This center , formed of indefinite molecules , began to revolve around its own axis during its gradual condensation ; then , following the immutable laws of mechanics , in proportion as its bulk diminished by condensation , its rotary motion became accelerated , and these two effects continuing , the result was the formation of one principal star , ...
famine - a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death. calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, disaster, cataclysm - an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity; the earthquake was a disaster.
The Three Years of Great Chinese Famine ( simplified Chinese : ä¸å¹´å¤§é¥¥è ; traditional Chinese : ä¸å¹´å¤§é¥è ; pinyin : SÄnniÃ¡n dÃ  jÄ«huÄng ) , referred to by the Communist Party of China as the Three Years of Natural Disasters ( simplified Chinese : ä¸å¹´èªç¶ç¾å®³ ; traditional Chinese : ä¸å¹´èªç¶ç½å®³ ; pinyin : SÄnniÃ¡n zÃ¬rÃ¡n zÄihÃ i ) , the Difficult Three Year Period ( ...