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English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
Companion planting — is the planting of different crops in proximity (in gardening and agriculture), on the theory that they assist each other in nutrient uptake, pest control, pollination, and other factors necessary to increasing crop productivity. Companion… … Wikipedia
Companion Credit Union — is a credit union based in and serving Hunter Valley, Australia. It was established in 1974 by a group of Hunter Valley coal miners who decided that the financial affairs of the workers in their industry were at the mercy of banks, loan sharks… … Wikipedia
Part-whole theory — is the name of a loose collection of historical theories, all informal and nearly all unwitting, relating wholes to their parts via inclusion. Part whole theory has been overtaken by mereology.Metaphysics, especially ontology, has invoked part… … Wikipedia
Companion (Doctor Who) — In the long running BBC television science fiction programme Doctor Who and related works, the term companion refers to a character who travels with, and shares the adventures of the Doctor. In most Doctor Who stories, the primary companion acts… … Wikipedia
Companion parrot — Congo African Grey Parrot on top of its cage. It has a ring on its right leg. Companion parrot is a general term used for any parrot kept as a pet that interacts abundantly with its human counterpart. Generally, most species of parrot can make… … Wikipedia
Companion cavalry — For similarly spelled words, see Hetair (disambiguation). Alexander Mosaic, showing the Battle of Issus, from the House of the Faun, Pompeii The Companions (Greek: ἑταῖροι, hetairoi) were the elite cavalry o … Wikipedia
Companion (Firefly) — In the television series Firefly and its feature film sequel Serenity , a Companion is a skilled, well educated and well respected member of a guild of professional courtesans/entertainers, somewhat similar to oiran. While they do frequently… … Wikipedia
companion — The etymological idea behind ‘companion’ is ‘one with whom one shares bread’, a mess mate. In third person reference it usually has positive associations, but by the end of the sixteenth century, in vocative use, it was being used with… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
Companion Animal Protection Society — How CAPS Began In 1989, when Deborah Howard, president of the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) noticed the cramped, unsanitary conditions at a Docktor Pet Center, she became enraged. The company had more than 300 franchises at that time … Wikipedia
companion — noun (C) 1 someone you spend a lot of time with especially someone you are travelling with or a friend: His dog became his closest companion during the last years of his life. | constant companion (=someone you are always with) 2 one of a pair of … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
companion cell — noun Date: 1887 a living nucleated cell that is closely associated in origin, position, and probably function with a cell making up part of a sieve tube of a vascular plant … New Collegiate Dictionary