Seesaw

  • 21seesaw — 1. noun a) A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down; a teeter totter b) a series of up and down movements. Syn: teeter totter 2. verb …

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  • 22seesaw — see|saw1 [ˈsi:so: US so:] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from SAW2] 1.) a piece of equipment that children play on, made of a board that is balanced in the middle, so that when one end goes up the other goes down American Equivalent: teeter …

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  • 23seesaw — 1. verb interest rates continue to seesaw Syn: fluctuate, swing, go up and down, rise and fall, oscillate, alternate, yo yo, vary 2. noun the seesaws on the playground Syn: teeter totter …

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  • 24seesaw —   Papa hulei (board).    ♦ To seesaw, hulehulei.   Also: mahiki, panau, ho opanau, mākoiele …

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  • 25seesaw — I noun a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end • Syn: ↑teeter, ↑teeter totter, ↑teetertotter, ↑teeterboard, ↑tilting board, ↑dandle board …

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  • 26Seesaw (musical) — Infobox Musical name= Seesaw subtitle= caption= Original Recording music= Cy Coleman lyrics= Dorothy Fields book= Michael Bennett basis= William Gibson s play Two for the Seesaw productions= 1973 Broadway awards= Seesaw is a musical with a book… …

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  • 27Seesaw (disambiguation) — The article Seesaw refers to the playground equipment, whose behavior is referred to by the names of various other things:* Seesaw (musical), a 1973 Broadway musical * SeeSaw, the proposed name for a new video on demand platform from BBC, ITV and …

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  • 28Seesaw mechanism — In theoretical physics, in the area of quantum field theory, the seesaw mechanism is a mechanism to generate very small numbers from reasonable numbers and very large numbers. The mechanism is commonly seen in grand unification theory, and in… …

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  • 29Seesaw molecular geometry — Infobox molecular geometry Symmetry group= C2V Electron direction=5 Atom direction=4 Bond angle=90°, 120°, 180° mu= >0 Examples= SF4 Seesaw is a type of molecular geometry where the central atom has one lone pair of electrons, and there are four… …

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  • 30seesaw rotor — A rotor system in which the blades are fixed to the hub, generally by a teetering or seesaw hinge, allowing the blades to flap and feather but not lead lag or drag. The rotor pivots on the mast in much the same way a seesaw pivots on its fulcrum …

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