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Tension is the pulling or stretching force transmitted axially along an object such as a string, rope, chain, rod, truss member, or other object, so as to stretch or pull apart the object. In terms of force, it is the opposite of compression. Tension might also be described as the action-reaction pair of forces acting at each end of an object.
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is a range of executive cars manufactured by German automaker Mercedes-Benz in various engine and body configurations. Produced since September 1953, the E-Class falls as a midrange in the Mercedes line-up, and has been marketed worldwide across five generations. Before 1993, the E in Mercedes-Benz nomenclature was a ...
The Urdu Wikipedia (Urdu: اردو ویکیپیڈیا), started in January 2004, is the Standard Urdu-language edition of Wikipedia, a free, open-content encyclopedia. As of 30 July 2024, it has 208,482 articles, 182,668 registered users and 12,633 files, and it is the 54th largest edition of Wikipedia by article count, and ranks 20th in terms of depth among Wikipedias with over 150,000 articles.
Appendicitis. An acutely inflamed and enlarged appendix, sliced lengthwise. Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix. [2] Symptoms commonly include right lower abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and decreased appetite. [2] However, approximately 40% of people do not have these typical symptoms. [2] Severe complications of a ruptured appendix ...
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television. Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory.
The qibla is the direction of the Kaaba, a cube-like building at the centre of the Sacred Mosque (al-Masjid al-Haram) in Mecca, in the Hijaz region of Saudi Arabia. Other than its role as qibla, it is also the holiest site for Muslims, also known as the House of God (Bayt Allah) and where the tawaf (the circumambulation ritual) is performed during the Hajj and umrah pilgrimages.
Maithili is the second largest at 11.05%, followed by Bhojpuri (6.24%), Tharu (5.88%), and Tamang (4.88%). The remaining languages each account for less than 5% individually, with the "Other" category comprising the combined share of the many smaller languages spoken across Nepal.
The Kurds are the fourth-largest ethnic group in West Asia after Arabs, Persians, and Turks . The total number of Kurds in 1991 was placed at 22.5 million, with 48% of this number living in Turkey, 24% in Iran, 18% in Iraq, and 4% in Syria.