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Stick Concussion Idiophones
Stick or the stick may refer to: Thin elongated objects * Twig * The weapon used in stick fighting * Walking stick, a device to facilitate balancing while walking * Shepherd's crook * Swagger stick * Digging stick * Swizzle stick, used to stir drinks Sports * Bandy#Rules, Bandy stick, used in bandy * Cue stick, used in pool, snooker and carom billiards * Hockey stick, used in hockey ** Field hockey stick ** Ice hockey stick * Lacrosse stick, used in lacrosse * The rods, called "the sticks" used to measure distance by the American_football#Officials_and_fouls, chain crew in American football Music * Drum stick, used to strike drums * Part of a bow (music), bow used to play a string instrument * Chapman Stick, an electric musical instrument in the guitar family * Percussion stick, a struck percussion instrument * ''Led Zeppelin IV'', a 1971 album sometimes referred to as ''Sticks'' * The Sticks (album), ''The Sticks'' (album), a 2012 album by Canadian band Mother Mother * ''Sticks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twig
A twig is a thin, often short, branch of a tree or bush. The buds on the twig are an important diagnostic characteristic, as are the abscission scars where the leaves have fallen away. The color, texture, and patterning of the twig bark are also important, in addition to the thickness and nature of any pith of the twig. There are two types of twig: vegetative twigs and fruiting spurs. Fruiting spurs are specialized twigs that generally branch off the sides of branches and are stubby and slow-growing, with many annular ring markings from seasons past. The age and rate of growth of a twig can be determined by counting the winter terminal bud scale scars, or annular ring marking, down the length of the twig. Twigs can be useful in starting fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products. At a certain point in the combustion reaction, call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |