- gliding movement
- a translatory movement in which one surface glides over another, without any angular or rotary movements, being the simplest kind of motion of a joint.
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gliding movement
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Gliding — is a recreational activity and competitive sport in which pilots fly un powered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes. Properly, the term gliding refers to descending flight of a heavier than air craft, whereas soaring is the correct term to… … Wikipedia
gliding plane — noun (crystallography) In minerals, a plane of molecular weakness along which movement can take place without actual fracture • • • Main Entry: ↑glide … Useful english dictionary
gliding bacterium — plural Gliding Bacteria, any member of a heterogeneous group of microorganisms that exhibit creeping or gliding forms of movement on solid substrata. Gliding bacteria are generally gram negative and do not possess flagella. The complex… … Universalium
gliding — ▪ sport also called soaring flight in an unpowered heavier than air craft. Any engineless aircraft (airplane), from the simplest hang glider to a space shuttle on its return flight to the Earth, is a glider. The glider is powered by… … Universalium
gliding — /ˈglaɪdɪŋ/ (say gluyding) noun 1. the sport of flying in a glider. –adjective 2. (of a movement) smoothly executed: gliding swoops. –glidingly, adverb …
gliding plane — noun A plane of molecular weakness that allows movement without fracture … Wiktionary
gliding — glid·ing || glaɪdɪŋ n. act of flying with the wings rigidly extended instead of being flapped (said of birds); act of flying with a glider; act of soaring; (Music) slur glaɪd n. smooth flowing movement; soaring, flying v. move smoothly and… … English contemporary dictionary
History of hang gliding — Hang gliding is an air sport employing a foot launchable aircraft known as a hang glider. Typically, hang gliders are composed of an aluminium or composite framed fabric wing. The pilot is ensconced in a harness depending from the airframe, and… … Wikipedia
gregarine movement — Peculiar gliding movement shown by gregarines (Protozoa), the mechanism of which is poorly understood … Dictionary of molecular biology
Flying and gliding animals — A number of animals have evolved aerial locomotion, either by powered flight or by gliding. Flying and gliding animals have evolved separately many times, without any single ancestor. Flight has evolved at least four times, in the insects,… … Wikipedia
