Gasper
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Gasper may refer to:
- Gasper (GondopharesGondopharesGondophares I a Seistani representative of the house of Suren as well as founder and first king of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom. He seems to have ruled c...
), an Indo-Parthian king, one of the three kings that made up the Biblical MagiBiblical MagiThe Magi Greek: μάγοι, magoi), also referred to as the Wise Men, Kings, Astrologers, or Kings from the East, were a group of distinguished foreigners who were said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh...
that attended the birth of Christ. - George GasperGeorge GasperGeorge Gasper is a mathematician at Northwestern University working on special functions, especially orthogonal polynomials and basic hypergeometric series, who introduced the Askey–Gasper inequality.-References:*...
, mathematician - Gasper, a marijuana cigarette.
- Gasper (aircraft)Gasper (aircraft)In aviation, a gasper is an individual, adjustable outlet vent for ventilation in passenger transport aircraft.In a typical modern jet airliner, gaspers take the form of small, circular vents above each passenger seat that can be adjusted by passengers for their personal comfort...
, a type of adjustable ventilation outlet used in aircraft - Gasper goo, or freshwater drum, a species of fish
- Gasper RiverGasper RiverThe Gasper River is a river in southwestern Kentucky, USA. It flows northeasterly into the Barren River. It is a rural river; the only town near it is Hadley in Warren County. It begins in northeast Logan County, and the river also flows through Warren and Logan counties...
, a river in southwestern Kentucky, U.S. - Gasper Township, Ohio, U.S.
- Stourton with Gasper, a civil parish in Wiltshire, EnglandStourton, WiltshireStourton is a village in Wiltshire, England, at . The village is close to the county boundary with Somerset and about south of the Somerset market town of Frome.Stourton is part of the Stourhead estate, now in the ownership of the National Trust....
- One who engages in erotic asphyxiationErotic asphyxiationErotic asphyxiation or breath control play is the intentional restriction of oxygen to the brain for sexual arousal. The sexual preference for that behavior is variously called asphyxiophilia, autoerotic asphyxia, hypoxyphilia. Colloquially, a person engaging in the activity is sometimes called a...
- Gasper - British (more notably London) Slang for a type of High Tar CigaretteCigaretteA cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well...
such as WoodbineWoodbine (cigarette)Woodbine is a brand of cigarette made in England by W. D. & H. O. Wills since 1888.In the early 1970s Woodbine Cigarettes were released in Australia as "Wild Woodbine"....
, or GauloiseGauloisesGauloises is a brand of cigarette of French manufacture. It is produced by the company Imperial Tobacco following their acquisition of Altadis in January 2008.- Cigarette :... - Casper (name)Casper (name)The name Casper and the same sounding name Kasper are derived from Gaspar which in turn is from an ancient Chaldean word, "Gizbar", which according to Strong's Concordance means "Treasurer". The word "Gizbar" appears in the Hebrew version of the Old Testament Book of Ezra . In fact, the modern...