Flap
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Flap may refer to:
- Flap (aircraft)Flap (aircraft)Flaps are normally hinged surfaces mounted on the trailing edges of the wings of a fixed-wing aircraft to reduce the speed an aircraft can be safely flown at and to increase the angle of descent for landing without increasing air speed. They shorten takeoff and landing distances as well as...
, a hinged surface on the trailing edge of an airplane wing - Roof flapRoof flapA roof flap is an aerodynamic feature on race cars, mainly stock cars, which functions as an emergency spoiler to prevent the vehicle from lifting off the ground...
, an aerodynamic feature of race cars - Flapping, one of the basic mechanics of flight in birds
- Flap, any hinged plate often used as a cover or a simple one-way valveValveA valve is a device that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically pipe fittings, but are usually discussed as a separate category...
- Cat flapCat flapA cat flap or cat door is a hinged flap set into a door, wall or window to allow cats to enter and exit a house on their own without needing a human to open the door, while offering a degree of protection against wind and rain entering the dwelling...
, a hinged flap that allows a cat to enter or leave a room or building - Butt flap, a separately removable part of underwear (un)covering the buttocks
- SluiceSluiceA sluice is a water channel that is controlled at its head by a gate . For example, a millrace is a sluice that channels water toward a water mill...
or flap gate, a pressure driven water flow control device between a channel and other water body
- Cat flap
- Flap consonantFlap consonantIn phonetics, a flap or tap is a type of consonantal sound, which is produced with a single contraction of the muscles so that one articulator is thrown against another.-Contrast with stops and trills:...
, a sound produced by brief contact between the tongue and the roof of the mouth- Intervocalic alveolar flappingIntervocalic alveolar flappingIntervocalic alveolar flapping is a phonological process found in many dialects of English, especially North American English and Australian English, by which either or both prevocalic and surface as the alveolar tap after sonorants other than , , and .*after vowel: butter*after r:...
, a process by which a /t/ phoneme before an unstressed vowel is pronounced as a flap consonant
- Intervocalic alveolar flapping
- Flap (surgery)Flap (surgery)Flap surgery is a technique in plastic and reconstructive surgery where any type of tissue is lifted from a donor site and moved to a recipient site with an intact blood supply. This is similar to but different from a graft, which does not have an intact blood supply and therefore relies on growth...
, a surgical technique involving movement of vascularized tissue- Free flap, a specific kind of surgical flap
- Flap, a minor character from Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandLittle Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandLittle Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, known in Japan as simply Nemo, is a 1989 animated film directed by Masami Hata and William T. Hurtz. Loosely based on the comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay, the film went through a lengthy development process with a number of screenwriters...
- Route flappingRoute flappingIn computer networking and telecommunications, route flapping occurs when a router alternately advertises a destination network via one route then another in quick sequence...
, when a router alternately advertises a destination network first via one route then another - BrouhahaBrouhahaA brouhaha is a state of social agitation when a minor incident gets out of control, sometimes referred to as an uproar or hubbub. It is typically marked by controversy and fuss which can seem, afterwards, to have been pointless or irrational...
, a general state of social agitation - 5-lipoxygenase activating protein5-lipoxygenase activating proteinArachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein also known as 5-lipoxygenase activating protein, or FLAP, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ALOX5AP gene.- Function :...
(FLAP) - Flap a boss character in GaiapolisGaiapolisGaiapolis is an arcade game released by Konami in 1993.An unofficial Famicom port of the game was released by Thin Chen Enterprise the following year.-Plot:...
- Flap, an alternative title for the film The Last Warrior (1970 film)The Last Warrior (1970 film)The Last Warrior is a 1970 American comedy western film directed by Carol Reed and starring Anthony Quinn, Claude Akins and Shelley Winters. It is set about a modern Native American reservation. It is based on the novel Nobody Loves a Drunken Indian by Clair Huffaker...
directed by Carol ReedCarol ReedSir Carol Reed was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out , The Fallen Idol , The Third Man and Oliver!...