single hinge
1Hinge and Bracket — Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket were the stage names of George Logan and Patrick Fyffe respectively. The characters of Hinge (somewhat brittle and acerbic) and Bracket (more flamboyant) were elderly, intellectual, female musicians; in… …
2Single-shot — This article is about firearms. For other uses, see Single Shot (disambiguation). Single shot firearms are firearms that hold only a single round of ammunition, and must be reloaded after each shot. The history of firearms began with single shot… …
3Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race — The Single handed Trans Atlantic Race, or STAR, is an east to west yacht race across the North Atlantic. When inaugurated in 1960, it was the first single handed ocean yacht race; it is run from Plymouth to the USA, and is held every four years.… …
4hinge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English heng; akin to Middle Dutch henge hook, Old English hangian to hang Date: 14th century 1. a. a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns b. a flexible ligamentous joint c. a… …
5hinge selvage — ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Ostracoda, a single ridge extending along the free margin of the carapace, when valves are closed, fitting into the selvage groove of the opposite valve; keeps valves from slipping sideways across each other …
6hinge movement — movement occurring in a single plane, as that occurring in opening or closing of the mouth …
7Hinge Search — This type of gun opens when you push a lever at the back of the receiver after firing. Commonly comes with single or double barreled shotguns …
8Living hinge — A living hinge is a thin flexible hinge (flexure bearing) made from plastic (rather than cloth, leather, or some other substance) that joins two rigid plastic parts together, allowing them to bend along the line of the hinge. It is typically… …
9adont hinge — (Class Ostracoda): Single element hinge, bar on one valve fits into groove of other valve [Cohen, Peterson, and Maddocks, in press] …
10entomodont hinge — Ephippium A portion of the shed carapace that functions as an egg case in some cladoceran taxa [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. Semielliptical modification of cuticle in dorsal region of carapace valves forming encasement for eggs, capable of… …
