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Waco
City (pop., 1996 est.: 108,000), N central Texas. Located on the Brazos River, it was founded in 1849 on the site of an Indian village. After 1865 it became a river-bridge crossing on cattle trails; later its economy was based on cotton. Its diversified economy now includes manufacturing and tourism. A tornado devastated Waco in 1953, killing 114 persons. On April 19, 1993, after a 51-day standoff with federal agents, more than 70 members of the Branch Davidians perished in a fire at their compound near Waco.
cuckoo
Any of some 60 species of tree-dwelling birds (family Cuculidae) and numerous terrestrial species found worldwide in temperate and tropical regions but most diverse in the Old World tropics. Species range from 6.5 to 36 in. (16-90 cm) long. Most are drab gray, but a few are partially or completely brightly colored or iridescent. Aside from the European cuckoo's familiar two-note call, cuckoos are best known for their habit of brood parasitism (see cowbird); their eggs resemble those of the host species (egg mimicry), and the adult cuckoo removes one or more host eggs to ensure that the substitution is indetectable (the newly hatched cuckoo may also eject eggs or nestlings).
factor
In multiplication, one of two or more numerical or algebraic components of a product. A whole number's factors are the whole numbers that divide evenly into it (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12 are factors of 12). To factor a counting number means to break it down into its prime number factors. To factor a polynomial is to find its prime polynomial factors, a basic procedure for solving algebraic equations. According to the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, the prime factorization of any number or polynomial is unique.
factory
Structure in which work is organized to meet the need for production on a large scale usually with power-driven machinery. In the 17th-18th cent., the domestic system of work in Europe began giving way to larger units of production, and capital became available for investment in industrial enterprises. The movement of population from country to city also contributed to change in work methods. Mass production, which transformed the organization of work, came about by the development of the machine-tool industry. With precision equipment, large numbers of identical parts could be produced at low cost and with a small workforce. The assembly line was first widely used in the U.S. meat-packing industry; H. Ford designed an automobile assembly line in 1913. By mid-1914, chassis assembly time had fallen from 121 / 2 man-hours to 93 man-minutes. Some countries, particularly in Asia and S. America, began industrializing in the 1970s and later. See also Amer. System of manufacture.
gecko
Any of about 750 species of harmless but noisy lizards in the family Gekkonidae: small, usually nocturnal reptiles that have soft skin, a short, stout body, a large ...
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