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  • 31flutter — flut|ter1 [ flʌtər ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to move up and down or from side to side with short, quick, light movements, or to make something move in this way: Thousands of spectators fluttered Olympic and national flags. Alexandra… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 32flutter — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if a bird or insect flutters its wings or if its wings flutter, its wings move quickly and lightly up and down: butterflies fluttering from flower to flower 2 (I) to wave or move gently in the air: Dead leaves fluttered slowly to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33flutter — [[t]flʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] flutters, fluttering, fluttered 1) V ERG If something thin or light flutters, or if you flutter it, it moves up and down or from side to side with a lot of quick, light movements. Her chiffon skirt was fluttering in the night… …

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  • 34Flutter Girl — Infobox Single Name = Flutter Girl Artist = Chris Cornell from Album = Euphoria Morning B side = Sunshower Released = 1999 Format = Vinyl Recorded = 1998 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 4:25 Label = A M Writer = Music: Chris Cornell, Natasha… …

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  • 35flutter — A vibration caused by the combined effects of the changes in pressure distribution over the surface of airfoils as the angle of attack is altered and the elastic forces set up by the distortion of the structure itself. In the worst cases, there… …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 36flutter — /ˈflʌtə / (say flutuh) verb (i) 1. to flap or wave lightly in air, as a flag. 2. (of birds, etc.) to flap or attempt to flap the wings, or fly with flapping movements. 3. to move in quick, irregular motions. 4. to beat fast and irregularly, as… …

  • 37Flutter valve — A flutter valve (also known as the Heimlich valve after its inventor, Henry Heimlich [cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2825971.stm | title = Heimlich: Still saving lives at 83 | date = 2003 03 09 | accessdate = 2008 09 02 |… …

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  • 38flutter — flutterer, n. flutteringly, adv. /flut euhr/, v.i. 1. to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze. 2. to flap the wings rapidly; fly with flapping movements. 3. to move in quick, irregular motions; vibrate. 4. to beat rapidly,… …

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  • 39Flutter, atrial — Well organized but overly rapid contractions of the atrium of the heart (usually at a rate of 250 350 contractions per minute). Flutter refers to a rapid vibration or pulsation. The difference between flutter and fibrillation is that flutter is… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 40Flutter — Flut|ter 〈[flʌ̣tə(r)] n. 13; unz.; Mus.〉 (bei der Wiedergabe von Tonträgern) unruhiger Lauf, der durch die Vibrationen an beweglichen Komponenten von Wiedergabegeräten (Kassettenrekordern, Plattenspielern) entsteht [<engl. flutter „Flattern“]… …

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