cyma reversa
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below
change by reversal
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
critical review
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
Cycas revoluta
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago
Chinese Revolution
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912
Cultural Revolution
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos
Cuban Revolution
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba; 1956-1959
counter-revolutionist
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution
Camptosorus rhizophyllus
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip
capital of Rhode Island
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
Cecil J. Rhodes
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)
Cecil John Rhodes
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)
Cecil Rhodes
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)
Colossus of Rhodes
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake
coast rhododendron
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers
class Rhodophyceae
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ coextensive with the Rhodophyta: red algae
Chinese rhubarb
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ long used for laxative properties