A function, also called portamento, in which the pitch slides smoothly from one note to the next instead of jumping over the intervening pitches
translation; the transformation of an image by a distance and a direction The square on the left is the orignal square, called the preimage The image to its right is formed by moving the preimage in the direction of the arrow The total distance which the image is moved is equal to the length of the arrow Note that the arrow is there for demonstrative purposes only; it is not part of the preimage
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
Also (by Bell and others), the vanish (or brief final element) or the brief initial element, in a class of diphthongal vowels, or the brief final or initial part of some consonants (see Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 18, 97, 191)
To move gently and smoothly; to pass along without noise, violence, or apparent effort; to pass rapidly and easily, or with a smooth, silent motion, as a river in its channel, a bird in the air, a skater over ice
When birds or aeroplanes glide, they float on air currents. Our only companion is the wandering albatross, which glides effortlessly and gracefully behind the yacht
Preparation of attack consisting of a constant contact by sliding without pressure along the opponent's blade
1 A controlled descent by a heavier-than-air aeronautical vehicle under little or no engine thrust in which forward motion is maintained by gravity and vertical descent is controlled by lift forces
A small plastic piece applied to the bottom of legs to allow the dining chair to easily slide across the floor without scratching the surface
A 3D API developed by the 3DFX company Glide only works with Voodoo based 3D cards and in many ways it is very similar to OpenGL You can write an entire 3D application using Glide and it should (in theory) run on any Voodoo based 3D card Glide is now open source See Also: 3DFX
Thrust in the line of engagement that maintains pressure while sliding down the opponents blade
3Dfx's proprietary programming interface (API) for its Voodoo family of videocard accelerators It's usually faster and easier to program for than Direct3D
A transitional sound in speech which is produced by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite position to another, and with gradual change in the most frequent cases; as in passing from the begining to the end of a regular diphthong, or from vowel to consonant or consonant to vowel in a syllable, or from one component to the other of a double or diphthongal consonant (see Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 19, 161, 162)
The temperature difference between the starting and ending temperatures of a phase change within a system, exclusive of any subcooling or superheating
A ratio that describe how far the wing will travel for every unit altitude that is lost L/D (Lift/Drag) is a pure number that is one of the characteristics of a wing In real life, the glide can vary considerably depending on the wind/lift conditions
the activity of flying a glider move smoothly and effortlessly cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly fly in or as if in a glider plane