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Mechanical bond The mechanical bond is a type of chemical bond found in mechanically-interlocked molecular architectures such as catenanes and rotaxanes. Unlike classical molecular structures, interlocked molecules consist of two or more separate components which are not connected by chemical (i.
Mechanical Beasts The Mechanical Beasts ("kikaiju") , also known as mechanical monsters or mechanical brutes, were the evil mecha from the Mazinger Z anime and manga series, created by Go Nagai. Almost all of them were created by Koji Kabuto's nemesis, Dr.
Mechanical desk A mechanical desk is usually an antique desk type which was produced during the 18th or the 19th century. At one extreme we can find such desks furnished with a multitude of panels that swing out while stacks of small drawers pop up when a user lowers or extracts the main writing surface or desktop from a closed position, thanks to some well placed levers and/or gears.
Mechanical endurance Mechanical endurance is fresh Industrial/IDM/powernoise project involving two people that made significant mark on Serbian industrial/electro scene with their main bands : SkyScream [Eon Blue void, Signal to noise, Nexus 6, Evil disco dogs] and Machine under Man [Endymion, BLAME]. For a long time the two authors were collaborating with each other by giving each other live support on concerts, guest appearances on promo tapes, remixes and technical support, but this is the first time they brought up something that is complete U - turn in their music.
Mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is a professional engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It requires a solid understanding of key concepts including mechanics, kinematics, thermodynamics and energy.
Mechanical engineering technology Mechanical engineering technology is the application of physical principles and current technological developments to the creation of useful machinery and operation design. Technologies such as solid models may be used as the basis for finite element analysis (FEA) and / or computational fluid dynamics (CFD) of the design.
Mechanical equivalent of heat In the history of science, the mechanical equivalent of heat was a theory, developed in about 1843, that heat Q and mechanical work W were equivalent via a proportionality constant A: Mechanical Theory of Heat, by Rudolf Clausius, 1850-1865
Mechanical floor A mechanical floor, mechanical penthouse, or mechanical level is a floor of a high-rise building that is dedicated to mechanical and electronics equipment. "Mechanical" is the most commonly-used term, but words such as utility, technical, service, and plant are also used.
Mechanical fuel injection Mechanical fuel injection was used with engines made by the likes of 50's GM and Mopar high performance vehicles, 60's Corvettes, Audi and Mercedes-Benz, but fell out of favor with electronic fuel injection. A lot of the old American systems were unreliable, and a lot of owners switched them out for carburetors.
Mechanical fuel pump A mechanical fuel pump was used with carbureted engines, but fell out of favor with electronic fuel injection, due to low fuel pressure. In this system, the engine's camshaft has an extra lobe called a fuel pump boss, and the pump has a mechanical on/off switch basically that sticks out of the pump and rides against the boss lobe on the camshaft; so every time the boss lifts, the fuel pump is turned on and fuel can go to the bowl of the carburetor.
Mechanical harvesting Mechanical harvesting of grapes has been one of the major changes in many vineyards in the last third of a century. First introduced commercially in the 1960s, it has been adopted for different reasons in different wine regions.
Mechanical investing Mechanical investing is the selection of stocks for investment using predetermined, numerical criteria. The technique is "mechanical" in that it typically uses a computer to a screen a database of numerical stock data for stocks that currently satisfy the desired criteria, purportedly eliminating subjective criteria and value judgments from the investment decision.
Mechanical license A mechanical license is a (often required) license that grants certain limited permissions to work with, study, improve upon, reinterprete, re-record (etc.) something that is not either a free/open source item or in the public domain.
Mechanical pencil A mechanical pencil, lead pencil or clicky pencil (usually called a propelling pencil in British English; other names include clutch pencil*, or Pacer after a Papermate model, a genericized trademark) is a pencil containing an internal mechanism which pushes ("propels") the thin graphite lead through the tip. Like standard pencils, there are also mechanical pencils which have a rubber eraser on the end.
Mechanical probe station A Mechanical probe station is used to physically acquire signals from the internal nodes of a semiconductor device. The probe station utilizes manipulators which allow the precise positioning of thin needles on the surface of a semiconductor device.
Mechanical properties of DNA The mechanical properties of DNA are closely related to its molecular structure and the relative weakness of the hydrogen bonds and electronic interactions that hold strands of DNA together compared to the strength of the bonds within each strand.
Mechanical resonance Mechanical resonance is the tendency of a mechanical system to absorb more energy when the frequency of its oscillations matches the system's natural frequency of vibration (its resonant frequency) than it does at other frequencies. Examples are:-
Mechanical room A mechanical room is a room or space in a building dedicated to the mechanical equipment and its associated electrical equipment. Unless a building is served by a centralized heating plant, the size of the mechanical room is usually proportional to the size of the building.
Mechanical singularity In engineering, a mechanical singularity is a position or configuration of a mechanism or a machine where the subsequent behaviour cannot be predicted, or the forces or other physical quantities involved become infinite or nondeterministic.
Mechanical splice A mechanical splice is a junction of two or more optical fibers that are aligned and held in place by a self-contained assembly (usually the size of a large carpenter's nail). The fibers aren't permanently joined, just precisely held together so that light can pass from one to another.
Mechanical television Mechanical television was a television system that used mechanical or electromechanical devices to capture and display images. However, the images themselves were usually transmitted electronically and via radio waves.
Mechanical traveller A mechanical traveller is a moving part of a machine, typically a ring that slides between different positions on a supporting rod when the machine goes through its operating cycle. The term may also be used refer to the supporting rod.
Mechanical ventilation In medicine, mechanical ventilation is a method to mechanically assist or replace spontaneous breathing when patients cannot do so on their own, and must be done so after invasive intubation with an endotracheal or tracheostomy tube through which air is directly delivered (in contrast to noninvasive ventilation). In many cases, mechanical ventilation is used in acute settings such as in the ICU for a short period of time during a serious illness.
Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) is the United Kingdom body responsible for collecting and distributing royalties to composers, songwriters and publishers for recording of copyrighted music onto many different formats. It is a not-for-profit organisation which funds its work through a commission on the licence revenue it receives.
Mechanically powered flashlight A mechanically powered flashlight is one of several varieties of flashlights that do not use batteries, but rather depend on mechanical movement by the user to generate enough electrical current to power a miniature incandescent bulb or light-emitting diode.
Mechanically separated meat Mechanically separated meat (MSM), also known as mechanically recovered meat (MRM) is a paste-like and batter-like meat product produced by forcing beef, pork or chicken bones, with attached edible meat, under high pressure through a sieve or similar device to separate the bone from the edible meat tissue. Mechanically separated meat has been used in certain meat and meat products since the late 1960s.
Mechanically-interlocked molecular architectures Mechanically-interlocked molecular architectures are the connection of molecules not through traditional bonds, but instead as a consequence of their topology. This connection of molecules is analogous to keys on a key chain loop.
Mechanician A mechanician is an engineer or a scientist working in the field of mechanics, or in a related or sub-field: engineering or applied mechanics, geomechanics, biomechanics, and mechanics of materials. Names other than mechanician have been used occasionally, such as mechaniker and mechanicist.
Mechanicles Mechanicles is a fictional character in the Disney cartoon series Aladdin, voiced by Charlie Adler. A villain who seems to be of an ancient Greek culture (always styling himself as "greatest of the great Greek geniuses"), he is known for being able to make complex technological robots resembling insects (particuarly beetles), which he uses for his various plots.
Mechanics Co/operative Bank Mechanics Co/operative Bank is a small savings bank based out of Taunton, Massachusetts. The bank started off in 1877 by the passing of a bill passed through the Massachusetts Legislature, therefore receiving a charter in 1883.
Mechanics lien A mechanics' lien is a hold on property for the benefit of someone whose work or property improves the property. It is called by various names, including materialman's lien, supplier's lien, laborer's lien, construction lien and others.
Mechanics of materials Mechanics of materials is a field of study at the boundary of two disciplines, Applied mechanics and Materials Science and Engineering, focussing on relations between the mechanical behavior of materials and their microstructures.
Mechanics of structures Mechanics of structures is a field of study within applied mechanics that investigates the behavior of structures under mechanical loads, such as bending of a beam, buckling of a column, torsion of a shaft, deflection of a thin shell, and vibration of a bridge.
Mechanics' Institutes Historically, Mechanics' Institutes were educational establishments formed to provide adult education, particularly in technical subjects, to working men. As such, they were often funded by local industrialists on the grounds that they would ultimately benefit from having more knowledgeable and skilled employees (such philanthropy was shown by, among others, Robert Stephenson, James Nasmyth and Joseph Whitworth).
Mechanics' Theatre The Mechanics' Hall, also known as the Hibernian Theatre of Varieties was a theatre and music hall in Lower Abbey Street, Dublin. Its two main claims to fame were that Sean O'Casey once appeared on stage there in a production of The Shaughraun by Dion Boucicault and that it became the site of the Abbey Theatre.
Mechanicsville Road Covered Bridge Mechanicsville Road Bridge is a covered bridge spanning the Grand River in Austinburg Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 15 drivable bridges in the county, is the longest single span covered bridge in the county, and is believed to be the oldest in the county as well.
Mechanikal Element Foundation Mechanikal Element Foundation is an electronic dance music label/collective. While Mechanikal Element consists of artists and producers of many electronic dance music genres, they are most well known for their work in drum and bass.
Mechaniloid A Mechaniloid (Mechaniroid in Japanese) is a term for a fictional series of robots in the Mega Man series. Mechaniloids are usually regarded as a robot with lower thinking capacity and lack of free-will (unlike Reploids and, to a lesser extent, Robot Masters).
Mechanised agriculture Mechanized agriculture is the process of using agricultural machinery in order to massively increase output. In modern times, powered machinery has replaced many jobs formerly carried out by men or beasts such as horses, donkeys or oxen.
Mechanised Infantry Regiment The Mechanised Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It is the youngest regiment in the army, and was formed as result of lessons learned in the 1965 Indo-Pak War, to give infantry battalions greater mobility.
Mechanism (horology) A mechanism is a combination of parts designed to perform a given function. A timepiece (a clock or watch), is a piece of mechanism designed to indicate the time; it includes various organs, each of which is a piece of mechanism with a clearly determined function, e.
Mechanism (philosophy) In philosophy, mechanism is a theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes. It can be contrasted with vitalism, the philosophical theory that vital forces are active in living organisms, so that life cannot be explained solely by mechanism.
Mechanism (technology) A mechanism is some technical aspect of a larger process or mechanical device, a part or combination of parts designed to perform a particular function. Sometimes an entire machine may be referred to as mechanism.
Mechanism of action In pharmacology, the term mechanism of action refers to the specific biochemical interaction through which a drug substance produces its pharmacological effect. A mechanism of action usually includes mention of the specific molecular targets to which the drug binds, such as an enzyme or receptor.
Mechanismo Mechanismo is a Judge Dredd story which was published in British comic the Judge Dredd Megazine in 1992. It was the first in a series of stories told over the next two years in both the Megazine and 2000 AD (the rest of this article is about all of the stories).
Mechanization Mechanization or mechanisation (BE) is the use of machines to replace manual labour or animals and can also refer to the use of powered machinery to help a human operator in some task. The use of hand powered tools is not an example of mechanization.
Mechanoid (GaoGaiGar) In the anime and manga series The King of Braves GaoGaiGar and The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL, a Mechanoid is the result of a performed synchronization (or "Fusion") between a natural or semi-artificial life-form (such as a Cyborg) and an artificial, transforming mechanical entity.
Mechanome Mechanome The mechanome consists of the body, or ome, of data including cell and molecular processes relating to force and mechanical systems at molecular, cellular and tissue length scales. The mechanome encompasses biological motors, like kinesin or myosin, mechanical structures, like actin or the cytoskeleton, or processes, such as cytokinesis or chemotaxis.
Mechanoreceptor A mechanoreceptor is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion. There are four main types in the glabrous skin of humans: Pacinian corpuscles, Meissner's corpuscles, Merkel's discs, and Ruffini corpuscles.
Mechanosensitive ion channel Mechanosensitive (MS) channels provide protection against hypo-osmotic shock, responding both to stretching of the cell membrane and to membrane depolarisation. They are present in the membranes of organisms from the three domains of life: bacteria, archaea, and eukarya
Mechanus In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, Mechanus, also known as The Clockwork Nirvana of Mechanus, is a strongly lawful aligned plane of existence. It is one of a number of alignment-based Outer Planes that form part of the standard Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) cosmology, used in the Planescape, Greyhawk and some editions of the Forgotten Realms campaign settings.
Mechatronics Design Association The Mechatronics Design Association (MDA) is a student association at the University of Toronto. Founded in November 2004, the MDA is composed of many students from various programmes at the University of Toronto.
MechAssault: Phantom War MechAssault: Phantom War is the latest game of the popular MechAssault series and is part of the Battletech universe created by FASA. Players assume the role of a BattleMech pilot in a 3D environment with a third person view of the combat via the top screen of the DS, while the touch screen displays the inside of the cockpit and acts as the game's controls.
MechCommander MechCommander was the first real-time tactics (RTT) video game based on FASA's BattleTech/MechWarrior franchise (though often being called a real-time strategy game), developed by FASA Interactive and distributed by MicroProse. Several MechWarrior titles were released before, but all were from the pilot (or MechWarrior) point of view, MechCommander being the first to give operative control over a squad (company) of 'Mechs.
Mechelen Mechelen (French, Malines; German, Mecheln; Spanish, Malinas; English traditional name, Mechlin) is a city and a municipality in the province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Mechelen proper, some quarters at its outskirts, the hamlets of Nekkerspoel (adjacent) and Battel (a few kilometers away), as well as the villages of Walem, Heffen, Leest, Hombeek, and Muizen.
Mechelle Mechelle is an uncommon female name originating from the Hebrew language meaning, "Who is like God". Unlike the very common female name Michelle that means, "Like the Lord", which is the feminine form of Michael, the name has a uniqueness all its own.
Mechinat Avnei Eitan Mechinat Avnei Eitan (), also reffered to as Leadership Yeshiva Academy in English, is a pre-military mechina which combines classical yeshiva learning with an environment enables the students to obtain the necessary tools they need to contribute in their own ways to both Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael. The mechina, the first of its kind for English speakers, was founded in 2004, on Moshav Avnei Eitan in the beautiful Golan Heights in Israel.
Mechlorethamine Mechlorethamine also known as chlormethine, mustine, nitrogen mustard and HN2 and sold under the brand name Mustargen, is the prototype anticancer chemotherapeutic drug. Successful clinical use of mechlorethamine gave birth to the field of anticancer chemotherapy.
Mechnikov (crater) Mechnikov is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located just to the northeast of the much larger Galois walled plain, being separated by a stretch of irregular terrain about 20-30 km in width.
Mechthild of Magdeburg Mechthild of Magdeburg (1210 – ca. 1285) was a medieval mystic, a Beguine, and a Cistercian nun, whose book Das fließende Licht der Gottheit ('The Flowing Light of the Godhead') described her supposed visions of God.
MechWarrior MechWarrior is the title of a number of games set in the fictional universe created for the tabletop wargame BattleTech. The term "MechWarrior" is also used to describe the pilot or operator of a BattleMech.
MechWarrior (SNES) MechWarrior is a first-person action game for the Super NES based on the Battletech universe. The SNES game was based upon the original PC MechWarrior, with modern (for the era) graphics and using Mode 7 for the Battlemech mission sequences instead of the PC version's wire-frame 3D graphics.
MechWarrior (video game) MechWarrior is the first in a line of BattleTech video games of the same name. MechWarrior was the first video game to offer the player a chance to actually pilot a BattleMech from the view of a pilot (a MechWarrior).
MechWarrior 2 Soundtrack The Mechwarrior 2 soundtrack is the an extremely well regarded soundtrack for Activision's award winning sci-fi shooter Mechwarrior 2. It received near universal praise from game reviewers and to this day is enjoyed by many.
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries is an action-based video game for the PC, based on the Battletech Mechwarrior game universe. The original Battletech game is a turn-based board game where the player controls battles between mechs, large, powerful, piloted robot-like vehicles.
MechWarrior: Dark Age MechWarrior: Dark Age (now in its second iteration, Age of Destruction) is a tabletop wargame by WizKids based on the BattleTech universe, that uses the Clix system. The miniatures are pre-painted models of infantry squads, vehicles, and giant walking war machines known as BattleMechs.
Mei (Galactik Football) Mei is one of the main protagonists in the animated series, Galactik Football. Although she wishes to play the offensive position of a Striker, she plays as the Snow Kid's Defender, next to her team mate Thran.
Mei and the Kittenbus is a short "sequel" to the 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro from Studio Ghibli. It was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and concentrates on the character of Mei from the original film and her adventures one night with the Kittenbus (offspring of the Catbus from the film) and other cat-oriented vehicles.
Mei Bo Mei Bo a character featured within the famed Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods (or more commonly known as Fengshen Yanyi). Mei Bo is renowned as the Number One Grand Counselor to King Zhou himself; thus Mei Bo is a very high ranking official under the Shang Dynasty.
Mei Chaofeng Mei Chaofeng (梅超風) is a fictional character in Jinyong's wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Known as the Iron Corpse (鐵屍) due to her dark complexion and rigid appearance, She, along with her eloped husband Chen Xuanfeng (陳玄風, the Bronze Corpse 銅屍), is one of the novel's main antagonists, heavily despised by the martial arts community for unethical behaviour.
Mei Lan Mei Lan, 美兰 "Atlanta Beauty", a giant panda, was born at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on September 6, 2006. The female cub is the offspring of Lun Lun and Yang Yang who also reside at the Zoo.
Mei Pass Mei Pass (; literally "Mei Pass") is a strategic site around 30km north of Nanxiong (南雄) Municipality, Guangdong province, China. It is situated in the Meiling Mountains (梅岭), forming the boundary between the provinces of Jiangxi and Guangdong.
Mei Quong Tart Mei Quong Tart (梅光達; pinyin: méi guāng dá) (1850-1903) was a leading nineteenth century Sydney merchant and importer from China. He was one of Sydney's most famous and well-loved personalities, and made a significant impact on the social and political scene of Sydney at a time of strong anti-Chinese sentiment in Australia.
Mei Wu Mei Wu a character featured within the famed Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods (more commonly known as Fengshen Yanyi). Mei Wu has been a high ranking officer under the renowned Shang Dynasty for many a year, and has gained great renown for his loyalty.
Mei Yaochen Mei Yaochen or Mei Yao-ch'en) (梅尧臣 or 梅堯臣) (1002 - 1060) was a poet of the Song dynasty. He was one of the pioneers of the "new subjective" style of poetry which characterised Song poetry.
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge Mei-mei Berssenbrugge is an influential contemporary poet. Winner of two American Book Awards, her work is often associated with the Language School, the poetry of the New York School, phenomenology, and visual art.
Meia Ponte Microregion The Meia Ponte Microregion is a statistical region of Goiás state, Brazil created by the IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística). It is located south of the state capital, Goiânia, and includes 21 cities with a total population of 305,427 inhabitants (2000).
Meia Ponte River The Meia Ponte River is one of the most important rivers in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its source lies 60 km north of the city of Goiânia and it flows through that city in a southern direction joining the Paranaíba river on the border with Minas Gerais.
Meia-lua de compasso A Meia-lua de compasso (lit: half moon compass) is a ducked spinning kick with outstretched leg performed in Capoeira. Because of the ducking motion, it is intended to be used as an evasive kick and even a counter-kick.
Meibion Glyndŵr Meibion Glyndŵr (Welsh: Sons of Glyndŵr) was a Welsh nationalist movement violently opposed to the loss of Welsh culture and language. They were formed in response to the housing crisis precipitated by large numbers of second homes being bought by the English which had pushed up house prices beyond the means of many locals.
Meic Stevens Meic Stevens is a Welsh singer-songwriter who is often referred to as "the Welsh Dylan" and has been compared favourably with fellow astral-travellers like Syd Barrett. Stevens's songs have a mystical, faintly psychedelic flavour, and are mostly sung in his native Welsh language.
Meidias Meidias (in Greek Mειδίας; lived 4th century BC), an Athenian of considerable wealth and influence, was a violent and bitter enemy of Demosthenes, the orator. His hostility he first displayed in 361 BC when he broke violently into the house of Demosthenes, with his brother Thrasylochus, to take possession of it,–Thrasylochus having offered, in the case of a trierarchy, to make an exchange of property with Demosthenes, under a private understanding with the guardians of the latter that, if the exchange were effected, the suit then pending against them should be dropped.
Meidob Volcanic Field The alkaline Meidob volcanic field in western Sudan, at the NE end of the Dafur volcanic province, covers an area of 5000 sq km with nearly 700 Pliocene-to-Holocene vents. The volcanic field was constructed over an uplifted Precambrian igneous and metamorphic basement and is elongated in an E-W direction.
Meier & Frank Building The Meier & Frank Building is a fifteen story, glazed terra cotta building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, across from the northeast corner of Pioneer Courthouse Square. The building is the former flagship store and headquarters building for the Meier & Frank department store chain and the current home of a Macy's Department Store.
Meier Link Meier Link is the main "antagonist" in the anime production, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, and also from the book, YĂ´satsukĂ´ (Demon Deathchase in english), which the movie was based on. He is a vampire and Charlotte Elbourne's lover, who throughout the story must resist his vampiric urge to bite and therefore turn her.
Meierij The Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch (Bailiwick of Bois le Duc) was one of the four parts of the former duchy of Brabant, the others being the areas of Leuven, Brussels and Antwerp. It got its name from the Bailiff of 's-Hertogenbosch, who ruled the area in the name of the Dukes of Brabant.
Meifod Meifod is a small village 7 miles north-west of Welshpool in mid Wales on the A495 road and located in the valley of the River Vyrnwy. The River Banwy converges with the Vyrnwy approximately two miles to the west of the village.
Meige's syndrome Meige's syndrome is a type of dystonia, also known as oral facial dystonia or hemifacial spasm, the main symptoms of which involve involuntary blinking and chin thrusting. Some Meige's patients also have "laringeal dystonia" (spasms of the larynx).
Meighen Demers Meighen Demers LLP was a small Toronto law firm before merging with Ogilvy Renault in 2001. Lawyers from Meighen Demers who consequently joined Ogilvy Renault include Senator Michael Meighen and Jacques Demers.
Meigs Raid Meigs Raid (also known as the Battle of Sag Harbor) was guerrilla raid by American forces on the British at Sag Harbor, New York on May 23, 1777 during the American Revolutionary War in which six British were killed and 90 captured while the Americans suffered no casualties.
Meigs syndrome In medicine, Meigs syndrome, also Meigs' syndrome, is the triad of ovarian fibroma-thecoma (a benign tumor of the ovary), ascites and pleural effusion that resolves after the resection of the tumor. For reasons unknown, the pleural effusion is classically on the right side.
Meijer Meijer (Dutch, pronounced MY-er, ) is a regional American discount department store and grocery retailer that was founded in 1934. About half of Meijer's 176 locations are located in Michigan and others are located across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky.
Meijer de Haan Jacob Meijer de Haan (1852-1895) was a Dutch artist born into a successful Jewish family of biscuit manufacturers, close to the study of religion, music and art. He had already had some success in the Netherlands as a painter of Jewish genre, when in winter 1888, accompanied by Isaacson, he went to Paris to continue his studies.
Meijer G-Function The G-function was defined for the first time by Meijer in 1936 as an attempt to introduce a very general function so that to include most of the known special functions as a particular case. This was not the only attempt: the hypergeometric function and MacRobert E-function had the same aim, but Meijer's G-function was able to include those as a particular case as well.
Meiji Constitution The , more commonly known as the Imperial or Meiji Constitution, was the fundamental law of the Empire of Japan from 29 November 1889 until 2 May 1947. Enacted after the Meiji Renewal, it provided for a form of constitutional monarchy based on the Prussian model, in which the Emperor of Japan was an active ruler and wielded considerable political power, but shared this with an elected diet.
Meiji oligarchy The Meiji oligarchy, as the new ruling class of Meiji period Japan is known to historians, was a privileged clique that exercised imperial power, sometimes despotically. The members of this class were adherents of kokugaku and believed they were the creators of a new order as grand as that established by Japan's original founders. Two of the major figures of this group were Okubo Toshimichi (1832-78), son of a Satsuma retainer, and Satsuma samurai Saigō Takamori (1827-77), who had joined forces with Chōshū, Tosa, and Hizen to overthrow the Tokugawa. Okubo became minister of finance and Saigō a field marshal; both were imperial councillors. Kido Koin (1833-77), a native of Chōshū, student of Yoshida Shoin, and coconspirator with Okubo and Saigō, became minister of education and chairman of the Governors' Conference and pushed for constitutional government. Also prominent were Iwakura Tomomi (1825-83), a Kyoto native who had opposed the Tokugawa and was to become the first ambassador to the United States
Meiji period The , or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of Emperor Meiji, running, in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July 1912. During this time, Japan started its modernization and rose to world power status.
Meiji Restoration The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure. It occurred in the latter half of the 19th century, a period that traverses both the late Edo period (often called Late Tokugawa shogunate) and the beginning of the Meiji Era.
Meiji Shrine Meiji Jingu (明治神宮), located in Tokyo, Japan near Harajuku Station is the Shinto shrine dedicated to the souls of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shoken. Emperor Meiji died in 1912 and Empress Shoken in 1914.
Meiju Enho Meiju Enho, born in 1981 in Finland, is the keyboard player of the Finnish Viking/Folk Metal band Ensiferum. Meiju joined the band in 2001 following the release of their debut album Ensiferum and his played on all subsequent releases.

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