Look up: flap

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   flap
   [n] - the motion made by flapping up and down 2. [n] - a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body 3. [n] - a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing 4. [n] - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge 5. [v] - move noisily 6. [v] - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
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   Flap
   A hinged surface, usually at the trailing edge of a wing, used to increase the lift of a wing at slow speeds, to steepen the glide and to act as an air brake during the approach and landing.
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   Flap
   A protective covering of artwork or mechanicals made by affixing a sheet of tracing paper or heavier paper over the face of the original.
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   flap
   1. (storage, jargon) To unload a DECtape (so it goes flap, flap, flap). Old-time hackers at MIT tell of the days when the disk was device 0 and microtapes were 1, 2, etc. and attempting to flap device 0 would instead start a motor banging inside a cabinet near the disk. The term is used, by extension, for unloading any magnetic tape. See also mac...
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   FLAP
   A symbolic mathematics package for IBM 360. ['FLAP Programmer's Manual', A.H. Morris Jr., TR-2558 (1971) US Naval Weapons Lab]. [Sammet 1969, p. 506]. [Jargon File] (1994-10-17)
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   FLAP
   FLAP: A gene that helps make a leukotriene, a signal that activates the white blood cells involved in inflammation. FLAP stands for 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein. FLAP has been implicated in a number of inflammatory responses, including asthma, arthritis, psoriasis, heart attack and stroke. FLAP was the first gene discovered to be a major risk ...
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   flap
   A hinged portion of a wing or aerofoil which is adjustable in flight and either increases the lift or drag or both.Split,extension,slotted and leading edge flaps mainly increase the lift and thus reduce the stalling speed of aircraft Category: Transport • Any surface usually forming part of the rear portion of a wing,adjustable in flight,the primary function of which is to increase the...
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   FLAP
   (= 5-lipoxygenase activating protein) Activator of the enzyme responsible for the production of 5-HPETE from arachidonic acid, the first step in leukotriene synthesis.
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   Flap
   Flap noun [ Middle English flappe , flap , blow, bly-flap; confer Dutch flap , and English flap , v. ] Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment. « A cartilaginous flap upon the opening of the larynx.» Sir T. Browne. 2.< ...
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    Flap
    Flap transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Flapped ; present participle & verbal noun Flapping .] [ Prob. of imitative origin; confer Dutch flappen , English flap , noun , flop, flippant, fillip.] 1. To beat with a flap; to strike. « Yet let me flap this bug with gil ...
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    Flap
    Flap intransitive verb 1. To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air. « The crows flapped over by twos and threes.» Lowell. 2. To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing. Gay.
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    flap
    Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment. 'A cartilaginous flap upon the opening of the larynx.' (Sir T. Browne) ... 2. A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter. ... 3. The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sa ...
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    flap
    noun any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; `he wrote on the flap of the envelope`
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    flap
    noun a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
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    flap
    verb pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
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    flap
    verb move noisily; `flags flapped in the strong wind`
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    flap
    flutter 1 fluttering noun the motion made by flapping up and down
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    flap
    noun a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
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    Flap
    `Flap` may refer to: * Flap (aircraft), a hinged surface on the trailing edge of an airplane wing * Flap, any hinged plate often used as a cover or a simple one-way valve ** Cat flap, a hinged flap that allows a cat to enter or leave a room or building ** Butt flap, a separately removable part of underwear (un)covering the buttocks ** Sluice or flap gate, a pressure driven water flow control device between a channel and other water body * Flap c...
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    flap
    (flap) a mass of tissue for grafting, usually including skin, only partially removed from one part of the body so that it retains its own blood supply during transfer to another site. an uncontrolled movement.
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    Flap
    • (n.) To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat. • (v. i.) To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing. • (v.) A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter. • (v.) A disease in the lips of horses. • (n.) To beat with a flap; to strike. • ...
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    flap
    (from the article `fluid mechanics`) ...adopted for the wings of aircraft has been sketched already in Figure 17B. The rear edge is made as sharp as possible for reasons that have ... Flaps are extensions of the trailing edge of the wing and can be deflected downward as much as 45°. Many flaps effectively increase wing area, adding ...
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    flap
    in phonetics, a consonant sound produced by a single quick flip of the tongue against the upper part of the mouth, often heard as a short r in ... [1 related articles]
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    Flap
    An 'extra' section added to standard size paper which is then folded over. Normally used to highlight some aspect of the offer or to act as the response device.
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    FLAP
    The Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) is a federal program awarding grants to states and local educational agencies to promote programs that improve foreign language learning. The program for LEAs and SEAs was authorized under Title VII of the Improving Americas Schools Act of 1994, and only continuation grants will continue to be funded under Title V of the No Child Left Behind Act of 20...
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