, filmmaker Gene Bernofsky and artist Clark Richert, art students from the University of Kansas, developed an art concept they called Drop Art or "droppings". Informed by the "happenings" of Allan Kaprow and the impromptu performances a few years earlier of John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg and Buckminster Fuller at Black Mountain College, Drop Art eventually led to the creation of Drop City, an experimental artist's community founded in 1965 near Trinidad, Colorado.
Drop C tuning Dropped C tuning: CGCFAD, also known as simply as drop C, is a guitar tuning style in which the lowest (sixth) string is tuned down two tone ("dropped") to C rather than E as in standard tuning (EADGBE).
Drop dead date In trade and contract law, a drop dead date is a provision added to a legal or trade act, such as a contract or a court order. Such a provision sets a last-delay date (hence the name drop dead date) past which certain consequences will automatically follow, such as cancelling the contract, taking property or entering a judgment.
Drop D tuning Dropped D tuning: DADGBE, also known as simply as drop D, is a guitar tuning style in which the lowest (sixth) string is tuned down a whole tone ("dropped") to D rather than E as in standard tuning (EADGBE).
Drop Dead Clothing Drop Dead Clothing is a Clothing Company owned by Oli Sykes of British Band Bring Me The Horizon. Oli started Drop Dead once he dropped out of college because he didn't think education was where he wanted to be.
Drop Dead Festival The Drop Dead Festival is the biggest Deathrock festival and one of the largest horror music events in the world. A multiple day festival, Drop Dead is annually held in New York, NY with additional smaller events having formally been held in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, and New Jersey.
Information are taken from Wikipedia, the open encyclopedia, to which contribute many volunteers from around the whole world. Texts are available under the following conditions GNU Free Documentation License.
Encyklopedie (cz) Encyklopédia (sk) Enzyklopädie (de)