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Tropical Mockingbird The Tropical Mockingbird, Mimus gilvus, is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico south to northern Brazil, and in the Lesser Antilles and other Caribbean islands. The birds in Panama and Trinidad may have been introduced..
Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics Although traditionally associated with northern nations, the Winter Olympics has also had a number of teams from nations that are primarily or solely in the tropics. In many cases the climate, or in cases like Ethiopia or Madagascar the relative poverty, of these nations makes them not associated with Winter sports and few to no Winter Olympic medals have been won by such nations.
Tropical North Queensland Tropical North Queensland is general term referring to varying regions of the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland. The generally accepted definition is an area from about the city of Mackay north to the tip of Cape York.
Tropical rain belt The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which oscillates from the northern to the southern tropics over the course of the year. The tropical rain belt lies in the southern hemisphere roughly from October to March, and during this time the northern tropics experience a dry season in which precipitation is very rare, and days are typically hot and sunny throughout.
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a joint space mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) designed to monitor and study tropical rainfall. The term refers to both the mission itself and the satellite that the mission uses to collect data.
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site was listed in UNESCO World Heritage list in 2004. It comprises three Indonesian national parks on the island of Sumatra — Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and the Southern Hills National Park.
Tropical spastic paraparesis Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) is an infection of the spinal cord by Human T-lymphotropic virus resulting in paraparesis or weakness of the legs. As the name suggests, it is most common in tropical regions, including the Caribbean and Africa.
Tropical Salsa Airplay panel The R&R Tropical Salsa Airplay panel is a list of Tropical/Salsa stations (Stations that play Salsa, Meringue or Caribbean music, mostly from Puerto Rico) that are monitored by BDS Nielsen Data Systems. The stations are ranked by the highest audience cumes based on Arbitron ratings and are modified twice a year.
Tropical Storm Agnes (disambiguation) The name Agnes has been used for a total of sixteen tropical cyclones worldwide: One in the Atlantic Ocean, thirteen in the Western Pacific Ocean, one in the Southwest Indian Ocean and one in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Tropical Storm Alberto (1994) Tropical Storm Alberto was the first storm of the 1994 Atlantic hurricane season. It hit Florida across the Southeast United States in July, causing a massive flooding disaster while stalling over Georgia and Alabama.
Tropical Storm Alberto (2006) Tropical Storm Alberto was the first tropical storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming on June 10 in the northwestern Caribbean Sea as a tropical depression, the storm moved northward and then northeastward, reaching a peak intensity of 70 mph (110 km/h), before making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida on June 13.
Tropical Storm Alice The name Alice has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, ten tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean and five tropical cyclones in the southern hemisphere. With a total of 19 storms worldwide named Alice, this makes it one of the three most used names.
Tropical Storm Allison Tropical Storm Allison was a tropical storm that devastated southeast Texas in June of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season. The first storm of the season, Allison lasted unusually long for a June storm, remaining tropical or subtropical for 15 days.
Tropical Storm Allison (disambiguation) The name Allison has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean and the alternative spelling Alison has been used for one tropical cyclone in the Southwest Pacific Ocean and three in the southern Indian Ocean.
Tropical Storm Alpha (2005) Tropical Storm Alpha was the twenty-third storm in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and it made landfall on Hispaniola in October. It caused some damage and forty-three confirmed deaths in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, becoming the sixth deadliest storm of the season.
Tropical Storm Alpha (disambiguation) The name Alpha or Alfa has been used for two subtropical cyclones and one tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean. It was used to name subtropical storms for a time before the modern naming lists were instituted, and is used to name the first storm in excess of the last name on the basin's list (see hurricane naming).
Tropical Storm Ana (2003) Tropical Storm Ana was the first tropical cyclone of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season, and the only tropical storm on record to exist in the month of April in the Atlantic basin. The storm formed off the coast of Florida and passed south of Bermuda before becoming extratropical.
Tropical Storm Barry (1995) Tropical Storm Barry was the second named storm of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. It was a relatively short-lived storm that affected parts of Atlantic Canada, although no damage or fatalities were reported as a result.
Tropical Storm Barry (2001) Tropical Storm Barry was the second named storm of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season and the second tropical storm to make landfall on the United States mainland. Barry formed on August 2 and moved northward where it reached a peak intensity of 70 mph (105 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 990 millibars before making landfall along the Florida Panhandle on August 6, the storm then crossed over Alabama as a tropical depression and dissipated on the 7th over the eastern Midwest.
Tropical Storm Bertha (2002) Tropical Storm Bertha was a minimal tropical storm that made landfall twice along the United States Gulf Coast in August of 2002. The second tropical storm of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Bertha developed in the northern Gulf of Mexico out of a trough of low pressure that extended into the Atlantic on August 4.
Tropical Storm Beryl (1982) Tropical Storm Beryl was a tropical storm that brought heavy damage to Cape Verde in August during the 1982 Atlantic hurricane season, killing 115 islanders. It was one of the few storms in history to directly impact the islands as a tropical storm.
Tropical Storm Beryl (1994) Tropical Storm Beryl, was the second named storm of the 1994 Atlantic hurricane season. Beryl originated north of Puerto Rico as a upper-level low pressure system, then passed over Florida, then entered the gulf where it became a tropical depression.
Tropical Storm Beryl (2000) Tropical Storm Beryl was a tropical storm that formed in the Gulf of Mexico on August 13, 2000 and dissipated over the mountains of northeastern Mexico on August 15. Beryl was the second tropical storm of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season, and the first storm in 2000 to make landfall in North America of at least tropical storm intensity.
Tropical Storm Bill (2003) Tropical Storm Bill was a tropical storm that affected the Gulf Coast of the United States in the summer of 2003. The second storm of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season, Bill developed from a tropical wave on June 29 to the north of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Tropical Storm Bonnie (2004) Tropical Storm Bonnie was a small tropical storm that made landfall on Florida in August 2004. Bonnie, the second storm of the season, developed from a tropical wave on August 3 to the east of the Lesser Antilles.
Tropical Storm Bret (2005) Tropical Storm Bret was a very short-lived storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season that hit Mexico on June 29. Bret was the second named storm of the season and also the first of six tropical cyclones (three hurricanes, two of them major, and three tropical storms) to make landfall in Mexico.
Tropical Storm Danielle (1992) Tropical Storm Danielle was a weak tropical storm that made landfall on Virginia in the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season. The forth storm of the season, Danielle was one of two Atlantic storms in the year to make landfall on the United States, the other being Hurricane Andrew.
Tropical Storm Dean (2001) Tropical Storm Dean was a moderate tropical storm that affected at least twelve islands along its path from the tropical Atlantic Ocean to east of Atlantic Canada. Dean developed from a tropical wave on August 22 over the Lesser Antilles, and was initially predicted to intensify further to reach hurricane status.
Tropical Storm Delta (2005) Tropical Storm Delta was a late-forming tropical storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season which struck the Canary Islands as a strong extratropical storm causing significant damage and then crossed over Morocco with little impact there. It was the twenty-sixth tropical or subtropical storm of the season.
Tropical Storm Doria (1971) Tropical Storm Doria was the costliest tropical cyclone in the 1971 Atlantic hurricane season. The fifth tropical storm of the season, Doria developed from a tropical wave on August 20 to the east of the Lesser Antilles, and after five days without development it attained tropical storm status to the east of Florida.
Tropical Storm Earl (2004) Tropical Storm Earl was the fifth tropical storm of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It was a short-lived storm in mid-August 2004 that formed near the Windward Islands and remained weak throughout its short lifespan.
Tropical Storm Edouard (2002) Tropical Storm Edouard was the first of eight tropical cyclones to develop in September of 2002, at the time the highest on record for any month. The fifth tropical storm of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Edouard developed into a tropical cyclone on September 1 from an area of convection in association with a cold front to the east of Florida.
Tropical Storm Fabian (1991) Tropical Storm Fabian was a short-lived tropical storm during the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season. The sixth named storm of the year, it was one of three tropical cyclones during the 1991 season to make landfall on the United States.
Tropical Storm Frances (1998) Tropical Storm Frances was the sixth tropical storm storm of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm produced more than fifteen inches of rain across Texas, western Louisiana and the Ohio Valley, and caused around $500 million in damage (1998 USD).
Tropical Storm Franklin (2005) Tropical Storm Franklin was a tropical storm over the western Atlantic Ocean during July of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the sixth named storm of the season and twice approached hurricane strength.
Tropical Storm Gamma (2005) Tropical Storm Gamma was the twenty-fourth named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, extending the 2005 season's record for activity. In November, the storm formed and degenerated in the central Caribbean Sea, then reformed north of Honduras.
Tropical Storm Gert (2005) Tropical Storm Gert was the third of six tropical cyclones (three hurricanes, two major hurricanes, and three tropical storms) to make landfall in Mexico during 2005. It formed in July in the Bay of Campeche, becoming the seventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.
Tropical Storm Grace (2003) Tropical Storm Grace was a weak tropical storm that struck Texas in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. The eleventh tropical depression and the seventh tropical storm of the season, Grace was also the weakest storm of the season, having an ACE of 0.
Tropical Storm Hanna (2002) Tropical Storm Hanna was a moderately strong tropical storm during the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season. The eighth storm of the 2002 season, Hanna was one of six tropical cyclones to make landfall to hit the United States during the 2002 season.
Tropical Storm Harvey (1999) Tropical Storm Harvey was a moderately strong tropical storm that caused extensive flooding across south Florida during the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. The eleventh named storm of the season and the first of two tropical cyclones to make landfall in Florida in 1999, Harvey moved eastward before making landfall as a 60 mph (97 km/h) tropical storm.
Tropical Storm Hazel The name Hazel has been used for two tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, three in the eastern Pacific Ocean, one in the western Pacific, and one in the Indian Ocean. It was used in all basins before formal naming systems were instituted.
Tropical Storm Helene (2000) Tropical Storm Helene was a strong tropical storm that made landfall in the United States as a minimal tropical storm. The tropical system was the twelfth tropical cyclone and eighth tropical storm of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season.
Tropical Storm Hilda The name Hilda has been used for two tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean, five tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and one Western Pacific Ocean. It was used in the Atlantic before the formal naming system was instituted.
Tropical Storm Chris (1988) Tropical Storm Chris was a weak tropical storm that made landfall in South Carolina during the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season. The third storm of the season, Chris was one of five Atlantic storms in a year to make landfall on the United States coastline.
Tropical Storm Chris (2006) Tropical Storm Chris was the fourth tropical storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming on July 31 in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Leeward Islands from a tropical wave, Chris moved generally to the west-northwest, skirting the northern fringes of the Caribbean islands.
Tropical Storm Ilsa The name Ilsa has been used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean and three tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It was used in the Atlantic before the formal naming system was instituted, and in the Pacific with the old four-year lists.
Tropical Storm Ione The name Ione has been used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean, three tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and one tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific Ocean. It was used in the Atlantic before the formal naming system was instituted, and in the Pacific on the old four-year lists.
Tropical Storm Jerry (1995) Tropical Storm Jerry was a tropical storm that caused severe flooding throughout the southeast United States in August of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. Jerry, the 10th tropical storm of the season, hit Florida in the end of August, though its remnants persisted until five days after landfall.
Tropical Storm John The name John has been used for six tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and one tropical cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere. John is not to be confused with Juan, which was used in the Atlantic in 1985 and 2003.
Tropical Storm Jose (2005) Tropical Storm Jose was a short-lived tropical storm during August in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season which made landfall in central Mexico. Jose was the tenth named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and the fourth of six tropical cyclones (three hurricanes and three tropical storms) to make landfall in Mexico in 2005.
Tropical Storm Josephine (1996) Tropical Storm Josephine was the tenth named storm of a moderately active 1996 Atlantic hurricane season. A strong tropical storm, Josephine dumped heavy rain across most of the southeastern and eastern United States killing two people and leaving $130 million dollars (1996 USD, $158 million 2005 USD) in damage.
Tropical Storm Juan The name Juan has been used to name two tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean and two tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean. Juan is used by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on its name lists.
Tropical Storm Karen (1995) Tropical Storm Karen was the twelth cyclone of the active 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. Karen formed on August 28 in the Central Atlantic, but was a minimal storm during its lifetime and never threatened land.
Tropical Storm Katrina The name Katrina has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, three tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and one tropical cyclone in the South Pacific. It was used in the Pacific on the old four-year lists.
Tropical Storm Kim (1983) Tropical Storm Kim the only storm of 1983 to move from the Western Pacific basin into the North Indian Ocean basin as it moved across southern Indochina and into the Bay of Bengal as a tropical depression. Although Kim was a weak tropical storm, it still managed to cause 200 deaths and heavy crop damage in Indochina.
Tropical Storm Lee (2005) Tropical Storm Lee was a weak storm in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season that briefly reached tropical storm strength late in August over the central Atlantic. It was the twelfth named storm of the season and spent much of its lifespan as a tropical depression or as a remnant low.
Tropical Storm Leslie (2000) Tropical Storm Leslie was the costliest tropical cyclone of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. The 12th named storm of the season, Leslie formed out of a trough of low pressure on October 4 to the east of Florida.
Tropical Storm Marie The name Marie has been used for two tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Marie should not be confused with Maria, which is used in the Atlantic and western Pacific, or with Mary, which was also used in the western Pacific.
Tropical Storm Matthew (2004) Tropical Storm Matthew was a weak tropical storm in the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season that made landfall on Louisiana. Matthew was the thirteenth tropical storm of the season and the ninth storm to affect the United States.
Tropical Storm Mindy (2003) Tropical Storm Mindy was a weak tropical storm during October of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming from a tropical wave near the Mona Passage, Mindy encountered moderate amounts of wind shear throughout its life.
Tropical Storm Nicholas (2003) Tropical Storm Nicholas was a long lived tropical storm in October and November of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming from a tropical wave on October 13 in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean, Nicholas slowly developed due to moderate levels of wind shear throughout its lifetime.
Tropical Storm Norma (1970) Tropical Storm Norma was the fourteenth named tropical cyclone of the 1970 Pacific hurricane season. The storm formed off the coast of Mexico and intensified rapidly, peaking as a strong tropical storm on September 3 before starting a weakening trend which saw it dissipate before making landfall on Baja California.
Tropical Storm Odette (2003) Tropical Storm Odette was a rare out-of-season tropical storm that affected the Caribbean Sea in December of 2003. The fifteenth tropical storm of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season, Odette formed near the coast of Panama a few days after the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season, and ultimately made landfall on the Dominican Republic as a moderate tropical storm.
Tropical Storm Peter (2003) Tropical Storm Peter was a short-lived tropical storm that developed outside of the typical Atlantic hurricane season. Forming from an extratropical storm, Peter was initially a subtropical storm with minimal convection near its center.
Tropical Storm Tammy (2005) Tropical Storm Tammy was a moderate strength but short lived tropical storm during October in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season which brought minor damage to the southeastern United States. However its remnants contributed to the Northeast U.
Tropical Storm Vamei Tropical Storm Vamei (international designation: 0126, JTWC designation: 32W, sometimes called Typhoon Vamei; formerly had the alternate name Tropical Storm 05B) was the 26th named storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season. When it developed at 1.
Tropical Storm Zeta (2005) Tropical Storm Zeta was a late-developing tropical storm over the central Atlantic which formed after the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season had officially ended, and continued into January. It extended the record number of storms in a season to twenty-eight.
Tropical wave Tropical waves, also known as African easterly waves, are special types of easterly waves which are elongated areas of relatively low air pressure, oriented north to south, which move from east to west across the tropics causing areas of cloudiness and thunderstorms. Easterly waves can also form from the tail end of frontal zones in the subtropics and tropics.
Tropical year A tropical year (also known as a solar year) is the length of time that the Sun, as viewed from the Earth, takes to return to the same position along the ecliptic (its path among the stars on the celestial sphere) relative to the equinoxes and solstices. The precise length of time depends on which point of the ecliptic one chooses: starting from the (northern) vernal equinox, one of the four cardinal points along the ecliptic, yields the vernal equinox year; averaging over all starting points on the ecliptic yields the mean tropical year.
Tropicalismo Tropicalismo, also known as Tropicália, is a Brazilian art movement that arose in the late 1960s and encompassed theatre, poetry and music, among other forms. Tropicalia was influenced by poesia concreta, a genre of Brazilian avant garde poetry embodied in the works of Augusto de Campos, Haroldo de Campos and Décio Pignatari, among a few others.
Tropicana - Las Vegas Boulevard intersection The Tropicana - Las Vegas Boulevard intersection in Las Vegas, Nevada (Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard, the latter also known as the Las Vegas Strip) is noteworthy for several reasons. It was the first intersection completely closed to street level pedestrian traffic in Las Vegas and its four corners are home to four major resorts: Excalibur Hotel and Casino, Tropicana Resort & Casino, New York-New York Hotel & Casino and MGM Grand Las Vegas — the latter being the largest hotel in the world, with 5,044 rooms.
Tropicália: ou Panis et Circenses Tropicália: ou Panis et Circenses is a collaboration album by artists including Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Zé, Nara Leão, Os Mutantes and Gal Costa. It is considered to be the manifesto of the Tropicalismo movement.
Tropics The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere, at approximately 23°30' (23.5°) N latitude, and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at 23°30' (23.
Tropidoclonion lineatum texanum The Texas Lined Snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum texanum) is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake found in the south-central United States, primarily in the state of Texas. It is a relatively common, fossorial species, spending most of its time buried in leaf litter, and eating earthworms.
Tropidolaemus huttoni Tropidolaemus huttoni is venomous pit viper species found in the Palni Hills of Southern India (Varushanad Hills, Madurai District, State of Tamil Nadu). Little is known about the species; only two have been collected since its description in 1949.
Tropidolaemus wagleri The Wagler's viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) is a species venomous pit viper native to southeast Asia. They are sometimes referred to as the temple viper because of their abundance around the Temple of the Azure Cloud in Malaysia.
Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone The Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone is a geological stratum and a faunal zone of the Beaufort Group, of the South African Karoo. The name refers to Tropidostoma, a genus of dicynodont mammal-like reptile, whose fossils have been found in that structure.
Tropinone [is an alkaloid], synthesised in 1917 by [[Robert Robinson (scientist)|Robert Robinson as a synthetic precursor to atropine, a scarce commodity during World War I . Tropinone and the alkaloides cocaine and atropine all share the tropane structure.
Tropism A tropism is a biological phenomenon, indicating growth or turning movement of a biological organism, usually a plant, in response to an environmental stimulus. In tropisms, this response is dependent on the direction of the stimulus (as opposed to nastic movements which are non-directional responses).
Tropius are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Tropius in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.
Tropoelastin Tropoelastin is a water-soluble molecule with a molecular weight of approximately 70,000 daltons. Multiple tropoelastin molecules covalently bind together with crosslinks to form the protein elastin that is very prevalent in the body.
Troponin Troponin is a complex of three proteins that is integral to muscle contraction in skeletal and cardiac muscle, but not smooth muscle. Troponin is attached to the protein tropomyosin and lies within the groove between actin filaments in muscle tissue.
Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer or TES is a satellite instrument designed to measure the state of the earth's troposphere. It is an infrared Fourier Transform spectrometer and provides key data for studying tropospheric chemistry, troposphere-biosphere interaction, and troposphere-stratosphere exchanges.
Tropospheric ozone Ozone (O3) is a key constituent of the troposphere (it is also an important constituent of certain regions of the stratosphere commonly known as the Ozone layer). Photochemical and chemical reactions involving it drive many of the chemical processes that occur in the atmosphere by day and by night.
Tropospheric scatter Tropospheric scatter (or troposcatter) is the scattering of distant TV and FM radio stations by the troposphere so that they travel farther than the line of sight. This effect sometimes allows reception of stations up to a hundred miles away.
Tropospheric wave In telecommunication, a tropospheric wave is a radio wave that is propagated by reflection from a place of abrupt change in the dielectric constant, or its gradient, in the troposphere. In some cases, a ground wave may be so altered that new components appear to arise from reflection in regions of rapidly changing dielectric constant.
Tros In Greek mythology, King Tros of Dardania, son of Erichthonius from whom he inherited the throne and the father of three named sons: Ilus, Assaracus, and Ganymedes. He is the eponym of Troy, also named Ilion for his son Ilus.
Tross Throughout military history nearly every military Regiment in all cultures had a Tross, or "unit train". My input on this subject focuses on the Tross which followed the mercenary soldiers of the German Landsknecht.
Trossachs The Trossachs (Scottish Gaelic, Na Trosaichean) itself is a small woodland glen in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It lies between Ben An to the north and Ben Venue to the south, with Loch Katrine to the west and Loch Achray to the east.
Trost ligand The Trost ligand or Trost's ligand is a ligand designed for asymmetric synthesis. The (S,S)-DACH-Naphthyl Trost Ligand is (1S,2S)-(-)-1,2-Diaminocyclohexane-N,N'-bis(2-diphenylphosphino-1-naphthoyl) but instead of naphthalene, the arene group can also be phenyl.
Trot (horse gait) The trot is a natural gait of the horse where the diagonal pairs of legs move forwards at the same time, a diagonal gait. There is a moment of suspension between each beat, as seen here The pioneering 19th century photographer Eadweard Muybridge] was the first to prove this.
Trot Nixon Christopher Trotman "Trot" Nixon (born April 11, 1974 in Durham, North Carolina) is an outfielder on the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. He is best known as a member of the Boston Red Sox from 1993–2006.
Trotskyist Fraction - International Strategy The Trotskyist Fraction - International Strategy (Spanish: FracciĂłn Trotskysta - Estrategia Internacional) is a Trotskyist international organization. It was formed by the Argentine PTS and the Mexican LTS which split from the Nahuel Moreno's International Workers League (Fourth International).
Trotskyist International Liaison Committee The Trotskyist International Liaison Committee was the international organisation established by the Workers Socialist League in Britain (of which Alan Thornett was its most well known member) and its international co-thinkers in Italy, Denmark, the USA and Turkey. It was founded in 1979.
Trott curve The Trott curve is an example curve created by Michael Trott of Wolfram Research which is a nonsingular plane algebraic curve of degree four and genus three with twenty-eight real bitangents. It has the equation
Trotting horse A trotting horse is a standardbred horse whose gait is diagonal, called trot. In a diagonal gait, horse's forelegs move in unison with the hindlegs on the opposite side – left foreleg with right hindleg and left hindleg with right foreleg.
Trottoir roulant rapide The trottoir roulant rapide is an experimental high speed moving sidewalk in Paris, France, moving at a speed of 9km/h. Users first enter a slower tape, than a faster one, the two have metal rollers in between.
Trotuş Trotuş is river in the East of Romania that rises from the Ciuc Mountains in the Eastern Carpathians and joins the Siret River after passing through Comăneşti and Oneşti in Bacău County. It has a total length of 162 km.
Trou de loup In mediaeval fortification, a trou de loup (French for "wolf hole"; plural trous de loup, also commonly referred as a tiger pit in the East) was a type of booby trap or defensive obstacle. Each trou de loup consisted of an inverted conical pit about 2 m (6 feet) deep and 1.
Troubador (Oh My Goddess!) Troubador (トルバドール Torubadōru) is a Plum Tree Spirit who also happens to be Urd's ex-boyfriend. He's named after the Troubadors, courteous poets from souther France during the late 11th to 14th centuries, and refers for his penchant for singing.
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