Egg
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Biology/food
- Egg (biology)Egg (biology)An egg is an organic vessel in which an embryo first begins to develop. In most birds, reptiles, insects, molluscs, fish, and monotremes, an egg is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum, which is expelled from the body and permitted to develop outside the body until the developing...
, an organic vessel in which an embryo first begins to develop - OvumOvumAn ovum is a haploid female reproductive cell or gamete. Both animals and embryophytes have ova. The term ovule is used for the young ovum of an animal, as well as the plant structure that carries the female gametophyte and egg cell and develops into a seed after fertilization...
, a female egg cell - Egg (food)Egg (food)Eggs are laid by females of many different species, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, and have probably been eaten by mankind for millennia. Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen , and vitellus , contained within various thin membranes...
, the egg of a fowl or fish consumed as food
Places
- Egg Island (Bahamas)
- Egg, SwitzerlandEgg, SwitzerlandEgg is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Egg has an area of . Of this area, 58.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.1% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
, a Swiss municipality - Egg an der GünzEgg an der GünzEgg an der Günz is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany....
, a municipality in Bavaria, Germany - Egg, AustriaEgg, AustriaEgg is a town in the Bregenzerwald, Vorarlberg, Austria, part of the district Bregenz.-External links:*http://www.egg.at...
- The Egg (building)The Egg (building)The Egg is a performing arts venue in Albany, New York.Named for the shape it resembles, it was designed by Harrison & Abramovitz as part of the Empire State Plaza project, and built between 1966 and 1978. It is located in the northeast corner of the Plaza...
, a part of the Empire State Plaza
Entertainment
- Egg (band)Egg (band)Egg were an English progressive rock band formed in January 1969.-Career:The founding members of the group were Dave Stewart who played organ , Mont Campbell on bass and vocals and drummer Clive Brooks...
, an English progressive rock band- Egg (album)Egg (album)Egg is the 1970 debut album of British prog rock band Egg.-Side one:# "Bulb" – 0:09# "While Growing My Hair" – 3:53# "I Will Be Absorbed" – 5:10...
, Egg's debut album
- Egg (album)
- Eggs (band)Eggs (band)Eggs was a Washington, DC based indie rock band centered around Andrew Beaujon. The band was active in the early and mid nineteen-nineties and was signed to prominent indie pop record label TeenBeat Records.-Albums:* Bruiser Teenbeat 76...
, an American indie-pop band - The Egg (band), a British electronic funk band
- Mr EggMr EggMatthew Egbert Wand, better known as Mr Egg is a musician credited as being one of the founding fathers of UK Acid House music...
(born 1959), acid house musician - Eggs (novel)Eggs (novel)Eggs is a young adult novel by Jerry Spinelli that was published in 2007. The story outlines a relationship that develops between two children that seemingly have little in common other than loneliness.-Plot:...
, a 2007 novel by Jerry Spinelli - Eggs (film)Eggs (film)Eggs is a 1995 Norwegian comedy film by Bent Hamer. It was awarded the 1995 Amanda for best Norwegian film.-Plot:Two old brothers, Moe and Pa, have lived together for their whole life and are content with their daily and weekly routine...
, a 1995 film by Norwegian director Bent Hamer - Egg shakerEgg shakerAn egg shaker is a hand percussion instrument, in the idiophone category, that makes a noise when shaken, usually by hand. Functionally it is similar to a maraca. Typically the outer casing or container is oval or egg-shaped...
, a hand percussion instrument - Egg (Game & Watch), a 1981 Nintendo video game
- Egg (film), an award-winning 2007 Turkish-Greek drama film directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Other
- Egg (chair)Egg (chair)The Egg is a chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for Radisson SAS hotel in Copenhagen. It is manufactured by Republic of Fritz Hansen.The Egg was designed in a typical Jacobsen style, using state-of-the-art material....
iconic chair designed by Arne Jacobsen - Eggs, a pivotal poem by Giannina BraschiGiannina BraschiGiannina Braschi is a Puerto Rican writer. She is credited with writing the first Spanglish novel YO-YO BOING! and the poetry trilogy Empire of Dreams , which chronicles the Latin American immigrant's experiences in the United States...
- Egg (car)Egg (car)Egg or Egg & Egli was a Swiss car make in business from 1896 to 1919. It was one of the more long-lived early Swiss car makes. It appeared at numerous auto shows and competed in France's annual smash-up derby.- History :...
, a defunct Swiss car make - Augustus EggAugustus EggAugustus Leopold Egg 2 May 1816 in London, England – 26 March 1863) was a Victorian artist best known for his modern triptych Past and Present , which depicts the breakup of a middle-class Victorian family.-Biography:...
(1816–1863), Victorian artist - OvalOvalAn oval is any curve resembling an egg or an ellipse, such as a Cassini oval. The term does not have a precise mathematical definition except in one area oval , but it may also refer to:* A sporting arena of oval shape** a cricket field...
, any curve resembling an egg or an ellipse - An egg, a word for a type of sewing tool, used for darning
- EG&GEG&GEG&G, formally known as Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier, Inc., is a United States national defense contractor and provider of management and technical services. The company was involved in contracting services to the United States government during World War II, and conducted weapons research and...
, a U.S. defense contractor - Egg Banking, an online bank in the United Kingdom
- Egg (magazine), a Japanese magazine
- EGG, the Arts ShowEGG, the Arts ShowEGG, the arts show was an American nonfiction television program that aired on PBS from 2000 to 2003. EGG documented both the famous and the unusual aspects and projects of classical and modern arts; its narrator was Elaine Stritch....
, a former program on PBS - EGG may stand for electrogastrogramElectrogastrogramAn electrogastrogram is a graphic produced by an electrogastrograph, which records the electrical signals that travel through the stomach muscles and control the muscles' contractions...
, which records the electrical activity of the stomach muscles during peristalsis - EGG is the abbreviation for ElectroglottographyElectroglottographThe electroglottograph, or EGG, is a device for the noninvasive measurement of the time variation of the degree of contact between the vibrating vocal folds during voice production...
, a method for measuring relative vocal foldVocal foldsThe vocal folds, also known commonly as vocal cords, are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the larynx...
contact area in speechSpeechSpeech is the human faculty of speaking.It may also refer to:* Public speaking, the process of speaking to a group of people* Manner of articulation, how the body parts involved in making speech are manipulated...
and singingSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Elemental Gimmick GearElemental Gimmick GearElemental Gimmick Gear is an action role-playing game for the Dreamcast console. Elemental Gimmick Gear uses hand-drawn art in an overhead view during exploration, then switches to 3D graphics during boss battles...
, a 1999 Sega Dreamcast game - EGG Global Consciousness ProjectGlobal Consciousness ProjectThe Global Consciousness Project is a parapsychology experiment begun in 1998 as an attempt to detect possible interactions of "global consciousness" with physical systems...
, a parapsychology experiment begun in 1998 - EGG (file format)EGG (file format)The EGG file format is a compressed archive file format that supports for Unicode and intelligent compression algorithms. EGG format is created by ESTsoft and was first applied in their file compression software ALZip....
, a file compression archive
See also
- The Egg (disambiguation)
- World eggWorld eggA world egg or cosmic egg is a mythological motif found in the creation myths of many cultures and civilizations. Typically, the world egg is a beginning of some sort, and the universe or some primordial being comes into existence by "hatching" from the egg, sometimes lain on the primordial waters...
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