hairpin
English
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editEtymology
editFrom hair + pin, 1788 (as hair pin). Adjective sense 1906 in hairpin turn etc.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithairpin (plural hairpins)
- A pin or fastener for the hair.
- Coordinate terms: hair stick; hairnet
- (biology) A kind of ribozyme; hairpin ribozyme.
- (chiefly attributive) A very tight bend in a road; a hairpin bend.
- 2009, Bob Sehlinger, Grant Rafter, Beyond Disney, page 280:
- The variety of angles in the course, from slow bends to hairpins, will both test your skill as a driver and allow you the opportunity to pass other carts.
- (music) An elongated horizontal v-shaped sign placed underneath a staff to indicate a crescendo or decrescendo.
Derived terms
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editDescendants
edit- → Japanese: ヘアピン
Translations
editpin or fastener for the hair
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tight bend — see hairpin bend
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “hairpin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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