PHASE ALTERNATE LINE (PAL)
\fˈe͡ɪz ɔːltˈɜːnət lˈa͡ɪn pˈal], \fˈeɪz ɔːltˈɜːnət lˈaɪn pˈal], \f_ˈeɪ_z ɔː_l_t_ˈɜː_n_ə_t l_ˈaɪ_n__ p_ˈa_l]\
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The standardized picture format used for decoding and encoding television signals, throughout most of Europe, excluding France. The specifications of the PAL format are as follows: 786 pixels in each line, a total of 625 lines on each screen, 25fps video, and a power rating of 220V. The image quality of a PAL tv is better than that of a NTSC, but inferior to SECAM, used in France.
By Henry Campbell Black
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).