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| Domain | Definition |
Military | 1) placing an artillery piece to fire through a slit made in the parapet. 2) break or depression allowing artillery to fire through the parapet. Embrasure fire provided more protection for gunners but restricted a gun's field of fire to about 45 degrees. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 4D 42 52 41 53 55 52 45 2C 45 4E 45 4D 42 52 41 53 55 52 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01001101 01000010 01010010 01000001 01010011 01010101 01010010 01000101 00101100 00100000 01000101 01001110 00100000 01000101 01001101 01000010 01010010 01000001 01010011 01010101 01010010 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E M B R A S U R E ,   E N   E M B R A S U R E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 004D 0042 0052 0041 0053 0055 0052 0045 002C 0045 004E 0045 004D 0042 0052 0041 0053 0055 0052 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39473652355355523914239482394736523553555239 |
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