W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and the Origins of the Civil Rights Movement Today on the birthday of pioneering civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois, we take a look at his rivalry with Booker T. Washington and how both leaders and their clashing ideologies paved the way for the modern Civil Rights Movement in America.
orthotics. n. 1. (Medicine) (functioning as singular) the provision and use of artificial or mechanical aids, such as braces, to prevent or assist movement of weak or injured joints or muscles. (ÉrËÎ¸Ét Éªks). n. (used with a sing.
ortho-. a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant âstraight,â âupright,â âright,â âcorrectâ (orthodox) and on this model used in the formation of compound words (orthopedic). Chemistry. a combining form used in the name of that acid in a given series of acids that contains the most water (orthoboric acid).