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Gliding flight Gliding flight is heavier-than-air flight without the use of thrust; the term volplaning also refers to this mode of flight in animals. It is employed by flying and gliding animals, gliding animals and by aircraft such as glider (aircraft), gl ...
, to fly without thrust


Computing

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Glide API Glide is a 3D graphics API developed by 3dfx Interactive for their ''Voodoo Graphics'' 3D accelerator cards. It started as a proprietary API, and was later open sourced by 3dfx. It was dedicated to rendering performance, supporting geometry and ...
, a 3D graphics interface *
Glide OS Glide OS was a cross-platform web desktop developed by Jumptuit. It was notable for operating on both desktop operating systems, like Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux and its contemporary mobile operating systems like Apple iOS, Google Androi ...
, a web desktop *
Glide (software) Glide is an instant video messaging platform for iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices. The app enables a user to live stream broadcast brief video clips, in a similar way as sending text messages. Glide communicates through WiFi, 3G, 4G, an ...
, an instant video messenger *
Glide (docking) Glide is a molecular modeling software for docking of small molecules into proteins and other biopolymer Biopolymers are natural polymers produced by the cells of living organisms. Like other polymers, biopolymers consist of monomeric units t ...
, a molecular docking software by Schrödinger


Music

* ''Glide'' (album), a 2008 album by Jerry Douglas * Glide, stage name of guitarist
Will Sergeant William Alfred Sergeant (born 12 April 1958) is an English guitarist, best known for being a member of Echo & the Bunnymen. He is the group's only constant member. Career As a solo artist, Sergeant focused on minimalism and atmospherics, and u ...
* Glide, an Australian indie-rock band from
Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
, active between 1991 and 1999 * "Glide", a song by the jam band Phish from their 1992 album ''
A Picture of Nectar ''A Picture of Nectar'' is the third studio album by the American rock band Phish. The album was released on February 18, 1992, by Elektra Records and was the band's debut release for a major record label. The album is dedicated to Nector Rorris, ...
'' * "Glide", a song by Stone Temple Pilots from their album '' No. 4'' *
Glide (music synthesis) In music, portamento (: ''portamenti''; from old , meaning 'carriage' or 'carrying'), also known by its French name glissade, is a pitch sliding from one note to another. The term originated from the Italian expression ('carriage of the voice ...
, a musical synthesizer parameter equivalent to portamento


Organizations

* Glide FM, independent local radio station broadcasting from Oxfordshire, United Kingdom *
Glide Memorial Church Glide Memorial Church is a nondenominational church in San Francisco, California, which opened in 1930. Since the 1960s, it has served as a counter-culture rallying point, as one of the most prominently liberal churches in the United States. Lo ...
, San Francisco, California, United States **
Glide Foundation The Glide Foundation is a charity organization that helps the homeless, based in San Francisco, California, associated with devout Methodist Lizzie Glide and the Glide Church. History Glide and the foundation bought the Hotel Californian two bl ...
, a charitable foundation of Glide Memorial Church


Products

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Glide (automobile) The Glide automobile was an American automobile manufactured by the Bartholomew Company in Peoria Heights, Illinois beginning in 1902. Founded by John B. Bartholomew, the company continued to produce automobiles until 1920, when the company b ...
(1902–1920), manufactured by the Bartholomew Company *
Oral-B Glide Oral-B Glide is a PTFE (Teflon) dental floss manufactured by W. L. Gore and Associates exclusively for Procter & Gamble. History The origin of Glide (which is what the brand was called prior to the P&G acquisition) dates to 1971, when Bill Gore ...
, a dental floss that before its acquisition by Procter & Gamble was known simply as "Glide Floss" * Glide, a
Pillow Pal Pillow Pals were a line of plush toys made by Ty, Inc. during the 1990s. The toys were given their name because they were soft like a pillow, and were made with children in mind. Though many of them resembled certain Beanie Babies, they did not s ...
dolphin made by Ty, Inc.


Other uses

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Glide (linguistics) In phonetics and phonology, a semivowel, glide or semiconsonant is a sound that is phonetically similar to a vowel sound but functions as the syllable boundary, rather than as the syllable nucleus, nucleus of a syllable. Examples of semivowels in ...
, or semivowel *
Glide (Martian crater) Glide may refer to: * Gliding flight, to fly without thrust Computing * Glide API, a 3D graphics interface * Glide OS, a web desktop * Glide (software), an instant video messenger * Glide (docking), a molecular docking software by Schrödinger ...
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Glide, Oregon Glide is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,795 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.59 ...
, census-designated place in the United States **
Glide High School Glide High School (GHS) is a public high school in Glide, Oregon, United States. Glide offers numerous hands-on, career and college entry classes. July 2008 fire On July 11–12, 2008, a fire destroyed one of the school's main buildings, which ...
, Glide, Oregon, United States *
Glide reflection In geometry, a glide reflection or transflection is a geometric transformation that consists of a reflection across a hyperplane and a translation ("glide") in a direction parallel to that hyperplane, combined into a single transformation. Bec ...
, a geometrical transformation *
Bacterial gliding Gliding motility is a type of translocation used by microorganisms that is independent of propulsive structures such as flagella, pili, and fimbriae. Gliding allows microorganisms to travel along the surface of low aqueous films. The mechanisms ...
, a form of motility in biology * USS ''Glide''


See also

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Glider (disambiguation) Glider or Gliders may refer to: Aircraft and transport Aircraft * Glider (aircraft), heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight ** Glider (sailplane), a rigid-winged glider aircraft with an undercarriage, used in the sport ...
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Gliding (disambiguation) Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes. Gliding may also refer to: * Gliding flight, flight in the absence of thrust * Gliding motility of microbes. * Gl ...
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The Glide (disambiguation) The Glide may refer to: *Clyde Drexler, an American basketball player *A move commonly used in card magic Card manipulation, commonly known as card magic, is the branch of magic that deals with creating effects using sleight of hand techniques ...
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