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Outtrim railway line, Victoria The Outtrim railway line, was a steam-era regional railway line in Victoria, Australia. Which was also part of the fromer Great Southern Railway(South Gippsland line), branching from the current Pakenham line at Dandenong, extending out into the the South Gippsland region, The Outtrim section of the line was opened in the early 1890s and branched off the main line just after Korumburra railway station.
Outwar Outwar is a web-based massive multiplayer game developed by Rampid Interactive, a company based in New Hampshire. Since its beginning in 2002, there has been controversy surrounding the game and its means of gaining popularity.
Outward Bound Outward Bound (OB) is an international, non-profit, independent educational organization with approximately 40 schools around the world and 100,000 participants per year. Outward Bound programs aim to foster the personal growth and social skills of participants by using challenging expeditions in the outdoors.
Outward Bound Singapore Outward Bound Singapore (Chinese: 新加坡外展学校) is part of the network of Outward Bound centres worldwide. While Outward Bound is well-established in many other countries, the Outward Bound centre in Singapore has the distinction of having an 'Excellent' rating for expertise, facilities and safety.
Outward Processing Arrangement Outward Processing Arrangement (OPA) states that Hong Kong manufacturers can subcontract subsidiary and finishing processes to mainland factories, as long as the "major transformation" of the garment takes place in Hong Kong. Major transformation, however, only need to amount to 10% of cloth processing.
Outwood Grange College Outwood Grange College is a modern comprehensive school and Sixth Form in Outwood, near Wakefield, England. It has a mixed intake of both boys and girls aged 11-18, and with in excess of 2500 pupils is one of the largest schools in England.
Outwork An outwork is a minor defense, fortification, built or established outside the principal fortification limits, detached or semidetached. Outworks were developed in the 16th century, such as ravelins, lunettes (demilunes), caponiers to shield bastions and fortification curtains from direct battery.
Outwrites OUTwrites (formerly Toronto-based Queer Writing Group) is defined as a dynamic writing group that exists to foster and promote a queer-positive artistic environment from novelists and poets to songwriters and playwrights. It is an ethnically and sexually diverse conglomeration of writers, based in Toronto.
OutWeek OutWeek Magazine was an influential gay and lesbian weekly news magazine published in New York City from 1989 to 1991. During its two year existence, OutWeek was widely considered the leading voice of AIDS activism and the initiator of a radical new sensibility in lesbian and gay journalism.
Ouvéa (ship) Ouvéa, named after Ouvéa Island, was the name of a yacht used by three DGSE agents to import the naval mines used to sink the Greenpeace protest yacht Rainbow Warrior in 1985, killing a journalist. The Ouvea was sailed to Norfolk Island after the bombing, from where one of the bombers flew to Australia, narrowly escaping arrest.
Ouvéa cave hostage taking The Ouvéa cave hostage taking was an event occurring from April 22, 1988 to May 5, 1988 in which independence fighters took 27 French gendarmes and a judge as hostages in the island of Ouvéa, New Caledonia, requesting instant independence of New Caledonia from France.
Ouvéa Island Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia.
Ouyang Ouyang (; (Pinyin: Oūyáng) also spelt O'Young, Owyang, Au Yong, Auyong, Au Yeung, Au Ieong, Ao Ieong, Oyong, Auwjong, Ojong) is one of the most common two-character Chinese compound surnames in the world. However, it is not one of the top two hundred Chinese surnames, as documented by the Language Publication Society, Beijing in 1990.
Ouyang Feng One of the The Five Supreme Martial Artists (五絕) in Jinyong's novel, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, being named Ouyang Feng of the West ("西毒" 歐陽鋒). He is the illiginate father of Ouyang Ke (歐陽克).
Ouyang Tzu Ouyang Tzu (歐陽子, pinyin: Ouyáng Zi, born 1939 in Japan) is the penname of Hong Zhihui, a female Taiwanese writer. She, along with fellow students of National Taiwan University Bai Xianyong, Wang Wenxing, and Chen Rouxi, created the literary magazine Modern Literature Xiandai wenxue in 1960, under the guidance of Professor Hsia Tsi-an,
Ouyang Xiu Ouyang Xiu () (1007 – September 22, 1072 8th day of the 8th month of Xining 5 (熙寧五年八月八日), which corresponds to September 22, 1072 in the Julian calendar.), courtesy name is Yongshu, also self nicknamed The Old Drunkard 醉翁, or The Retired Scholar of the One of Six 六一居士 He once explained to a guest that in his house he had 10,000 folios of books which he had collected, 1,000 scrolls of inscriptions dated as early as the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou, one Guqin, one chess set, and usually one pot of wine.
Ouyen, Victoria Ouyen () is a town in Victoria, Australia, located at the junction of the Calder Highway and Mallee Highway, 107 kilometres south of Mildura, 457 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in the Rural City of Mildura. The town has an approximate population of 1500.
Ouza Ouza, also Azza, Uzza, Semyaza, a major leader of the fall from heaven, was also one of the angels that came down from heaven alongside Azazel to interbreed with humans. Ouza before the fall was of the rank of Seraphim.
Ouze Merham Ouze Merham is a fictitious character, made out to be a general in the Israeli Defense Forces, who allegedly interviewed Ariel Sharon in 1956. The interview, first appeared on Muslim websites in mid-2001 during the al-Aqsa Intifada, turned out to have been a hoax.
Ouzel Galley The Ouzel Galley was an Irish merchant ship that set sail from Dublin in the late seventeenth century and was presumed lost with all hands when she failed to return within the next three years; after a further two years had elapsed, however, she mysteriously reappeared with her full complement of crew and a valuable cargo of spices, exotic goods and, it is said, piratical spoils. The ship has entered Irish folklore, and her unexplained disappearance and unexpected reappearance are still the subject of a number of conspiracy theories.
OU Center for Public Management The University of Oklahoma Center for Public Management (CPM) was established in 1994 on the Norman, Oklahoma campus as part of the OU College of Continuing Education's Public and Community Services Division. Using federally approved cost sharing principles and cost reimbursable accounting practices, CPM does business with public and private sector entities.
OUB Centre The OUB Centre is the one of the three tallest skyscrapers in the city of Singapore, sharing the title with the UOB Plaza One and Republic Plaza. Standing at 280 metres tall, it was the tallest building in the world outside North America at the time of its completion in 1986 until is was succeeded by the Bank Of China Tower.
OUCT The Osmania University's College of Technology (OUCT), is a renowned university situated in the city of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, India, affiliated to the Osmania University. It is the oldest college offering chemical engineering and chemical technology education in India.
OUTeverywhere OUTeverywhere (also known simply as OUT and formerly OUTintheUK) is a website providing an online lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, chiefly in the UK, although it has members worldwide. The site provides member profiles with picture galleries, private messages, discussion boards and online chat.
OUTNOW Out Now is a monthly magazine that targets affluent members of the gay community in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is published from headquarters in San Jose, California in the Silicon Valley, with an average household income of $75,000, it is the location of the largest accumulation of wealthy LGBT people in the Bay Area.
Oval Books Oval Books is publishing company responsible for the publishing the critically aclaimed Bluffer's Guide and Xenophobe's Guide series. The books are written by experts on the subject in an off-beat but informative way, verging on spoof.
Oval Office The Oval Office is the official office of the President of the United States. Located in the West Wing of the White House, the oval-shaped office features three large south-facing windows behind the president's desk and a fireplace at the north end of the room.
Oval spinet The oval spinet is a kind of harpsichord invented in the late 17th century by Bartolomeo Cristofori, the Italian instrument maker who later achieved fame for inventing the piano. The oval spinet was unusual for its shape, the arrangement of its strings, and for its mechanism for changing registration.
Ovalbumin Ovalbumin is the main protein found in egg white, making up 60-65% of the total protein (Huntington & Stein 2001). It belongs to the serpin superfamily of proteins, although unlike the majority of serpins it is unable to inhibit any proteases (Hunt & Dayhoff 1980).
Ovality In telecommunications and fiber optics, ovality or noncircularity is an attribute of an optical fiber. In particular, it is the degree of deviation from perfect circularity of the cross section of the core or cladding.
Ovalocytosis Ovalocytosis is an inherited condition in which a person's red blood cells, which are supposed to be round, instead have a slightly oval or elliptical shape (also known as hereditary elliptocytosis). This condition is associated with mild hemolytic anemia.
Ovaltine Ovaltine (registered trademark of Associated British Foods) is a brand of milk flavoring product made with sugar (except in Switzerland), malt extract, cocoa, and whey, by Wander AG, a subsidiary of Twinings which acquired the brand from Novartis in 2003. It was developed in Switzerland, where it is known by its original name, Ovomaltine (from ovum, Latin for "egg", and malt, originally its main ingredients).
Ovambo The Ovambo or Owambo culture consists of eight kindred tribes, which inhabit Ovamboland in northern Namibia in Africa. They consist of Ondonga, Ukwanyama, Ukwambi, Ongandjera, Ukualuudhi, Ombalantu, Onkolonkadhi and Eunda.
Ovamboland Ovamboland was the name given by English-speaking visitors to the land occupied by the Ovambo people in what is now northern Namibia and southern Angola. After the Scramble for Africa in which Africa was partitioned between the European Powers, the boundary between Portuguese West Africa (Angola) and German South West Africa ran through the middle of Ovamboland, which the Ovambo people called Owambo, and the name Ovamboland was then used for the part that lay south of the border, though the German colonial rulers did not really establish their authority there.
Ovarian reserve Ovarian reserve is a term that is used to determine the capacity of the ovary to provides eggs that are capable of fertilization resulting in a healthy and successful pregnancy. The determination of the ovarian reserve is important in infertility.
Ovary (plants) In the flowering plants, an ovary is a part of the female reproductive organ of the flower or gynoecium. Specifically, it is the part of the carpel which holds the ovule(s) and is located at the basal portion of the flower.
Ovation The ovation (Latin: ovatio) was a less-honored form of the Roman triumph. Ovations were granted, when war was not declared between enemies on the level of states, when an enemy was considered basely inferior (slaves, pirates), and when the general conflict was resolved with little to no bloodshed or danger to the army itself.
Ovation Awards Established in 1989, the Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Awards are Southern California's premiere awards for excellence in theatre with is held each November. The Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles.
Ovation Music Festival In September 2005, Stratford, Ontario hosted the Ovation Music Festival, organized by local resident Chris Parson. Local musicians opened for several big name Canadian groups including Sum 41, Simple Plan, Our Lady Peace and Barenaked Ladies.
Ovation TV Ovation: The Arts Network is a digital cable television channel that airs programming dedicated to the Fine Arts. It is the only channel of its kind and features programming devoted to Music (Jazz, Classical, Pop), Opera, Dance and Drama.
Ovayok Territorial Park, Nunavut Ovayok Territorial Park (sometimes Uvajuq, formerly Mount Pelly) is a park situated 15 km (9 mi) east of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. The park is relatively small and covers an area of approximately 16 km² (6 sq mi).
Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (born 5 November 1954) is a São Toméan politician. He served as the country's foreign minister from 30 March 2004 until 16 January 2006, when he resigned due to controversy about the spending of aid money (almost half a million dollars) from Morocco.
Ove Arup Sir Ove Nyquist Arup CBE, MICE, MIStructE, (born at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1895 and died in 1988) was a leading Anglo-Danish engineer, the founder of the internationally important firm of Arup and generally considered the foremost engineer of his time.Jones, Peter: "Ove Arup: Masterbuilder of the Twentieth Century".
Ove Aunli Ove Robert Aunli (born March 12, 1956 in Hemne) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier married to Berit Aunli. He took the Olympic bronze medal in Lake Placid 1980 when Thomas Wassberg beat Juha Mieto by one-hundredth of a second for the gold medal, and won a silver medal as part of Norway's 4 x 10 km relay team .
Ove Fundin Ove Fundin (known by the nickname of the "Flying Fox" or just "the Fox" because of his red hair) was born in Tranas, Sweden in May 23, 1933. He was the first speedway rider to win the Speedway World Championship five times (1956, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1967).
Ove Sellberg Ove Sellberg (born 15 October 1959 in Stockholm) is a Swedish golfer. He turned professional in 1982 and played on the European Tour through most of the 1980s and 1990s, twice finishing in the top twenty of the Order of Merit.
Ove Verner Hansen Ove Verner Hansen, born July 20, 1932 is a Danish actor. He has played the character, "Bøffen" (or "Biffen" in Norwegian, literally meaning "steak" in both languages) in several of the Olsen Gang (Olsenbanden) movies.
Ove-Naxx Ove-Naxx (real name Isao Sano) is a Japanese Breakcore artist from Osaka, Japan. Often a bit less serious than most Breakcore artists, Ove-Naxx fuses Death Metal, J-Pop, Dancehall with samples of latin American music and farmyard animals.
Oven glove An oven glove, or oven mitt, is a insulated mitten that's usually worn in the kitchen to protect the wearer's hand from hot objects like ovens, stoves, cookware etc. Oven gloves can protect the hands against heat for short periods of time.
Ovens & Murray Football League The Ovens and Murray Football League, often locally referred to as simply the O&M, is a semi-professional Australian rules football league based around ten clubs in the north-eastern Victoria, Australia and southern New South Wales, Australia, and is affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The current chairman of the league is Greg Claney and the current general manager is Steven Harrison.
Ovens and King Football League The Ovens and King Football and Netball League Is an Australian Rules Football and Netball league based in the areas of the Ovens and King Rivers. Currently 6 competitions (Seniors, Reserves, Thirds in football) and (A grade, B Grade and C Grade in Netball) exist.
Over 9000 Over 9000 is a popular internet meme based on a Youtube video. The video was created by taking 15 seconds worth of footage from a scene in the anime Dragon Ball Z, in which the character Vegeta shouts "It's over nine-thousand!
Over and Over (Nelly song) "Over and Over" is a single by rapper Nelly featuring country musician Tim McGraw, released in 2004, from Nelly's album Suit. The song went double-platinum in the USA and managed to peak at #1 on the UK Singles charts
Over and Over (The Dave Clark Five song) "Over and "Over", written by Robert Byrd and sung by lead singer and keyboardist Mike Smith, was the only #1 hit for the Dave Clark Five, one of the early "British Invasion Bands" of the mid-1960's whose other hits included "Glad All Over," "Catch Me If You Can" and "Bits and Pieces". It followed the group's signature sound of thumping, 4-4 drum beats accompanied by a wailing sax.
Over It (band) Over It is a rock band from Orange County, California. Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, the band formed in 1998 to play melodic punk rock, and has since developed a more mainstream rock sound with punk roots.
Over It (Katharine McPhee song) "Over It" is the first single to be released in January from the eponymous album Katharine McPhee for the American Idol season five (2006) finalist of the same name.Music on AOL The song was reportedly described by McPhee as "the only real pop song on the record" and as being "a very sultry song about young love".
Over My Dead Body (band) Over My Dead Body was a straight-edge hardcore punk band from San Diego that featured former members from Built To Last, Palpatine, Four Walls Falling and Unbroken. David Kennedy of Boxcar Racer, Hazen Street and Angels & Airwaves fame was also in the band.
Over My Head (Better Off Dead) "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" is a song by Sum 41 from their album Does This Look Infected?. It was released as the last single of the record, it was the less popular single of the album but received a lot of airplay in Canada.
Over My Shoulder Over My Shoulder is I Am Kloot's highest charting single to date, reaching #38 on the UK charts in 2005. It preceded the album "Gods And Monsters" which charted lower than their previous album I Am Kloot.
Over the Brooklyn Bridge Alby (Elliott Gould) is a man of Jewish confession with ambition: for the moment, he holds a coffee in Brooklyn, but he dreams to be able to open his restaurant in Manhattan, project which is very expensive. He asks his uncle Benamin (Sid Caesar) to lend him the money.
Over the Edge (film) Over the Edge is a movie completed in 1979 and released on HBO two years later because its controversial content led to a decision to forego a theatrical release. It stars Matt Dillon in his feature film debut.
Over the Edge (radio) Over The Edge (or, OTE) is a radio program hosted and produced in the United States by Negativland member Don Joyce. OTE is broadcast live on KPFA every second, third, and fourth Thursday night from 12am to 3am.
Over the Edge Vol. 1: JAMCON'84 JAMCON '84 was the first volume in the Over the Edge series, which distilled Negativland's live performances on the radio program Over the Edge on KPFA. This album was edited together from several different broadcasts recorded between January and July 1985.
Over the Edge Vol. 3: The Weatherman's Dumb Stupid Come-Out Line The Weatherman's Dumb Stupid Come-Out Line was the third volume in the Over the Edge series, which distilled Negativland's live performances on the radio program Over the Edge on KPFA. This album was edited together from several different broadcasts recorded between 1982 and 1984.
Over the Edge Vol. 7: Time Zones Exchange Project Negativland Over the Edge Vol. 7 Time Zones Exchange Project or HEΓATИBΛЭΗД Пpegcmaβляem ЧEPEЗ KPAЙ Toм 7: ΠPOEKT OБMEHA ЧACOBЬIMИ ΠOЯCAMИ was the seventh volume in the Over the Edge series, which distilled Negativland's live performances on the radio program Over the Edge on KPFA.
Over the Hedge 2 Over the Hedge 2 is a possible sequel to the 2006 animated film Over the Hedge. DreamWorks Animation has not yet stated that Over the Hedge 2 will be a sequel, but Simon Thompson, a senior editor, talked to DreamWorks Animation CEO and director Jeffrey Katzenberg in London.
Over the Hills & Far Away: The Music of Sharpe Over the Hills & Far Away: The Music of Sharpe was released in 1996 as a companion to the Sharpe television series. The recording features performances by various artists, including British folk musicians John Tams and Kate Rusby, composer Dominic Muldowney, and The Band and Bugles of the Light Division, performing traditional songs along with selections of original music from the programmes.
Over the Hills and Far Away (song) "Over the Hills and Far Away" is the third track from English rock band Led Zeppelin's 1973 album Houses of the Holy. The piece starts off with an acoustic intro from guitarist Jimmy Page, the melody of which derives from an instrumental work, "White Summer" that Page had recorded with The Yardbirds.
Over the Rainbow (Livingston Taylor album) Over the Rainbow is singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor's third album, released in 1973. Its eleven tracks include nine of Taylor's own compositions, as well as two cover versions: "Over the Rainbow", from The Wizard of Oz, and George Harrison's "If I Needed Someone".
Over the Rhine Over the Rhine (also occasionally refered to as OtR) is an Ohio-based musical band, the core of which is formed by the husband-and-wife team of bassist/pianist/guitarist Linford Detweiler and vocalist/guitarist Karin Bergquist. Although originally a quartet with guitarist Ric Hordinski and drummer Brian Kelley, Over the Rhine have both toured and recorded in many shapes and forms.
Over the shoulder shot In film or video, an over the shoulder shot (or OTS) is a shot of someone or something taken over the shoulder of another person. The back of the shoulder and head of this person is used to frame the image of whatever (or whomever) the camera is pointing toward.
Over the Top Over the Top is a 1987 dramatic/action film (commonly referred to as "dramaction") starring Sylvester Stallone, produced and directed by Menahem Golan. The screenplay is written by Stirling Silliphant and Sylvester Stallone.
Over There (TV series) Over There was an action / drama / war television series that aired on the FX network. It premiered in the United States on July 27, 2005 and premiered in Canada on September 6, 2005 on the History Television channel.
Over Wyre Over Wyre is the collective name given to a group of villages in Lancashire situated on the Fylde, to the north of the River Wyre. The group is usually considered to include Hambleton, Stalmine, Knott End-on-Sea, Preesall, Pilling and Out Rawcliffe.
Over-arm tie An over-arm tie is a bondage position in which the arms are brought over the head, and the wrists fastened together behind the head and then by a length of rope, chain or strapping to a belt at the waist. Sometimes, the rope goes between the legs and is fastened in front, forming a crotch rope.
Over-consumption Over-consumption is a concept akin to overpopulation, referring to situations where per capita consumption is so high that even in spite of a moderate population density, sustainability is not achieved. For example, the People's Republic of China has an area comparable to that of the United States of America.
Over-education Over-education is the phenomenon in which individuals feel burdened or oppressed by the weight of their education. A good education is something prized in all cultures, but education can be felt as an obstacle to happiness, and may contribute to mental health problems.
Over-Governor of Stockholm The Over-Governor, or Ă–verstĂĄthĂĄllaren of Stockholm was the highest official for the City between 1634 and 1967. The Office was instituted by the Instrument of Government of 1634, which divided Sweden into Counties and the Over-Governorship of Stockholm.
Over-investing Over-investing in finance, particularly personal finance, refers to the practice of investing more into an asset than what that asset is worth on the open market. It is seen most frequently with houses, automobiles, and trailers.
Over-the-air programming Over-the-air programming (OTA), also known as over-the-air service provisioning (OTASP) or over-the-air parameter administration (OTAPA), is a method of distributing new software updates to cellphones or provisioning handsets with the necessary settings with which to access services such as WAP or MMS. Some phones with this capability are labeled as being "OTA capable.
Over-the-counter (finance) Over-the-counter (OTC) trading is to trade financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, commodities or derivatives directly between two parties. It is the opposite of exchange trading which occurs on futures exchanges or stock exchanges.
Over-the-horizon Airborne Sensor Information System The Over-the-horizon Airborne Sensor Information System (OASIS) is an organic over the horizon sensor targeting and surveillance system originally produced by Texas Instruments and now Raytheon. It is coupled with link 16, electro-optics/infrared, radar, GPS, Tactical Data Information Exchange System TADIX-B and Officer in Tactical Command Information Exchange System (OTCIXS) information to provide a coherent tactical picture for the user.
Over-the-horizon radar Over-the-horizon radar, or OTH (sometimes also beyond the horizon, or BTH), is a design concept for radar systems to allow them to detect targets at very long ranges, typically up to thousands of kilometers. Several OTH radar systems were deployed starting in the 1960s as part of early warning radar systems, but these have generally been replaced by airborne early warning systems instead.
Over-the-Rhine Over-the-Rhine is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio, that is situated between Downtown and Clifton Heights. The architecture of the neighborhood is more reminiscent of Europe-influenced northeastern cities, such as Baltimore and Philadelphia, than of other Midwestern neighborhoods.
Over-under An over-under or over/under bet is a wager in which a sportsbook will predict a number for a statistic in a given game (usually the combined score of the two teams), and bettors wager that the actual number in the game will be either higher or lower than that number. For example, in Super Bowl XXXIX, most Las Vegas casinos set the over-under for the score of the game at 46.
Over-under position Over-under is a stand-up grappling position in which both combatants have one overhook and one underhook, and is the most common stand-up grappling position in mixed martial arts. The head is typically on the same side as the overhooked arm, to allow greater weight to be put on the opponent's underhooked arm, and hence preventing the opponent from using the underhooked arm effectively.
Over/under cable coiling Over/under cable coiling refers to a method of storing cables that preserves the capacitance and common-mode rejection ratio built in by the manufacturer with a twist in the cable, and the shielding that encases the twisted pairs within. It also keeps knots to a minimum, allows the cable to lie flat when uncoiled, and makes running the cables easier and faster.
Overactive bladder Overactive bladder (OAB) is a urological condition defined by a set of symptoms: "urgency, with or without urge incontinence, usually with frequency and nocturia." The International Continence Society (ICS) is responsible for this definition.
Overactive disorder associated with mental retardation and stereotyped movements Overactive disorder associated with mental retardation and stereotyped movements is a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) in Chapter V(F) of the tenth revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10); its diagnostic code is F84.4.
Overage Overage is a term used in the wireless telephone industry to describe billed charges for when a wireless consumer uses a larger number of minutes than their agreed upon price plan allows. In order to maintain high availability, most wireless carriers only allow a certain number of minutes of usage per subscriber per month -- espescially during "peak hours": the time when historically the largest number of mobile phone users attempt to use the network.
Overachievement Overachievement is an educational label applied to students who perform better than their peers when normalized for the instructor's perceptions of background, intelligence or talent. The implicit presumption is that the "overachiever" is achieving superior results through excessive effort.
Overall pressure ratio Overall Pressure Ratio is an engine cycle term used in Gas Turbine Engineering and is defined as the ratio of the stagnation pressure at combustor entry, to that at compression entry. The term should not be confused with the more familiar term Compression Ratio (which is a volume ratio) used on reciprocating engines, such as a Diesel.
Overall Position The Overall Position (OP) is a tertiary entrance rank used in the Australian state of Queensland for selection into universities. Like the similar systems used throughout the rest of Australia, the OP shows how well a student has performed in their senior secondary studies compared to all other OP-eligible students in Queensland.
Overarm bowling In cricket, overarm bowling refers to a delivery in which the bowler's hand is above shoulder height. This is in contrast to a roundarm delivery, where the hand is between shoulder height and waist height; and an underarm delivery where the bowler's hand is below waist height.
Overbank The term overbank describes the type of alluvial geological deposit or sediment that is deposited on the flood plain of a river. Because it occurs outside the main channel, away from faster flow, the deposit tends to be fine-grained.
Overbanked turn An overbanked turn is an element common on large steel roller coasters, particularly those built by Intamin AG of Switzerland. This element is a turn or curve in which the track tilts beyond 90 degrees, usually in the 100-120 degree range.
Overberg The Overberg is a region in South Africa to the east of Cape Town beyond the Hottentots Holland mountains. It lies along the Cape Province's south coast between the Cape Peninsula and the region known as the Garden Route in the east.
Overblowing Overblowing is producing a different note in a wind instrument by forcing air harder. This can be a deliberate technique to get additional notes, or an inadvertent problem which results in notes other than those intended.
Overboard (computer game) Overboard (Shipwreckers in North America) is top-down adventure game, released by Psygnosis in November 1997, in which the main character is a pirate ship manned by three pirates in cutscenes. In gameplay, when the ship catches on fire the men jump [until the lifebar becomes empty.
Overbreadth doctrine In American jurisprudence, the overbreadth doctrine is primarily concerned with facial challenges to laws under the First Amendment. American courts have recognized several exceptions to the speech protected by the First Amendment (for example, obscenity and fighting words), and states therefore have some latitude to regulate unprotected speech.

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