Flutter

Flutter
Flutter Flut"ter, n. 1. The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion; vibration; as, the flutter of a fan. [1913 Webster]

The chirp and flutter of some single bird --Milnes. . [1913 Webster]

2. Hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

{Flutter wheel}, a water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats; -- so called from the spattering, and the fluttering noise it makes. [1913 Webster]


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  • Flutter — can refer to: * Flutter on the iPhone * Flutter (electronics and communication), any rapid variation of signal parameters * Aeroelastic flutter, a rapid self excited motion, potentially destructive, in aircraft structures, control surfaces and… …   Wikipedia

  • flutter — ● flutter nom masculin (anglais flutter, mouvement rapide) Type de vibration des structures d un avion résultant d un couplage aéroélastique, survenant à partir d une certaine vitesse. ● flutter (expressions) nom masculin (anglais flutter,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Flutter — is a rapid vibration or pulsation. The difference between flutter and fibrillation is that flutter is well organized while fibrillation is not. For example, atrial flutter consists of well organized but over rapid contractions of the atrium of… …   Medical dictionary

  • flutter — flut‧ter [ˈflʌtə ǁ ər] noun informal have a flutter (on something) to risk a small amount of money on the result of a horse race, football game etc; = BET; GAMBLE: • Lots of people like to have a flutter on the lottery. * * * flutter UK US… …   Financial and business terms

  • flutter — FLÚTTER s.n. Pulsaţie accelerată. ♢ Flutter arterial = afecţiune cardiacă manifestată printr un ritm rapid şi regulat, determinat de contracţiile frecvente şi regulate ale atriilor. [pr.: fláter] – cuv. engl. Trimis de LauraGellner, 14.05.2004.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Flutter — (englisch für ‚Flattern‘) steht für: Flutter (Tontechnik), Gleichlaufschwankungen von Plattenspielern oder Tonbandgeräten Flutter (Medizinprodukt), Ventile für Lungenkranke, die zur Ausatmung gegen Widerstand dienen Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • flutter — O.E. floterian to flutter, fly, flicker, float to and fro, be tossed by waves, frequentative of flotian to float (see FLOAT (Cf. float) (v.)). Related: Fluttered; fluttering. As a noun from 1640s; meaning state of excitement is 1740s …   Etymology dictionary

  • Flutter — Flut ter, v. t. 1. To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion. [1913 Webster] Like an eagle in a dovecote, I Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flutter — index beat (pulsate), oscillate, panic, trepidation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • flutter — vb flitter, flicker, *flit, hover Analogous words: *shake, tremble, quiver, quaver, wobble: beat, throb, *pulsate, palpitate: fluctuate, vibrate, oscillate, *swing …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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