Meaning beating
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beatingSailing upwind.
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beatingc. 1200, beatunge "action of inflicting blows," verbal noun from beat (v.). Meaning "pulsation" is recorded from c. 1600.
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beatingmastigophobia
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beatingWhen two oscillating quantities with different frequencies are superposed, the amplitude of the combination oscillates at the frequency difference, the beat frequency. The simplest example of beating [..]
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beatingthe act of overcoming or outdoing the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows (beat) a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a bea [..]
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beatingThe principal operation involved in the preparation of FIBERS for papermaking, used both to control fiber length by cutting and to hydrate fibers by bruising or abrasion. Also used to mix additives (s [..]
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beatingSee heterodyne.
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beatingSailin’ towards the wind in a zig zag line.
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beatingBeating is the process of stirring or whipping with a spoon, electric mixture, wire whisk, or beater to create a smooth mixture of ingredients.
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beatingProcess of mixing food to introduce air and make it lighter or fluffier. Tools utilized to beat an ingredient or mixture include a wooden spoon, hand whisk or electric mixer.
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beatingProcess of mixing food to introduce air and make it lighter or fluffier. Tools utilized to beat an ingredient or mixture include a wooden spoon, hand whisk or electric mixer.
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beating(n) the act of overcoming or outdoing(n) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
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beatingsailing upwind at an angle; also called pointing
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beatingSailing (or pointing) at an angle into the wind or upwind. Since sailboats cannot sail directly into the wind, "beating" is the closet course to the wind they can sail.
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beatingThe mechanical treatment given papermaking materials to prepare them for forming on the paper machine into paper or board of precise characteristics.
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beating Sailing in a zigzag course so as to make progress upwind.
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beatingSailing to windward, by tacking with the wind first on one side, and then on the other
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beatingsailing close hauled through a series of tacks in order to get straight upwind of your original position. For more information, see Beating at Wikipedia.org
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