Nasal division

1. Separating a quantity into a number of equal parts, as indicated by the divisor. 2. Voltage division (See voltage divider). 3. Frequency division (See frequency divider). 4. ...

division

Mathematics; Calculus

The mathematical process of finding out how many times one number is contained in another number.

division

Plants; Botany

The major taxonomic rank within the plant kingdom (in which the phylum is no longer generally recognised). Cf. Phylum.

division

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A supervisory level established to divide an incident into geographic areas of operations.

medial longitudinal fasciculus

Biology; Neuroscience

Axon tract that carries excitatory projections from the abducens nucleus to the contralateral oculomotor nucleus; important in coordinating conjugate eye movements.

commissures

Biology; Neuroscience

Axon tracts that cross the midline of the brain. See also anterior commissure.

postganglionic axons

Biology; Neuroscience

Axons that link visceral motor neurons in autonomic ganglia to their targets.

climbing fibers

Biology; Neuroscience

Axons that originate in the inferior olive, ascend through the inferior cerebellar peduncle, and make terminal arborizations that invest the dendritic tree of Purkinje cells.

saccades

Biology; Neuroscience

Ballistic, conjugate eye movements that change the point of foveal fixation.

olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs)

Biology; Neuroscience

Bipolar neurons in olfactory epithelium that contain receptors for odorants.

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Members of the early schools and Therevada generally understand this as the historical Buddha Shakyamuni in his previous lives. For members of the ...