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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. Hinge (app) - Wikipedia

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    Hinge is an online dating application. The app displays potential matches one at a time and allows the user to dismiss or attempt to match by responding to a specific piece of content on their profile.

  4. Folding screen - Wikipedia

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    A folding screen, also known as pingfeng (Chinese: 屏風; pinyin: píngfēng), is a type of free-standing furniture consisting of several frames or panels, which are often connected by hinges or by other means. They have practical and decorative uses, and can be made in a variety of designs with different kinds of materials.

  5. Chinese character meanings - Wikipedia

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    Most Chinese characters represent only one morpheme, and in that case the meaning of the character is the meaning of the morpheme recorded by the character. For example: 猫: māo, cat, the name of a domestic animal that can catch mice. The morpheme "māo" has one meaning, and the Chinese character "猫" also has one meaning.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Chinese Internet slang - Wikipedia

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    Chinese Internet slang (Chinese: 中国网络用语; pinyin: zhōngguó wǎngluò yòngyǔ) refers to various kinds of Internet slang used by people on the Chinese Internet. It is often coined in response to events, the influence of the mass media and foreign culture, and the desires of users to simplify and update the Chinese language.

  8. Clapper (musical instrument) - Wikipedia

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    In music, a whip or slapstick is a clapper (percussion instrument) consisting of two wooden boards joined by a hinge at one end. When the boards are brought together rapidly, the sound produces a sound reminiscent of the crack of a whip. It is often used in modern orchestras, bands, and percussion ensembles.

  9. Squeaky hinge - Wikipedia

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    To give complete coverage of lubricant, the hinge pin is removed to be covered in the lubricant, and then reinserted. [2] Oiling a squeaky hinge is considered a masculine behaviour. [3] Some hinges are designed not to squeak. [4] Chinese hinges may be designed to make a sounds like a spoken word. [further explanation needed] [citation needed]