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figure of eight, figure eight

1. (Individual Sports, other than specified) an outline of the number 8 traced on ice by a skater

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a flight manoeuvre by an aircraft outlining a figure 8

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Knots)

a. a knot in the shape of a figure 8 made to prevent the unreeving of a rope

b. a climber's knot in the shape of a figure 8 made with a doubled rope to provide a secure loop

c. an angler's knot sometimes used to attach a fly to a leader or dropper

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figure of eight - a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose

figure eight

knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

Translations

figure of eight n → un otto

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The familiar twisted figure-of-eight whose one continuous side appears to be two sides is appropriated by van Berkel and Bos as a theoretical template to convey how two people can live together yet apart, meeting at certain points which become shared spaces.

Radical domesticity by Van Cleef, Connie / The Architectural Review

The figure-of-eight method was used for measuring the ankle because this method was found by Mawdsley et al (23) and Tatro-Adams et al (24) to yield reliable measurements (intraclass correlation coefficients=.

Twice-weekly complete decongestive physical therapy in the management ... by Holtgrefe, Karen M. / Physical Therapy

Data synthesis: Tests included one-leg hop, figure-of-eight run, stair climbing, walking, cutting, agility runs, straight running, and bicycle ergometry.

Evidence in practice by Pellecchia, Geraldine L. / Physical Therapy

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