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  2. Playground slide - Wikipedia

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    A spiral slide is a playground slide that is wrapped around a central pole to form a descending spiral forming a simple helter skelter. A wavy slide is a slide that has waves in its shape, causing the person sliding to go up and down slightly while descending. A tube slide is simply a slide in the form of a tube. It can also curve or have bumps.

  3. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Rhythm (e.g. ritmo di # battute meaning a rhythm of # measures) ritornello A recurring passage rolled chord See Arpeggio rondo A musical form in which a certain section returns repeatedly, interspersed with other sections: ABACA is a typical structure or ABACABA roulade (Fr.) A rolling (i.e. a florid vocal phrase) rubato

  4. Wedge - Wikipedia

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    They were first made of simple stone. Perhaps the first example of a wedge is the hand axe (see also Olorgesailie), which is made by chipping stone, generally flint, to form a bifacial edge, or wedge. A wedge is a simple machine that transforms lateral force and movement of the tool into a transverse splitting force and movement of the workpiece.

  5. Inclined plane - Wikipedia

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    However the inclined plane was the last of the six classic simple machines to be recognised as a machine. This is probably because it is a passive and motionless device (the load is the moving part), [ 21 ] and also because it is found in nature in the form of slopes and hills.

  6. Rhythm - Wikipedia

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    A composite rhythm is the durations and patterns (rhythm) produced by amalgamating all sounding parts of a musical texture. In music of the common practice period , the composite rhythm usually confirms the meter , often in metric or even-note patterns identical to the pulse on a specific metric level.

  7. Machine - Wikipedia

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    The hand axe is the first example of a wedge, the oldest of the six classic simple machines, from which most machines are based. The second oldest simple machine was the inclined plane (ramp), [6] which has been used since prehistoric times to move heavy objects. [7] [8] The other four simple machines were invented in the ancient Near East. [9]

  8. Ramp (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Car ramp, a simple method of raising a vehicle from the ground; Operation Ramp, an Australian Defence Force evacuation of civilians during the 2006 Lebanon War; Ramp or catwalk, used by models in a fashion show; see Runway (fashion) RAMP Simulation Software for Modelling Reliability, Availability and Maintainability

  9. Drum machine - Wikipedia

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    A Boss DR-3 Dr. Rhythm drum machine. A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns. Drum machines may imitate drum kits or other percussion instruments, or produce unique sounds, such as synthesized electronic tones. A drum machine often has pre-programmed beats and patterns for ...