Reservation
PAPAL fires were lighted immediately under the louvre.
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Reservation
in the United States, a tract of the public land reserved for some special use, such as Indian tribes, national parks, notable battlefields, large military cemeteries, etc.
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Reservation
PAPAL, the privilege, introduced by John XXII. and continued by Clement VI. and Gregory XI., of reserving to the Holy See the power of electing bishops, formerly possessed by the clergy and people of the several cities. Reservations were abolished by the Council of Constance, March 25, 1436. of troops kept for any emergency; that portion of an army drawn up for battle which is reserved to support the other lines as occasion requires. In Europe the term includes those soldiers who, after having enlisted for a certain period of service, have been a certain time in the army, and then have been passed into the reserve, in which they are at any time liable to be recalled to service till their full period of enlistment has expired. (See ARMY.) A magazine of warlike stores situated between an army and its base of operations.
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Resht
or RESHD, a town of Persia; capital of the province of Ghilan, standing near the S. W. shore of the Caspian Sea, 150 miles N. W. of Teheran. Silk is grown and manufactured; and rice and tobacco are cultivated. The port of the place is Enzeli, on the other side of the bay, and 16 miles distant. Pop. between 80,000 and 40,000. RESIDENCE. The length of time which a person shall remain within the limits of a state in order to give him a legal residence there, varies in the different commonwealths, each government being the judge of the qualifications necessary to entitle a denizen to claim permanent residence within its boundaries. An alien who desires to become a naturalized citizen of the United States must prove a residence of five years in the country previous to admittance to the rights of adoption.
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Residuary Legatee
the legatee to whom is bequeathed the residue of goods and personal estate after deducting all the debts and specific legacies.
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Resilient Escapement
A form of the lever escapement in which the lever yields, when pressed upon the outside by the impulse pin, and allows the pin to pass. See Lever Escapement.
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Resin
OR ROSIN, a widely distributed class of vegetable substances, characterized by being insoluble in water, soluble to different degrees in alcohol, ether, and liquid hydrocarbons, softening or melting at a moderate heat, and at a higher temperature burning with a smoky, luminous flame.
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Resina
a town in Italy, suburb of Naples, on the Gulf of Naples, close to Vesuvius, on the site of ancient Herculaneum. Set in a scene of great natural beauty, where fruits and flowers and vineyards abound. Industries include silk, glass, leather, oil and wire making. From spring onward visitors flock_from all parts of the world. Ascent to Vesuvius begins here, and Pompeii is nearby. Pop. about 20,000.
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Resist
in dyeing, a material applied to cotton cloth to prevent the action of a mordant or color on those portions to which it is applied in the form of a pattern.
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Resistance
in electricity, the op position offered by any conductor to the passage of an electric current. For unit of resistance, see OHM. In physics, a power by which motion or a tendency to motion in any body is impeded. If a weight be placed upon a beam which bears it up, the force which does so is the resistance opposed to its further descent. The resistance of the water, which is of greater specific gravity than a cork, causes the latter to keep the surface instead of sinking to bottom. The resistance of the air impedes the movement of a projectile. In In mechanics: med Solid of least resistance, solid of such a form as to experience, in moving in a fluid, less resistance than any other solid; having the same base, length, and volume; or, on the other hand, being stationary, to offer the least interruption to the progress of that fluid. In the former case it is the best form for the stem of a ship; in the latter, for the pier of a bridge. RES JUDICATA, in law, a term meaning that the subject matter of an action has been already decided by a court of competent jurisdiction. A matter so decided cannot again be made a ground of action between the same parties.
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Resolution
in law, a solemn judgment or decision. In mathematics, the operation of separating any expression into factors; that is, the operation of finding two or more expressions such that their product is equal to the given expressions. Resolution of an equation: The same as reduction of an equation. In medicine, the passing away, without suppuration, of a tumor or of inflammation. In music, the process of relieving dissonance by succeeding consonance. Resolution of a nebula: In astronomy, the demonstration by means of a very powerful telescope, that the diffused light of a nebula is really that of a multitude of exceedingly distant stars.
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Resonance
OR RESONANCY, in acoustics, (1) Sound reflected by a surface less than 112.5 feet from the spot whence it originally traveled. The direct and the reflected sounds are confounded, but the one strengthens the other. Bare walls tend to be resonant; walls hung with tapestry are not so. (2) The increase of sound produced by a sounding board, or by the body of a musical instrument. In medicine, a more or less shrill sound heard by auscultation in the larynx or lungs of a person speaking, or of one affected with chest disease. RESONATOR. an instrument invented by Professor Helmholtz for facilitating the analysis of compound sounds. It consists, in its simplest form, of a tapering tube or a hollow bulb, spherical or nearly so in form, having an opening at one side for the air, and a tube adapted to the ear at the other. When the instrument is fitted to one ear, the other being stopped, tones above or below the pitch of the resonator will be but imperfectly heard; but if a note be sounded correspondingly to its pitch the note will be intensified.
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