Look up: spike

1. spike
   (jargon) To defeat a selection mechanism by introducing a (sometimes temporary) device that forces a specific result. The word is used in several industries; telephone engineers refer to spiking a relay by inserting a pin to hold the relay in either the closed or open state, and railroaders refer to...
   Found on http://foldoc.org/spike
   
   
2. Spike
   Short pulse of voltage or current - usually undesirable.
   Found on http://www.windmill.co.uk/glossary.html
   
   
3. spike
   [n] - (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis 2. [n] - a transient variation in voltage or current 3. [n] - a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall 4. [n] - a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) 5. [n] ...
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
4. SPIKE
   Science Planning Intelligent Knowledge-Based Environment [STScI]
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib
   
   
5. Spike
   To mark on the stage or rehearsal floor the placement of set pieces.
   Found on http://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/technica
   
   
6. Spike
   A large, rapid and short-lived rise or fall in the price of a... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/spike.htm?id=13023&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of spike'>more</a>
   Found on http://www.finance-glossary.com/pages/ho
   
   
7. Spike
   Series of anti-tank guided missiles [IL]
   Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html
   
   
8. spike
   sports shoe equipped with spikes Category: Various industries and crafts • the activation of synapses causes changes in the permeability of the dendritic membrane leading to changes in the membrane potential.This difference of the potential travels along the axon of the neuron and is cal...
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
9. Spike
   A spike is simply a large nail.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20935
   
   
10. Spike
    Spike noun [ Akin to LG. spiker , spieker , a large nail, Dutch spijker , Swedish spik , Danish spiger , Icelandic spīk ; all perhaps from Latin spica a point, an ear of grain; but in the sense o...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/164
    
    
11. Spike
    Spike transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Spiked ; present participle & verbal noun Spiking .] 1. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down pl...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/164
    
    
12. Spike
    Spike noun [ Confer German spieke , Latin spica an ear of grain. See Spikenard .] (Botany) Spike lavender. See Lavender . Oil of spike (Chemistry) , a colorless or yellowish aromatic oil extracted...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/164
    
    
13. spike
    An unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are without stalks. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
    
    
14. spike
    noun sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; `spikes provide greater traction`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
    
    
15. spike
    noun a transient variation in voltage or current
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
    
    
16. spike
    noun (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
    
    
17. spike
    verb bring forth a spike or spikes; `my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
    
    
18. spike
    (spīk) a sharp upward deflection in a curve or tracing, as on the encephalogram. the attachment of an intravenous infusion set to the bag containing the solution.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    
19. Spike
    • (n.) Anything resembling such a nail in shape. • (v. t.) To fix on a spike. • (n.) A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward. • (v. t.) To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike nail, or the like into it. • (n...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
20. spike
    (from the article `inflorescence`) A spike is a raceme, but the flowers develop directly from the stem and are not borne on pedicels, as in barley (Hordeum)....unbranched axis (see photograph). Each flower terminates a short stalk called a pedicel. The main axis has indeterminate growth; therefore, its ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/140
    
    
21. spike
    (from the article `mass spectrometry`) ...spectrometry may be used to measure with high sensitivity trace amounts of an element through the technique of isotope dilution. A small, measured ... ...and by measuring the ratio of natural to enriched isotopes in adjacent beams, the number of daughter isotopes can be readily determined. The ....
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/140
    
    
22. spike
    (from the article `volleyball`) ...of each half of the court indicates the point in front of which a back court player may not drive the ball over the net from a position above the ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/140
    
    
23. Spike
    Spike is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Long, Heavy Nail` Where is it used? The name Spike is mainly used In English. The name Spike doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Spike seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Spik
    
    
24. Spike
    Order ticket that shows the stock, price, number of shares, type, and account of the order. Origin: Practice of placing the ticket on a metal spike upon execution or cancellation. Spike is also a sudden, drastic increase in a company`s share price.
    Found on http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg
    
    
25. Spike
    Referring to general equities, a sudden, sharp increase in a price; an order ticket. Discover What It`s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
    Found on http://www.equitrend.com/glossary3712.xh