A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.
A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
A one way membership function.
One who, or that which, accumulates.
A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.
A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
A wet-cell storage battery.
An extremely dangerous divergent oscillation caused by a positive feedback loop between the elastic deformation of an object and the aerodynamic forces acting on it, potentially resulting in rapid structural failure.
A state of agitation.
The rapid variation of signal parameters, such as amplitude, phase, and frequency.
A small bet or risky investment.
The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion.
A hasty game of cards or similar.
An abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart.
To be in a state of agitation or uncertainty.
To subject to a lie detector test.
Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.
To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
To undergo divergent oscillations (potentially to the point of causing structural failure) due to a positive feedback loop between elastic deformation and aerodynamic forces.
To cause something to flap.
To drive into disorder; to throw into confusion.