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Look up: glider

  1. Glider
    A simple object in Conway's Game of Life that swims diagonally through the grid space.
    Found on http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/FLAOH/cbnh

  2. glider
    [n] - aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Glider
    A highly efficient engineless aeroplane. Capable of flying for long periods in gently rising air currents. See also: Aircraft.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  4. Glider
    A fixed-wing aerodyne intended for motorless flight. Gliders are generally divided into four classes:
    Found on http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary

  5. glider
    Non-power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft,deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed under given conditions of flight. Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Glider
    Glid'er noun One who, or that which, glides.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/33

  7. glider
    sailplane noun aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Glider
    • (n.) One who, or that which, glides.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. glider
    any of about six small phalangers—marsupial mammals of Australasia—that volplane from tree to tree like flying squirrels. Most have well-developed ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/37

  10. glider
    nonpowered heavier-than-air craft capable of sustained flight. Though many men contributed to the development of the glider, the most famous pioneer ... [11 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/37

  11. glider
    glider, type of aircraft resembling an airplane but having at most a small auxiliary propulsion plant and usually no means of propulsion at all. The typical modern glider has very slender wings and a streamlined body. The unpowered variety is launched by an elastic shock cord, a rope, or a cable, at...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08210

  12. GLIDER
    An unpowered aircraft capable of maintaining altitude only briefly after release from tow, then gliding to earth. Compare SAILPLANE.
    Found on http://www.aerofiles.com/glossary.html

  13. Glider
    (Conway`s Life) The `glider` is a pattern that travels across the board in Conway`s Game of Life. It was first discovered by Richard K. Guy in 1970, while John Conway`s group was attempting to track the evolution of the R-pentomino. Gliders are the smallest spaceships, and they travel diagona...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider

  14. Glider
    (EP) Name = Glider | Type = EP | Artist = My Bloody Valentine | Cover = MyBloodyValentineGlider.jpg | Released = April 1990 | Recorded = 1989-1990 | Genre = Shoegazing | Length = 18:28 | Label = Creation Records (CRE073) | Producer = My Bloody Valentine | Reviews = *5--> link Last album = ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider

  15. Glider
    (bot) `Glider`, also known as `WoWGlider` or `MMOGlider`, is a bot created by MDY Industries, which interoperates with World of Warcraft. Glider automates and simplifies actions by the user through the use of scripting to perform repetitive tasks while the user is away from the compute...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider

  16. Glider
    (furniture) A `glider` or `platform rocker` is a type of rocking chair that moves as a swing seat, where the entire frame consists of a seat attached to the base by means of a double-rocker four-bar linkage. The non-parallel suspension arms of the linkage cause the chair to simulate a rocking...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider

  17. Glider
    (Tokio album) `Glider` is the seventh studio album by Japanese band accessdate=2009-10-02-->--> The album reached fifth place on the Oricon weekly chart and charted for six weeks.<ref name="oricon"> --> Track listing : References :
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider



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12 February 2012

This day in history:
/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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