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Inessa Kravets The Ukrainian triple jumper Inessa Kravets, née Shulyak (Інеса Кравець, born October 5, 1966) jumped the world record at the 1995 World Championships after studying a picture of Jonathan Edwards. She has also competed at a high level in the Long jump.
Inessive case Inessive case (from Latin inesse "to be in or at") is a locative grammatical case. This case carries the basic meaning of "in": for example, "in the house" is "talo·ssa" in Finnish, "maja·s" in Estonian, "etxea·n" in Basque, "nam·e" in Lithuanian and "ház·ban" in Hungarian.
Inevitable death Inevitable death is the state where one person or a group of people acknowledge that their death is impending very soon (not including natural causes, which takes longer to occur). For example, they have contracted an incurable disease or are involved in an impending disaster (e.
Inez (singer) Inez (born Tina Inez Gavilanes Granda in 1977) is a Danish singer and dance music artist. She is best known for her single "Stronger", which was played in nightclubs and discotheques across the Nordic countries in 2006.
Inez and Charlie Foxx Inez Foxx (born 9 September, 1942) and her brother Charlie Foxx (23 October, 1939–18 September, 1998) were an American rhythm and blues and soul duo. Inez sang lead vocal, while Charlie sang backup and played guitar.
Inez Milholland Inez Milholland Boissevain (born August 6, 1886 in Brooklyn, New York - November 25, 1916 in Los Angeles) was a suffragist, labor lawyer, World War I correspondent, and public speaker who greatly influenced the women's movement in America.
Inez Trueman Inez Geneva Trueman (born April 8, 1917 in Glenwood, Manitoba) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Manitoba legislature from 1969 to 1973, and later ran for the Canadian House of Commons.
Inez Turner Inez Turner (born December 3, 1972) is a former sprinter/middle-distance runner from Jamaica. Together with Lorraine Fenton, Deon Hemmings and Sandie Richards she won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics.
Inezgane Inezgane is a town near Agadir in the Souss region in Morocco. Its well known for its markets, its also the town of origin of Saadeddine Othmani secertary-general of the Justice and Development Party who is also deputy of the town in the Moroccan parliamant.
Infallibilism Infallibilism is, in philosophy and epistemology, the belief that absolute truth or certainty of knowledge is attainable. The belief is opposed to fallibilism, which is the belief that knowledge is attainable, but certainty is not.
Infallibility of the Church The Infallibility of the Church is the belief that the Holy Spirit will not allow the Church to err in its belief or teaching under certain circumstances. This belief is held in a variety of forms by different Christian groups, including the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox churches.
Infamous (film) Infamous is a biographical film drama about Truman Capote which premiered August 31, 2006, at the Venice Film Festival. Warner Independent Pictures released the film on October 13, 2006, to mostly favorable reviews.
Infamous Adventures Infamous Adventures (commonly referred to as IA) is an amateur game development company, founded in 2004 by Shawn Mills ("Klytos") and Steven Alexander ("Blackthorne"), and is dedicated to making games in the classic adventure made famous by the releases of Sierra Entertainment and LucasArts in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Infamous Australian mass murders Several massacres occurred in Australia leading up to firearms licensing laws in 1996 after the Port Arthur massacre, one of the deadliest lone wolf massacres in history. Because of this, most major gun massacres in Australia occurred before 1996.
Infamous cases of child murder after 1900 *October 2, 2006: Charles Carl Roberts IV, a 32-year-old milk truck driver, barricades West Nickel Mines School, an Amish schoolhouse and holds the female students as hostages. Five girls between the ages of 7 and 12 are shot and killed as well as the killer himself.
Infamous Decree The Infamous Decree was an order issued by Napoleon in 1808. He had grown frustrated that the Alsacean Jews of France (mainly Ashkenazim in origin) had not yet fully integrated into French society after the Jewish Emancipation in 1790-1791.
Infamous moments in Saturday Night Live history Since it is broadcast live, the American sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live has had several infamous events throughout its history that were either unplanned or provoked sufficient controversy to receive media coverage. Several hosts and musical guests have also been banned from returning due to their actions during the show.
Infancy Gospel of Thomas The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is a non-canonical text that was part of a popular genre, aretalogy, of the 2nd and 3rd centuries— a miracle literature of Infancy gospels that was both entertaining and inspirational, written to satisfy a hunger for more miraculous and anecdotal stories of the childhood of Jesus than the Gospel of Luke provided. Later references by Hippolytus and Origen to a Gospel of Thomas are more likely to be referring to this Infancy Gospel than to the wholly different Gospel of Thomas with which it is sometimes confused.
Infant baptism In Christian religious practice, infant baptism is the baptism of young children or infants. In theological discussions, the practice is sometimes referred to as paedobaptism or pedobaptism from the Greek pais meaning "child.
Infant communion Infant Communion (also Paedocommunion) refers to the practice of giving the Eucharist, often in the form of consecrated wine, to infants and children. This practice is standard in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Rite Catholic Churches; here, communion is given at the Divine Liturgy to all baptized and chrismated church members regardless of age.
Infant Jesus of Prague Infant Jesus of Prague (Pražské Jezulátko in Czech) is a famous statue of infant Jesus located in the Church of Our Lady Victorious in Malá Strana, Prague. Its history started in the beginning of the 17th century when a statue of the Infant Jesus was brought into Bohemia by a Spanish Princess.
Infant's binder An infant's binder is a form of corset for infants. Infant's binders were introduced in the nineteenth century, after swaddling had become unpopular, and were in several forms, shapes and materials in use till well into the twentieth century.
Infanta AntĂłnia of Portugal AntĂłnia of Braganza (Lisbon, February 17 1845-Sigmaringen, December 27 1913), pron. , was a Portuguese infanta of the House of Braganza, daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal and her King consort Ferdinand II of Portugal.
Infanta Beatriz of Spain The Infanta Dona Beatriz of Spain (Beatriz Isabel Federica Alfonsa Eugenia Cristina Maria Teresa Bienvenida LadislĂ  BorbĂłn y Battenberg) (22 June 1909 - 22 November 2002) was a daughter of HM Alfonso XIII of Spain and Queen Ena of Spain aunt of the current King Juan Carlos I.
Infanta Beatriz, Countess of Alburquerque Beatrice of Portugal (pron. ) was the daughter of Portuguese King Peter I and a Castilian noblewoman called InĂŞs de Castro that had arrived in Portugal as a maid of princess Constance of Castile, recently married to Pedro I (Heir Prince at the time).
Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca The Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca (Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la SantĂ­sima Trinidad de BorbĂłn y de Grecia), born June 13, 1965), is the younger daughter of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen SofĂ­a.
Infanta de Castile Infanta de Castile or Infanta of Castile is said to refer to Eleanor of Castile, Edward I's wife, although she was not actually an infanta. In Portugal and Spain as well as in constituent kingdoms (such as Castile), monarch's daughters were infanta, and from 18th century onwards, also several female offspring of collateral branches of the royal house.
Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo The Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena MarĂ­a Isabel Dominica de los Silos de BorbĂłn y de Grecia); (born December 20, 1963, in Madrid), is the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen SofĂ­a, and third in the line of succession to the Spanish throne, after Infanta Leonor. She has a younger sister, the Infanta Cristina of Spain, and a younger brother, Felipe, Prince of Asturias.
Infanta Francisca Josefa of Portugal Francisca Josefa of Braganza (pron. ) (Lisbon, January 30 1699-Lisbon, July 15 1736) was a Portuguese princess and the last of eight children of King Peter II of Portugal and his second wife Marie Sophie of Neuburg.
Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (12 August 1566 – 1 December 1633) was Infanta of Spain and Portugal, Archduchess of Austria and the joint sovereign of the Seventeen Provinces. In some sources, she is referred to as "Clara Isabella Eugenia".
Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier Infanta Doña María Luísa Fernanda of Spain (30 January 1832 - 2 February 1897) was Infanta of Spain and Duchess of Montpensier. She was the youngest daughter of king Ferdinand VII of Spain and his fourth wife Maria Christina of Sicily, the queen-regent.
Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria The Infanta Margarita of Spain, Duchess of Soria (Doña Margarita María de la Victoria Esperanza Jacoba Felicidad Perpetua de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias) (born March 6, 1939), is the youngest daughter of H.R.
Infanta Maria da Assunção of Portugal Maria da Assunção of Braganza (pron. ; English: Mary of Assumption; Queluz, June 25 1805-Santarém, January 7 1834) was a Portuguese infanta daughter of King John VI of Portugal and his wife Carlota Joaquina of Borbón.
Infanta Maria Francisca Isabel of Portugal Infanta Maria Francisca Isabel Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Paula de Herédia de Bragança, born 3rd March 1997, is the only daughter of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza and his wife Isabel de Herédia. She is a member of the House of Braganza the royal house of Portugal.
Infanta Maria Francisca, Countess of Molina Maria Francisca de Assis of Braganza (pron. ; English: Mary Francis of Assisi; Queluz, April 22 1800-Gosport, September 4 1834) was a Portuguese infanta daughter of King John VI of Portugal and his wife Carlota Joaquina of BorbĂłn.
Infanta Maria of GuimarĂŁes Maria of Portugal (August 12, 1538, Lisbon-September 7, 1577, Parma, Italy) Princess of Portugal, she was the daughter of Prince Duarte, 4th Duke of GuimarĂŁes (son of Portuguese King Manuel I), and Isabel of Braganza. She married Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza on November 11, 1565.
Infanta Mariana Francisca of Portugal Mariana Francisca Josefa of Braganza (pron. ; English: Marianne Frances Josepha), also known as Maria Ana, was a Portuguese princess daughter of King Joseph I of Portugal and his wife Marianne Victoria of BorbĂłn.
Infanta Mariana VitĂłria of Portugal Mariana VitĂłria Josefa or Maria Ana VitĂłria Josefa (pron. or []) (December 15 1768 - November 2 1788) was a Portuguese infanta, the third child and eldest daughter of Queen Maria I of Portugal and her king consort Peter III of Portugal.
Infanta Marina Infanta Marina is a poem in Wallace Stevens' Harmonium about a seaside princess. Helen Vendler (in Words Chosen Out Of Desire) presents the poem as a "double scherzo" on 'her' in the possessive sense and on 'of' in its partitive and possessive sense.
Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz The Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz (Doña María del Pilar Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignacia de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias) (born July 30, 1936) is the eldest daughter of H.R.
Infante In the Spanish and former Portuguese monarchies, Infante (masculine) or Infanta (feminine) is the title given to a son or daughter of the reigning monarch who is not the heir-apparent to the throne. Other, more distantly related, members of the Spanish and Portuguese royal families are also granted the title.
Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto Infante Afonso Henriques of Braganza, Duke of Porto GCVO (Portuguese pron. IPA []; Ajuda, Lisbon, July 31 1865-Napoli, February 21 1920) was a Portuguese infante of the House of Braganza son of King Louis I of Portugal and his wife Maria Pia of Savoy and brother of King Charles I of Portugal.
Infante Afonso, Prince of Beira Infante Afonso of Portugal, Prince of Beira (Afonso de Santa Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Herédia de Bragança) born 25 March 1996, is the oldest son of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza and his wife Isabel de Herédia. He is a member of the House of Braganza the royal house of Portugal.
Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria (30 November 1901- 3 February 1964), was one of two claimants to the title of the head of House of Bourbon Two Sicilies from 1960 till his death. He was the son of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1870-1949) and Mercedes, Princess of Asturias (1880-1904).
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina Infante Don Carlos MarĂ­a Isidro Benito de BorbĂłn, Infante of Spain (1788-1855) was the second surviving son of King Charles IV of Spain and of his wife, Maria Louisa of Parma. As Carlos V he was the first of the Carlist claimants to the throne of Spain.
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria Infante Don Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (Carlos Maria Alfonso Marcel de BorbĂłn-Dos Sicilias y de BorbĂłn-Parma) (born January 16, 1938 in Lausanne) is the son of Don Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (1901-1964) and Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma (born 1917).
Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto (Dinis de Santa Maria Francisco João de Herédia de Bragança), born 25 November 1999, is the second son and youngest child of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza and his wife Isabel de Herédia. He is a member of the House of Braganza the royal house of Portugal.
Infante Dinis, Lord of Cifuentes Dinis of Portugal (pron. IPA []; Archaic Portuguese: Diniz; English: Denis) (1354-1397) was the son of Portuguese King Peter I and a Castilian noblewoman named InĂŞs de Castro that had arrived in Portugal as a maid of princess Constance of Castile, recently married to Pedro I (Heir Prince at the time).
Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra Infante Henrique Nuño João Miguel de Bragança, Duke of Coimbra, born 6 November 1949, is the thrid son and youngest child of Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza and his wife Princess Maria Francisca of Orleans-Braganza (September 8, 1914-January 15, 1968). He is a member of the House of Braganza the royal house of Portugal.
Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia The Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (Jaime Luitpold Isabelino Enrique Alberto Alfonso Victor Acacio Pedro Maria de BorbĂłn y Battenberg) (June 23, 1908- March 20, 1975), was the second son of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg. He was born in the royal palace of Granja de San Ildefonso in Segovia.
Infante João of Portugal John of Portugal (Portuguese: João, pron. IPA []) (Santarém, January 13 1400 – October 18 1442, Alcácer do Sal) was a Prince of Portugal of the House of Aviz, son of King John I of Portugal and his wife Philippa of Lancaster.
Infante JoĂŁo, Duke of Valencia de Campos JoĂŁo of Portugal (pron. IPA []; English: John) (1349-1387) was the son of Portuguese King Peter I and a Castilian noblewoman named InĂŞs de Castro that had arrived in Portugal as a maid of Infanta Constance of Castile, recently married to Pedro I (Heir Prince at the time).
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona The Infante Don Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona (Juan Carlos Teresa Silvestre Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg) (June 20, 1913 – April 1, 1993), was the fourth son and designated heir of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, the monarch replaced by the Second Spanish Republic, and father of King Juan Carlos, under whom a constitutional monarchy would be restored.
Infante Luís, Duke of Beja Luís, Duke of Beja (pron. ; ; ) (Abrantes, March 3,1506 — Lisbon, November 27, 1555) was the second son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his second wife Maria of Aragon, princess of Spain (Catholic Kings' third daughter), and therefore a Portuguese prince ().
Infante Miguel, Duke of Viseu Infante Miguel Rafael Gabriel Xavier Teresa Maria Felix de Bragança, Duke of Viseu, born 3 December 1946, is the second son of Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza and his wife Princess Maria Francisca of Orleans-Braganza (September 8, 1914-January 15, 1968). He is a member of the House of Braganza the royal house of Portugal.
Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra Pedro, Infante of Portugal, Duke of Coimbra KG (pron. IPA []; English: Peter) - (1392-May 20 1449) was a Portuguese prince of the House of Aviz, son of King John I of Portugal and his wife Philippa of Lancaster.
Infanteria de Marina The InfanterĂ­a de Marina or Spanish Marines is a branch of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for providing amphibious warfare from the sea utilizing the mobility of the Spanish Navy. The InfanterĂ­a de Marina is integrated in the Spanish Navy Structure.
Infanterikanonvagn 91 The Ikv 91, or Infanterikanonvagn 91, was a high mobility tank destroyer that was developed to meet the operational requirements of the Swedish Army. It was designed and manufactured by Hägglund and Söner (now Hägglunds Vehicle AB) and employed common components with the Pbv 302 armoured personnel carrier series.
Infanticide In sociology and biology, infanticide is the practice of intentionally causing the death of an infant of a given species, by members of the same species - often by the mother. More recently in criminology, it includes various forms of non-maternal child murder.
Infanticide Act The Infanticide Act is the name for a number of laws introduced into UK law (England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) that recognised the special nature of the killing of an infant child by its mother during the early months of life.
Infantile colic Infantile colic is a disorder of unknown aetiology causing excessive crying in babies. It mainly affects infants from one month to three months of age, but can start in the first week of life and persist to six or twelve months.
Infantile hemangioendothelioma Infantile hemangioendothelioma is a rare benign vascular tumour arising from mesenchymal tissue and is usually located in the liver. It often presents in infancy with cardiac failure because of extensive arteriovenous shunting within the lesion.
Infantry (computer game) Infantry Online is a two-dimensional, isometric, multiplayer, combat, computer game utilizing complex soldier, ground vehicle and space-ship models on typically complex terrains. Players may choose from a list of game zones to enter, each zone having a unique style of gameplay and many offering a wide diversity of weapons, player classes and objectives.
Infantry Attacks Infantry Attacks (in German: Infanterie greift an) is a classic book on military tactics written by German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel about his experiences in World War I. In it were his StoĂźtruppen (shock troops) tactics.
Infantry in the American Civil War During the American Civil War, the infantry, foot-soldiers fighting primarily with small arms, carried the brunt of the fighting on battlefields across the country. As the war progressed, battlefield tactics soon changed in response to the new form of warfare being waged in America.
Infantry Mobility Vehicle Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV) is the term for a wheeled armored personnel carrier (APC) serving as a military patrol, reconnaisance or security vehicle, such as the Bushmaster IMV or Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV).
Infantry tank The infantry tank was a concept developed by the British in the years leading up to World War II. They were generally more heavily armoured compared to the lighter cruiser tanks, which would allow them to operate in close concert with infantry to help them break through heavily defended areas in the enemy lines.
Infantry Weapons Of WWI World War I started on 28th of July 1914 when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This was exactly one month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was killed by the Serbian rebels: The Black Hand Gang.
Infants (band) The members of Infants came together from Tokyo, Oslo, Leeds and rural Essex, forming the band in London, England at the end of 2005. The music website Drowned in Sound soon picked up on the band’s then unreleased recordings and live shows, describing them as "Pop terrorists: [they] sound like Melt Banana clawing the eyes out of Brainiac; only if they were brought up on insane underground dance rhythms.
Infarto Infarto (Spanish for heart attack, infarction) is a hidden camera show on TV Azteca / Azteca América whose pranks are arguably the cruelest and most terrifying in the history of the hidden camera genre. People appearing on the show have been subjected to pranks such as the victim believing that they will be sacrificed in a cult ritual or believing that they will be murdered by axe-wielding neighbors in the midst of a blackout.
InfĂĄ vid Ă…bo Akademi The association InfĂĄ vid Ă…bo Akademi rf, often referred to as InfĂĄ, is a student association for the students with computer science as their main subject. InfĂĄs purpose is to gather people from within the ICT field at Ă…bo Akademi University, Finland, and to work for co-operation and an open and productive environment for both students and personnel at the Department of Information Technologies.
Infectia Infectia (Josephine) is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. She was a mutant with the ability to perceive the molecular structure of living beings and induce mutations in them by altering their genetic makeup.
Infection An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. In infection, the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host's resources in order to multiply (usually at the expense of the host).
Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, or IBK, is a veterinary infection of cattle caused by direct contact or by the common fly serving as a vector for Moraxella bovis. IBK is similar to human pink eye and causes severe infection of the conjuctivia, edema, corneal opacity and ulceration.
Infectious disease An infectious disease is a clinically evident disease of humans or animals that damages or injures the host so as to impair host function, and results from the presence and activity of one or more pathogenic microbial agents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites, and aberrant proteins known as prions. Transmission of an infectious disease may occur through several pathways; including through contact with infected individuals, by water, food, airborne inhalation, or through vector-borne spread.
Infectious disease in the 20th century Many infectious diseases that killed by the millions were greatly reduced in the 20th century, with one notable achievement being the eradication of smallpox, and considerable progress being made toward the eradication of polio (polio eradication being expected to be completed within the first decade of the 21st century) and Guinea Worm Disease.
Infectious Diseases Society of America The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is a medical association representing physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases. IDSA’s purpose is to improve the health of individuals, communities, and society by promoting excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and prevention relating to infectious diseases.
Infectious Grooves The Infectious Grooves are a funk metal band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. It also features ex-Suicidal Tendencies, now Metallica, bassist Robert Trujillo, and ex-Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins.
Infectious Hypodermal and Hematopoietic Necrosis Infectious Hypodermal and Hematopoietic Necrosis (IHHN) is a viral disease of penaeid shrimp that causes mass mortality (up to 90%) among the Western blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris) and severe deformations in the Pacific white shrimp (P. vannamei).
Infectious invalidity Infectious invalidity is a doctrine of property law that provides that under certain defined circumstances because one action is improper another action is invalid. If applicable, the failure of certain transfers may cause interests that are otherwise valid to fail also.
Infectious Records Infectious Records is a record label whose bands include Ash, My Vitriol, Seafood, and The Subways. Infectious was established by Korda Marshall after leaving RCA, and became part of Marshall's Mushroom Records UK (now A&E Records) operation in the mid 1990s.
Infectivity In epidemiology, infectivity refers to the ability of a pathogen to establish an infection. It should be contrasted with virulence, which refers to the damage done by the pathogen once the infection is established.
Infectobesity The term "infectobesity" refers to obesity of infectious origin and the emerging field of medical research that studies the relationship between microbes and weight gain. The term was coined in 2001 by Dr.
Inference engine An inference engine is a computer program that tries to derive answers from a knowledge base. It is the "brain" that expert systems use to reason about the information in the knowledge base, for the ultimate purpose of formulating new conclusions.
Inference objection In informal logic, an inference objection is an objection to an argument based not on any of its stated premises, but rather on the relationship between premise and contention. For a given simple argument, if the assumption is made that its premises are correct, fault may be found in the progression from these to the conclusion of the argument.
Inference procedure An inference procedure is a key component of the knowledge engineering process, sometimes known as abduction. After all preliminary information gathering and modeling is completed, queries are passed to the inference procedure to get answers.
Inferential Focus Inferential Focus, Inc. is a New York City based consultancy offering corporate, institutional investor, private equity, and government clients business intelligence and change-detection services using a process known as Inference Reading.
Inferential programming In ordinary computer programming, the programmer keeps the program's intended results in mind and painstakingly constructs a computer program to achieve those results. Inferential programming refers to (still mostly hypothetical) techniques and technologies enabling the inverse.
Inferential role semantics Inferential role semantics (also: conceptual role semantics, functional role semantics, procedural semantics) is an approach to the theory of meaning heavily influenced by Ludwig Wittgenstein's later philosophy in that it identifies meaning with use. Some versions
Inferior and superior planets The terms "inferior planet" and "superior planet" were coined by Copernicus to distinguish a planet's orbit's size in relation to the Earth's. They should not be confused with dwarf planets and normal planets.
Inferior angle of the scapula The inferior angle of the scapula, thick and rough, is formed by the union of the vertebral and axillary borders; its dorsal surface affords attachment to the Teres major and frequently to a few fibers of the Latissimus dorsi.
Inferior gluteal line The inferior gluteal line (inferior curved line), the least distinct of the three gluteal lines, begins in front at the notch on the anterior border, and, curving backward and downward, ends near the middle of the greater sciatic notch.
Inferior good In consumer theory, an inferior good is a good that decreases in demand when the consumer's income rises, unlike normal goods, for which the opposite is observed. Inferiority, in this sense, is an observable fact rather than a statement about the quality of the good.
Inferior ophthalmic vein The inferior ophthalmic vein begins in a venous net-work at the forepart of the floor and medial wall of the orbit; it receives some veins from the Rectus inferior, Obliquus inferior, lacrimal sac and eyelids, runs backward in the lower part of the orbit and divides into two branches.
Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle The Inferior pharyngeal constrictor, the thickest of the three constrictors, arises from the sides of the cricoid and thyroid cartilage. The components arising from the cricoid and thyroid cartilages are also known as cricopharyngeus and thyropharyngeus respectively.
Inferior pubic ligament The inferior pubic ligament (arcuate pubic ligament or subpubic ligament) is a thick, triangular arch of ligamentous fibers, connecting together the two pubic bones below, and forming the upper boundary of the pubic arch.
Inferior pubic ramus The inferior pubic ramus is thin and flattened. It passes lateralward and downward from the medial end of the superior ramus; it becomes narrower as it descends and joins with the inferior ramus of the ischium below the obturator foramen.
Inferior ramus of the ischium The Inferior Ramus of the ischium (ascending ramus) is the thin, flattened part of the ischium, which ascends from the superior ramus, and joins the inferior ramus of the pubis—the junction being indicated in the adult by a raised line.
Inferior tibiofibular articulation The inferior tibiofibular articulation (tibiofibular syndesmosis) is formed by the rough, convex surface of the medial side of the lower end of the fibula, and a rough concave surface on the lateral side of the tibia.
Inferior transverse ligament of scapula The inferior transverse ligament (spinoglenoid ligament) is a weak membranous band, situated behind the neck of the scapula and stretching from the lateral border of the spine to the margin of the glenoid cavity.

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