Financial and business terms. 2012.
quality circles — Management and worker groups that focus on improving the substance and value of their products. ► “Muscadine, Iowa based Grain Processing Corporation began implementing quality circles in 1982 as a means of getting employees to work together to … American business jargon
baking — Process of cooking by dry heat, especially in an oven. Baked products include bread, cookies, pies, and pastries. Ingredients used in baking include flour, water, leavening agents (baker s yeast, baking soda, baking powder), shortening (fats,… … Universalium
Poland in Antiquity — Peoples belonging to numerous archeological cultures identified with Celtic, Germanic and Baltic tribes lived in various parts of Poland from about 400 BC. Other groups were no doubt also present, as ethnic composition of archeological cultures… … Wikipedia
Rastern von Kreisen — Unter der Rasterung von Kreisen versteht man in der Computergrafik das Zeichnen (Rastern) eines Kreises auf dem Punktraster einer Rastergrafik oder eines Raster Grafikgeräts durch Einfärben entsprechender Pixel. Es gibt hierfür sowohl Algorithmen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Rasterung von Kreisen — Unter der Rasterung von Kreisen versteht man in der Computergrafik das Zeichnen (Rastern) eines Kreises auf dem Punktraster einer Rastergrafik oder eines Raster Grafikgeräts durch Einfärben entsprechender Pixel. Es gibt hierfür sowohl Algorithmen … Deutsch Wikipedia
education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… … Universalium
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
