Quad twist

In telephony, a change, as a function of temperature, in the shape of the frequency-vs. -attenuation response curve, i.e., characteristic, of a transmission line.

twist

Home furnishings; General furniture

A chair or table turning resembling a screw or spiral.

twist

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The number of turns about its axis per unit of length of a yarn or other textile strand. Twist is expressed as turns per inch (tpi), turns per meter (tpm), or turns per centimeter ...

twist

Entertainment; Dance

Dance featuring many gyrations of the hips. It became the first worldwide dance craze in the early 1960s, enjoying immense popularity among young people and drawing fire from ...

chassé

Sports; Gymnastics

A dance movement of the feet which gives the impression of one foot chasing the other, often used as a lead-up to a leap.

coupé

Sports; Gymnastics

A ballet term whose literal meaning is to cut. It is a ballet dance movement that calls for the non-support foot to be pulled sharply off the floor and placed with a pointed toe ...

Dawes

Sports; Gymnastics

An uneven bar skill named after Dominique Dawes. It is a back giant with 1 ½ turn in the handstand. It has been rated by the FIG as a D level skill. Its FIG number is 4.403.

demi-plié

Sports; Gymnastics

Literally translated to a small bend. This is a fundamental ballet movement that calls for the knees, to bend in perfect alignment over the toes with the feet flat on the floor ...

développé

Sports; Gymnastics

This is a ballet and gymnastics dance movement. A développé is done by drawing the toe of the gesture leg (which bends at the knee and hip) up the front, side, or back of the ...

Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)

Sports; Gymnastics

The international and Olympic governing body of competitive gymnastics. The FIG is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and is responsible for the governance of the ...

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Russian meteor shower of 2013

An intense meteor rain storm that sent fireballs crashing on Earth, shattering windows and damaging buildings in central Russia on February 15, 2013. ...