Definition of Flappings. Meaning of Flappings. Synonyms of Flappings

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Definition of Flappings

Flapping
Flap Flap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Flapping.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E. flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.] 1. To beat with a flap; to strike. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. --Pope. 2. To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat. To flap in the mouth, to taunt. [Obs.] --W. Cartwright.

Meaning of Flappings from wikipedia

- Look up flap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Flap may refer to: Flap (film), a 1970 American film Flap, a boss character in the arcade game Gaiapolis...
- § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Flapping or tapping, also known as alveolar flapping, intervocalic flapping, or t-voicing, is a phonological process...
- A flap is a high-lift device used to reduce the stalling speed of an aircraft wing at a given weight. Flaps are usually mounted on the wing trailing edges...
- The terms free flap, free autologous tissue transfer and microvascular free tissue transfer are synonymous terms used to describe the "transplantation"...
- The voiced alveolar tap or flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
- A lateral flap is a family of consonantal sounds, used in some spoken languages. There are four attested or claimed lateral flaps in the world's languages:...
- Blown flaps, blown wing or jet flaps are powered aerodynamic high-lift devices used on the wings of certain aircraft to improve their low-speed flight...
- A tumble flap is a flap housed in the intake area of many modern automotive gasoline engines to produce a swirl at right-angles to the cylinder axis. This...
- (allophonic) tap/flap, but a true tap or flap is an active articulation whereas a trill is a p****ive articulation. That is, for a tap or flap the tongue makes...
- Flap endonucleases (FENs, also known as 5' durgs in older references) are a class of nucleolytic enzymes that act as both 5'-3' exonucleases and structure-specific...