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drift — [[t]drɪ̱ft[/t]] ♦♦♦ drifts, drifting, drifted 1) VERB When something drifts somewhere, it is carried there by the movement of wind or water. [V adv/prep] We proceeded to drift on up the river... [V adv/prep] The climbing balloon drifted silently… … English dictionary
drift — {{11}}drift (n.) c.1300, lit. a being driven (of snow, etc.); not recorded in Old English; either a suffixed form of drive (v.) (Cf. thrift/thrive) or borrowed from O.N. drift snow drift, or M.Du. drift pasturage, drove, flock, both from P.Gmc.… … Etymology dictionary
drift — /drɪft / (say drift) noun 1. a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure. 2. Navigation movement or course under the impulse of water currents, wind, etc. 3. Physical Geography a broad and shallow current which advances at a rate of… …
drift — n. & v. n. 1 a slow movement or variation. b such movement caused by a slow current. 2 the intention, meaning, scope, etc. of what is said etc. (didn t understand his drift). 3 a large mass of snow, sand, etc., accumulated by the wind. 4 esp.… … Useful english dictionary
drift — verb 1》 be carried slowly by a current of air or water. 2》 walk slowly or casually. ↘move aimlessly or involuntarily into a certain situation or condition: Lewis and his father drifted apart. 3》 (chiefly of snow) be blown into heaps by the… … English new terms dictionary
Radio-controlled drifting — refers to the act of drifting with a radio controlled car. R/C cars are equipped with low traction tires to aid in the ease of inducing and maintaining controlled oversteer. Car setups are often modified to allow the car to drift more easily, by… … Wikipedia
Frequency drift — In electrical engineering, and particularly in telecommunications, frequency drift is an unintended and generally arbitrary offset of an oscillator from its nominal frequency. This can be caused by changes in temperature, which can alter the… … Wikipedia
Radio-controlled glider — A radio controlled glider is a type of radio controlled airplane that normally does not have any form of propulsion. They are able to sustain continuous flight by exploiting the lift produced by slopes and thermals, controlled remotely from the… … Wikipedia
Numerically-controlled oscillator — A numerically controlled oscillator (NCO) or digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) is an electronic system for synthesizing a range of frequencies from a fixed timebase. The name is an analogy with voltage controlled oscillator . Note: the term… … Wikipedia
Radio Controlled Cars — Ein funkferngesteuertes Modellauto oder RC Car (Abkürzung für Radio Controlled Car, eigentlich aber „Remote Controlled Car“), ist ein Modellauto, das per Funk ferngesteuert wird. Gebräuchliche Maßstäbe sind 1:5, 1:6, 1:8, 1:10, 1:12, 1:18, 1:24… … Deutsch Wikipedia
