14970. Sobriquet

Primary name : calcutta, india
Sobriquet : the city of palaces.

14971. Sobriquet

Primary name : canada
Sobriquet : the land of lilies, the land of maple.

14972. Sobriquet

Primary name : chicago, usa
Sobriquet : windy city.

14973. Sobriquet

Primary name : cochin, india
Sobriquet : the venice of the east, the queen of the arabian sea.

14974. Sobriquet

Primary name : cuba
Sobriquet : the pearl of the antilles.

14975. Sobriquet

Primary name : egypt
Sobriquet : the gift of the nile.

14976. Sobriquet

Primary name : finland
Sobriquet : the land of thousand lakes.

14977. Sobriquet

Primary name : gibraltar
Sobriquet : the key of the mediterranean.

14978. Sobriquet

Primary name : guinea coast
Sobriquet : white man's grave.

14979. Sobriquet

Primary name : river hwang ho, china
Sobriquet : the sorrow of china.

14980. Sobriquet

Primary name : ireland
Sobriquet : the emerald island.

14981. Sobriquet

Primary name : jaipur
Sobriquet : the rose pink city.

14982. Terminology

Terminology :
acoustics : the study of sound (or the science of sound).

14983. Terminology

Terminology :
acrobatics : the art of performing acrobatic feats (gymnastics).

14984. Terminology

Terminology :
aerodynamics : (i) the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air and other gases.
(ii) the study of the motion and control of solid bodies like aircraft, missiles, etc., in air.

14985. Terminology

Terminology :
aeronautics : the science or art of flight.

14986. Terminology

Terminology :
aerostatics : the branch of statics that deals with gases in equilibrium and with gases and bodies in them.

14987. Terminology

Terminology :
aesthetics : the philosophy of fine arts.

14988. Terminology

Terminology :
aetiology : the science of causation.

14989. Terminology

Terminology :
agrobiology : the science of plant life and plant nutrition.

14990. Terminology

Terminology :
agronomics : the science of managing land or crops.

14991. Terminology

Terminology :
agronomy : the science of soil management and the production of field crops.

14992. Terminology

Terminology :
agrostology : the study of grasses.

14993. Terminology

Terminology :
alchemy : chemistry in ancient times.

14994. Terminology

Terminology :
anatomy : the science dealing with the structure of animals, plants or human body.

14995. Terminology

Terminology :
anthropology : the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development of mankind.

14996. Terminology

Terminology :
arboriculture : cultivation of trees and vegetables.

14997. Terminology

Terminology :
archaeology : the study of antiquities.

14998. Terminology

Terminology :
astrology : the ancient art of predicting the course of human destinies with the help of indications deduced from the position and movement of the heavenly bodies.

14999. Terminology

Terminology :
astronautics : the science of space travel.

15000. Terminology

Terminology :
astronomy : - the study of the heavenly bodies.

15001. Terminology

Terminology :
astrophysics : the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical nature of heavenly bodies.

15002. Terminology

Terminology :
bacteriology : the study of bacteria.

15003. Terminology

Terminology :
biochemistry : the study of chemical processes of living things.

15004. Terminology

Terminology :
biology : the study of living things.

15005. Terminology

Terminology :
biometry : the application of mathematics to the study of living things.

15006. Terminology

Terminology :
bionics : the study of functions, characteristics and phenomena observed in the living world and the application of this knowledge to the world of machines.

15007. Terminology

Terminology :
bionomics : the study of the relation of an organism to its environments.

15008. Terminology

Terminology :
bionomy : the science of the laws of life.

15009. Terminology

Terminology :
biophysics : the physics of vital processes (living things).

15010. Terminology

Terminology :
botany : the study of plants.

15011. Terminology

Terminology :
calisthenics : the systematic exercises for attaining strength and gracefulness.

15012. Terminology

Terminology :
cartography : science of map making.

15013. Terminology

Terminology :
ceramics : the art and technology of making objects from clay, etc. (pottery).

15014. Terminology

Terminology :
chemistry : the study of elementary and their laws of combination and behaviour.

15015. Terminology

Terminology :
chemotherapy : the treatment of disease by using chemical substances.

15016. Terminology

Terminology :
chronobiology : the study of the duration of life.

15017. Terminology

Terminology :
chronology : the science of arranging time in periods and ascertaining the dates and historical order of past events.

15018. Terminology

Terminology :
conchology : the branch of zoology dealing with the shells of mollusks.

15019. Terminology

Terminology :
cosmogony : the science of the nature of heavenly bodies.

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