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Look up: Wright

  1. Wright
    The USS Wright was an American light fleet aircraft carrier of 14500 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS Wright was powered by Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots. She carried a complement of 1500 and 48 aircraft. She was armed with four 5 inch guns; forty 40 mm anti...
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  2. wright
    [n] - United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) 2. [n] - United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960) 3. [n] - United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912) 4. [n]<...
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  3. Wright
    Wright noun [ Middle English wrighte , writhe , Anglo-Saxon wyrtha , from wyrcean to work. √145. See Work .] One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; ...
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  4. wright
    One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; especially, a worker in wood; now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc. 'He was a well good wright, a carpenter.' (Chaucer) ... Origin: OE. Wrighte, writhe, AS....
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  5. wright
    noun someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
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  6. Wright
    Fanny Wright noun United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)
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  7. Wright
    noun influential United States architect (1869-1959)
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  8. Wright
    noun United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)
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  9. Wright
    noun United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)
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  10. Wright
    noun United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)
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  11. Wright
    S. S. Van Dine noun United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
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  12. Wright
    • (n.) One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc.
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  13. Wright
    Wright is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `craftsman` Where is it used? The name Wright is mainly used In English. Wright doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Wright appeared In the top-1000 was 118 years ago, In 1890. It ranked #993 In that year. . 1890 was ...
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  14. wright
    • United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
    • United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of Black Americans (1908-1960)
    • United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)
    • United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)
    • influential United States ...
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    • Wright
      Type: Term Pronunciation: rīt Definitions: 1. Basil Martin, British bioengineering clinician, 1912-2001. See: Wright respirometer
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    • Wright
      Type: Term Pronunciation: rīt Definitions: 1. James Homer, U.S. pathologist, 1869-1928. See: Wright stain
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    • Wright
      Type: Term Pronunciation: rīt Definitions: 1. Marmaduke Burr, U.S. obstetrician, 1803-1879. See: Wright version
      Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

    • Wright
      US inventors; brothers who pioneered piloted, powered flight. Inspired by Otto Lilienthal's gliding, they perfected their piloted glider in 1902. In 1903 they built a powered machine, a 12-hp 341-kg/750-lb plane, and became the first to make a successful powered flight, near K...
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    • wright
      US architect and designer whose work had a widespread impact on 20thC decorative arts...... more
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    • Wright
      `Wright` is an occupational surname originating in England.<ref name=BDF/> The term Wright comes from the circa 700 AD page = 311 -->--> (for example, a shipwright is a person who builds ships), and is used as a British family name. Wright is also an anglicized version of the Scots Gaelic clan na...
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    • Wright
      (lunar crater) `Wright` is a lunar impact crater that is located near the western limb of the Moon. It lies on the irregular plain between the Montes Cordillera and Montes Rook, two ring-shaped mountain ranges that surround the Mare Orientale. To the north of Wright is the crater Pettit. The ...
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    • Wright
      (electoral district) `Wright` was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1948. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Ottawa County riding. The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was merged into G...
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    • Wright
      (ADL) In software architecture, `Wright` is an architecture description language developed at Carnegie Mellon University. Wright formalizes a software architecture in terms of concepts such as components, connectors, roles, and ports. The dynamic behavior of differ...
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    • Wright
      (disambiguation) `Wright` an occupational surname originating in England, meaning worker or shaper of wood. `Wright` or `Wrights` may also refer to: Places: ;United States ;Canada ;Australia People: For other uses, see Wright Other uses: See also:
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10 February 2012

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On 10th February 1996, a computer, Deep Blue, beat Russian Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player on the planet, and mankind’s place in the order of things was reshuffled. The match immediately became an iconic symbol of the advances made in artificial intelligence and supercomputing. Kasparov has since retired, like Deep Blue, which now resides in a museum. He has become a vocal advocate for democracy in today’s Russia. read more

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