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Mushroom cloud. Ascending cloud from Redoubt Volcano from an eruption on April 21, 1990. The mushroom-shaped plume rose from avalanches of hot debris (pyroclastic flows) that cascaded down the north flank of the volcano. Mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945. A mushroom cloud is a distinctive mushroom ...
The term "chimera" has come to describe any mythical or fictional creature with parts taken from various animals, to describe anything composed of disparate parts or perceived as wildly imaginative, implausible, or dazzling. In other words, a chimera can be any hybrid creature.
Divinization (Christian) In Christian theology, divinization ("divinization" may also refer to apotheosis, lit. "making divine"), or theopoesis or theosis, is the transforming effect of divine grace, [1] the spirit of God, or the atonement of Christ. Although it literally means to become divine, or to become God, most modern Christian ...
A small shrine or pavilion-like structure enclosing a niche for a statue.. An aedicula often consists of a pediment resting on a pair of columns. In Roman paintings it is used by itself or to frame a picture or figure. Plural Aediculae. Ala. A side room or room on the "wings" of the atrium. Plural Alae. Amphora.
Incense is an aromatic biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt. The term is used for either the material or the aroma. [1] Incense is used for aesthetic reasons, religious worship, aromatherapy, meditation, and ceremony. It may also be used as a simple deodorant or insect repellent. [2][3][4][5]
Caloscypha is a fungal genus in the family Caloscyphaceae (order Pezizales ). A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Caloscypha fulgens, commonly known as the snowbank orange peel fungus, [ 2] spring orange peel fungus, the golden cup, or the dazzling cup. It is a cup fungus, typically up to 4 centimetres ( 1⁄ in) in diameter, with ...
The use of wine tasting descriptors allows the taster to qualitatively relate the aromas and flavors that the taster experiences and can be used in assessing the overall quality of wine. Wine writers differentiate wine tasters from casual enthusiasts; tasters attempt to give an objective description of the wine's taste (often taking a ...
The dazzling curtains of green, red and purple lights were spotted from Maine to California and as far south as Alabama, Georgia and Florida on Friday and Saturday. However, people hoping for ...