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Feininger
French-U.S. photographer and writer. Son of L. Feininger, he graduated from the Bauhaus in 1925. After studying architecture, he moved to Sweden in 1933 and established a firm specializing in architectural and industrial photography. In 1939 he settled in New York, and from 1943 to 1962 he worked for Life magazine. Among his many books are The Complete Photographer (1966) and the collection The World Through My Eyes (1964).
U.S.-German painter. Born in New York City, he went to Germany in 1887 to study music, but ended up studying painting instead. Around 1910, under the influence of Cubism, he developed a unique style, using prismatic interpenetrating planes of color to depict architectural and marine subjects. He exhibited with Der Blaue Reiter in Berlin in 1913 and was later an influential teacher at the Bauhaus (1919-33). His work was a synthesis of art, science, and technology; he is noted for introducing compositional discipline and lyrical color to German Expressionism. After the Nazis came to power, he returned to the U.S. He was the father of A. Feininger.
herring
Either the Atlantic or the Pacific subspecies of Clupea harengus (once considered two separate species), slab-sided, N fishes that are small-headed and streamlined, with silvery iridescent sides and a deep-blue, metallic-hued back. The name also refers to some other members of the family Clupeidae. Adults range in length from 8 to 15 in. (20-38 cm). One of the most abundant species of fish, herring travel in enormous schools. They eat planktonic crustaceans and fish larvae. In Europe they are processed and sold as kippered herring; in E Canada and the NE U.S., most of the herring used are young fishes canned as sardines. Herring taken in the Pacific are used mainly to make fish oil and meal.
karting
Driving and racing miniature, skeleton-frame, rear-engine automobiles called karts or GoKarts. The sport originated in the U.S. in the 1950s after the first kart had been assembled from unwanted lawn-mower parts. It thereafter developed into an international sport in Europe. Speeds of 100 mph (160 kph) are not uncommon.
meaning
In philosophy, the sense of an expression (e.g., a word or sentence) by contrast with its reference (i.e., the relation between expressions and what they designate). For example, "the tallest person" means "the person whose height is greater than that of any other," but its reference may be John Doe--or no one, since two or more can be tallest. Thus, it will not do to say that words mean the thing they designate (or make us think of). Further problems beset this referential theory of meaning. Two expressions may have the same referent but not the same meaning (e.g., "the morning star" and "the evening star" denote the same planet, yet do not have exactly the same meaning). Meaningful phrases can also pretend to refer without really doing so (e.g., "the present king of ...
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