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er, and the direction and velocity of the wind. Isobars and isotherms outline the general distribution of temperature and pressure, while shaded areas indicate the sections over which rain has just fallen. Other lines inclose areas where the temperature has fallen or risen markedly. In tabular form are shown changes of…

The wires or conductors employed in a system of electric distribution.

fficer under the boatswain, gunner, or carpenters, charged with the stowage, account, and distribution of the stores. Yeoman of the guard, one of the bodyguard of the English sovereign, consisting of the hundred yeomen, armed with partisans, and habited in the costume of the sixteenth century. They are members of the r…

The study or description of the geographical distribution of animals.

imal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.