Block
Encyclopedia
Block may refer to:
Administrative subdivisions
- A city blockCity blockA city block, urban block or simply block is a central element of urban planning and urban design. A city block is the smallest area that is surrounded by streets. City blocks are the space for buildings within the street pattern of a city, they form the basic unit of a city's urban fabric...
, the smallest area that is surrounded by streets - Block (country subdivision), term used in many South Asian countries
Objects
- A large concrete masonry unit
- A solid piece of a hard substance, such as wood, upon which persons are beheadedDecapitationDecapitation is the separation of the head from the body. Beheading typically refers to the act of intentional decapitation, e.g., as a means of murder or execution; it may be accomplished, for example, with an axe, sword, knife, wire, or by other more sophisticated means such as a guillotine...
, e.g.: The charges that led Sir Walter Raleigh to the block in 1618. - Tower blockTower blockA tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, office tower, apartment block, or block of flats, is a tall building or structure used as a residential and/or office building...
, a high rise multi-unit building - Block (sailing)Block (sailing)In sailing, a block is a single or multiple pulley. One or a number of sheaves are enclosed in an assembly between cheeks or chocks. In use a block is fixed to the end of a line, to a spar or to a surface...
, a single or multiple pulley used on sailboats - Cylinder blockCylinder blockA cylinder block is an integrated structure comprising the cylinder of a reciprocating engine and often some or all of their associated surrounding structures...
, the main part of an internal combustion engine - Toy blockToy blockToy blocks , are wooden, plastic or foam pieces of various shapes and colors that are used as building toys...
, one of a set of wooden or plastic pieces of various shapes - Unit blockUnit blockA unit block is a type of standardized wooden toy block for children. Known also as standard unit blocks or kindergarten blocks, these building blocks are common in preschools and some kindergarten classrooms in the United States.-Sizes:...
a type of standardized wooden toy block for children - Freewheel, a set of rear sprockets that attaches to a hub on the rear wheel
- Wood blockWood blockA woodblock is essentially a small piece of slit drum made from a single piece of wood and used as a percussion instrument. It is struck with a stick, making a characteristically percussive sound....
a small piece of slit drum made from a single piece of wood and used as a percussion instrument - Hat blockHat blockA hat block, also known as a hat form or bashing block, is a wooden block carved into the shape of a hat by a craftsman known as a block shaper. It is used by hat makers or milliners to produce a hat....
a wooden block carved into the shape of a hat by a craftsman known as a block shaper - Postage stamp blockPostage stamp blockIn philately, a block is a group of postage stamps still attached to each other. Blocks are of interest not only because they are rarer than individual stamps, but they also preserve relative positions of stamps as they were originally printed, information that is crucial to understanding how the...
, an attached group of postage stamps
Science
- Block (periodic table)Block (periodic table)A block of the periodic table of elements is a set of adjacent groups. The term appears to have been first used by Charles Janet. The respective highest-energy electrons in each element in a block belong to the same atomic orbital type...
- Block (extraction of petroleum)Block (extraction of petroleum)A block in the context of extraction of petroleum, signifies a sub-division of an underground reservoir for the purpose of administering a certain production allowable....
, a sub-division of an underground reservoir - Block (meteorology)Block (meteorology)Blocks in meteorology are large scale patterns in the atmospheric pressure field that are nearly stationary, effectively "blocking" or redirecting migratory cyclones. They are also known as blocking highs or blocking anticyclones...
, large-scale patterns in the atmospheric pressure field - Block (geology), is a geologic zone or geologic province
Sports
- Blocking (American football)Blocking (American football)In American football, blocking is a legal move occurring when one player obstructs another player's path with his body. The purpose of blocking is to prevent defensive players tackling the ball carrier, or to protect the quarterback while attempting to pass or hand-off the ball...
, when a player obstructs another player's path - Block (basketball)Block (basketball)In basketball, a block , not to be confused with blocking, occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a field goal attempt from an offensive player. The defender must not touch the offensive player's hands or otherwise a foul is called. In order to be legal, the block must occur while the shot...
, when a defensive player legally deflects a shot - Blocking (martial arts), a defensive technique in the martial arts
- Starting blocksStarting blocksStarting blocks are a device used in the sport of Track and Field, known worldwide as Athletics, by sprinters to hold their feet at the start of a race so they don't slip as they push out at the sound of the gun...
, devices used by sprinters to assist in preventing their feet from slipping as they break into a run
Transport
- A way of controlling train movement in railway signalling
Technology
- Block (data storage)Block (data storage)In computing , a block is a sequence of bytes or bits, having a nominal length . Data thus structured are said to be blocked. The process of putting data into blocks is called blocking. Blocking is used to facilitate the handling of the data-stream by the computer program receiving the data...
, the practice of storing electronic data in equally-sized units - Block-level element in the HTML markup language
- Block (telecommunications)Block (telecommunications)In telecommunications a block is one of:* A group of bits or digits that is transmitted as a unit and that may be encoded for error-control purposes....
, a unit of data transmission - block (programming), a group of declarations and statements treated as a unit
- Block (Internet)Block (internet)On the Internet, a block is a technical measure intended to restrict access to information or resources. Blocks should not be confused with bans, although they are often used to enforce a ban.-Effects of blocks:...
, technical measures to restrict users' access to certain internet resources - Boom BloxBoom BloxBoom Blox is a puzzle video game for the Wii console, mobile devices and N-Gage 2.0 developed by EA Los Angeles in conjunction with film director Steven Spielberg. The game was released on May 6, 2008, in North America and on May 9, 2008, in Europe...
, a 2008 video game for the Wii console from EA, previously known as Blocks - Blocks (C language extension)Blocks (C language extension)Blocks are a nonstandard extension added by Apple Inc. to the C, C++, and Objective-C programming languages that uses a lambda expression-like syntax to create closures within these languages...
, an extension to the C programming language designed to support parallel programming - Non-blocking (disambiguation), for computers running multiple programs at once, it is important for no single task waiting for completion of an operation to indefinitely block the processing of any other task
- Unicode block, a named range of codepoints in Unicode
- Block elements, a class of Box-drawing characters
- Block Number (aircraft), a method of differentiating between groups of aircraft of the same type that have minor modifications
Mathematics
- Aschbacher blockAschbacher blockIn mathematical finite group theory, a block, sometimes called Aschbacher block, is a subgroup giving an obstruction to Thompson factorization and pushing up...
of a finite group - Block design, a kind of set system in combinatorial mathematics
- Block (permutation group theory)
- Block of a ring, a centrally primitive idempotent or the ideal it generates
- Block in modular representation theoryModular representation theoryModular representation theory is a branch of mathematics, and that part of representation theory that studies linear representations of finite group G over a field K of positive characteristic...
- In graph theory, a maximally 2-connected subgraph or a bridge with its endvertices
- Blocks are the elements of a block matrixBlock matrixIn the mathematical discipline of matrix theory, a block matrix or a partitioned matrix is a matrix broken into sections called blocks. Looking at it another way, the matrix is written in terms of smaller matrices. We group the rows and columns into adjacent 'bunches'. A partition is the rectangle...
Music
- Block EntertainmentBlock EntertainmentBlock Entertainment is an indie record label created by Russell "Block" Spencer. The label is known for creating southern group Boyz N Da Hood & releasing artist Yung Joc. In 2005 Block signed an exclusive joint venture deal with Warner Music Group's label Bad Boy Entertainment. In November 2009,...
, a record label - Blocks Recording ClubBlocks Recording ClubBlocks Recording Club is a Canadian co-operative of musicians, which serves as both a collaborative artist community and a record label for its member artists.The label's name may also be cited graphically as □□□□□□ rather than the word "Blocks"...
, a record label - Block musical formMusical formThe term musical form refers to the overall structure or plan of a piece of music, and it describes the layout of a composition as divided into sections...
- Wood blockWood blockA woodblock is essentially a small piece of slit drum made from a single piece of wood and used as a percussion instrument. It is struck with a stick, making a characteristically percussive sound....
, a small piece of slit drum made from a single piece of wood and used as a percussion instrument
Broadcasting
- Program blockBlock programmingBlock programming or television block is a strategy of broadcast programming and radio programmers. Block programming occurs when the television network schedules similar television programs back-to-back. The concept is to provide similar programming to keep the viewers. Radio stations use it...
, the result of a programming strategy in broadcasting
People
- Francesca Lia BlockFrancesca Lia BlockFrancesca Lia Block is the author of adult and young adult fiction, short stories, screenplays and poetry, most famously the Weetzie Bat series. Block wrote her first book, Weetzie Bat, while a student at UC Berkeley; it was published in 1989 by Harper Collins. She is known for her use of imagery,...
(born 1962), American writer - Herbert Lawrence BlockHerblockHerbert Lawrence Block, commonly known as Herblock , was an American editorial cartoonist and author best known for his commentary on national domestic and foreign policy from a liberal perspective.-Career:...
, commonly known as Herblock, American political cartoonist - Lawrence BlockLawrence BlockLawrence Block is an acclaimed contemporary American crime writer best known for two long-running New York–set series, about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr, respectively...
(born 1938), American crime writer - Malú BlockMalú BlockMaría Luisa "Malú" Block, née Cabrera was a Mexican artist and arts patron.She was the daughter of the lawyer, writer and politician Luis Cabrera Lobato and his wife Guillermina...
(1904–1989), born María Luisa Cabrera, Mexican artist - Mark BlockMark BlockMark Block is an American political strategist who, as of 2011, is serving as chief of staff for the 2012 Republican presidential campaign for Herman Cain. Block has previously worked for Americans for Prosperity.-Background:...
, American political strategist - Walter BlockWalter BlockWalter Edward Block is a free market economist and anarcho-capitalist associated with the Austrian School of economics.-Personal history and education:...
(born 1941), American economist, author
See also
- Blocking (disambiguation)
- Blockade (disambiguation)Blockade (disambiguation)Blockade may refer to:* Blockade, the prevention of troops and supplies from reaching an opposing army* Blockade , a strategy game by Lakeside* Blockade , written by Derek Hansen...
- Blockbuster (disambiguation)
- Bloc (disambiguation)