Look up: baton

1. baton
   [n] - an implement passed from runner to runner in a relay race 2. [n] - a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra
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2. baton
   . Track. a hollow cylinder of wood, paper, or plastic that is passed in a prescribed area from one member of a relay team to the member next to compete..also relay baton SPOLY 72 176.. Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
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3. Baton
   Bat'on (băt'ŭn, F. bä`tôN'; 277) noun [ French bâton . See Baston .] 1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performance...
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4. baton
   noun a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
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5. Baton
   • (n.) An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister; -- called also bastard bar. See Bend sinister. • (n.) A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a...
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6. baton
   (from the article `conductor`) For nearly two centuries, conductors favoured a baton, or thin wand, in the right hand as a device for emphasizing the metrical outline, reserving ...
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7. baton
   (from the article `athletics`) The relays involve four runners per team, each member carrying a baton for 25 percent of the total distance before passing it to the next team ...
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8. Baton
   A baton is the stick with which the conductor of a choir or orchestra beats the time. In early times the bandmaster beat time with his foot, and Lulli knocked on the floor with a six foot stick. Spohr was the first to employ the baton in England, at a philharmonic concert in 1820.
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9. Baton
   In heraldry, a baton is an ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one quarter in breadth of the bend sinister.
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10. baton
    The item exchanged between handlers in a relay class; usually a short piece of PVC pipe.
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11. BATON
    :For other uses, see Baton. `BATON` is a Type 1 block cipher in use since at least 1995 by the United States government to secure classified information. While the BATON algorithm itself is secret, the public PKCS#11 standard includes some general information about how it is used. It has a 32...
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12. Baton
    (symbol) The ceremonial `baton` is a short, thick stick, carried by select high-ranking military officers as a uniform article. The baton is distinguished from the swagger stick in being thicker and less functional (not used as a crop). Unlike a staff of office, a baton is not rested on the g...
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13. Baton
    (conducting) A `baton` is a stick that is used by conductors primarily to exaggerate and enhance the manual and bodily movements associated with directing an ensemble of musicians. They are generally made of a light wood, fiberglass or carbon fiber which is tapered to a grip shaped like a pea...
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14. Baton
    (law enforcement) A `truncheon` or `baton` (also called a `cosh`, `Paddy wacker`, `billystick`, `billy club`, `nightstick`, `sap`, `blackjack`, `stick`) is essentially a club of less than arm`s length made of wood, plastic, or metal. They are carried for less lethal self-defense purposes by l...
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