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Human rights

Fundamental and universal rights and freedoms to which all human beings are entitled. They consist of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that States are obliged to fully respect according to common standards ratified by national and international legislation.

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haploid

Biology; Genetics

Having a single set of chromosomes in the nucleus of each cell. Mosses, and many protists and fungi, are haploid, as are some insects, bryophytes, and the gametes of all ...

soft-pedal

Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle

to rotate the pedals without actually applying power.

anemometer

Energy; Coal

Any tool or instrument used to measure air velocity.

tax straddle

Financial services; General Finance

Technique used in futures and options trading to create tax benefits. For example, an investor with a capital gain takes a position creating an artificial offsetting loss in the ...

Andromeda I

Astronomy; General astronomy

Dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the Andromeda subgroup of the Local Group. It is among the intrinsically faintest members of the Local Group.

haptonema

Biology; Genetics

Peg-like structure unique to the Prymnesiophyta

analogue TV

Entertainment; TV

Analog television encodes television picture and sound information and transmits it as an analog signal (one in which the message conveyed by the broadcast signal is a function of ...

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