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  2. Hinge - Wikipedia

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    An ornate brass door hinge A barrel hinge. A hinge is a mechanical bearing that connects two solid objects, typically allowing only a limited angle of rotation between them. Two objects connected by an ideal hinge rotate relative to each other about a fixed axis of rotation, with all other translations or rotations prevented; thus a hinge has one degree of freedom.

  3. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    a class of women of ill repute; a fringe group or subculture. Fell out of use in the French language in the 19th century. Frenchmen still use une demi-mondaine to qualify a woman that lives (exclusively or partially) off the commerce of her charms but in a high-life style. double entendre

  4. Hinge (app) - Wikipedia

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    Throughout 2017, Hinge received more mentions than any other dating app in the "Weddings" section of The New York Times. [9] Hinge Matchmaker was released in September 2017, claiming to reinvent online dating for "people that missed out on the dating app craze". [10] Match Group made investments in Hinge as early as September 2017. [11]

  5. Concrete hinge - Wikipedia

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    Concrete hinges are hinges produced out of concrete, with little or no steel in the hinge neck, which allows a rotation without a significant bending moment. [1] The high rotations [ 2 ] [ 3 ] result from controlled tensile cracks as well as creep.

  6. Gudgeon - Wikipedia

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    Designs that may use gudgeon and pintle connections include hinges, shutters and boat rudders. [1] The gudgeon derives from the Middle English gojoun, which originated from the Middle French goujon, ironically, as this means dowel, or pin. Its first known use was in the 15th century. [1]

  7. Hinge’s CEO insists the app doesn’t have an ‘attractiveness ...

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    Hinge combines the 62-year-old formula with machine learning to pair people with partners they are most likely to prefer based upon their liking history, a spokesperson told Fortune. McLeod echoed ...

  8. Strategy of the central position - Wikipedia

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    The strategy of the central position (French: stratégie de la position centrale) [1] was a key tactical doctrine followed by Napoleon in the Napoleonic Wars. [2] It involved attacking two cooperating armies at their hinge, swinging around to fight one until it fled, then turning to face the other. The strategy allowed the use of a smaller ...

  9. Living hinge - Wikipedia

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    A living hinge or integral hinge is a thin flexible hinge (flexure bearing).It is made from the same material as the two rigid pieces it connects. It is typically thinned or cut to allow the rigid pieces to bend along the line of the hinge.