Twister

Twister

Twister may refer to:
* Media
** "Twister" (1989 film), 1989 comedy film starring Suzy Amis and Crispin Glover
** "Twister" (1996 film), 1996 action film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton
* Entertainment
** Twister (game)
** Twister, a roller coaster at Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania
** Twister roller ramdert, a type of roller coaster layout
** Twist (ride), a popular amusement ride, often seen on travelling funfairs
* Food
** Twister (ice cream), an ice cream made by Unilever's Heartbrand
** Twister (pastry), a cruller
* Other
* Twister (Software from Brokat AG), Middleware of Brokat AG, Germany
* Twister (yacht), a sailing keelboat
* Twister, a type of spinal lock
* Twister Supersonic Separator, Hydrocarbon processing system for the dehydration and dewpointing of natural gas
* Twister (fish), "Bellapiscis medius".

Twister may also refer to:
* Tornado, a violently rotating column of air
* Ronja Twister, an electronics module for free space optics
* Tongue twister, something difficult to pronounce
* Mersenne twister, a random number generator
* A fictional character, full name Maurice Rodriguez, in the Nicktoon Rocket Power.

See also

* Twist
* Twistor theory


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