Ely, town, East Cambridgeshire district, administrative and historic county of Cambridgeshire, eastern England. It lies on an “island” of rock that rises above the alluvial Fens and, prior to their draining (1630–52), was a place of refuge. The Isle of Ely is 7 miles (11 km) long and 4 miles (6 km)

Alfred Ely Beach was an American publisher and inventor whose Scientific American helped stimulate 19th-century technological innovations and became one of the world’s most prestigious science magazines. Beach himself invented a tunneling shield and the pneumatic tube, among other devices. While

Ely Cathedral, Anglican cathedral in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, U.K. The Romanesque cathedral can trace its origins to the 7th century, though the present building dates only as far back as 1083. It is celebrated for its beauty and its history, and it is a major tourist attraction. The cathedral

aircraft carrier: …1910, an American civilian pilot, Eugene Ely, flew a plane off a specially built platform on the deck of the U.S. cruiser Birmingham at Hampton Roads, Virginia. On January 18, 1911, in San Francisco Bay, Ely landed on a platform built on the quarterdeck of the battleship Pennsylvania, using wires…

Isle of Ely, historic region of England, part of the administrative and historic county of Cambridgeshire. The Isle of Ely consists of a hill about 7 miles (11 km) long and 4 miles (6 km) wide that rises above the surrounding fens (low-lying lands that were partly covered by water). The Isle of Ely

Richard T. Ely was an American economist who was noted for his belief that government, aided by economists, could help solve social problems. Ely was educated at Columbia University, graduating in philosophy in 1876, and at the University of Heidelberg, where he received his Ph.D. in 1879. As a

Richard T. Ely was an American economist who was noted for his belief that government, aided by economists, could help solve social problems. Ely was educated at Columbia University, graduating in philosophy in 1876, and at the University of Heidelberg, where he received his Ph.D. in 1879. As a

Elymais, ancient Parthian vassal state located east of the lower Tigris River and usually considered part of the larger district of Susiana. It incorporated much of the area of the biblical region of Elam, approximately equivalent to the modern region of Khūzestān, Iran. Though the capital city of

Sicily: History: …in the extreme west the Elymians, a people to whom a Trojan origin was assigned, with their chief centres at Segesta and at Eryx (Erice). The Siculi spoke an Indo-European language; there are no remains of the languages of the other peoples. There were also Phoenician settlements on the island.…

Sicily: History: …in the extreme west the Elymians, a people to whom a Trojan origin was assigned, with their chief centres at Segesta and at Eryx (Erice). The Siculi spoke an Indo-European language; there are no remains of the languages of the other peoples. There were also Phoenician settlements on the island.…

wild rye, (genus Elymus), genus of some 50–100 species of perennial grasses in the family Poaceae, native to temperate and cool parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Wild ryes are named for their similarity to true rye (Secale cereale) and are generally good forage plants. Wild rye plants are typically

wild rye: …wild rye (Elymus virginicus) and Canada wild rye (E. canadensis) are the most widespread North American species. Bottlebrush grass (E. hystrix) is sometimes grown as an ornamental for its unusual bristled flower heads. Quackgrass (E. repens), native to Europe, is often used for erosion control.

quack grass, (Elymus repens), rapidly spreading grass of the family Poaceae. Quack grass is native to Europe and has been introduced to other north temperate areas for forage or erosion control. In cultivated lands, it is often considered a weed because of its persistence. The plant has been used

wild rye: Virginia wild rye (Elymus virginicus) and Canada wild rye (E. canadensis) are the most widespread North American species. Bottlebrush grass (E. hystrix) is sometimes grown as an ornamental for its unusual bristled flower heads. Quackgrass (E. repens), native to Europe, is often used for erosion…

Sir Thomas Elyot was an English author and administrator, memorable for his championship and use of English prose for subjects then customarily treated in Latin. Both as a philosopher and as a lexicographer, he endeavoured to “augment our Englysshe tongue” as a medium for ideas. (Read H.L.

Elyria, city, seat (1823) of Lorain county, northern Ohio, U.S. It lies along the Black River, just west of Cleveland and south of the city of Lorain. The site was settled in 1817 by Heman Ely, who built a log house, dam, gristmill, and sawmill. The city is now a diversified industrial community

Elysia chlorotica, species of sea slug belonging to the family Elysiidae (order Sacoglossa) and known for its ability to photosynthesize food. It was among the first members of the animal kingdom thought to be capable of producing chlorophyll, a pigment found in nearly all photosynthetic plants

Elysia chlorotica, species of sea slug belonging to the family Elysiidae (order Sacoglossa) and known for its ability to photosynthesize food. It was among the first members of the animal kingdom thought to be capable of producing chlorophyll, a pigment found in nearly all photosynthetic plants

stereotyped response: Taxes: …of menotaxis, the sea slug Elysia viridis has been shown to move at angles of from 45° to 135° in relation to a steady source of light. No satisfactory explanation for this type of response in the sea slug is known.

Elysium, in Greek mythology, originally the paradise to which heroes on whom the gods conferred immortality were sent. It probably was retained from Minoan religion. In Homer’s writings the Elysian Plain was a land of perfect happiness at the end of the Earth, on the banks of the Oceanus. A similar

Belvidere, city, seat (1837) of Boone county, northern Illinois, U.S. It lies on the Kishwaukee River, about 75 miles (120 km) northwest of downtown Chicago. The area was settled in 1835 and was originally named Elysian Fields. The city was founded in 1836 and renamed Belvidere (Latin: “beautiful

Elysium, in Greek mythology, originally the paradise to which heroes on whom the gods conferred immortality were sent. It probably was retained from Minoan religion. In Homer’s writings the Elysian Plain was a land of perfect happiness at the end of the Earth, on the banks of the Oceanus. A similar

Elysium, in Greek mythology, originally the paradise to which heroes on whom the gods conferred immortality were sent. It probably was retained from Minoan religion. In Homer’s writings the Elysian Plain was a land of perfect happiness at the end of the Earth, on the banks of the Oceanus. A similar

Matt Damon: Later credits: …ravaged Earth in the dystopian Elysium (2013), the head of a corporation attempting to prove that the universe will eventually collapse in upon itself in Terry Gilliam’s atmospheric The Zero Theorem (2013), and a desperate space explorer in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (2014).

Mars: Tharsis and Elysium: The canyons of Valles Marineris terminate to the west near the crest of the Tharsis rise, a vast bulge on the Martian surface more than 8,000 km (5,000 miles) across and 8 km (5 miles) high at its center. Near the top of the…

Odysseus Elytis was a Greek poet and winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Literature. Born the scion of a prosperous family from Lesbos, he abandoned the family name as a young man in order to dissociate his writing from the family soap business. Elytis studied law at Athens University. Intrigued by

Odysseus Elytis was a Greek poet and winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Literature. Born the scion of a prosperous family from Lesbos, he abandoned the family name as a young man in order to dissociate his writing from the family soap business. Elytis studied law at Athens University. Intrigued by

coleopteran: …modified into horny covers (elytra) that hide the rear pair and most of the abdomen and usually meet down the back in a straight line. Coleoptera occur in nearly all climates. They may be divided into four groups: the first three, the Archostemata, the Adephaga, and the Myxophaga, contain…

Elzevir Family, a family of Dutch booksellers, publishers, and printers, 15 members of which were in business between 1587 and 1681. They were best known for their books or editions of the Greek New Testament and the classics. Louis (1540?–1617), son of a printer of Leuven, settled in Leiden as a

Italian literature: The return to order: …but somewhat bloodless essays (elzeviri) published in Italian newspapers on page three—and obviously fitted in with the stifling of free expression under fascism. The sterility of this period, however, should not be exaggerated. The 20 years of fascist rule were hardly conducive to creativity, but in the dark picture…

Gael García Bernal: …credits the following year were Ema, about a couple struggling after a failed adoption, and Wasp Network, a thriller involving Cuban spies. In M. Night Shyamalan’s Old (2021), the actor portrayed a vacationer at a secluded beach where visitors age quickly. Also in 2021 García Bernal starred as Zorro in…

clinical trial: Clinical trials design: In Europe, for example, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) conducts a similar review of clinical trials data before deciding whether an agent should receive approval in the European Union. In addition, the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) brings together the…

e-mail, messages transmitted and received by digital computers through a network. An e-mail system allows computer users on a network to send text, graphics, sounds, and animated images to other users. The "at sign" (@) in the middle of an email address, separating the name of the emailer from the

enamelwork: Encrusted enamelling (émail en ronde bosse): Encrusted enamelling is the term used to describe the technique of enamelling the irregular surfaces of objects or figures in the round or in very high relief. Both opaque and translucent enamels are applied to these small-scale sculptural objects,…

Armagh: …at the site known as Navan Fort, served as the centre of a kingdom of Ulster extending to the Rivers Shannon and Boyne in the west and south. Also associated with that period is an ancient frontier earthwork, Black Pig’s Dyke. Following the decline of Ulster in the 4th century,…

emaki, Japanese illustrated text, or narrative picture scroll. The makimono, or horizontal hand-scroll, format was used, and most often the text and illustrations appear on the same scroll. The earliest extant example of emaki was painted in 735. Among the most famous emaki is the Genji monogatari

emaki, Japanese illustrated text, or narrative picture scroll. The makimono, or horizontal hand-scroll, format was used, and most often the text and illustrations appear on the same scroll. The earliest extant example of emaki was painted in 735. Among the most famous emaki is the Genji monogatari

emaki, Japanese illustrated text, or narrative picture scroll. The makimono, or horizontal hand-scroll, format was used, and most often the text and illustrations appear on the same scroll. The earliest extant example of emaki was painted in 735. Among the most famous emaki is the Genji monogatari

eMalahleni, city, Mpumalanga province, South Africa, east of Pretoria. Established in 1890 as Witbank, it is at the centre of a coal-mining area in which more than 20 collieries operate. During the South African War (1899–1902), the young soldier-journalist Winston Churchill hid in a colliery near

warship: Large carriers: …mainly to accommodate the revolutionary electromagnetic aircraft launch system, or EMALS. EMALS replaced the classic steam-powered catapult with a 100-metre- (330-foot-) long "linear synchronous motor," an electric motor containing a series of magnetic coils that accelerated the launcher and connected aircraft along the carrier’s deck. Electromagnetic launching reduced stress on…

emanationism, philosophical and theological theory that sees all of creation as an unwilled, necessary, and spontaneous outflow of contingent beings of descending perfection—from an infinite, undiminished, unchanged primary substance. Typically, light is used as an analogy: it communicates itself

Will Smith: Later films and Oscar win: …Smith starred in Antoine Fuqua’s Emancipation, a drama set during the American Civil War. Smith played an enslaved man who flees the brutality of a Confederate railroad camp. Two years later he appeared in Bad Boys: Ride or Die.

Radical Republican: …the Republican Party committed to emancipation of enslaved people and later to the equal treatment and enfranchisement of the freed African Americans.

Emancipation Manifesto, (March 3 [Feb. 19, Old Style], 1861), manifesto issued by the Russian emperor Alexander II that accompanied 17 legislative acts that freed the serfs of the Russian Empire. (The acts were collectively called Statutes Concerning Peasants Leaving Serf Dependence, or Polozheniya

Juneteenth, holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, observed annually on June 19. (Read Charles Blow’s Britannica essay on the Juneteenth holiday.) In 1863, during the American Civil War, Pres. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared more than

Emancipation Manifesto, (March 3 [Feb. 19, Old Style], 1861), manifesto issued by the Russian emperor Alexander II that accompanied 17 legislative acts that freed the serfs of the Russian Empire. (The acts were collectively called Statutes Concerning Peasants Leaving Serf Dependence, or Polozheniya

Liberation of Labour, first Russian Marxist organization, founded in September 1883 in Geneva, by Georgy Valentinovich Plekhanov and Pavel Axelrod. Convinced that social revolution could be accomplished only by class-conscious industrial workers, the group’s founders broke with the Narodnaya Volya

Mariah Carey: However, her follow-up, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), was a critical and commercial success, becoming the top-selling album of the year in the United States, with more than six million copies sold. It also earned three Grammy Awards, including best contemporary R&B album. “Touch My Body,” from E=MC2…

Emancipation Proclamation, edict issued by U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, that freed the enslaved people of the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union. It took more than two years for news of the proclamation to reach the enslaved communities in the distant state of

Jonesborough: The Emancipator, one of the first abolitionist newspapers in the United States, was published (1820) in the town by Elihu Embree. The birthplace of frontiersman Davy Crockett is a few miles southwest near the town of Limestone.

environmentalism: Emancipatory environmentalism: Beginning in the 1970s, many environmentalists attempted to develop strategies for limiting environmental degradation through recycling, the use of alternative energy technologies, the decentralization and democratization of economic and social planning, and, for some, a reorganization of major industrial sectors, including the agriculture…

Emancipist, any of the former convicts in New South Wales, Australia, in the late 18th and the first half of the 19th centuries, specifically those who were seeking civil rights. Technically, the term applied only to pardoned convicts; it was generally used as well, however, for “expirees”—convicts

Ottoman Empire: Classical Ottoman society and administration: …of the mukâṭaʿa was the emanet (“trusteeship”), held by the emin (“trustee” or “agent”). In contrast to the timar holder, the emin turned all his proceeds over to the treasury and was compensated entirely by salary, thus being the closest Ottoman equivalent to the modern government official. The legal rationale…

Rahm Emanuel is an American politician who served as an adviser to U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton (1993–99) before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (2003–09). He later was chief of staff (2009–10) to U.S. Pres. Barack Obama, mayor of Chicago (2011–19), and U.S. ambassador to Japan

Rahm Emanuel is an American politician who served as an adviser to U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton (1993–99) before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (2003–09). He later was chief of staff (2009–10) to U.S. Pres. Barack Obama, mayor of Chicago (2011–19), and U.S. ambassador to Japan

Emmanuel Philibert was the duke of Savoy who recovered most of the lands his father Charles III had lost to France and Spain. A skilled soldier and a wily diplomat, he was also an able administrator who restored economic equilibrium to Savoy while freeing it from foreign occupation. Serving in the

Ebla: Emar, a city strategically located at the confluence of the Euphrates and Galikh rivers, was tied to Ebla by dynastic marriage. Khammazi was Ebla’s commercial and diplomatic ally in Iran. Commercial treaties were drawn up with other cities. Mari, on the Euphrates River to the…

Hama, city, central Syria, on the banks of the Orontes River. It was an important prehistoric settlement, becoming the kingdom of Hamath under the Aramaeans in the 11th century bce. It fell under Assyrian control in the 9th century bce and later passed under Persian, Macedonian, and Seleucid rule,

Théophile Gautier: These poems, published in Émaux et camées (1852; “Enamels and Cameos”), are among his finest, and the book was a point of departure for the writers Théodore de Banville and Leconte de Lisle. Charles Baudelaire paid tribute to Gautier in the dedication of his verse collection Les Fleurs du…

Battle of the Pyramids, (July 21, 1798), military engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte and his French troops captured Cairo. His victory was attributed to the implementation of his one significant tactical innovation, the massive divisional square. (See “Napoleon’s Major Battles” Interactive Map)

African music: Interlocking: …music of the amadinda and embaire xylophones of southern Uganda. A special type of notation is now used for these xylophones, consisting of numbers and periods. A number indicates that a player strikes a note; the number refers to the note in the scale, as 5, for example, the fifth…

Ruy González de Clavijo: …Embajada a Tamor Lán (Embassy to Tamerlane), containing a vivid description of Samarkand, exists in two manuscripts at the Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid.

sheath-tailed bat, (family Emballonuridae), any of about 50 bat species named for the way in which the tail protrudes from a sheath in the membrane attached to the hind legs. The term sac-winged refers to the glandular sacs in the wing membranes of several genera. Sheath-tailed bats are found

embalming, the treatment of a dead body so as to sterilize it or to protect it from decay. For practical as well as theological reasons a well-preserved body has long been a chief mortuary concern. The ancient Greeks, who demanded endurance of their heroes in death as in life, expected the bodies

Guinea-Bissau: Independence of Guinea-Bissau: …Pereira, representing the PAIGC, and Umaro Sissoco Embaló, representing the Movement for Democratic Alternation Group of 15 (Madem G-15) opposition party founded by former PAIGC members, were the two top vote-getters, taking about 40 percent and 28 percent respectively. Vaz, who ran as an independent, won little more than 12…

Guri Dam, hydroelectric project and reservoir on the Caroní River, Bolívar State, eastern Venezuela, on the site of the former village of Guri (submerged by the reservoir), near the former mouth of the Guri River. The first stage of the facility was completed in 1969 as a 348-foot- (106-metre-)

earthfill dam, dam built up by compacting successive layers of earth, using the most impervious materials to form a core and placing more permeable substances on the upstream and downstream sides. A facing of crushed stone prevents erosion by wind or rain, and an ample spillway, usually of

San Francisco: City layout: …is part of the massive Embarcadero Center complex—designed by John Portman in the 1970s—which encompasses six city blocks and houses numerous shops, hotels, and restaurants.

embargo, legal prohibition by a government or group of governments restricting the departure of vessels or movement of goods from some or all locations to one or more countries. What do you think? Explore the ProCon debate Embargoes may be broad or narrow in scope. A trade embargo, for example, is

Embargo Act, (1807), U.S. Pres. Thomas Jefferson’s nonviolent resistance to British and French molestation of U.S. merchant ships carrying, or suspected of carrying, war materials and other cargoes to European belligerents during the Napoleonic Wars. By 1807 the struggle between England and France

William Cullen Bryant: …of his father stimulated “The Embargo” (1808), in which the 13-year-old poet demanded the resignation of President Jefferson. But in “Thanatopsis” (from the Greek “a view of death”), which he wrote when he was 17 and which made him famous when it was published in The North American Review in…

Pilgrimage to Cythera, oil painting created by French Rococo artist Antoine Watteau and presented in 1717 to the Académie Royale as his reception piece. Acclaimed as one of his finest works, it also established the new genre of paintings of fêtes galantes. The subject of the painting may have been

diplomacy: The development of Italian diplomacy: … and early Renaissance period, most embassies were temporary, lasting from three months to two years. As early as the late 14th and early 15th centuries, however, Venice, Milan, and Mantua sent resident envoys to each other, to the popes, and to the Holy Roman emperors. At this time, envoys generally…

Edward Riley Bradley: His Embassy Club, also in Palm Beach, was patronized and respected by social and industrial leaders who wintered in Florida. Advised by his physician that he needed to spend more time outdoors, Bradley bought the Idle Hour Farm, near Lexington, Ky., and became interested in horse…

Athenagoras: 177; Embassy for the Christians) is one of the earliest works to use Neoplatonic concepts to interpret Christian belief and worship for Greek and Roman cultures and to refute early pagan charges that Christians were disloyal and immoral.

Ruy González de Clavijo: …Embajada a Tamor Lán (Embassy to Tamerlane), containing a vivid description of Samarkand, exists in two manuscripts at the Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid.

Gustav Georg Embden was a German physiological chemist who conducted studies on the chemistry of carbohydrate metabolism and muscle contraction. He was the first to discover and link together all the steps involved in the conversion of glycogen to lactic acid. Embden studied in Freiburg,

glycolysis, sequence of 10 chemical reactions taking place in most cells that breaks down glucose, releasing energy that is then captured and stored in ATP. One molecule of glucose (plus coenzymes and inorganic phosphate) makes two molecules of pyruvate (or pyruvic acid) and two molecules of ATP.

glycolysis, sequence of 10 chemical reactions taking place in most cells that breaks down glucose, releasing energy that is then captured and stored in ATP. One molecule of glucose (plus coenzymes and inorganic phosphate) makes two molecules of pyruvate (or pyruvic acid) and two molecules of ATP.

Western architecture: The Archaic period (c. 750–500 bce): …not freestanding but were half-columns engaged against (that is, partially attached to) a continuous solid wall. An earlier Sicilian variant of this use of the plastically molded wall mass with the orders applied decoratively can be seen in the columnar curtain walls of Temple F at Selinus, begun about 560…

embedded journalism, the practice of placing journalists within and under the control of one side’s military during an armed conflict. Embedded reporters and photographers are attached to a specific military unit and permitted to accompany troops into combat zones. Embedded journalism was

embedded processor, a class of computer, or computer chip, embedded in various machines. These are small computers that use simple microprocessors to control electrical and mechanical functions. They generally do not have to do elaborate computations or be extremely fast, nor do they have to have

embeddedness, in social science, the dependence of a phenomenon—be it a sphere of activity such as the economy or the market, a set of relationships, an organization, or an individual—on its environment, which may be defined alternatively in institutional, social, cognitive, or cultural terms. In

Ember Days and Ember Weeks, in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, four “times” set apart for special prayer and fasting and for ordination of the clergy. The Ember Weeks are the complete weeks following (1) Holy Cross Day (September 14); (2) the Feast of St. Lucy (December 13); (3) the first

Imre Madách: …drama Az ember tragediája (1861; The Tragedy of Man). He is often considered Hungary’s greatest philosophical poet.

bunting: …in the Old World genus Emberiza and also a number of American species in two other genera, Passerina and Plectrophenax. In some species, males are very brightly coloured.

bunting: They include the colourful yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola), widespread across Siberia and northeastern Europe, and the reed bunting (E. schoeniclus), a chunky bird common to marshes across Europe and Asia.

yellowhammer, (Emberiza citrinella), Eurasian bird belonging to the family Emberizidae (order Passeriformes). The name is derived from the German Ammer, “bunting.” It is a 16-centimetre- (6-inch-) long streaked brown bird with yellow-tinged head and breast. Its rapid song is heard in fields from

ortolan, (Emberiza hortulana), Eurasian garden and field bird of the family Emberizidae. It grows fat in autumn, when large flocks gather for migration to northern Africa and the Middle East, and at that season it is a table delicacy. The bird is 16 cm (6.5 inches) long, with streaked brown back,

bunting: …and northeastern Europe, and the reed bunting (E. schoeniclus), a chunky bird common to marshes across Europe and Asia.

Emberizidae, songbird family made up of nearly 200 species of seedeaters with conical bills. In inclusive classifications, the family is often made up of New World sparrows, Old World buntings, towhees, and several species of brush finches spread across 30 genera. In the most exclusive

Emberizidae, songbird family made up of nearly 200 species of seedeaters with conical bills. In inclusive classifications, the family is often made up of New World sparrows, Old World buntings, towhees, and several species of brush finches spread across 30 genera. In the most exclusive

Gil de Siloé was recognized as the greatest Spanish sculptor of the 15th century. His origins are still a matter of dispute. The many names by which Gil is known are evidence of the confusion surrounding his origin. Urliones, or Urlienes, probably refers to Orléans, and Emberres, or Amberes,

Canadian literature: The Quiet Revolution: …was Miron’s L’Homme rapaillé (1970; Embers and Earth: Selected Poems), a poetic record of the search for a Quebec identity. Michèle Lalonde’s ironic “Speak White” condemned the Anglo-American economic exploitation embedded in the racist jeer “Speak white,” often hurled at Québécois who chose not to speak English; the poem was…

embezzlement, crime generally defined as the fraudulent misappropriation of goods of another by a servant, an agent, or another person to whom possession of the goods has been entrusted. The offense has no single or precise definition. Typically, embezzlement occurs when a person gains possession

Valentin Katayev: Katayev’s novella Rastratchiki (1926; The Embezzlers) is a picaresque tale of two adventurers in the tradition of Gogol. His comic play Kvadratura kruga (1928; Squaring the Circle) portrays the effect of the housing shortage on two married couples who share a room. Beleyet parus odinoky (1936; Lonely White Sail,…

webspinner, (order Embioptera), any of about 170 species of insects that are delicate, are yellow or brown in colour, have biting mouthparts, and feed on dead plant material. Most species are from 4 to 7 mm (about 0.2 inch) long. Most males have two pairs of narrow wings and are weak fliers,

Joel Embiid is a dominating center for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), known for his scoring, ballhandling, and defensive play. The Cameroonian-born Embiid is the first international player to lead the NBA in scoring (2021–22), and he was named the league’s Most

Joel Embiid is a dominating center for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), known for his scoring, ballhandling, and defensive play. The Cameroonian-born Embiid is the first international player to lead the NBA in scoring (2021–22), and he was named the league’s Most

webspinner, (order Embioptera), any of about 170 species of insects that are delicate, are yellow or brown in colour, have biting mouthparts, and feed on dead plant material. Most species are from 4 to 7 mm (about 0.2 inch) long. Most males have two pairs of narrow wings and are weak fliers,