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AA may refer to:
Organizations and businesses
- Architectural Association School of ArchitectureArchitectural Association School of ArchitectureThe Architectural Association School of Architecture, more usually known as the AA, is an architectural school in London, United Kingdom...
, the prestigious London based School of Architecture - Architects' Association of DenmarkArchitects' Association of DenmarkThe Architects' Association of Denmark , or simply AA, is an independent professional body for Danish architects. It was founded in founded om 21 November 1879 with the prime duty to advance and promote architectural quality by influencing the planning and design of our physical environment in the...
(Akademisk Arkitektforening) - The Albany AcademyThe Albany AcademyThe Albany Academy is an independent college preparatory day school for boys in Albany, New York, USA, enrolling students from Preschool to Grade 12. It was established in 1813 by a charter signed by Mayor Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer and the city council of Albany...
, an independent day school for boys in Albany, New York - Albuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque Academy is an independent co-educational day school for grades six through twelve located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the New Mexico State Department of Education. Albuquerque Academy is also a member of...
, an independent day school in Albuquerque, New Mexico - AlcoaAlcoaAlcoa Inc. is the world's third largest producer of aluminum, behind Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal. From its operational headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Alcoa conducts operations in 31 countries...
, an American aluminium-producing company with the stock ticker symbol AA - Alcoholics AnonymousAlcoholics AnonymousAlcoholics Anonymous is an international mutual aid movement which says its "primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety." Now claiming more than 2 million members, AA was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio...
, a worldwide fellowship of persons recovering from alcoholism - Aligned AssetsAligned AssetsAligned Assets are a UK-based full service company from Surrey that develops address management and gazetteer software for local authorities, the emergency services and the commercial sector...
, a UK software house specialising in gazetteer management systems - Alvesta AlternativeAlvesta AlternativeAlvesta Alternative a local political party in Alvesta, Sweden. Founded in 1991 by 27 expelled member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. AA has been present in the municipal council since 1991...
, a political party in Sweden - Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel WorkersAmalgamated Association of Iron and Steel WorkersAmalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers was an American labor union formed in 1876 and which represented iron and steel workers. It partnered with the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, CIO, in November, 1935...
, a former union in the United States - American AtheistsAmerican AtheistsAmerican Atheists is an organization in the United States dedicated to defending the civil liberties of atheists and advocating for the complete separation of church and state. It provides speakers for colleges, universities, clubs and the news media. It also publishes books and the monthly...
, an organization advocating for atheists in the United States - American ApparelAmerican ApparelAmerican Apparel is a clothing manufacturer in the United States. It is a vertically integrated clothing manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer that also performs its own design, advertising, and marketing...
, a clothing company in the United States - Amir AdnanAmir AdnanAmir Adnan is a popular Pakistani fashion label for men.Amir Adnan is widely credited with re-introducing the sherwani into modern fashion, and known as Pakistan's first international menswear label. Currently, Amir Adnan is the largest enterprise of designer clothing in Pakistan, and caters to an...
, a Pakistani fashion label for men - Andecha AsturAndecha Asturthumb|"[[Asturina cola estrella bermeya]]". A [[Red star|socialist]] and nationalist flag of [[Asturias]] used by Andecha AsturAndecha Astur is an Asturian nationalist leftist political party of Spain.-History:The party was founded in 1990...
, an asturian nationalist party - Annuaires AfriqueAnnuaires AfriqueAnnuaires Afrique , or AfricaPhonebooks , is a group of African online telephone directories owned by The Global Super Pages...
, an African online directory - Apollo AllianceApollo AllianceThe Apollo Alliance is a project organized by the Institute for America's Future and the Center on Wisconsin Strategy. The Alliance is a project of the Tides Center....
, an organization advocating energy independence and renewable energy for the United States - Foreign Office (Germany)Foreign Office (Germany)The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany...
(Auswärtiges Amt), the Foreign Office of Germany - The Automobile AssociationThe Automobile AssociationThe Automobile Association , a British motoring association founded in 1905 was demutualised in 1999 to become a private limited company which currently provides car insurance, driving lessons, breakdown cover, loans and motoring advice, and other services...
, a British motoring organisation
Transportation
- American AirlinesAmerican AirlinesAmerican Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...
, IATA airline code - Austrian AirlinesAustrian AirlinesAustrian Airlines is the flag carrier airline of Austria, headquartered in Office Park 2 on the grounds of Vienna International Airport in Schwechat, Wien-Umgebung and a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Together with regional subsidiary Tyrolean Airways and charter arm Lauda Air, it operates...
, the flag carrying airline of Austria - Aerolíneas ArgentinasAerolíneas ArgentinasAerolíneas Argentinas , formally Aerolíneas Argentinas S.A., is Argentina's largest airline and serves as the country's flag carrier. Owned in its majority by the Argentine Government, the airline is headquartered in the Torre Bouchard, located in San Nicolás, Buenos Aires...
, an Argentine airline - AirAsiaAirAsiaAirAsia Berhad is a Malaysian-based low-cost airline. AirAsia is Asia's largest low-fare, no-frills airline and a pioneer of low-cost travel in Asia. AirAsia group operates scheduled domestic and international flights to over 400 destinations spanning 25 countries. Its main hub is the Low-Cost...
, a Malaysian airline - Air America (airline), a CIA front that supplied covert operations during the Vietnam War
- Adelaide Airport, large Australian airport
- NZR AA classNZR Aa classThe AA class consisted of ten steam locomotives built to operate on New Zealand's national rail network. Built to a similar design to the A class of 1906, they had a wheel arrangement of 4-6-2 and were suited to hauling freight services. Ordered and built in 1914, all ten entered service in New...
, a locomotive class operated by the New Zealand Railways Department - Ann Arbor Railroad (disambiguation), a railroad connecting Ann Arbor, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio in the United States
- AA, a former name of the K lineK (Eighth Avenue Local)The K Eighth Avenue Local, earlier the AA, was a New York City Subway service along the IND Eighth Avenue Line, that originally began in 1932, when the IND Subway opened.- History :...
, a defunct line on the New York City Subway, that operated between 1932–1988
See also
- Automobile Association (disambiguation)
- The Automobile Association (Ireland)The Automobile Association (Ireland)The Automobile Association has been operating in Ireland since 1910. Today, AA Ireland is Ireland’s leading motoring organisation and provider of rescue services. It is also one of Ireland’s leading personal lines insurance intermediary and a major provider of travel, technical and information...
, an Irish motoring organisation- within a country to refer to the Automobile Association of that country, such as the New Zealand Automobile AssociationNew Zealand Automobile AssociationThe New Zealand Automobile Association is a mutual organisation and an incorporated society that provides vehicle breakdown assistance and related services to its members...
- within a country to refer to the Automobile Association of that country, such as the New Zealand Automobile Association
- AA Motoring Trust, a British road safety charity that merged with IAM Motoring Trust
- AA Publishing, a trading name of The Automobile AssociationThe Automobile AssociationThe Automobile Association , a British motoring association founded in 1905 was demutualised in 1999 to become a private limited company which currently provides car insurance, driving lessons, breakdown cover, loans and motoring advice, and other services...
in the UK
Sports, games and pastimes
- Ace Attorney, a series of courtroom based video games called Gyakuten Saiban in Japan.
- America's ArmyAmerica's ArmyAmerica's Army is a series of video games and other media developed by the United States Army and released as a global public relations initiative to help with recruitment. America's Army was conceived by Colonel Casey Wardynski and is managed by the U.S...
, a computer game published by the U.S. Army - American Association (19th century)American Association (19th century)The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
, baseball - American Association (20th century)American Association (20th century)The American Association was a minor league baseball league at the Triple-A level of baseball in the United States from to and to . Together with the International League, it contested the Junior World Series which determined the championship team in minor league baseball, at least for the...
, baseball - American Association of Independent Professional Baseball started in 2006
- Ancient AnguishAncient AnguishAncient Anguish, abbreviated AA, is a fantasy-themed MUD, a text-based online role-playing game. Founded in 1991 by Balz "Zor" Meierhans and Olivier "Drake" Maquelin, it opened to the public on February 2, 1992...
, an LPMud (computer game) in existence since 1992 - Class AA, a level in the Farm System of minor league baseball
Science, medicine, mathematics and computing
- Aā (lava flow), a type of basaltic lava flow
- AA, or Advanced Architecture, original name of Amiga Advanced Graphics Architecture
- AA amyloidosisAA amyloidosisAA amyloidosis is a form of amyloidosis associated with serum amyloid A protein , an acute-phase protein. It causes reactive systemic amyloidosis, as a "reaction" to inflammation, but also familial Mediterranean fever, which is an inheritable condition.-Presentation:The common feature to conditions...
, a form of amyloidosis related to Serum amyloid A - AA postulateAA postulateThe AA Postulate in Euclidean geometry states that two triangles are similar if they have two corresponding angles congruent.The AA Postulate works because the interior angles of a triangle are always equal to 180°. By knowing two angles, such as 32° and 64° degrees, we know that the next angle is...
of Euclidian geometry - Academia de ArtesAcademia de ArtesThe Academia de Artes is the Mexican Academy of Arts founded 1967/1968 by CONACULTA for the promotion of Mexican art. Seat of the institution is the Museo Nacional de San Carlos in Mexico City...
, Mexico - Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitansAggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitansAggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is an oral commensal found also in severe infections in the oral cavity, mainly the periodontium. A. actinomycetemcomitans, previously Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, is a gram negative facultative non-motile rod. It is also associated with non-oral...
, a species of bacteria found to be in association with certain types of periodontal disease - Amplitude of accommodationAmplitude of accommodationAmplitude of accommodation is a measurement of the eye’s ability to focus clearly on objects at near distances . This eye focusing range for a child is usually about 5–7.5 cm . For a young adult, it is 10–15 cm . The focus range for a 45-year-old adult is about 50 cm...
, a measurement of the eye's ability to focus clearly on objects at near distances - Anti-aliasingAnti-aliasingIn digital signal processing, spatial anti-aliasing is the technique of minimizing the distortion artifacts known as aliasing when representing a high-resolution image at a lower resolution...
, a computer graphics technique - Aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmAn aortic aneurysm is a general term for any swelling of the aorta to greater than 1.5 times normal, usually representing an underlying weakness in the wall of the aorta at that location...
- Arachidonic acidArachidonic acidArachidonic acid is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4.It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil, Arachidonic acid (AA, sometimes ARA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4(ω-6).It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil,...
, a polyunsaturated fatty acid - ASCII artASCII artASCII art is a graphic design technique that uses computers for presentation and consists of pictures pieced together from the 95 printable characters defined by the ASCII Standard from 1963 and ASCII compliant character sets with proprietary extended characters...
, an artistic medium in which pictures are composed of symbols taken from the ASCII computer character set - Atlas AutocodeAtlas AutocodeAtlas Autocode was a programming language developed around 1965 at Manchester University for the Atlas Computer. It was developed by Tony Brooker and Derrick Morris as an improvement on the ALGOL programming languages, removing some of Algol's poorer features such as "passing parameters by name"...
, a computer programming language - Atomic absorption spectroscopyAtomic absorption spectroscopyAtomic absorption spectroscopy is a spectroanalytical procedure for the qualitative and quantitative determination of chemical elements employing the absorption of optical radiation by free atoms in the gaseous state. In analytical chemistry the technique is used for determining the concentration...
, an instrument for measuring the content of metal in samples - Antarctic Impulse Transient AntennaANtarctic Impulse Transient AntennaThe AA experiment has been designed to study ultra-high-energy cosmic neutrinos by detecting the radio pulses emitted by their interacting with the Antarctic ice sheet...
, also known as AA-experiment - Amino acidAmino acidAmino acids are molecules containing an amine group, a carboxylic acid group and a side-chain that varies between different amino acids. The key elements of an amino acid are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen...
Other
- Associate of Arts degree
- AA batteryAA batteryAn AA battery is a standard size of battery. Batteries of this size are the most commonly used type of in portable electronic devices. An AA battery is composed of a single electrochemical cell...
size - AA Brassiere measurement
- AA certificate - a film rating used by the British Board of Film ClassificationBritish Board of Film ClassificationThe British Board of Film Classification , originally British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organisation, funded by the film industry and responsible for the national classification of films within the United Kingdom...
Censors between 1970 and 1982, restricting audiences to those aged 14 and over - AbhisamayalankaraAbhisamayalankaraThe ' , abbreviated AA, is one of five Sanskrit-language Mahāyāna Buddhist scriptures which Maitreya--a Buddha or bodhisattva --is said to have revealed to Asaga...
, or Abhisamaya-alaṅkāra, a Mahayana Buddhist text. - Affirmative actionAffirmative actionAffirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresented group, usually as a means to counter the effects of a history of discrimination.-Origins:The term...
, a social policy dealing with underrepresented minorities - African AmericanAfrican AmericanAfrican Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
- Agreement on AgricultureAgreement on AgricultureThe Agreement on Agriculture is an international treaty of the World Trade Organization. It was negotiated during the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and entered into force with the establishment of the WTO on January 1, 1995....
, a WTO treaty - Air attachéAir attachéAn air attaché is an Air Force officer who is part of a diplomatic mission; this post is normally filled by a high-ranking officer.An air attaché typically represents the chief of his home air force in the foreign country where he serves. The day-to-day responsibilities include maintaining contacts...
, usually a high-ranking air force officer on the staff of an embassy - Alisha's AtticAlisha's AtticAlisha's Attic were an English duo of the 1990s and early 2000s. The two members were sisters Shelly McErlaine and Karen Poole, born in Barking and Chadwell Heath respectively. Their father is Brian Poole of 1960s group Brian Poole and the Tremeloes...
, British pop/rock group - Antarctica, World Meteorological OrganizationWorld Meteorological OrganizationThe World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
country code - Anti-aircraft warfareAnti-aircraft warfareNATO defines air defence as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action." They include ground and air based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures. It may be to protect naval, ground and air forces...
, a military term for combat against airborne enemies from the ground - Amon AmarthAmon AmarthAmon Amarth is a Swedish viking metal band from Tumba, Sweden founded in 1992, and takes its name from the Sindarin translation of Mount Doom, a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. The band comprises vocalist Johan Hegg, guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg, bassist Ted Lundström...
- ArubaArubaAruba is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km east of Guajira Peninsula...
(DAFIF 0413 / DIA 65-18 / FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code) - Asian AerospaceAsian AerospaceAsian Aerospace is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. Currently based in Hong Kong, it was held in Singapore since 1981 until disagreements between co-organisers Reed Exhibitions and Singapore Technologies in 2006 forced its relocation from 2007.-History:Asian Aerospace was...
, the biggest airshow event in Asia - Asian AmericanAsian AmericanAsian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
- AssumptionistsAssumptionistsThe Augustinians of the Assumption constitute a congregation of Catholic religious , founded in Nîmes, southern France, by Fr. Emmanuel d'Alzon in 1845, initially approved by Rome in 1857 and definitively approved in 1864 . The current Rule of Life of the congregation draws its inspiration from...
, the Augustinians of the Assumption, a congregation of Catholic religious (priests and brothers) - Audio AdrenalineAudio AdrenalineAudio Adrenaline was a Christian rock band that formed in the late 1980s at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky. During the band's 17-year existence, they were awarded two Grammy awards, multiple Dove Awards and they released 17 number one singles. They were regular performers at the...
- The production code for The Savages (Doctor Who), a Doctor Who serial
- Anti-aliasing filterAnti-aliasing filterAn anti-aliasing filter is a filter used before a signal sampler, to restrict the bandwidth of a signal to approximately satisfy the sampling theorem....
a filter used in digital signal processing - Ayt Ayache
- pocket aces
Aa
- ÅÅÅ represents various sounds in several languages. Å is part of the alphabets used for the Alemannic and the Bavarian-Austrian dialects of German...
, letter found in several languages including Swedish, Norwegian and Danish, which can be alternatively transcribed as "aa" (not in Swedish). - Aa River (disambiguation), the name of several waterways in Europe
- Aa! Megami-sama or Oh My Goddess!Oh My Goddess!, also known as Ah! My Goddess!, is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Kōsuke Fujishima. It premiered in the November 1988 issue of Afternoon where it is still being serialized. Every few months, the most recent chapters are published in tankōbon volumes by Kodansha...
, a popular anime/manga series - Aa (Big A Little a)Aa (Big A Little a)Aa is a musical project from Brooklyn, New York. The core members are Aron Wahl, Josh Bonati , and John Atkinson each of whom play percussive instruments and synthesizers...
, an American noise rock group - Aa!Aa!is a Japanese pop group in Hello! Project, formerly made up of leader and Morning Musume member Reina Tanaka, Miyabi Natsuyaki and Airi Suzuki, two Hello! Project Kids...
, a J-Pop musical group - Aa (architect)Aa (architect)Aa, possibly AaAa, was an ancient Egyptian architect and construction supervisor. His title was "Overseer of construction workers" or "Great Overseer of construction workers". He lived in the time of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt .Aa is one of several names on a funerary stele from the northern...
, an architect in ancient Egypt - Aa (lava flow), a type of lava (see below)
- Aa (plant)Aa (plant)Aa Rchb.f. 1854, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae.Species in this genus can be found growing terrestrially in cold habitats near the snowline in the Andes and also in Costa Rica; they are usually found close to small streams. The elongated inflorescence grows from a basal...
, a genus of orchid - Aa, EstoniaAa, EstoniaAa is a village in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland in the eastern part of the Lüganuse Parish of Ida-Viru County, 10 km from Lüganuse. Part of the village, including the Aa manor house, is situated on the North Estonian limestone bank.According to the 2000 census, the...
, a village on northern coast of Estonia - AUTOartAUTOartAUTOart is a Hong Kong-based diecast model car line sold by AA Collection Ltd. The company was formerly owned by Gateway Global Ltd. based in Costa Mesa, California.-History:AUTOart was established in 1998...
, a high quality die cast model car manufacturer
People with the surname Aa
- Van der AaVan der AaVan der Aa is a surname. It may refer to:*Abraham Jacob van der Aa , Dutch author*Christianus Petrus Eliza Robidé van der Aa , Dutch jurist and writer*Cornelis van der Aa , Dutch historian...
, a Dutch name- Abraham Jacob van der AaAbraham Jacob van der AaAbraham Jacob van der Aa was a Dutch literator. He was born in Amsterdam in 1792. His father was a lawyer. From the ages of 6 till 12 he visited the dayschool in Amstelveen. After this he was send to the boarding school of J.E. van Iterson in Aarlanderveen but only stayed there for a year...
(1792–1857), Dutch literator - Christianus Petrus Eliza Robidé van der AaChristianus Petrus Eliza Robidé van der AaChristianus Petrus Eliza Robidé van der Aa was a Dutch jurist and author. He was the son of Pierre Jean Baptiste Charles van der Aa.-Biography:...
(1791–1851), Dutch jurist and author - Cornelis van der AaCornelis van der AaCornelis van der Aa , was a bookseller in Haarlem when he was convicted in 1796 by the schepenen of the city to five years imprisonment and consecutive perpetual exile from the department Holland for political reasons as a follower of the stadtholders. At the end of 1799, he was released and...
(1749–1816), Dutch bookseller - Dirk van der AaDirk van der AaDirk van der Aa was a Dutch rococo painter who is best known for his allegory.-Life:He was born in The Hague, and first apprenticed to Johann Heinrich Keller, and then to Gerrit Mes with whom he would later start a workshop; they specialized in grisaille decorative paintings...
(1731–1809), Dutch rococo painter - Michel van der AaMichel van der AaMichel van der Aa is a Dutch composer of contemporary classical music.- Early years :Michel van der Aa trained as a recording engineer at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague...
(born 1970), Dutch composer - Petrus van der AaPetrus van der AaPetrus or Pieter van der Aa, also called Vanderanus was a Brabantine jurist.Petrus van der Aa was born in Leuven. His father, Johan van der Aa, was a descendant of a well-known Brabantine family of patricians, which had settled in Leuven, Mechelen and Antwerpen.While his biographers disagree on...
(1530—1594), a Flemish jurist - Philips van der AaPhilips van der AaPhilips van der Aa was a politician in the Seventeen Provinces and a statesman of the Dutch Republic during its struggle for independence, the Eighty Years' War.-Biography:...
, a Dutch statesman during the Eighty Years' War - Pieter van der AaPieter van der AaPieter van der Aa was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases. Some of his most popular maps were of the African continent, detailing locations such as Morocco and Madagascar....
(1659—1733), a Dutch publisher
- Abraham Jacob van der Aa
- Brynjar AaBrynjar AaBrynjar Aa often Brynjar Å is a Norwegian dramatist. He was a student at the Telemark University College and studied under Norwegian writer Eldrid Lunden...
, a Norwegian dramatist - Terje AaTerje AaTerje Aa is a Norwegian bridge player, WBF World Life Master, and regular member of the Norwegian team since 1993. Teams on which he was a member have placed in the top three of the World Bridge Federation European and World Championships 11 times between 1984 and 2008.In 1993, Aa debuted as the...
, bridge player
People with first initials A. A.
- A. A. AmesA. A. AmesAlbert Alonzo "Doc" Ames held three consecutive terms as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Ames was known for his service to his country and assistance of the poor, sometimes giving medical treatment to those who could not afford it. However, he became exceedingly more famous by creating the...
(1842–1911), American soldier and politician, multi-term mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota - A. A. AbouTalebA. A. AbouTalebAbdelfattah AbouTaleb, better known as "A.A. AbouTaleb", or simply "AbouTaleb", was a squash player from Egypt. During the 1960s, he won the British Open three times....
, Egyptian squash player - A. A. Belopolsky (1854–1934), Russian astronomer; Aristarkh Belopolsky
- A. A. Caruana (1830–1905), Maltese archaeologist and author; see Antonio Annetto CaruanaAntonio Annetto CaruanaAntonio Annetto Caruana , also known as A.A. Caruana, was a Maltese archaeologist and author.Born in Valletta, Malta, Caruana showed an unusual proficiency in the knowledge of classical literature by his early adulthood. Graduating in Theology, he declined being ordained as a priest to marry Maria...
- A. A. Common (1841–1903), English amateur astronomer; see Andrew Ainslie CommonAndrew Ainslie CommonAndrew Ainslie Common FRS was an English amateur astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astrophotography.-Biography:...
- A. A. Birch, Jr.A. A. Birch, Jr.Adolpho A. Birch, Jr. was an American lawyer and judge who was the first African American to serve as Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court.-Early life:...
(born 1932), American jurist first African American Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court - A. A. EnglanderA. A. EnglanderAdolf Arthur Englander was a British television cinematographer. He was one of the first film cameraman to work seriously in the field of television in the UK, which for much of its early period almost exclusively employed electronic cameras.Englander was born in London during a First World War...
(1915–2004), British television cinematographer - A. A. Griffith (1893–1963), English engineer; see Alan Arnold GriffithAlan Arnold GriffithAlan Arnold Griffith was an English engineer, who, among many other contributions, is best known for his work on stress and fracture in metals that is now known as metal fatigue, as well as being one of the first to develop a strong theoretical basis for the jet engine.-Early work:A. A...
- A. A. LuceA. A. LuceArthur Aston Luce MC was professor of philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin and also Precentor of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin . Throughout his life he held many clerical appointments and was Vice-Provost of Trinity from 1946-1952. He was widely known as an authority on the philosopher George...
(1882–1977), Irish philosopher - A. A. MilneA. A. MilneAlan Alexander Milne was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work.-Biography:A. A...
(1882–1956), English author and playwright, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh
'A'ā
- Aā (lava flow), one of three basic types of lava flow
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- abampereAbampereThe abampere , also called the biot after Jean-Baptiste Biot, is the basic electromagnetic unit of electric current in the emu-cgs system of units . One abampere is equal to ten amperes in the SI system of units...
, the CGS unit of current - attoampere, 10−18 ampereAmpereThe ampere , often shortened to amp, is the SI unit of electric current and is one of the seven SI base units. It is named after André-Marie Ampère , French mathematician and physicist, considered the father of electrodynamics...
, a unit of electric current
aa
- Aa (digraph), see List of Latin digraphs
- Afar languageAfar languageAfar is a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. It is believed to have 1.5 million speakers, the Afar. The basic word order in Afar, like in other East Cushitic languages, is subject–object–verb. Its speakers have a literacy rate of between one and three per cent...
, ISO 639 alpha-2 language code - Amino acidAmino acidAmino acids are molecules containing an amine group, a carboxylic acid group and a side-chain that varies between different amino acids. The key elements of an amino acid are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen...
, a subunit of which proteins are constituted - Authoritative Answer, in DNS a flag for query answer