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Definition of Repeating

Repeating
Repeating Re*peat"ing, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. Repeating circle. See the Note under Circle, n., 3. Repeating decimal (Arith.), a circulating decimal. See under Decimal. Repeating firearm, a firearm that may be discharged many times in quick succession; especially: (a) A form of firearm so constructed that by the action of the mechanism the charges are successively introduced from a chamber containing them into the breech of the barrel, and fired. (b) A form in which the charges are held in, and discharged from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel. See Revolver, and Magazine gun, under Magazine.

Meaning of Repeating from wikipedia

- Look up repeat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Repeat may refer to: Rerun, a rebroadcast of an episode of a radio or television program Repeated sequence...
- A repeating firearm or repeater is any firearm (either a handgun or long gun) that is designed for multiple, repeated firings before the gun has to be...
- The repeating crossbow (Chinese: 連弩; pinyin: Lián Nǔ), also known as the repeater crossbow, and the Zhuge crossbow (Chinese: 諸葛弩; pinyin: Zhūgě nǔ, also...
- A repeating decimal or recurring decimal is a decimal representation of a number whose digits are eventually periodic (that is, after some place, the...
- The Spencer repeating rifle was a 19th-century American lever-action firearm invented by Christopher Spencer. The Spencer carbine was a shorter and lighter...
- considered to span a single octave, with higher or lower octaves simply repeating the pattern. A musical scale represents a division of the octave space...
- A repeating rifle is a single-barreled rifle capable of repeated discharges between each ammunition reload. This is typically achieved by having multiple...
- comprehensive term describing a series of lever action repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Developed from the 1860 Henry rifle...
- The Volcanic Repeating Arms Company was an American company formed in 1855 by partners Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson to develop Walter Hunt's Rocket...
- History Repeating may refer to: "History Repeating" (Brothers and Sisters)., an episode of the TV series Brothers and Sisters "History Repeating" (The Vampire...